diff --git a/grin/grin.cabal b/grin/grin.cabal
index f8839eed..8931fa18 100644
--- a/grin/grin.cabal
+++ b/grin/grin.cabal
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ library
     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.ConstantPropagation
     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.CSE
     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadDataElimination
+    Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadParameterElimination
     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.EvaluatedCaseElimination
     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.Inlining
     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.GeneralizedUnboxing
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ test-suite grin-test
                      Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.CopyPropagationSpec
                      Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.CSESpec
                      Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadDataEliminationSpec
+                     Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadParameterEliminationSpec
                      Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.EvaluatedCaseEliminationSpec
                      Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.InliningSpec
                      Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.GeneralizedUnboxingSpec
diff --git a/grin/src/Transformations/ExtendedSyntax/Optimising/DeadParameterElimination.hs b/grin/src/Transformations/ExtendedSyntax/Optimising/DeadParameterElimination.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc5591f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grin/src/Transformations/ExtendedSyntax/Optimising/DeadParameterElimination.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase, RecordWildCards #-}
+module Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadParameterElimination where
+
+import Data.Set (Set)
+import Data.Map (Map)
+import Data.Vector (Vector)
+
+import qualified Data.Set as Set
+import qualified Data.Map as Map
+import qualified Data.Vector as Vec
+
+import Data.List
+
+import qualified Data.Foldable
+import Data.Functor.Foldable as Foldable
+
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Except
+
+import Grin.ExtendedSyntax.Grin
+import Grin.ExtendedSyntax.TypeEnvDefs
+import Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Util
+import AbstractInterpretation.ExtendedSyntax.LiveVariable.Result as LVA
+
+type Trf = Except String
+
+runTrf :: Trf a -> Either String a
+runTrf = runExcept
+
+-- P and F nodes are handled by Dead Data Elimination
+deadParameterElimination :: LVAResult -> TypeEnv -> Exp -> Either String Exp
+deadParameterElimination lvaResult tyEnv = runTrf . cataM alg where
+  alg :: ExpF Exp -> Trf Exp
+  alg = \case
+    DefF f args body -> do
+      liveArgs <- onlyLiveArgs f args
+      let deletedArgs = args \\ liveArgs
+      body' <- bindToUndefineds tyEnv body deletedArgs
+      return $ Def f liveArgs body'
+    SAppF f args -> do
+      liveArgs <- onlyLiveArgs f args
+      return $ SApp f liveArgs
+    e -> pure . embed $ e
+
+  onlyLiveArgs :: Name -> [a] -> Trf [a]
+  onlyLiveArgs f args = do
+    argsLv <- lookupArgLivenessM f lvaResult
+    return $ zipFilter args (Vec.toList argsLv)
+
+lookupArgLivenessM :: Name -> LVAResult -> Trf (Vector Bool)
+lookupArgLivenessM f LVAResult{..} = do
+  let funNotFound = "Function " ++ show f ++ " was not found in liveness analysis result"
+  (_,argLv) <- lookupExcept funNotFound f _functionLv
+  return $ Vec.map isLive argLv
diff --git a/grin/test/Transformations/ExtendedSyntax/Optimising/DeadParameterEliminationSpec.hs b/grin/test/Transformations/ExtendedSyntax/Optimising/DeadParameterEliminationSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7cf8cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grin/test/Transformations/ExtendedSyntax/Optimising/DeadParameterEliminationSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes #-}
+module Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadParameterEliminationSpec where
+
+import Transformations.ExtendedSyntax.Optimising.DeadParameterElimination (deadParameterElimination)
+
+import Data.Either
+
+import Test.Hspec
+
+import Test.ExtendedSyntax.Util (loadTestData)
+import Test.ExtendedSyntax.Assertions
+import Grin.ExtendedSyntax.TH
+import Grin.ExtendedSyntax.Grin
+import Grin.ExtendedSyntax.PrimOpsPrelude (withPrimPrelude)
+import Grin.ExtendedSyntax.TypeCheck (inferTypeEnv)
+import AbstractInterpretation.ExtendedSyntax.LiveVariableSpec (calcLiveness)
+
+
+runTests :: IO ()
+runTests = hspec spec
+
+dpe :: Exp -> Exp
+dpe e = either error id $
+  deadParameterElimination (calcLiveness e) (inferTypeEnv e) e
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+  describe "Dead Parameter Elimination" $ do
+
+    it "Fnode" $ do
+      let before = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 5
