diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 655e66e5418a..d1bc022e3a23 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Language Features:
 
 Compiler Features:
+* Yul Optimizer: Remove redundant prerequisite steps from the default optimizer sequence.
 
 Bugfixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/using-the-compiler.rst b/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
index 93d61af291ad..dbc797079454 100644
--- a/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
+++ b/docs/using-the-compiler.rst
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Input Description
               // In particular if the whole value consists only of the delimiter, both sequences are empty.
               // Note that there are several hard-coded steps that always run, even when both sequences are empty.
               // For more information see "The Optimizer > Selecting Optimizations".
-              "optimizerSteps": "dhfoDgvulfnTUtnIf..."
+              "optimizerSteps": "dfDvulfnTUtnIf..."
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/OptimiserSettings.h b/libsolidity/interface/OptimiserSettings.h
index d282e139d22a..eec1e42b0d8c 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/OptimiserSettings.h
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/OptimiserSettings.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum class OptimisationPreset
 struct OptimiserSettings
 {
 	static char constexpr DefaultYulOptimiserSteps[] =
-		"dhfoDgvulfnTUtnIf"            // None of these can make stack problems worse
+		"dfDvulfnTUtnIf"               // None of these can make stack problems worse
 
 		"xa[r]EscLM"                   // Turn into SSA and simplify
 		"Vcul [j]"                     // Reverse SSA
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ struct OptimiserSettings
 
 		"Trpeul"                       // Run functional expression inliner
 		"xa[r]cL"                      // Turn into SSA again and simplify
-		"gvifM"                        // Run full inliner
+		"vifM"                         // Run full inliner
 		"CTUca[r]LSsTFOtfDnca[r]Iulc"  // SSA plus simplify
 
 		"scCTUt"
-		"gvifM"                        // Run full inliner
+		"vifM"                         // Run full inliner
 		"x[scCTUt] TOntnfDIul"         // Perform structural simplification
-		"gvifM"                        // Run full inliner
+		"vifM"                         // Run full inliner
 
 		"jmul[jul] VcTOcul jmul";      // Make source short and pretty