diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index b7d48181a2e35289f988e1fc74899de22fccce41..fb59113de2ca47af68634904f029d35b0a4e2921 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 #define TMP_1342_WORKAROUND_DEC_FLUSH_BROKEN_IN_SR      /* FhG: Temporary workaround for incorrect implementation of decoder flush with split rendering */
 #define NONBE_1122_KEEP_EVS_MODE_UNCHANGED              /* FhG: Disables fix for issue 1122 in EVS mode to keep BE tests green. This switch should be removed once the 1122 fix is added to EVS via a CR.  */
 #define FIX_BASOP_2469_OBJ_EDIT_TD_REND_GAIN            /* Eri: Basop issue 2469: TD renderer gain has wrong Q. In float this is just a synch of the cleanup done in BASOP */
+#define FIX_ISSUE_1546_DEAD_CODE                        /* FhG: remove dead code reported in the issue*/
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/swb_bwe_enc.c b/lib_enc/swb_bwe_enc.c
index 6fb4fa2f45c34069b96ff6bf5b0e6842256b795a..4e74fa10ba0a16fdb29d8840ea4612e33b41e13d 100644
--- a/lib_enc/swb_bwe_enc.c
+++ b/lib_enc/swb_bwe_enc.c
@@ -493,7 +493,9 @@ void swb_bwe_enc(
 )
 {
     int16_t i, inner_frame, idxGain;
+#ifndef FIX_ISSUE_1546_DEAD_CODE
     TD_BWE_ENC_HANDLE hBWE_TD;
+#endif
     FD_BWE_ENC_HANDLE hBWE_FD;
     float *new_input;
     int32_t inner_Fs;
@@ -507,7 +509,9 @@ void swb_bwe_enc(
     float ener_low, energy_fbe_fb, fb_ener_adjust, ener_adjust_quan;
     int16_t fb_band_begin;
 
+#ifndef FIX_ISSUE_1546_DEAD_CODE
     hBWE_TD = st->hBWE_TD;
+#endif
     hBWE_FD = st->hBWE_FD;
 
     ener_adjust_quan = 0.0f;
@@ -548,7 +552,9 @@ void swb_bwe_enc(
             if ( st->element_mode == IVAS_CPE_DFT )
             {
                 mvr2r( old_input_12k8 + L_INP_MEM - Sample_Delay_LP, hBWE_FD->old_input_lp, Sample_Delay_LP );
+#ifndef FIX_ISSUE_1546_DEAD_CODE
                 mvr2r( hBWE_TD->old_speech_shb + L_LOOK_16k + L_SUBFR16k - Sample_Delay_HP, new_input_hp, Sample_Delay_HP );
+#endif
             }
         }
 
@@ -574,7 +580,9 @@ void swb_bwe_enc(
             if ( st->element_mode == IVAS_CPE_DFT )
             {
                 mvr2r( old_input_16k + L_INP_MEM - Sample_Delay_LP, hBWE_FD->old_input_lp, Sample_Delay_LP );
+#ifndef FIX_ISSUE_1546_DEAD_CODE
                 mvr2r( hBWE_TD->old_speech_shb + L_LOOK_16k + L_SUBFR16k - Sample_Delay_HP, new_input_hp, Sample_Delay_HP );
+#endif
             }
         }