diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json
index 98d4556ed9..bb49497c9a 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "es6.symbols": "es6.spec.symbols",
   "es6.blockScopingTDZ": "es6.spec.blockScoping",
 
-  "minification.deadCodeElimination": "utility.deadCodeElimination",
+  "utility.deadCodeElimination": "minification.deadCodeElimination",
   "minification.removeConsoleCalls": "utility.removeConsole",
   "minification.removeDebugger": "utility.removeDebugger"
 }
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/minification/dead-code-elimination.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/minification/dead-code-elimination.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5c975f6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/minification/dead-code-elimination.js
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import * as t from "../../../types";
+
+function toStatements(node) {
+  if (t.isBlockStatement(node)) {
+    var hasBlockScoped = false;
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < node.body.length; i++) {
+      var bodyNode = node.body[i];
+      if (t.isBlockScoped(bodyNode)) hasBlockScoped = true;
+    }
+
+    if (!hasBlockScoped) {
+      return node.body;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return node;
+}
+
+export var metadata = {
+  optional: true
+};
+
+export function Identifier(node, parent, scope) {
+  if (!this.isReferenced()) return;
+
+  var binding = scope.getBinding(node.name);
+  if (!binding || binding.references > 1 || !binding.constant) return;
+
+  var replacement = binding.path.node;
+  if (t.isVariableDeclarator(replacement)) {
+    replacement = replacement.init;
+  }
+  t.toExpression(replacement);
+
+  scope.removeBinding(node.name);
+
+  binding.path.remove();
+  return replacement;
+}
+
+export function FunctionDeclaration(node, parent, scope) {
+  var bindingInfo = scope.getBinding(node.id.name);
+  if (bindingInfo && !bindingInfo.referenced) {
+    this.remove();
+  }
+}
+
+export { FunctionDeclaration as ClassDeclaration };
+
+export function VariableDeclarator(node, parent, scope) {
+  if (!t.isIdentifier(node.id) || !scope.isPure(node.init)) return;
+  FunctionDeclaration.apply(this, arguments);
+}
+
+export function ConditionalExpression(node, parent, scope) {
+  var evaluateTest = this.get("test").evaluateTruthy();
+  if (evaluateTest === true) {
+    return node.consequent;
+  } else if (evaluateTest === false) {
+    return node.alternate;
+  }
+}
+
+export var IfStatement = {
+  exit(node, parent, scope) {
+    var consequent = node.consequent;
+    var alternate  = node.alternate;
+    var test = node.test;
+
+    var evaluateTest = this.get("test").evaluateTruthy();
+
+    // we can check if a test will be truthy 100% and if so then we can inline
+    // the consequent and completely ignore the alternate
+    //
+    //   if (true) { foo; } -> { foo; }
+    //   if ("foo") { foo; } -> { foo; }
+    //
+
+    if (evaluateTest === true) {
+      return toStatements(consequent);
+    }
+
+    // we can check if a test will be falsy 100% and if so we can inline the
+    // alternate if there is one and completely remove the consequent
+    //
+    //   if ("") { bar; } else { foo; } -> { foo; }
+    //   if ("") { bar; } ->
+    //
+
+    if (evaluateTest === false) {
+      if (alternate) {
+        return toStatements(alternate);
+      } else {
+        return this.remove();
+      }
+    }
+
+    // remove alternate blocks that are empty
+    //
+    //   if (foo) { foo; } else {} -> if (foo) { foo; }
+    //
+
+    if (t.isBlockStatement(alternate) && !alternate.body.length) {
+      alternate = node.alternate = null;
+    }
+
+    // if the consequent block is empty turn alternate blocks into a consequent
+    // and flip the test
+    //
+    //   if (foo) {} else { bar; } -> if (!foo) { bar; }
+    //
+
+    if (t.isBlockStatement(consequent) && !consequent.body.length && t.isBlockStatement(alternate) && alternate.body.length) {
+      node.consequent = node.alternate;
+      node.alternate  = null;
+      node.test       = t.unaryExpression("!", test, true);
+    }
+  }
+};