diff --git a/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/BytecodeMethod.java b/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/BytecodeMethod.java
index ff008acd94..9612a3396f 100644
--- a/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/BytecodeMethod.java
+++ b/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/BytecodeMethod.java
@@ -2068,5 +2068,29 @@ public SignatureSet nextSignature() {
         return null;
     }
 
+    public void populateMethodUsageIndex(Map<String, List<BytecodeMethod>> index) {
+        if(isEliminated()) return;
+
+        Set<String> uniqueCalls = new HashSet<String>();
+
+        for(Instruction ins : instructions) {
+            String sname = ins.getMethodName();
+            if(sname != null) {
+                String sig = ins.getSignature();
+                if (sig != null) {
+                   String key = sname + sig;
+                   if (!uniqueCalls.contains(key)) {
+                       uniqueCalls.add(key);
+                       List<BytecodeMethod> callers = index.get(key);
+                       if (callers == null) {
+                           callers = new ArrayList<BytecodeMethod>();
+                           index.put(key, callers);
+                       }
+                       callers.add(this);
+                   }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/Parser.java b/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/Parser.java
index dbc8d9f510..4064ff2518 100644
--- a/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/Parser.java
+++ b/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/src/com/codename1/tools/translator/Parser.java
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ public class Parser extends ClassVisitor {
     private String clsName;
     private static String[] nativeSources;
     private static List<ByteCodeClass> classes = new ArrayList<ByteCodeClass>();
+    private static Map<String, List<BytecodeMethod>> usageIndex;
     private int lambdaCounter;
     public static void cleanup() {
     	nativeSources = null;
     	classes.clear();
     	LabelInstruction.cleanup();
+        usageIndex = null;
     }
     public static void parse(File sourceFile) throws Exception {
         if(ByteCodeTranslator.verbose) {
@@ -434,7 +436,9 @@ public static void writeOutput(File outputDirectory) throws Exception {
             if (BytecodeMethod.optimizerOn) {
                 System.out.println("Optimizer On: Removing unused methods and classes...");
                 Date now = new Date();
+                buildMethodUsageIndex();
                 neliminated += eliminateUnusedMethods();
+                usageIndex = null;
                 Date later = new Date();
                 long dif = later.getTime()-now.getTime();
                 System.out.println("unusued Method cull removed "+neliminated+" methods in "+(dif/1000)+" seconds");
@@ -488,6 +492,15 @@ public boolean accept(File file) {
         
