--- a/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.api.directives.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/api/directives/test/BlackholeDirectiveTest.java	Mon Nov 06 14:12:37 2017 -0500
+++ b/src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.api.directives.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/api/directives/test/BlackholeDirectiveTest.java	Mon Nov 06 20:29:49 2017 -0800
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 import org.graalvm.compiler.core.test.GraalCompilerTest;
 import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.ParameterNode;
 import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.StructuredGraph;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.OptimisticOptimizations;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.OptimisticOptimizations.Optimization;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.tiers.HighTierContext;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link GraalDirectives#blackhole}.
@@ -129,6 +132,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    protected HighTierContext getDefaultHighTierContext() {
+        return new HighTierContext(getProviders(), getDefaultGraphBuilderSuite(), OptimisticOptimizations.ALL.remove(Optimization.RemoveNeverExecutedCode));
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected boolean checkLowTierGraph(StructuredGraph graph) {
         BlackholeSnippet snippet = graph.method().getAnnotation(BlackholeSnippet.class);
         ParameterNode arg = graph.getParameter(0);