+              x0 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              p0 <- store x0
+              a0 <- pure (Ffoo p0 p0 p0)
+              p1 <- store a0
+              a1 <- eval p1
+              pure a1
+
+            -- functions cannot return pointers
+            foo x y z =
+              y' <- eval y
+              pure y'
+
+            eval p =
+              v <- fetch p
+              case v of
+                (CInt n) @ alt1 -> pure v
+                (Ffoo x1 y1 z1) @ alt2 ->
+                  w <- foo x1 y1 z1
+                  _1 <- update p w
+                  pure w
+          |]
+
+      let after = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 5
+              x0 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              p0 <- store x0
+              a0 <- pure (Ffoo p0 p0 p0)
+              p1 <- store a0
+              a1 <- eval p1
+              pure a1
+
+            -- functions cannot return pointers
+            foo y =
+              z <- pure (#undefined :: #ptr)
+              x <- pure (#undefined :: #ptr)
+              y' <- eval y
+              pure y'
+
+            eval p =
+              v <- fetch p
+              case v of
+                (CInt n) @ alt1 -> pure v
+                (Ffoo x1 y1 z1) @ alt2 ->
+                  w <- foo y1
+                  _1 <- update p w
+                  pure w
+          |]
+      dpe before `sameAs` after
+
+    -- TODO: reenable
+    -- it "Pnode" $ pipeline
+    --   "dead-parameter-elimination/pnode_before.grin"
+    --   "dead-parameter-elimination/pnode_after.grin"
+    --   deadParameterEliminationPipeline
+
+
+    it "PNode" $ do
+      before <- loadTestData "dead-parameter-elimination/pnode_before.grin"
+      after  <- loadTestData "dead-parameter-elimination/pnode_after.grin"
+      dpe before `sameAs` after
+
+    it "Pnode opt" $ do
+      let before = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 5
+              a0 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              a1 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              a2 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              p0 <- store a0
+              p1 <- store a1
+              p2 <- store a2
+
+              foo3 <- pure (P3foo)
+
+              (P3foo) @ _1 <- pure foo3
+              foo2 <- pure (P2foo p0)
+
+              (P2foo v0) @ _2 <- pure foo2
+              foo1 <- pure (P1foo v0 p1)
+
+              (P1foo v1 v2) @ _3 <- pure foo1
+              fooRet <- foo v1 v2 p2
+              pure fooRet
+
+            foo x0 y0 z0 =
+              y0' <- fetch y0
+              (CInt n) @ _4 <- y0'
+              pure y0'
+          |]
+
+      let after = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 5
+              a0 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              a1 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              a2 <- pure (CInt k0)
+              p0 <- store a0
+              p1 <- store a1
+              p2 <- store a2
+
+              foo3 <- pure (P3foo)
+
+              (P3foo) @ _1 <- pure foo3
+              foo2 <- pure (P2foo p0)
+
+              (P2foo v0) @ _2 <- pure foo2
+              foo1 <- pure (P1foo v0 p1)
+
+              (P1foo v1 v2) @ _3 <- pure foo1
+              fooRet <- foo v2
+              pure fooRet
+
+            foo y0 =
+              z0 <- pure (#undefined :: #ptr)
+              x0 <- pure (#undefined :: #ptr)
+              y0' <- fetch y0
+              (CInt n) @ _4 <- y0'
+              pure y0'
+          |]
+      dpe before `sameAs` after
+
+    it "Simple" $ do
+      let before = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 5
+              g k0
+
+            f x y = pure x
+
+            g z =
+              k1 <- pure 0
+              f k1 z
+          |]
+
+      let after = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 5
+              g
+
+            f x =
+              y <- pure (#undefined :: T_Int64)
+              pure x
+
+            g =
+              z <- pure (#undefined :: T_Int64)
+              k1 <- pure 0
+              f k1
+          |]
+      dpe before `sameAs` after
+
+    it "Mutually recursive" $ do
+      let before = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 0
+              f k0 k0
+
+            f x y =
+              k1 <- pure 0
+              g x k1
+
+            g v w =
+              k2 <- pure 0
+              f k2 w
+          |]
+
+      let after = [prog|
+            grinMain =
+              k0 <- pure 0
+              f
+
+            f =
+              y <- pure (#undefined :: T_Int64)
+              x <- pure (#undefined :: T_Int64)
+              k1 <- pure 0
+              g
+
+            g =
+              w <- pure (#undefined :: T_Int64)
+              v <- pure (#undefined :: T_Int64)
+              k2 <- pure 0
+              f
+          |]
+      dpe before `sameAs` after