diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index b41799a1666..ed070eb14e0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -4867,6 +4867,13 @@ void nir_def_rewrite_uses_src(nir_def *def, nir_src new_src);
 void nir_def_rewrite_uses_after(nir_def *def, nir_def *new_ssa,
                                 nir_instr *after_me);
 
+static inline void
+nir_def_replace(nir_def *def, nir_def *new_ssa)
+{
+   nir_def_rewrite_uses(def, new_ssa);
+   nir_instr_remove(def->parent_instr);
+}
+
 nir_component_mask_t nir_src_components_read(const nir_src *src);
 nir_component_mask_t nir_def_components_read(const nir_def *def);
 bool nir_def_all_uses_are_fsat(const nir_def *def);