diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/block.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/block.cpp
index c365b2a774a07..318e889969d54 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/block.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/block.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool BasicBlock::IsFirstColdBlock(Compiler* compiler) const
 bool BasicBlock::CanRemoveJumpToNext(Compiler* compiler) const
 {
     assert(KindIs(BBJ_ALWAYS));
-    return JumpsToNext() && !hasAlign() && !compiler->fgInDifferentRegions(this, bbTarget);
+    return JumpsToNext() && (bbNext != compiler->fgFirstColdBlock);
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/codegenlinear.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/codegenlinear.cpp
index 83712ec0cd669..3eaa6a7e7ca41 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/codegenlinear.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/codegenlinear.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ void CodeGen::genCodeForBBlist()
 
         /* Do we need to generate a jump or return? */
 
+        bool removedJmp = false;
         switch (block->GetKind())
         {
             case BBJ_RETURN:
@@ -733,6 +734,7 @@ void CodeGen::genCodeForBBlist()
                     }
 #endif // TARGET_AMD64
 
+                    removedJmp = true;
                     break;
                 }
 #ifdef TARGET_XARCH
@@ -811,7 +813,7 @@ void CodeGen::genCodeForBBlist()
             assert(!block->KindIs(BBJ_CALLFINALLY));
 #endif // FEATURE_EH_CALLFINALLY_THUNKS
 
-            GetEmitter()->emitLoopAlignment(DEBUG_ARG1(block->KindIs(BBJ_ALWAYS)));
+            GetEmitter()->emitLoopAlignment(DEBUG_ARG1(block->KindIs(BBJ_ALWAYS) && !removedJmp));
         }
 
         if (!block->IsLast() && block->Next()->isLoopAlign())