diff --git a/src/main/scala/firrtl/passes/CommonSubexpressionElimination.scala b/src/main/scala/firrtl/passes/CommonSubexpressionElimination.scala
index 0abdaa365b..2925bfd970 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/firrtl/passes/CommonSubexpressionElimination.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/firrtl/passes/CommonSubexpressionElimination.scala
@@ -10,24 +10,14 @@ import firrtl.Mappers._
 import annotation.tailrec
 
 object CommonSubexpressionElimination extends Pass {
-  private def cseOnce(s: Statement): (Statement, Long) = {
-    var nEliminated = 0L
+  private def cse(s: Statement): Statement = {
     val expressions = collection.mutable.HashMap[MemoizedHash[Expression], String]()
     val nodes = collection.mutable.HashMap[String, Expression]()
 
-    def recordNodes(s: Statement): Statement = s match {
-      case x: DefNode =>
-        nodes(x.name) = x.value
-        expressions.getOrElseUpdate(x.value, x.name)
-        x
-      case _ => s map recordNodes
-    }
-
     def eliminateNodeRef(e: Expression): Expression = e match {
       case WRef(name, tpe, kind, gender) => nodes get name match {
         case Some(expression) => expressions get expression match {
           case Some(cseName) if cseName != name =>
-            nEliminated += 1
             WRef(cseName, tpe, kind, gender)
           case _ => e
         }
@@ -36,16 +26,17 @@ object CommonSubexpressionElimination extends Pass {
       case _ => e map eliminateNodeRef
     }
 
-    def eliminateNodeRefs(s: Statement): Statement = s map eliminateNodeRefs map eliminateNodeRef
-
-    recordNodes(s)
-    (eliminateNodeRefs(s), nEliminated)
-  }
+    def eliminateNodeRefs(s: Statement): Statement = {
+      s map eliminateNodeRef match {
+        case x: DefNode =>
+          nodes(x.name) = x.value
+          expressions.getOrElseUpdate(x.value, x.name)
+          x
+        case other => other map eliminateNodeRefs
+      }
+    }
 
-  @tailrec
-  private def cse(s: Statement): Statement = {
-    val (res, n) = cseOnce(s)
-    if (n > 0) cse(res) else res
+    eliminateNodeRefs(s)
   }
 
   def run(c: Circuit): Circuit = {