--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.nodes/src/com/oracle/graal/nodes/cfg/Block.java	Tue Mar 03 00:01:36 2015 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.nodes/src/com/oracle/graal/nodes/cfg/Block.java	Tue Mar 03 11:50:31 2015 +0100
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 public final class Block extends AbstractBlockBase<Block> {
 
-    public static final int DISTANCED_DOMINATOR_CACHE = 5;
     protected final AbstractBeginNode beginNode;
 
     protected FixedNode endNode;
@@ -177,28 +176,10 @@
         this.probability = probability;
     }
 
-    public Block getDistancedDominatorCache() {
-        Block result = this.distancedDominatorCache;
-        if (result == null) {
-            Block current = this;
-            for (int i = 0; i < DISTANCED_DOMINATOR_CACHE; ++i) {
-                current = current.getDominator();
-            }
-            distancedDominatorCache = current;
-            return current;
-        } else {
-            return result;
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Block getDominator(int distance) {
         Block result = this;
-        int i = 0;
-        for (; i < distance - (DISTANCED_DOMINATOR_CACHE - 1); i += DISTANCED_DOMINATOR_CACHE) {
-            result = result.getDistancedDominatorCache();
-        }
-        for (; i < distance; ++i) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < distance; ++i) {
             result = result.getDominator();
         }
         return result;