     }
     
+    private static void buildMethodUsageIndex() {
+        usageIndex = new HashMap<String, List<BytecodeMethod>>();
+        for(ByteCodeClass bc : classes) {
+            for(BytecodeMethod m : bc.getMethods()) {
+                m.populateMethodUsageIndex(usageIndex);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static int eliminateUnusedMethods() {
         return(eliminateUnusedMethods(false, 0));
     }
@@ -613,6 +626,24 @@ private static boolean isMethodUsed(BytecodeMethod m, ByteCodeClass cls) {
         if (!m.isEliminated() && m.isMethodUsedByNative(nativeSources, cls)) {
             return true;
         }
+
+        if (usageIndex != null) {
+            String name = m.getMethodName();
+            if ("__INIT__".equals(name)) {
+                name = "<init>";
+            }
+            String key = name + m.getSignature();
+            List<BytecodeMethod> callers = usageIndex.get(key);
+            if (callers != null) {
+                for (BytecodeMethod caller : callers) {
+                    if (!caller.isEliminated() && caller != m) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         for(ByteCodeClass bc : classes) {
             for(BytecodeMethod mtd : bc.getMethods()) {
                 if(mtd.isEliminated() || mtd == m) {
diff --git a/vm/tests/src/test/java/com/codename1/tools/translator/StressTest.java b/vm/tests/src/test/java/com/codename1/tools/translator/StressTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61d7f8bffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/tests/src/test/java/com/codename1/tools/translator/StressTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package com.codename1.tools.translator;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter;
+import org.objectweb.asm.MethodVisitor;
+import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+public class StressTest {
+
+    private Path tempDir;
+    private String originalOptimizer;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setup() throws Exception {
+        Parser.cleanup();
+        tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory("stress-test");
+        originalOptimizer = System.getProperty("optimizer");
+        System.setProperty("optimizer", "on");
+        // Force re-initialization of optimizerOn flag in BytecodeMethod if needed,
+        // but it's static final initialized at load time.
+        // Actually BytecodeMethod.optimizerOn is static but not final, but it is initialized in static block.
+        // We might need to reflectively set it if the class is already loaded.
+        // However, tests run in separate forks or BytecodeMethod might be reloaded?
+        // Let's assume we might need to toggle it via reflection if it's already loaded.
+
+        try {
+            java.lang.reflect.Field f = BytecodeMethod.class.getDeclaredField("optimizerOn");
+            f.setAccessible(true);
+            f.set(null, true);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    public void teardown() throws Exception {
+        Parser.cleanup();
+        deleteDir(tempDir.toFile());
+        if (originalOptimizer != null) {
+            System.setProperty("optimizer", originalOptimizer);
+        } else {
+            System.clearProperty("optimizer");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void deleteDir(File file) {
+        if (file.isDirectory()) {
+            for (File f : file.listFiles()) {
+                deleteDir(f);
+            }
+        }
+        file.delete();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testChainOfMethods() throws Exception {
+        // Creates a long chain of dependencies: Class0.main -> Class0.m0 -> Class0.m1 ... -> Class0.mN -> Class1.m0 ...
+        int numClasses = 50;
+        int methodsPerClass = 50;
+
+        System.out.println("Generating " + numClasses + " classes with " + methodsPerClass + " methods each...");
+        for (int i = 0; i < numClasses; i++) {
+            createClass(i, numClasses, methodsPerClass);
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("Parsing classes...");
+        File[] files = tempDir.toFile().listFiles((d, n) -> n.endsWith(".class"));
+        for (File f : files) {
+            Parser.parse(f);
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("Running optimizer...");
+        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        File outputDir = Files.createTempDirectory("stress-output").toFile();
+        try {
+             // Mock ByteCodeTranslator.output to C or something valid
+             ByteCodeTranslator.output = ByteCodeTranslator.OutputType.OUTPUT_TYPE_IOS;
+
+             Parser.writeOutput(outputDir);
+        } finally {
+             deleteDir(outputDir);
+        }
+        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        System.out.println("Optimization and write took: " + (end - start) + "ms for " + (numClasses * methodsPerClass) + " methods.");
+    }
+
+    private void createClass(int index, int totalClasses, int methodsPerClass) throws Exception {
+        String className = "Class" + index;
+        ClassWriter cw = new ClassWriter(0);
+        cw.visit(Opcodes.V1_8, Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC, className, null, "java/lang/Object", null);
+
+        // Add constructor
+        MethodVisitor mv = cw.visitMethod(Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC, "<init>", "()V", null, null);
+        mv.visitCode();
+        mv.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, 0);
+        mv.visitMethodInsn(Opcodes.INVOKESPECIAL, "java/lang/Object", "<init>", "()V", false);
+        mv.visitInsn(Opcodes.RETURN);
+        mv.visitMaxs(1, 1);
+        mv.visitEnd();
+
+        // Add main method if index 0
+        if (index == 0) {
+            mv = cw.visitMethod(Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC | Opcodes.ACC_STATIC, "main", "([Ljava/lang/String;)V", null, null);
+            mv.visitCode();
+            // Call method 0 of class 0
+            mv.visitMethodInsn(Opcodes.INVOKESTATIC, className, "method0", "()V", false);
+            mv.visitInsn(Opcodes.RETURN);
+            mv.visitMaxs(1, 1);
+            mv.visitEnd();
+        }
+
+        // Add methods
+        for (int m = 0; m < methodsPerClass; m++) {
+            mv = cw.visitMethod(Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC | Opcodes.ACC_STATIC, "method" + m, "()V", null, null);
+            mv.visitCode();
+
+            // Call next method or method in next class to create dependency chain
+            if (m < methodsPerClass - 1) {
+                mv.visitMethodInsn(Opcodes.INVOKESTATIC, className, "method" + (m + 1), "()V", false);
+            } else if (index < totalClasses - 1) {
+                mv.visitMethodInsn(Opcodes.INVOKESTATIC, "Class" + (index + 1), "method0", "()V", false);
+            }
+
+            mv.visitInsn(Opcodes.RETURN);
+            mv.visitMaxs(1, 0);
+            mv.visitEnd();
+        }
+
+        cw.visitEnd();
+
+        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new File(tempDir.toFile(), className + ".class"));
+        fos.write(cw.toByteArray());
+        fos.close();
+    }
+}