Hmmm, I put a fridge out by the road and the city tagged it and said the doors need to be taken off. This was three weeks ago. No latches, no locks. Magnetic seal. Was a shame. I put a free sign on it as it still worked fine, just got a bigger shop fridge. Ended up having to call the scrap guy. Everyone that I talked to afterwards assumed it didn't work because the doors were off.Only latching doors need to be removed. Most fridges and freezers doors made today are held closed by magnets or air pressure when compressor is running.