diff --git a/src/kirin/dialects/scf/typeinfer.py b/src/kirin/dialects/scf/typeinfer.py
index 5f7c184c8..ccac6b985 100644
--- a/src/kirin/dialects/scf/typeinfer.py
+++ b/src/kirin/dialects/scf/typeinfer.py
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ def for_loop(
         body_block = stmt.body.blocks[0]
         block_args = body_block.args
 
-        eltype = interp_.frame_eval(frame, ElType(stmt.iterable))
+        eltype_stmt = ElType(stmt.iterable)
+        eltype = interp_.frame_eval(frame, eltype_stmt)
+        eltype_stmt.drop_all_references()
+
         if not isinstance(eltype, tuple):  # error
             return
         item = eltype[0]
diff --git a/test/passes/test_unroll_scf.py b/test/passes/test_unroll_scf.py
index 9442236d0..bc9104c9b 100644
--- a/test/passes/test_unroll_scf.py
+++ b/test/passes/test_unroll_scf.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from kirin.prelude import structural
-from kirin.dialects import py, func
+from kirin.prelude import structural, structural_no_opt
+from kirin.dialects import py, func, ilist
 from kirin.passes.aggressive import UnrollScf
 
 
@@ -37,3 +37,22 @@ def main(r: list[int], cond: bool):
 
     assert num_adds == 10
     assert num_calls == 8
+
+
+def test_dce_unroll_typeinfer():
+    # NOTE: tests bug in typeinfer preventing DCE from issue#564
+
+    @structural_no_opt
+    def main():
+        ls = [1, 2, 3]
+        for i in range(1):
+            ls[i] = 10
+        return ls
+
+    UnrollScf(main.dialects).fixpoint(main)
+
+    for stmt in main.callable_region.stmts():
+        if isinstance(stmt, py.Constant) and isinstance(
+            value := stmt.value, ilist.IList
+        ):
+            assert not isinstance(value.data, range), "Unused range not eliminated!"