diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/TrivialCheckCastAndInstanceOfRemover.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/TrivialCheckCastAndInstanceOfRemover.java
index d3c57fc..984e829 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/TrivialCheckCastAndInstanceOfRemover.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/ir/conversion/passes/TrivialCheckCastAndInstanceOfRemover.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     // type.
     if (castType.isClassType()
         && castType.isAlwaysNull(appViewWithLiveness)
-        && !outValue.hasDebugUsers()
+        && !outValue.hasLocalInfo()
         && !appView.getSyntheticItems().isFinalized()) {
       // Replace all usages of the out-value by null.
       it.previous();