diff --git a/modula/Components/DLManager.cpp b/modula/Components/DLManager.cpp
index af5424450..2f9a65d2b 100644
--- a/modula/Components/DLManager.cpp
+++ b/modula/Components/DLManager.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ DLManager::DLManager(int32_t linkerInUse) {
     this->mLinkerInUse = linkerInUse;
     this->mHead = this->mTail = nullptr;
     this->mSize = 0;
+    this->mRank = 0;
 }
 
 // Insert at end
diff --git a/modula/Components/Include/DLManager.h b/modula/Components/Include/DLManager.h
index 9f0ee6faa..276d3e9e0 100644
--- a/modula/Components/Include/DLManager.h
+++ b/modula/Components/Include/DLManager.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class DLManager {
     int32_t mTotalLinkers;
     int32_t mLinkerInUse; // must be a value b/w 0 to mTotalLinkers - 1
     int32_t mSize;
+    int32_t mRank;
 
     // Declared as public so that the cb's can be selectively set at DLManager creation time.
     PolicyRepo mSavedPolicies;
diff --git a/resource-tuner/core/CocoTable.cpp b/resource-tuner/core/CocoTable.cpp
index 5dddcebc6..8ea47bdbc 100644
--- a/resource-tuner/core/CocoTable.cpp
+++ b/resource-tuner/core/CocoTable.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ static int8_t comparLBetter(DLRootNode* newNode, DLRootNode* targetNode) {
     return newValue < targetValue;
 }
 
-int8_t CocoTable::needsAllocation(Resource* res) {
-    ResConfInfo* rConf = this->mResourceRegistry->getResConf(res->getResCode());
-    return (rConf->mPolicy != Policy::PASS_THROUGH);
-}
-
 std::shared_ptr<CocoTable> CocoTable::mCocoTableInstance = nullptr;
 std::mutex CocoTable::instanceProtectionLock {};
 
@@ -237,13 +232,6 @@ int8_t CocoTable::insertInCocoTable(ResIterable* newNode, int8_t priority) {
     Resource* resource = (Resource*) newNode->mData;
     ResConfInfo* rConf = this->mResourceRegistry->getResConf(resource->getResCode());
 
-    // Special handling for resources with policy: "pass_through"
-    if(rConf->mPolicy == Policy::PASS_THROUGH) {
-        // straightaway apply the action
-        this->fastPathApply(resource);
-        return true;
-    }
-
     int32_t primaryIndex = this->getCocoTablePrimaryIndex(resource->getResCode());
     int32_t secondaryIndex = this->getCocoTableSecondaryIndex(resource, priority);
 
@@ -262,6 +250,14 @@ int8_t CocoTable::insertInCocoTable(ResIterable* newNode, int8_t priority) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Special handling for resources with policy: "pass_through"
+    if(rConf->mPolicy == Policy::PASS_THROUGH) {
+        // straightaway apply the action
+        dlm->mRank++;
+        this->fastPathApply(resource);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     switch(policy) {
         case INSTANT_APPLY: {
             // Insert this Request at the head of the linked list and apply it.
@@ -425,12 +421,6 @@ int8_t CocoTable::removeRequest(Request* request) {
 
         Resource* resource = (Resource*) resIter->mData;
 
-        ResConfInfo* resourceConfig = this->mResourceRegistry->getResConf(resource->getResCode());
-        if(resourceConfig->mPolicy == Policy::PASS_THROUGH) {
-            this->fastPathReset(resource);
-            continue;
-        }
-
         int8_t priority = request->getPriority();
         int32_t primaryIndex = this->getCocoTablePrimaryIndex(resource->getResCode());
         int32_t secondaryIndex = this->getCocoTableSecondaryIndex(resource, priority);
@@ -443,6 +433,15 @@ int8_t CocoTable::removeRequest(Request* request) {
 
         DLManager* dlm = this->mCocoTable[primaryIndex][secondaryIndex];
         if(dlm == nullptr) continue;
+
+        ResConfInfo* resourceConfig = this->mResourceRegistry->getResConf(resource->getResCode());
+        if(resourceConfig->mPolicy == Policy::PASS_THROUGH) {
+            if(--dlm->mRank == 0) {
+                this->fastPathReset(resource);
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
         int8_t nodeIsHead = dlm->isNodeNth(0, iter);
 
         // Proceed with removal of the node from CocoTable
diff --git a/resource-tuner/core/Include/CocoTable.h b/resource-tuner/core/Include/CocoTable.h
index b9a01f86d..61c6ee694 100644
--- a/resource-tuner/core/Include/CocoTable.h
+++ b/resource-tuner/core/Include/CocoTable.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ class CocoTable {
 
     void fastPathApply(Resource* resource);
     void fastPathReset(Resource* resource);
-    int8_t needsAllocation(Resource* res);
 
 public:
     ~CocoTable();