diff --git a/codeOptimizers/src/prog8/optimizer/StatementOptimizer.kt b/codeOptimizers/src/prog8/optimizer/StatementOptimizer.kt
index 4d9dd7193..a07e68808 100644
--- a/codeOptimizers/src/prog8/optimizer/StatementOptimizer.kt
+++ b/codeOptimizers/src/prog8/optimizer/StatementOptimizer.kt
@@ -176,16 +176,6 @@ class StatementOptimizer(private val program: Program,
             }
         }
 
-        val iterationCount = forLoop.constIterationCount(program)
-        if(iterationCount!=null) {
-            val loopName = forLoop.loopVar.nameInSource
-            if(!forLoop.iterable.referencesIdentifier(loopName) && !forLoop.body.referencesIdentifier(loopName)) {
-                errors.warn("for loop can be replaced with repeat loop", forLoop.position)
-                val repeat = RepeatLoop(NumericLiteral.optimalNumeric(iterationCount, forLoop.position), forLoop.body, forLoop.position)
-                return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(forLoop, repeat, parent))
-            }
-        }
-
         return noModifications
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/test/vm/TestCompilerVirtual.kt b/compiler/test/vm/TestCompilerVirtual.kt
index 3654bb50c..7e8c58412 100644
--- a/compiler/test/vm/TestCompilerVirtual.kt
+++ b/compiler/test/vm/TestCompilerVirtual.kt
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ main {
         var result = compileText(target, true, src, writeAssembly = true)!!
         var virtfile = result.compilationOptions.outputDir.resolve(result.compilerAst.name + ".p8ir")
         VmRunner().runAndTestProgram(virtfile.readText()) { vm ->
-            vm.stepCount shouldBe 36
+            vm.stepCount shouldBe 48
         }
 
         result = compileText(target, false, src, writeAssembly = true)!!
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index d28f97d31..657ec66ef 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 TODO
 ====
 
+- check for name clash: variable vs block name
+
+
 ...