--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.nodes/src/com/oracle/graal/nodes/java/NewInstanceNode.java	Thu Jan 31 15:23:31 2013 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.nodes/src/com/oracle/graal/nodes/java/NewInstanceNode.java	Thu Jan 31 16:12:41 2013 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * The {@code NewInstanceNode} represents the allocation of an instance class object.
  */
 @NodeInfo(nameTemplate = "New {p#instanceClass/s}")
-public final class NewInstanceNode extends FixedWithNextNode implements VirtualizableAllocation, Lowerable, Node.IterableNodeType {
+public final class NewInstanceNode extends FixedWithNextNode implements Node.IterableNodeType, Canonicalizable, Lowerable, VirtualizableAllocation {
 
     private final ResolvedJavaType instanceClass;
     private final boolean fillContents;
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public ValueNode canonical(CanonicalizerTool tool) {
+        if (usages().isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        } else {
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void lower(LoweringTool tool) {
         tool.getRuntime().lower(this, tool);
     }