diff --git a/src/resolver/resolver.cc b/src/resolver/resolver.cc
index e346ed3..d732f0c 100644
--- a/src/resolver/resolver.cc
+++ b/src/resolver/resolver.cc
@@ -1149,18 +1149,6 @@
       return nullptr;
     }
 
-    // https://www.w3.org/TR/WGSL/#behaviors-rules
-    // an expression behavior is always either {Next} or {Next, Discard}
-    if (sem_expr->Behaviors() != sem::Behavior::kNext &&
-        sem_expr->Behaviors() != sem::Behaviors{sem::Behavior::kNext,  // NOLINT
-                                                sem::Behavior::kDiscard} &&
-        !IsCallStatement(expr)) {
-      TINT_ICE(Resolver, diagnostics_)
-          << expr->TypeInfo().name
-          << " behaviors are: " << sem_expr->Behaviors();
-      return nullptr;
-    }
-
     builder_->Sem().Add(expr, sem_expr);
     if (expr == root) {
       return sem_expr;
diff --git a/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc b/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc
index f7f354f..f4b93ac 100644
--- a/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc
+++ b/src/writer/spirv/builder.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "src/transform/fold_constants.h"
 #include "src/transform/for_loop_to_loop.h"
 #include "src/transform/manager.h"
+#include "src/transform/remove_unreachable_statements.h"
 #include "src/transform/simplify_pointers.h"
 #include "src/transform/unshadow.h"
 #include "src/transform/var_for_dynamic_index.h"
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@
   if (!disable_workgroup_init) {
     manager.Add<transform::ZeroInitWorkgroupMemory>();
   }
+  manager.Add<transform::RemoveUnreachableStatements>();
   manager.Add<transform::SimplifyPointers>();  // Required for arrayLength()
   manager.Add<transform::FoldConstants>();
   manager.Add<transform::ExternalTextureTransform>();
diff --git a/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434bb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn call_discard() -> bool {
+  discard;
+  return true;
+}
+
+[[stage(fragment)]]
+fn f() {
+    var v = call_discard();
+    var also_unreachable : bool;
+}
diff --git a/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.hlsl b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.hlsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dff55b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.hlsl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:3:3 warning: code is unreachable
+  return true;
+  ^^^^^^
+
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:9:9 warning: code is unreachable
+    var also_unreachable : bool;
+        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+bool call_discard() {
+  if (true) {
+    discard;
+    return true;
+  }
+  bool unused;
+  return unused;
+}
+
+void f() {
+  bool v = call_discard();
+  bool also_unreachable = false;
+  return;
+}
diff --git a/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.msl b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.msl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d1a7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.msl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:3:3 warning: code is unreachable
+  return true;
+  ^^^^^^
+
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:9:9 warning: code is unreachable
+    var also_unreachable : bool;
+        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+
+using namespace metal;
+bool call_discard() {
+  discard_fragment();
+  return true;
+}
+
+fragment void f() {
+  bool v = call_discard();
+  bool also_unreachable = false;
+  return;
+}
+
diff --git a/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.spvasm b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.spvasm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a78ae04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.spvasm
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:3:3 warning: code is unreachable
+  return true;
+  ^^^^^^
+
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:9:9 warning: code is unreachable
+    var also_unreachable : bool;
+        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+; SPIR-V
+; Version: 1.3
+; Generator: Google Tint Compiler; 0
+; Bound: 13
+; Schema: 0
+               OpCapability Shader
+               OpMemoryModel Logical GLSL450
+               OpEntryPoint Fragment %f "f"
+               OpExecutionMode %f OriginUpperLeft
+               OpName %call_discard "call_discard"
+               OpName %f "f"
+               OpName %v "v"
+       %bool = OpTypeBool
+          %1 = OpTypeFunction %bool
+       %void = OpTypeVoid
+          %5 = OpTypeFunction %void
+%_ptr_Function_bool = OpTypePointer Function %bool
+         %12 = OpConstantNull %bool
+%call_discard = OpFunction %bool None %1
+          %4 = OpLabel
+               OpKill
+               OpFunctionEnd
+          %f = OpFunction %void None %5
+          %8 = OpLabel
+          %v = OpVariable %_ptr_Function_bool Function %12
+          %9 = OpFunctionCall %bool %call_discard
+               OpStore %v %9
+               OpReturn
+               OpFunctionEnd
diff --git a/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.wgsl b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.wgsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb44227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug/tint/1369.wgsl.expected.wgsl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:3:3 warning: code is unreachable
+  return true;
+  ^^^^^^
+
+bug/tint/1369.wgsl:9:9 warning: code is unreachable
+    var also_unreachable : bool;
+        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+fn call_discard() -> bool {
+  discard;
+  return true;
+}
+
+[[stage(fragment)]]
+fn f() {
+  var v = call_discard();
+  var also_unreachable : bool;
+}