diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dce.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dce.c
index 897142c7464..a24877bf272 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dce.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dce.c
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ struct loop_state {
    nir_block *preheader;
 };
 
+static void
+remove_instr(nir_instr *instr, struct exec_list *dead_instrs)
+{
+   nir_instr_remove(instr);
+   exec_list_push_tail(dead_instrs, &instr->node);
+}
+
 static bool
 dce_block(nir_block *block, BITSET_WORD *defs_live, struct loop_state *loop,
           struct exec_list *dead_instrs)
@@ -136,8 +143,7 @@ dce_block(nir_block *block, BITSET_WORD *defs_live, struct loop_state *loop,
       if (loop->preheader) {
          instr->pass_flags = live;
       } else if (!live) {
-         nir_instr_remove(instr);
-         exec_list_push_tail(dead_instrs, &instr->node);
+         remove_instr(instr, dead_instrs);
          progress = true;
       }
    }
@@ -204,8 +210,7 @@ dce_cf_list(struct exec_list *cf_list, BITSET_WORD *defs_live,
             nir_foreach_block_in_cf_node(block, cf_node) {
                nir_foreach_instr_safe(instr, block) {
                   if (!instr->pass_flags) {
-                     nir_instr_remove(instr);
-                     exec_list_push_tail(dead_instrs, &instr->node);
+                     remove_instr(instr, dead_instrs);
                      progress = true;
                   }
                }