diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 4886f6986..7b3c18ab9 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1812,6 +1812,14 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok)
                 done = false;
             }
 
+            // outer/inner if blocks. Remove outer condition..
+            else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "if|if(var) { if return use ; }"))
+            {
+                tok2->tokAt(6)->deleteNext();
+                Token::eraseTokens(tok2, tok2->tokAt(3));
+                done = false;
+            }
+
             else if (tok2->next() && tok2->next()->str() == "if")
             {
                 // Delete empty if that is not followed by an else
@@ -1902,14 +1910,6 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok)
                     done = false;
                 }
 
-                // Remove outer condition..
-                else if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "if { if return use ; }"))
-                {
-                    tok2->tokAt(6)->deleteNext();
-                    Token::eraseTokens(tok2, tok2->tokAt(3));
-                    done = false;
-                }
-
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index 84ad6be75..36f47b27a 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -669,9 +669,7 @@ private:
         // remove outer if (#2733)
         ASSERT_EQUALS("alloc ; return ; }", simplifycode("alloc ; if { if return use ; } return ; }"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("alloc ; return ; }", simplifycode("alloc ; if { if(var) return use ; } return ; }"));
-        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("alloc ; return ; }",
-                           "alloc ; if(var) { if return use ; } return ; }",
-                           simplifycode("alloc ; if(var) { if return use ; } return ; }"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("alloc ; return ; }", simplifycode("alloc ; if(var) { if return use ; } return ; }"));
 
         // "if ; .."
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; if xxx ;", simplifycode("; if ; else xxx ;"));