--- old/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.jtt/src/org/graalvm/compiler/jtt/optimize/ConditionalElimination02.java	2017-11-03 23:56:51.894690909 -0700
+++ new/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.jtt/src/org/graalvm/compiler/jtt/optimize/ConditionalElimination02.java	2017-11-03 23:56:51.566676231 -0700
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.graalvm.compiler.jtt.JTTTest;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.OptimisticOptimizations;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.OptimisticOptimizations.Optimization;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.tiers.HighTierContext;
 
 public class ConditionalElimination02 extends JTTTest {
 
@@ -59,6 +62,14 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * These tests assume all code paths are reachable so disable profile based dead code removal.
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected HighTierContext getDefaultHighTierContext() {
+        return new HighTierContext(getProviders(), getDefaultGraphBuilderSuite(), OptimisticOptimizations.ALL.remove(Optimization.RemoveNeverExecutedCode));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void run0() throws Throwable {
         runTest(EnumSet.of(DeoptimizationReason.NullCheckException), "test", new A(5), false, false);