diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction.rs
index 9b96c10c85b..6d88b6d1a7c 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ impl Ssa {
 
             let entry_block_id = callee.entry_block();
             let entry_block = &callee.dfg[entry_block_id];
+            let instructions = entry_block.instructions();
 
             // Only inline functions with a single block
             if entry_block.successors().next().is_some() {
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ impl Ssa {
             }
 
             // Only inline functions with 0 or 1 instructions
-            if entry_block.instructions().len() > 1 {
+            if instructions.len() > 1 {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            let instructions = callee.dfg[entry_block_id].instructions();
+            // Inline zero instructions
             if instructions.is_empty() {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ impl Ssa {
             // This special check is done here to avoid performing the entire inline info computation.
             // The inline info computation contains extra logic and requires passing over every function.
             // which we can avoid in when inlining simple functions.
-            let only_instruction = callee.dfg[entry_block_id].instructions()[0];
+            let only_instruction = instructions[0];
             if let Instruction::Call { func, .. } = callee.dfg[only_instruction] {
                 let Value::Function(func_id) = callee.dfg[func] else {
                     return true;
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ mod test {
         ssa::{Ssa, opt::assert_normalized_ssa_equals},
     };
 
+    fn assert_does_not_inline(src: &str) {
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction();
+        assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, src);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn inline_functions_with_zero_instructions() {
         let src = "
@@ -104,6 +111,70 @@ mod test {
         ");
     }
 
+    /// This test is here to make clear that this SSA pass does not attempt multiple passes.
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_inline_functions_that_require_multiple_passes() {
+        let src = "
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = call f2(v0) -> Field
+            return v1
+        }
+
+        acir(inline) fn foo f1 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            return v0
+        }
+
+        acir(inline) fn bar f2 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = call f1(v0) -> Field
+            v2 = call f1(v0) -> Field
+            v3 = add v1, v2
+            return v3
+        }
+        ";
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+
+        // In the first pass it won't recognize that `main` could be simplified.
+        let mut ssa = ssa.inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction();
+        assert_ssa_snapshot!(&mut ssa, @r"
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v2 = call f2(v0) -> Field
+            return v2
+        }
+        acir(inline) fn foo f1 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            return v0
+        }
+        acir(inline) fn bar f2 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = add v0, v0
+            return v1
+        }
+        ");
+
+        // After `bar` has been simplified, it does `main` as well.
+        ssa = ssa.inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction();
+        assert_ssa_snapshot!(ssa, @r"
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = add v0, v0
+            return v1
+        }
+        acir(inline) fn foo f1 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            return v0
+        }
+        acir(inline) fn bar f2 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = add v0, v0
+            return v1
+        }
+        ");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn inline_functions_with_one_instruction() {
         let src = "
@@ -155,9 +226,73 @@ mod test {
             return v1
         }
         ";
-        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        assert_does_not_inline(src);
+    }
 
-        let ssa = ssa.inline_functions_with_at_most_one_instruction();
-        assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, src);
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_inline_functions_with_no_predicates() {
+        let src = "
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v2 = call f1(v0) -> Field
+            v3 = call f1(v0) -> Field
+            v4 = add v2, v3
+            return v4
+        }
+
+        acir(no_predicates) fn foo f1 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v2 = add v0, Field 1
+            return v2
+        }
+        ";
+        assert_does_not_inline(src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_inline_function_with_multiple_instructions() {
+        let src = "
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = call f1(v0) -> Field
+            return v1
+        }
+
+        acir(inline) fn foo f1 {
+          b0(v0: Field):
+            v1 = add v0, Field 1
+            v2 = mul v1, Field 2
+            return v2
+        }
+        ";
+        assert_does_not_inline(src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn does_not_inline_function_with_multiple_blocks() {
+        let src = "
+        acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+          b0(v0: Field, v1: bool):
+            v2 = call f1(v0, v1) -> Field
+            return v2
+        }
+
+        acir(inline) fn foo f1 {
+          b0(v0: Field, v1: bool):
+            jmpif v1 then: b1, else: b2
+
+          b1():
+            v3 = add v0, Field 1
+            jmp b3(v3)
+
+          b2():
+            v4 = mul v0, Field 2
+            jmp b3(v4)
+
+          b3(v5: Field):
+            return v5
+        }
+        ";
+        assert_does_not_inline(src);
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs
index 56f39211c09..f1f92e408d2 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs
@@ -83,9 +83,33 @@ pub(crate) fn assert_normalized_ssa_equals(mut ssa: super::Ssa, expected: &str)
     similar_asserts::assert_eq!(expected_ssa, ssa);
 }
 
+/// Compare the textural representation of the SSA after normalizing its IDs to a snapshot.
+///
+/// # Example:
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// let ssa = todo!();
+/// assert_ssa_snapshot!(ssa, @r"
+///   acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+///       b0(v0: Field):
+///         return v0
+///     }
+/// ");
+/// ```
+/// Or without taking ownership:
+/// ```ignore
+/// let mut ssa = todo!();
+/// assert_ssa_snapshot!(&mut ssa, @r"
+///   acir(inline) fn main f0 {
+///       b0(v0: Field):
+///         return v0
+///     }
+/// ");
+/// ```
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! assert_ssa_snapshot {
     ($ssa:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => {
+        #[allow(unused_mut)]
         let mut mut_ssa = $ssa;
         mut_ssa.normalize_ids();
         insta::assert_snapshot!(mut_ssa, $($arg)*)