diff --git a/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim b/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim
index 5cfed1ebae..c0d221a0df 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 ##
 ##  theDb.close()
 
+{.deadCodeElim:on.}
+
 import strutils, sqlite3
 
 import db_common
diff --git a/tests/closure/tissue1642.nim b/tests/closure/tissue1642.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index e3028c88e5..0000000000
--- a/tests/closure/tissue1642.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-discard """
-  file: "tissue1642.nim"
-  disabled: true
-"""
-block:
-  var i = 0
-  proc p() = inc(i)