"I'm expecting removal of dead code will enable faster delivery of new features" Well, for sure it does. Getting rid of bloat is always freeing energy - but on

"I'm expecting removal of dead code will enable faster delivery of new features" Well, for sure it does. Getting rid of bloat is always freeing energy - but only if it is really dead code. Otherwise you can introduce rare bugs, or break things in unexpected ways. And yes, sometimes the fastest way is to just try it out and see how things run. If it is not medical equipment, it might be fine even on a live system. It really depends on your project and users. But most users really like stability. Especially if they need that software at that moment, because they have deadlines as well.