diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d1b3cb63e4f0e20bafe9f31d1fd8e41adc6fc06b..9866f97dc889a9a04edbb2d7aafab02af720ec29
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -110,5 +110,6 @@
 #define ISSUE_1772_replace_shr_o                /* FhG: replace by non-overflow-alternative - BE */
 
 #define FIX_1735_W_SHL_SAT_L                    /* FhG: Usage of W_shl_sat_l() */
+#define FIX_1695_UNNECESSARY_IF_CONDITION       /*FhG: remove unnecessary code*/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec_fx.c b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec_fx.c
index a0fa343a275ee97ed086d36671d4470ce020a593..915d4f3e03590f0319ca82c2d1fdd083aa61c74b 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_output_synthesis_dec_fx.c
@@ -2490,6 +2490,7 @@ void ivas_dirac_dec_output_synthesis_process_subframe_psd_ls_fx(
 #else
             assert( h_dirac_output_synthesis_state->proto_power_smooth_prev_q == h_dirac_output_synthesis_state->proto_power_smooth_q );
 #endif
+#ifndef FIX_1696_UNNECESSARY_IF_CONDITION
             IF( EQ_32( *( p_power_smooth_prev ), EPSILON_FX ) )
             {
                 p_power_smooth_prev++;
@@ -2502,13 +2503,16 @@ void ivas_dirac_dec_output_synthesis_process_subframe_psd_ls_fx(
             }
             ELSE
             {
+#endif
                 L_tmp = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( ONE_IN_Q31, *( p_power_smooth_prev++ ), &exp ); /*Q=31-(exp-(31-q_proto_power_smooth))*/
                 exp_arr[k * num_freq_bands + l] = exp;
                 move16();
 
                 *( p_power_smooth++ ) = L_tmp; /*Q=31-(exp-(31-q_proto_power_smooth))*/
                 move32();
+#ifndef FIX_1696_UNNECESSARY_IF_CONDITION
             }
+#endif
         }
     }