diff --git a/src/main/java/soot/asm/AsmMethodSource.java b/src/main/java/soot/asm/AsmMethodSource.java
index ec11d6e32b8..d10bef6c607 100644
--- a/src/main/java/soot/asm/AsmMethodSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/soot/asm/AsmMethodSource.java
@@ -2026,7 +2026,9 @@ public Body getBody(SootMethod m, String phaseName) {
     // b = (B) a;
     // return b;
     castAndReturnInliner.transform(jb);
-    DeadAssignmentEliminator.v().transform(jb);
+    if (!"false".equalsIgnoreCase(PhaseOptions.v().getPhaseOptions("jb.dae").get("enabled"))) {
+      DeadAssignmentEliminator.v().transform(jb);
+    }
 
     try {
       PackManager.v().getPack("jb").apply(jb);
@@ -2035,7 +2037,9 @@ public Body getBody(SootMethod m, String phaseName) {
     }
     TrapTightener.removeInvalidTraps(jb);
     LocalPacker.v().transform(jb);
-    DeadAssignmentEliminator.v().transform(jb);
+    if (!"false".equalsIgnoreCase(PhaseOptions.v().getPhaseOptions("jb.dae").get("enabled"))) {
+      DeadAssignmentEliminator.v().transform(jb);
+    }
     UnconditionalBranchFolder.v().transform(jb);
 
     jb.ensureUniqueLocalNames();