diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/live_variable_analysis.h b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/live_variable_analysis.h
index b41680c..a697273 100644
--- a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/live_variable_analysis.h
+++ b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/live_variable_analysis.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
 #include "../Utils/SgUtils.h"
 #include "CFGraph.h"
 
diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/private_variables_analysis.h b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/private_variables_analysis.h
index 649b5cf..3653787 100644
--- a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/private_variables_analysis.h
+++ b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/CFGraph/private_variables_analysis.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
 #include "../Utils/SgUtils.h"
 #include "../GraphLoop/graph_loops.h"
 #include "CFGraph.h"
diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.cpp b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.cpp
index f64f5e8..4a006d0 100644
--- a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.cpp
+++ b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #include "Transformations/private_removing.h"
 #include "Transformations/fix_common_blocks.h"
 #include "Transformations/convert_to_c.h"
+#include "Transformations/dead_code.h"
 
 #include "RenameSymbols/rename_symbols.h"
 #include "ProjectParameters/projectParameters.h"
@@ -1169,6 +1170,12 @@ static bool runAnalysis(SgProject &project, const int curr_regime, const bool ne
             covertToC(file);
         else if (curr_regime == INSERT_NO_DISTR_FLAGS_FROM_GUI)
             addPrivatesToArraysFromGUI(file, declaredArrays, distrStateFromGUI);
+        else if (curr_regime == REMOVE_DEAD_CODE_AND_UNPARSE)
+        {
+            auto funcsForFile = getObjectForFileFromMap(file_name, allFuncInfo_IR);
+            for (auto& func : funcsForFile)
+                removeDeadCode(func->funcPointer, allFuncInfo_IR, commonBlocks);
+        }
         else if (curr_regime == TEST_PASS)
         {
         //test pass
@@ -2515,6 +2522,7 @@ void runPass(const int curr_regime, const char *proj_name, const char *folderNam
         findFunctionsToInclude(true);
         break;
         // all these cases run UNPARSE_FILE after
+    case REMOVE_DEAD_CODE_AND_UNPARSE:
     case RENAME_SYMBOLS:
     case RESOLVE_PAR_REGIONS:
     case CREATE_PARALLEL_REGIONS:
diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.h b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.h
index 670cd9c..a66f577 100644
--- a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.h
+++ b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Sapfor.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ enum passes {
     BUILD_IR,
     LIVE_ANALYSIS_IR,
     PRIVATE_ANALYSIS_IR,
+    REMOVE_DEAD_CODE_AND_UNPARSE,
 
     FIX_COMMON_BLOCKS,
     REMOVE_OMP_DIRS,
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ static void setPassValues()
     passNames[CALL_GRAPH_IR] = "CALL_GRAPH_IR";
     passNames[LIVE_ANALYSIS_IR] = "LIVE_ANALYSIS_IR";
     passNames[PRIVATE_ANALYSIS_IR] = "PRIVATE_ANALYSIS_IR";
+    passNames[REMOVE_DEAD_CODE_AND_UNPARSE] = "REMOVE_DEAD_CODE_AND_UNPARSE";
 
     passNames[FIX_COMMON_BLOCKS] = "FIX_COMMON_BLOCKS";
     passNames[REMOVE_OMP_DIRS] = "REMOVE_OMP_DIRS";
diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.cpp b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.cpp
index c5050d8..5fe5dad 100644
Binary files a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.cpp and b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.cpp differ
diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.h b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.h
index e7f4f09..d513316 100644
Binary files a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.h and b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Transformations/dead_code.h differ
diff --git a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Utils/PassManager.h b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Utils/PassManager.h
index 3e68a6a..88ed1ba 100644
--- a/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Utils/PassManager.h
+++ b/sapfor/experts/Sapfor_2017/_src/Utils/PassManager.h
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ void InitPassesDependencies(map<passes, vector<passes>> &passDepsIn, set<passes>
 
     Pass(REMOVE_OMP_DIRS) <= Pass(REMOVE_OMP_DIRS_TRANSFORM);
 
+    Pass(BUILD_IR) <= Pass(REMOVE_DEAD_CODE_AND_UNPARSE);
+
     passesIgnoreStateDone.insert({ CREATE_PARALLEL_DIRS, INSERT_PARALLEL_DIRS, INSERT_SHADOW_DIRS, EXTRACT_PARALLEL_DIRS, 
                                    EXTRACT_SHADOW_DIRS, CREATE_REMOTES, UNPARSE_FILE, REMOVE_AND_CALC_SHADOW,
                                    REVERSE_CREATED_NESTED_LOOPS, PREDICT_SCHEME, CALCULATE_STATS_SCHEME, REVERT_SPF_DIRS, CLEAR_SPF_DIRS, TRANSFORM_SHADOW_IF_FULL,