+ return curr;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+typedef struct remove_dead_nodes_env_t_ {
+ bitset_t *reachable;
+ ir_graph *irg;
+ be_lv_t *lv;
+} remove_dead_nodes_env_t;
+
+/**
+ * Post-walker: remember all visited nodes in a bitset.
+ */
+static void mark_dead_nodes_walker(ir_node *node, void *data)
+{
+ remove_dead_nodes_env_t *env = (remove_dead_nodes_env_t*) data;
+ bitset_set(env->reachable, get_irn_idx(node));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Post-block-walker:
+ * Walk through the schedule of every block and remove all dead nodes from it.
+ */
+static void remove_dead_nodes_walker(ir_node *block, void *data)
+{
+ remove_dead_nodes_env_t *env = (remove_dead_nodes_env_t*) data;
+ ir_node *node, *next;
+
+ for (node = sched_first(block); ! sched_is_end(node); node = next) {
+ /* get next node now, as after calling sched_remove it will be invalid */
+ next = sched_next(node);
+
+ if (bitset_is_set(env->reachable, get_irn_idx(node)))
+ continue;
+
+ if(env->lv)
+ be_liveness_remove(env->lv, node);
+ sched_remove(node);
+ be_kill_node(node);
+ }
+}
+
+void be_remove_dead_nodes_from_schedule(be_irg_t *birg)
+{
+ ir_graph *irg = be_get_birg_irg(birg);
+
+ remove_dead_nodes_env_t env;
+ env.reachable = bitset_alloca(get_irg_last_idx(irg));
+ env.lv = be_get_birg_liveness(birg);
+ env.irg = irg;
+
+ // mark all reachable nodes
+ irg_walk_graph(irg, mark_dead_nodes_walker, NULL, &env);
+
+ // walk schedule and remove non-marked nodes
+ irg_block_walk_graph(irg, remove_dead_nodes_walker, NULL, &env);