diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 9348bf96aa50ce1ab1f6849493c456476d5d5bc3..4ddb7d287c5e2875b7e33ef1049733242bc1ef3a 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 
 /*#define FIX_I4_OL_PITCH*/                             /* fix open-loop pitch used for EVS core switching */
 /*#define SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT*/                    /* Dlb,FhG: Split Rendering contributions 21 and 35 */
-
+#define FIX_785_REMOVE_DEAD_CODE                        /* VA: issue 785: remove dead code */
 
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
index e31abae1d8d1fdc8bdb2db943acfec5f4597c0e8..efb4ee9e3f01fb2b2c8d8f2c2968a9706317187d 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
@@ -872,8 +872,12 @@ static void ivas_binaural_obtain_DMX(
 {
     int16_t chIdx, bandIdx, k;
 
+#ifdef FIX_785_REMOVE_DEAD_CODE
+    if ( hBinRenderer->ivas_format == MC_FORMAT )
+#else
     // ToDo: hBinRenderer->ivas_format is never set to ISM_FORMAT
     if ( hBinRenderer->ivas_format == MC_FORMAT || hBinRenderer->ivas_format == ISM_FORMAT )
+#endif
     {
         /* Obtain the downmix */
         float P_in[CLDFB_NO_CHANNELS_MAX];
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc.c
index a664d4974db4fae1b559db332547e7bbca296ae1..e0d46ee26eb64d713ca2b25a0aa4ddfb8622a23d 100755
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mct_enc.c
@@ -334,14 +334,18 @@ ivas_error create_mct_enc(
     {
         hMCT->nchan_out_woLFE = MC_PARAMUPMIX_MAX_TRANSPORT_CHANS - 1;
     }
+#ifndef FIX_785_REMOVE_DEAD_CODE
     else if ( ivas_format == SBA_FORMAT )
     {
         hMCT->nchan_out_woLFE = ivas_sba_get_nchan( st_ivas->sba_analysis_order, st_ivas->hEncoderConfig->sba_planar );
     }
+#endif
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
     else
     {
         assert( !"IVAS format currently not supported for MCT" );
     }
+#endif
 
     cp_bitrate = ivas_total_brate / hMCT->nchan_out_woLFE * CPE_CHANNELS;
     if ( st_ivas->ism_mode == ISM_SBA_MODE_DISC )
@@ -463,10 +467,12 @@ ivas_error mct_enc_reconfigure(
                 hMCT->nchan_out_woLFE += st_ivas->hEncoderConfig->nchan_ism;
             }
         }
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
         else
         {
             assert( !"IVAS format currently not supported for MCT" );
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     cp_bitrate = ivas_total_brate / hMCT->nchan_out_woLFE * CPE_CHANNELS;