As part of my de-cluttering, I decided to turn this linen closet into a coat closet. But I decided that instead of removing the shelving, I would simply swing the shelves up flat against the back wall and anchor them. That way, if we ever want some or all of the shelves back, we just remove one screw and snap them back in place.
Maggie was "helping" me with this project tonight and discovered she fits quite nicely on the bottom shelf.