diff --git a/src/twaalgos/remfin.cc b/src/twaalgos/remfin.cc
index de7ced8be..e65ad92b2 100644
--- a/src/twaalgos/remfin.cc
+++ b/src/twaalgos/remfin.cc
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ namespace spot
 				    true, // determinisitic
 				    true,  // stutter inv.
 				    });
+      res->purge_dead_states();
       scc_info si(res);
 
       // We will modify res in place, and the resulting
diff --git a/wrap/python/tests/Makefile.am b/wrap/python/tests/Makefile.am
index 3f5c6442a..905b639d3 100644
--- a/wrap/python/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrap/python/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ TESTS = \
   randgen.py \
   randltl.ipynb \
   relabel.py \
+  remfin.py \
   setxor.py \
   testingaut.ipynb
 
diff --git a/wrap/python/tests/remfin.py b/wrap/python/tests/remfin.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00ee84042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrap/python/tests/remfin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import spot
+
+# This test used to trigger an assertion (or a segfault)
+# in scc_filter_states().
+aut = spot.automaton("""
+HOA: v1
+States: 3
+Start: 1
+AP: 1 "a"
+Acceptance: 1 Inf(0)
+--BODY--
+State: 0 {0}
+[t] 0
+State: 1
+[!0] 0
+[0] 2
+State: 2
+[t] 2
+--END--
+""")
+aut.prop_inherently_weak()
+aut = spot.dtwa_complement(aut)
+aut = spot.scc_filter_states(aut)
+assert(aut.to_str('hoa') == """HOA: v1
+States: 2
+Start: 0
+AP: 1 "a"
+acc-name: co-Buchi
+Acceptance: 1 Fin(0)
+properties: trans-labels explicit-labels state-acc deterministic
+properties: inherently-weak
+--BODY--
+State: 0
+[0] 1
+State: 1
+[t] 1
+--END--""")