diff --git a/mlir/lib/Transforms/RemoveDeadValues.cpp b/mlir/lib/Transforms/RemoveDeadValues.cpp
index 41f3f9d76a3b1..872ec9738f26d 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Transforms/RemoveDeadValues.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Transforms/RemoveDeadValues.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,48 @@ static void processBranchOp(BranchOpInterface branchOp, RunLivenessAnalysis &la,
 static void cleanUpDeadVals(RDVFinalCleanupList &list) {
   LDBG() << "Starting cleanup of dead values...";
 
-  // 1. Operations
+  // 1. Blocks
+  LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.blocks.size() << " block argument lists";
+  for (auto &b : list.blocks) {
+    // blocks that are accessed via multiple codepaths processed once
+    if (b.b->getNumArguments() != b.nonLiveArgs.size())
+      continue;
+    LDBG() << "Erasing " << b.nonLiveArgs.count()
+           << " non-live arguments from block: " << b.b;
+    // it iterates backwards because erase invalidates all successor indexes
+    for (int i = b.nonLiveArgs.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+      if (!b.nonLiveArgs[i])
+        continue;
+      LDBG() << "  Erasing block argument " << i << ": " << b.b->getArgument(i);
+      b.b->getArgument(i).dropAllUses();
+      b.b->eraseArgument(i);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 2. Successor Operands
+  LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.successorOperands.size()
+         << " successor operand lists";
+  for (auto &op : list.successorOperands) {
+    SuccessorOperands successorOperands =
+        op.branch.getSuccessorOperands(op.successorIndex);
+    // blocks that are accessed via multiple codepaths processed once
+    if (successorOperands.size() != op.nonLiveOperands.size())
+      continue;
+    LDBG() << "Erasing " << op.nonLiveOperands.count()
+           << " non-live successor operands from successor "
+           << op.successorIndex << " of branch: "
+           << OpWithFlags(op.branch, OpPrintingFlags().skipRegions());
+    // it iterates backwards because erase invalidates all successor indexes
+    for (int i = successorOperands.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+      if (!op.nonLiveOperands[i])
+        continue;
+      LDBG() << "  Erasing successor operand " << i << ": "
+             << successorOperands[i];
+      successorOperands.erase(i);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 3. Operations
   LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.operations.size() << " operations";
   for (auto &op : list.operations) {
     LDBG() << "Erasing operation: "
@@ -751,14 +792,14 @@ static void cleanUpDeadVals(RDVFinalCleanupList &list) {
     op->erase();
   }
 
-  // 2. Values
+  // 4. Values
   LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.values.size() << " values";
   for (auto &v : list.values) {
     LDBG() << "Dropping all uses of value: " << v;
     v.dropAllUses();
   }
 
-  // 3. Functions
+  // 5. Functions
   LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.functions.size() << " functions";
   // Record which function arguments were erased so we can shrink call-site
   // argument segments for CallOpInterface operations (e.g. ops using
@@ -780,7 +821,7 @@ static void cleanUpDeadVals(RDVFinalCleanupList &list) {
     (void)f.funcOp.eraseResults(f.nonLiveRets);
   }
 
-  // 4. Operands
+  // 6. Operands
   LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.operands.size() << " operand lists";
   for (OperationToCleanup &o : list.operands) {
     // Handle call-specific cleanup only when we have a cached callee reference.
@@ -822,7 +863,7 @@ static void cleanUpDeadVals(RDVFinalCleanupList &list) {
     }
   }
 
-  // 5. Results
+  // 7. Results
   LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.results.size() << " result lists";
   for (auto &r : list.results) {
     LDBG() << "Erasing " << r.nonLive.count()
@@ -830,48 +871,6 @@ static void cleanUpDeadVals(RDVFinalCleanupList &list) {
            << OpWithFlags(r.op, OpPrintingFlags().skipRegions());
     dropUsesAndEraseResults(r.op, r.nonLive);
   }
-
-  // 6. Blocks
-  LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.blocks.size() << " block argument lists";
-  for (auto &b : list.blocks) {
-    // blocks that are accessed via multiple codepaths processed once
-    if (b.b->getNumArguments() != b.nonLiveArgs.size())
-      continue;
-    LDBG() << "Erasing " << b.nonLiveArgs.count()
-           << " non-live arguments from block: " << b.b;
-    // it iterates backwards because erase invalidates all successor indexes
-    for (int i = b.nonLiveArgs.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-      if (!b.nonLiveArgs[i])
-        continue;
-      LDBG() << "  Erasing block argument " << i << ": " << b.b->getArgument(i);
-      b.b->getArgument(i).dropAllUses();
-      b.b->eraseArgument(i);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // 7. Successor Operands
-  LDBG() << "Cleaning up " << list.successorOperands.size()
-         << " successor operand lists";
-  for (auto &op : list.successorOperands) {
-    SuccessorOperands successorOperands =
-        op.branch.getSuccessorOperands(op.successorIndex);
-    // blocks that are accessed via multiple codepaths processed once
-    if (successorOperands.size() != op.nonLiveOperands.size())
-      continue;
-    LDBG() << "Erasing " << op.nonLiveOperands.count()
-           << " non-live successor operands from successor "
-           << op.successorIndex << " of branch: "
-           << OpWithFlags(op.branch, OpPrintingFlags().skipRegions());
-    // it iterates backwards because erase invalidates all successor indexes
-    for (int i = successorOperands.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-      if (!op.nonLiveOperands[i])
-        continue;
-      LDBG() << "  Erasing successor operand " << i << ": "
-             << successorOperands[i];
-      successorOperands.erase(i);
-    }
-  }
-
   LDBG() << "Finished cleanup of dead values";
 }
 
diff --git a/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir b/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir
index e7304505c809e..8b5ccdcf204dd 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Transforms/remove-dead-values.mlir
@@ -674,3 +674,18 @@ func.func @dead_value_loop_ivs_no_result(%lb: index, %ub: index, %step: index, %
   }
   return
 }
+
+// -----
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func @op_block_have_dead_arg
+func.func @op_block_have_dead_arg(%arg0: index, %arg1: index, %arg2: index, %arg3: i1) {
+  scf.for %iv = %arg0 to %arg1 step %arg2 {
+    scf.execute_region {
+      cf.cond_br %arg3, ^bb1(%arg0 : index), ^bb1(%arg1 : index)
+    ^bb1(%0: index):
+        scf.yield
+    }
+  }
+// CHECK-NEXT: return
+  return
+}