1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/opt/DeadCodeElimination.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/opt/DeadCodeElimination.scala
index 6f8448ad0a..68412098e3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/opt/DeadCodeElimination.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/backend/opt/DeadCodeElimination.scala
@@ -271,13 +271,12 @@ abstract class DeadCodeElimination extends SubComponent {
       abort("could not find init in: " + method)
     }
 
-    lazy val RuntimePackage = definitions.getModule("scala.runtime")
     /** Is 'sym' a side-effecting method? TODO: proper analysis.  */
     private def isSideEffecting(sym: Symbol): Boolean = {
       !((sym.isGetter && !sym.isLazy)
        || (sym.isConstructor
            && !(sym.owner == method.symbol.owner && method.symbol.isConstructor) // a call to another constructor
-           && sym.owner.owner == RuntimePackage.moduleClass)
+           && sym.owner.owner == definitions.RuntimePackage.moduleClass)
        || (sym.isConstructor && inliner.isClosureClass(sym.owner))
 /*       || definitions.isBox(sym)
        || definitions.isUnbox(sym)*/)