On Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 10:13:41 PM UTC-4, Bob Simon wrote:
My wife's closet hinge screws were stripped on the frame side so I used info from this article to repair them:
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/more/su...e-loose-hinges

With the hinges off the frame, I see that the builder drove two hidden screws into the frame behind the hinges. At first, I thought these were perhaps intended as a spacer for the hinges and that I should leave them but now I'm thinking about removing them so the hinges will be flush with the frame.

Has anyone heard of this practice? Does it have any benefit or is this some kind of builder's superstition?

Agree with the others that there is likely a spacer to square up the opening
behind there. If they are sticking out, instead of removing them, you could
take them out, countersink the hole a bit and replace them.