diff --git a/EXTERNAL_NOIR_LIBRARIES.yml b/EXTERNAL_NOIR_LIBRARIES.yml
index 1874998a569..e22d5ddf417 100644
--- a/EXTERNAL_NOIR_LIBRARIES.yml
+++ b/EXTERNAL_NOIR_LIBRARIES.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ libraries:
     critical: false
   noir_json_parser:
     repo: noir-lang/noir_json_parser
-    timeout: 12
+    timeout: 15
     critical: false
   sha256:
     repo: noir-lang/sha256
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inlining.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inlining.rs
index a92a28d058f..5314190fa23 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inlining.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/inlining.rs
@@ -1252,7 +1252,6 @@ mod test {
         brillig(inline) fn main f0 {
           b0():
             v0 = call f1() -> [Field; 2]
-            // v1 = array_get g2, index u32 1 -> Field
             return v0
         }
         brillig(inline) fn create_array f1 {
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/rc.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/rc.rs
index e53f3c0b553..77d0a04e1dd 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/rc.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/rc.rs
@@ -154,9 +154,13 @@ fn remove_instructions(to_remove: HashSet<InstructionId>, function: &mut Functio
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
 
-    use crate::ssa::{
-        ir::{basic_block::BasicBlockId, dfg::DataFlowGraph, instruction::Instruction},
-        ssa_gen::Ssa,
+    use crate::{
+        assert_ssa_snapshot,
+        ssa::{
+            ir::{basic_block::BasicBlockId, dfg::DataFlowGraph, instruction::Instruction},
+            opt::assert_normalized_ssa_equals,
+            ssa_gen::Ssa,
+        },
     };
 
     fn count_inc_rcs(block: BasicBlockId, dfg: &DataFlowGraph) -> usize {
@@ -265,4 +269,181 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(count_inc_rcs(entry, &main.dfg), 1);
         assert_eq!(count_dec_rcs(entry, &main.dfg), 1);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lone_inc_rc() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn foo f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 2]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            return v0
+        }
+        ";
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lone_dec_rc() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn foo f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 2]):
+            dec_rc v0
+            return v0
+        }
+        ";
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multiple_rc_pairs_mutation_on_different_types() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn mutator f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 3], v1: [Field; 5]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            inc_rc v1
+            v2 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 3]
+            store v0 at v2
+            v3 = load v2 -> [Field; 3]
+            v6 = array_set v3, index u32 0, value Field 5
+            store v6 at v2
+            v8 = array_get v1, index u32 1 -> Field
+            dec_rc v0
+            dec_rc v1
+            return
+        }
+        ";
+
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        // We expect the paired RC on v0 to remain, but we expect the paired RC on v1 to be removed
+        // as they operate over different types ([Field; 2] and [Field; 5]) respectively.
+        assert_ssa_snapshot!(ssa, @r"
+        brillig(inline) fn mutator f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 3], v1: [Field; 5]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            v2 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 3]
+            store v0 at v2
+            v3 = load v2 -> [Field; 3]
+            v6 = array_set v3, index u32 0, value Field 5
+            store v6 at v2
+            v8 = array_get v1, index u32 1 -> Field
+            dec_rc v0
+            return
+        }
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multiple_rc_pairs_mutation_on_matching_types() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn mutator f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 5], v1: [Field; 5]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            inc_rc v1
+            v2 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 5]
+            store v0 at v2
+            v3 = load v2 -> [Field; 5]
+            v6 = array_set v3, index u32 0, value Field 5
+            store v6 at v2
+            v8 = array_get v1, index u32 1 -> Field
+            dec_rc v0
+            dec_rc v1
+            return
+        }
+        ";
+
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        // We expect the paired RCs on v0 and v1 to remain as they operate over the same type ([Field; 5])
+        assert_ssa_snapshot!(ssa, @r"
+        brillig(inline) fn mutator f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 5], v1: [Field; 5]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            inc_rc v1
+            v2 = allocate -> &mut [Field; 5]
+            store v0 at v2
+            v3 = load v2 -> [Field; 5]
+            v6 = array_set v3, index u32 0, value Field 5
+            store v6 at v2
+            v8 = array_get v1, index u32 1 -> Field
+            dec_rc v0
+            dec_rc v1
+            return
+        }
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rc_pair_with_same_type_but_different_values() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn foo f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 2], v1: [Field; 2]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            dec_rc v1
+            v2 = make_array [v0] : [[Field; 2]; 1]
+            return v2
+        }
+        ";
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn do_not_remove_pairs_across_blocks() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn foo f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 2]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            jmp b1()
+          b1():
+            dec_rc v0
+            jmp b2()
+          b2():
+            v1 = make_array [v0] : [[Field; 2]; 1]
+            return v1  
+        }
+        ";
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        // This pass is very conservative and only looks for inc_rc's in the entry block and dec_rc's in the exit block
+        // The dec_rc is not in the return block so we do not expect the rc pair to be removed.
+        assert_normalized_ssa_equals(ssa, src);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn remove_pair_across_blocks() {
+        let src = "
+        brillig(inline) fn foo f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 2]):
+            inc_rc v0
+            jmp b1()
+          b1():
+            jmp b2()
+          b2():
+            dec_rc v0
+            v1 = make_array [v0] : [[Field; 2]; 1]
+            return v1  
+        }
+        ";
+        let ssa = Ssa::from_str(src).unwrap();
+        let ssa = ssa.remove_paired_rc();
+        // As the program has an RC pair where the increment is in the entry block and
+        // the decrement is in the return block this pair is safe to remove.
+        assert_ssa_snapshot!(ssa, @r"
+        brillig(inline) fn foo f0 {
+          b0(v0: [Field; 2]):
+            jmp b1()
+          b1():
+            jmp b2()
+          b2():
+            v1 = make_array [v0] : [[Field; 2]; 1]
+            return v1
+        }
+        ");
+    }
 }