diff --git a/memops.c b/memops.c
index 67f37f79..89d9eb2c 100644
--- a/memops.c
+++ b/memops.c
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ static void rewrite_load_instruction(struct instruction *insn, struct pseudo_lis
 	goto end;
 
 complex_phi:
-	/* We leave symbol pseudos with a bogus usage list here */
-	if (insn->src->type != PSEUDO_SYM)
-		kill_use(&insn->src);
+	kill_use(&insn->src);
 	insn->opcode = OP_PHI;
 	insn->phi_list = dominators;