diff --git a/backends/arm/_passes/to_tosa_memory_format_pass.py b/backends/arm/_passes/to_tosa_memory_format_pass.py
index 0f32fbb52df..ecab595c39e 100644
--- a/backends/arm/_passes/to_tosa_memory_format_pass.py
+++ b/backends/arm/_passes/to_tosa_memory_format_pass.py
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
         Entry point for the pass: annotate spatial ranks, compute dim orders,
         insert bridging transposes, and forward to child passes.
         """
+        graph_module.graph.eliminate_dead_code()
         nodes = list(graph_module.graph.nodes)
         for node in nodes:
             if not self._is_ok_for_annotation(node):
diff --git a/backends/arm/test/misc/test_const_shape.py b/backends/arm/test/misc/test_const_shape.py
index c971682911b..2694dc6ea97 100644
--- a/backends/arm/test/misc/test_const_shape.py
+++ b/backends/arm/test/misc/test_const_shape.py
@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@
 
 from typing import Set, Type
 
+import executorch.backends.arm.tosa.dialect  # noqa: F401
+import pytest
 import torch
+import tosa_serializer as ts
 from executorch.backends.arm._passes.arm_pass import ArmPass
+from executorch.backends.arm._passes.to_tosa_memory_format_pass import (
+    ToTosaMemoryFormatPass,
+)
+from executorch.backends.arm.operators.node_visitor import get_node_visitors
+from executorch.backends.arm.process_node import process_call_function
 from executorch.backends.arm.tosa.mapping import TosaSpecialDtype
+from executorch.backends.arm.tosa.specification import (
+    TosaLoweringContext,
+    TosaSpecification,
+)
+from executorch.backends.test.graph_builder import GraphBuilder
 from executorch.exir import to_edge
 from executorch.exir.dialects._ops import ops as exir_ops
 from executorch.exir.pass_base import ExportPass
@@ -54,3 +67,76 @@ def forward(self, x):
     assert const_shape_nodes
     for n in const_shape_nodes:
         assert n.meta[TosaSpecialDtype.meta_key()] == TosaSpecialDtype.SHAPE
+
+
+def _graph_module_with_unused_const_shape():
+    with TosaLoweringContext(TosaSpecification.create_from_string("TOSA-1.1+FP+shape")):
+        builder = GraphBuilder()
+        builder.call_operator(exir_ops.backend.tosa.CONST_SHAPE.default, ([1],))
+        live_const = builder.call_operator(
+            exir_ops.backend.tosa.CONST_SHAPE.default, ([3],)
+        )
+        builder.output([live_const])
+        graph_module = ExportPass().call(builder.get_graph_module()).graph_module
+        for node in graph_module.graph.nodes:
+            if node.op == "call_function":
+                node.meta[TosaSpecialDtype.meta_key()] = TosaSpecialDtype.SHAPE
+        return graph_module
+
+
+def _propagate_shape_dim_orders_from_users(graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule) -> None:
+    output_node = next(node for node in graph_module.graph.nodes if node.op == "output")
+    output_node.meta["tosa_dim_order"] = (0,)
+    dummy_exported = torch.export.export(torch.nn.Identity(), (torch.randn(1),))
+    tosa_memory_format_pass = ToTosaMemoryFormatPass(dummy_exported)
+    tosa_memory_format_pass._propagate_dim_order_to_shape_args(output_node)
+
+
+def _serialize_graph_module_to_tosa(graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
+    tosa_spec = TosaSpecification.create_from_string("TOSA-1.1+FP+shape")
+    node_visitors = get_node_visitors(None, tosa_spec)
+    tosa_graph = ts.TosaSerializer(
+        "",
+        targetMajor=tosa_spec.version.major,
+        targetMinor=tosa_spec.version.minor,
+        targetPatch=tosa_spec.version.micro,
+        targetDraft=True,
+    )
+
+    for node in graph_module.graph.nodes:
+        if node.op == "call_function":
+            process_call_function(node, tosa_graph, node_visitors, tosa_spec)
+
+    return tosa_graph
+
+
+def test_unused_shape_ops_miss_tosa_dim_order_and_must_be_removed_before_tosa_serialization():
+    graph_module = _graph_module_with_unused_const_shape()
+    _propagate_shape_dim_orders_from_users(graph_module)
+
+    const_shape_nodes = [
+        node
+        for node in graph_module.graph.nodes
+        if node.op == "call_function"
+        and node.target == exir_ops.backend.tosa.CONST_SHAPE.default
+    ]
+    dead_const_shape, live_const_shape = const_shape_nodes
+
+    assert dead_const_shape.users == {}
+    assert "tosa_dim_order" not in dead_const_shape.meta
+    assert live_const_shape.meta["tosa_dim_order"] == (0,)
+
+    with pytest.raises(KeyError, match="tosa_dim_order"):
+        _serialize_graph_module_to_tosa(graph_module)
+
+    graph_module.graph.eliminate_dead_code()
+    graph_module.recompile()
+
+    remaining_const_shape = next(
+        node
+        for node in graph_module.graph.nodes
+        if node.op == "call_function"
+        and node.target == exir_ops.backend.tosa.CONST_SHAPE.default
+    )
+    assert remaining_const_shape.meta["tosa_dim_order"] == (0,)
+    assert _serialize_graph_module_to_tosa(graph_module)