diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/pseudocode/pseudocodeUtil.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/pseudocode/pseudocodeUtil.kt
index a080bfe25f3..0e7ce5010dd 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/pseudocode/pseudocodeUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/cfg/pseudocode/pseudocodeUtil.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fun JetExpression.isStatement(pseudocode: Pseudocode): Boolean {
 
     val instruction = value.createdAt
     if (considerUsedIfCreatedBeforeExit() && instruction.nextInstructions.any { it == pseudocode.getExitInstruction() }) return false
-    return traverseFollowingInstructions(instruction, HashSet(), TraversalOrder.FORWARD) { value !in it.inputValues }
+    return pseudocode.getUsages(pseudocode.getElementValue(this)).isEmpty()
 }
 
 val PseudoValue.implicitReturnValue: Boolean