diff --git a/passes/proc/proc_rmdead.cc b/passes/proc/proc_rmdead.cc
index 7c334e661..d2f8d9ead 100644
--- a/passes/proc/proc_rmdead.cc
+++ b/passes/proc/proc_rmdead.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void proc_rmdead(RTLIL::SwitchRule *sw, int &counter)
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < sw->cases.size(); i++)
 	{
-		bool is_default = GetSize(sw->cases[i]->compare) == 0 && (!pool.empty() || GetSize(sw->signal) == 0);
+		bool is_default = GetSize(sw->cases[i]->compare) == 0 || GetSize(sw->signal) == 0;
 
 		for (size_t j = 0; j < sw->cases[i]->compare.size(); j++) {
 			RTLIL::SigSpec sig = sw->cases[i]->compare[j];
diff --git a/tests/various/muxcover.ys b/tests/various/muxcover.ys
index 7ac460f13..594e62af6 100644
--- a/tests/various/muxcover.ys
+++ b/tests/various/muxcover.ys
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ read_verilog -formal <<EOT
                 3'b?1?: Y = B;
                 3'b1??: Y = C;
                 3'b000: Y = D;
+                default: Y = 'bx;
             endcase
     endmodule
 EOT
 
 
-## Examle usage for "pmuxtree" and "muxcover"
+## Example usage for "pmuxtree" and "muxcover"
 
 proc
 pmuxtree
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ read_verilog -formal <<EOT
                 3'b010: Y = B;
                 3'b100: Y = C;
                 3'b000: Y = D;
-		default: Y = 'bx;
+                default: Y = 'bx;
             endcase
     endmodule
 EOT