--- a/src/share/vm/opto/loopnode.cpp	Fri Apr 05 18:53:57 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/loopnode.cpp	Sat Apr 06 20:04:06 2013 +0200
@@ -2251,6 +2251,11 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  // clear out the dead code after build_loop_late
+  while (_deadlist.size()) {
+    _igvn.remove_globally_dead_node(_deadlist.pop());
+  }
+
   if (stop_early) {
     assert(do_expensive_nodes, "why are we here?");
     if (process_expensive_nodes()) {
@@ -2260,9 +2265,7 @@
       // nodes again.
       C->set_major_progress();
     }
-
     _igvn.optimize();
-
     return;
   }
 
@@ -2273,11 +2276,6 @@
     eliminate_useless_predicates();
   }
 
-  // clear out the dead code
-  while(_deadlist.size()) {
-    _igvn.remove_globally_dead_node(_deadlist.pop());
-  }
-
 #ifndef PRODUCT
   C->verify_graph_edges();
   if (_verify_me) {             // Nested verify pass?