diff --git a/sootup.core/src/test/java/sootup/core/graph/MutableBlockStmtGraphTest.java b/sootup.core/src/test/java/sootup/core/graph/MutableBlockStmtGraphTest.java
index d0874c49137..0e8c7824f75 100644
--- a/sootup.core/src/test/java/sootup/core/graph/MutableBlockStmtGraphTest.java
+++ b/sootup.core/src/test/java/sootup/core/graph/MutableBlockStmtGraphTest.java
@@ -278,6 +278,25 @@ public void modifyStmtToBlockAtTail() {
     assertEquals(1, graph.getBlocksSorted().size());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void removeEdgeMerge() {
+    MutableBlockStmtGraph graph = new MutableBlockStmtGraph();
+
+    graph.addNode(firstNop);
+    graph.setStartingStmt(firstNop);
+    graph.putEdge(firstNop, secondNop);
+    graph.putEdge(secondNop, conditionalStmt);
+
+    assertEquals(1, graph.getBlocks().size());
+    // this edge splits the block between the first and second Nop
+    graph.putEdge(conditionalStmt, secondNop);
+    assertEquals(2, graph.getBlocks().size());
+
+    // this edge removal should merge both blocks together again
+    graph.removeEdge(conditionalStmt, secondNop);
+    assertEquals(1, graph.getBlocks().size());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void removeStmtInBetweenBlock() {