diff --git a/src/qonnx/transformation/remove.py b/src/qonnx/transformation/remove.py
index 0f7f38f7..402f3a5b 100644
--- a/src/qonnx/transformation/remove.py
+++ b/src/qonnx/transformation/remove.py
@@ -107,40 +107,54 @@ def __init__(self, atol=1e-05):
         self.atol = atol
 
     def apply(self, model):
+        opset_version = model.model.opset_import[0].version
         graph = model.graph
         node_ind = 0
         graph_modified = False
-        for n in graph.node:
+        for node in graph.node:
             node_ind += 1
-            if n.op_type in ["Add", "Sub"] and not model.is_fork_node(n) and not model.is_join_node(n):
-                A = model.get_initializer(n.input[1])
+            if node.op_type in ["Add", "Sub"] and not model.is_fork_node(node) and not model.is_join_node(node):
+                A = model.get_initializer(node.input[1])
                 if A is not None and np.isclose(A, np.zeros_like(A), atol=self.atol).all():
-                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, n)
+                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, node)
                     graph_modified = True
                     break
 
-            elif n.op_type in ["Mul", "Div"] and not model.is_fork_node(n) and not model.is_join_node(n):
-                A = model.get_initializer(n.input[1])
+            elif node.op_type in ["Mul", "Div"] and not model.is_fork_node(node) and not model.is_join_node(node):
+                A = model.get_initializer(node.input[1])
                 if A is not None and np.isclose(A, np.ones_like(A), atol=self.atol).all():
-                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, n)
+                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, node)
                     graph_modified = True
                     break
-            elif n.op_type == "Pad" and not model.is_fork_node(n) and not model.is_join_node(n):
-                pads = get_by_name(n.attribute, "pads")
+            elif node.op_type == "Pad" and not model.is_fork_node(node) and not model.is_join_node(node):
+                pads = get_by_name(node.attribute, "pads")
                 if pads is not None:
                     # older versions of Pad op specify pads as attribute
                     pads = np.asarray(pads.ints, dtype=np.int64)
                 else:
                     # newer versions of Pad op specify pads as input
-                    pads = model.get_initializer(n.input[1])
+                    pads = model.get_initializer(node.input[1])
 
                 if (pads is not None) and (pads == 0).all():
-                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, n)
+                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, node)
                     graph_modified = True
                     break
-            elif n.op_type == "Identity":
-                remove_node_and_rewire(model, n)
+            elif node.op_type == "Identity":
+                remove_node_and_rewire(model, node)
                 graph_modified = True
                 break
+            elif node.op_type == "Dropout":
+                if opset_version < 12:
+                    dropout_ratio = get_by_name(node.attribute, "ratio")
+                    dropout_id_cond = not (dropout_ratio is None) and dropout_ratio.f == 0
+                else:
+                    based_on_inplen = len(node.input) == 1
+                    based_on_ratio_inp = (not based_on_inplen) and model.get_initializer(node.input[1]) == 0
+                    dropout_id_cond = based_on_inplen or based_on_ratio_inp
+                if dropout_id_cond:
+                    remove_node_and_rewire(model, node)
+                    graph_modified = True
+                    break
+
         model = model.transform(InferShapes())
         return (model, graph_modified)
diff --git a/tests/transformation/test_remove_identity_ops.py b/tests/transformation/test_remove_identity_ops.py
index cfe01a82..506cdbc3 100644
--- a/tests/transformation/test_remove_identity_ops.py
+++ b/tests/transformation/test_remove_identity_ops.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 
 def insert_identity_op(model, op, as_first_node, approx):
+    kwargs = {}
+    inp_ndims = 4 if as_first_node else 2
     if approx:
         zero_val = 0.000001
         one_val = 0.999999
@@ -53,6 +55,12 @@ def insert_identity_op(model, op, as_first_node, approx):
         val = np.asarray([one_val], dtype=np.float32)
     elif op in ["Identity"]:
         val = None
+    elif op == "Pad":
+        # opset 11 and above: padding specified as input and not attribute
+        val = np.asarray([0] * 2 * inp_ndims, dtype=np.int64)
+    elif op == "Dropout":
+        val = None
+        kwargs = {"ratio": 0.0}
     else:
         return
 
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ def insert_identity_op(model, op, as_first_node, approx):
     else:
         model.set_initializer("value", val)
         inplist = ["inp" if as_first_node else "div_out", "value"]
-    identity_node = helper.make_node(op, inplist, ["ident_out"])
+    identity_node = helper.make_node(op, inplist, ["ident_out"], **kwargs)
     if as_first_node:
         graph.node.insert(0, identity_node)
         graph.node[1].input[0] = "ident_out"
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ def insert_identity_op(model, op, as_first_node, approx):
 
 
 # identity operations to be inserted
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("op", ["Add", "Sub", "Mul", "Div", "Identity"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("op", ["Add", "Sub", "Mul", "Div", "Identity", "Pad", "Dropout"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("approx", [False, True])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("as_first_node", [False, True])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fork_before_id", [False, True])