diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index f5e332d71..0663b41ba 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1925,6 +1925,17 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok)
                 done = false;
             }
 
+            // use; if| use; => use;
+            while (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] use ; if| use ;"))
+            {
+                Token *t = tok2->tokAt(2);
+                t->deleteNext();
+                t->deleteNext();
+                if (t->strAt(1) == ";")
+                    t->deleteNext();
+                done = false;
+            }
+
             // use; if return; dealloc; => if return; dealloc;
             if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] use ; if return ; dealloc ;"))
             {
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index b2704e447..c1824d41e 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("alloc ;", simplifycode("alloc ; if ; if(var) ; ifv ; if(!var) ;"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("alloc ;", simplifycode("alloc ; if ; else ;"));
 
+        // use..
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("; alloc ; dealloc ; }", simplifycode("; alloc ; use ; use ; if use ; dealloc ; }"));
+
         // if, else..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; alloc ; if break ; dealloc ;", simplifycode("; alloc ; if { break; } dealloc ;"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; alloc ; if continue ; dealloc ;", simplifycode("; alloc ; if { continue; } dealloc ;"));