diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp
index b179dcc96ca55..b760e5d201e85 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/optimizer.cpp
@@ -2649,7 +2649,11 @@ bool Compiler::optIsLoopEntry(BasicBlock* block) const
 {
     for (unsigned char loopInd = 0; loopInd < optLoopCount; loopInd++)
     {
-        // Traverse the outermost loops as entries into the loop nest; so skip non-outermost.
+        if ((optLoopTable[loopInd].lpFlags & LPFLG_REMOVED) != 0)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (optLoopTable[loopInd].lpEntry == block)
         {
             return true;