diff --git a/contracts/interfaces/ILendingPool.sol b/contracts/interfaces/ILendingPool.sol
index 75f0fc6a..7c9bfe1d 100644
--- a/contracts/interfaces/ILendingPool.sol
+++ b/contracts/interfaces/ILendingPool.sol
@@ -387,6 +387,4 @@ interface ILendingPool {
   function pause() external;
 
   function unpause() external;
-
-  function paused() external view returns (bool);
 }
diff --git a/contracts/lendingpool/LendingPool.sol b/contracts/lendingpool/LendingPool.sol
index d623c0d3..e1b9110e 100644
--- a/contracts/lendingpool/LendingPool.sol
+++ b/contracts/lendingpool/LendingPool.sol
@@ -888,6 +888,9 @@ contract LendingPool is VersionedInitializable, PausablePool, ILendingPool {
     address user,
     uint256 amount
   ) external override view returns (bool) {
+    if (PausablePool.paused()) {
+      return false;
+    }
     return
       GenericLogic.balanceDecreaseAllowed(
         asset,
@@ -927,11 +930,4 @@ contract LendingPool is VersionedInitializable, PausablePool, ILendingPool {
   function unpause() external override onlyLendingPoolConfigurator {
     PausablePool._unpause();
   }
-
-  /**
-   * @dev retrieve pause status
-   */
-  function paused() public override(PausablePool, ILendingPool) view returns (bool) {
-    return PausablePool.paused();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/contracts/misc/PausablePool.sol b/contracts/misc/PausablePool.sol
index 87978f19..af354c86 100644
--- a/contracts/misc/PausablePool.sol
+++ b/contracts/misc/PausablePool.sol
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-pragma solidity ^0.6.0;
+pragma solidity ^0.6.8;
+
+// import {Errors} from '../libraries/helpers/Errors.sol';
 
 /**
  * @dev Contract module which allows children to implement an emergency stop
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ contract PausablePool {
    * - The contract must not be paused.
    */
   modifier whenNotPaused() {
+    // require(!_paused, Errors.IS_PAUSED);
     require(!_paused, '54');
     _;
   }
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ contract PausablePool {
    * - The contract must be paused.
    */
   modifier whenPaused() {
+    // require(_paused, Errors.NOT_PAUSED);
     require(_paused, '55');
     _;
   }
diff --git a/contracts/tokenization/AToken.sol b/contracts/tokenization/AToken.sol
index c97e5666..4ff77739 100644
--- a/contracts/tokenization/AToken.sol
+++ b/contracts/tokenization/AToken.sol
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ contract AToken is VersionedInitializable, ERC20, IAToken {
    * @return true if the user can transfer amount, false otherwise
    **/
   function isTransferAllowed(address user, uint256 amount) public override view returns (bool) {
-    return !POOL.paused() && POOL.balanceDecreaseAllowed(UNDERLYING_ASSET_ADDRESS, user, amount);
+    return POOL.balanceDecreaseAllowed(UNDERLYING_ASSET_ADDRESS, user, amount);
   }
 
   /**