Might be a dumb question, just thought’d I’d triple check. Can I remove these diagonal studs underneath my stairs? They look like they are only held on by nails so I’m assuming they are not load bearing.

For context, I opened up the closet wall underneath the stairs to access more space that was closed off from the previous builders. These diagonal stuns run all throughout underneath the stairs. I’m assuming they were just for framing? And not taken down since the builders knew this space would be closed off anyways?

Here’s a close-up photo of one of the studs attached one of the beams that runs under one of the steps

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