diff --git a/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/loadResolver/merge_with_rewrite.yul b/test/libyul/yulOptimizerTests/loadResolver/merge_with_rewrite.yul
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+{
+    mstore(2, 3)
+    if calldataload(1) {
+        mstore(2, 7)
+        // Re-writing the old value, should allow to eliminate the load below.
+        mstore(2, 3)
+    }
+    sstore(0, mload(2))
+}
+// ====
+// step: loadResolver
+// ----
+// {
+//     let _1 := 3
+//     let _2 := 2
+//     mstore(_2, _1)
+//     if calldataload(1)
+//     {
+//         mstore(_2, 7)
+//         mstore(_2, _1)
+//     }
+//     sstore(0, _1)
+// }