I don't see why not, unless they are used for capacitance or antennae.
If they are NOT used for those purposes, then they should be removed for the same reason.
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Larry
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:12 AM
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Subject: [TN] Non Functioning pads
Is there any reason I cannot remove non functioning pads on the inner layers for an Class 3 PCB?
Many thanks,
Larry