diff --git a/simple/java/dead-code-after.java b/simple/java/dead-code-after.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b64cdd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple/java/dead-code-after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+int testFunction() {
+    // ...
+    if (a) {
+        return a;
+    }
+    b++;
+    return b; 
+}
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diff --git a/simple/java/dead-code-before.java b/simple/java/dead-code-before.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f132ea61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple/java/dead-code-before.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+int testFunction() {
+    // ...
+    if (a) {
+        return a;
+    }
+    else {
+        b++;
+        return b;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file