--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/node.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:12:00 2013 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/node.cpp	Mon Feb 25 14:13:04 2013 +0100
@@ -1261,6 +1261,7 @@
       if (dead->is_expensive()) {
         igvn->C->remove_expensive_node(dead);
       }
+      igvn->C->record_dead_node(dead->_idx);
       // Kill all inputs to the dead guy
       for (uint i=0; i < dead->req(); i++) {
         Node *n = dead->in(i);      // Get input to dead guy