diff --git a/src/ion/data_structures.rs b/src/ion/data_structures.rs
index ce95f7a..5a1ae83 100644
--- a/src/ion/data_structures.rs
+++ b/src/ion/data_structures.rs
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ pub struct Env<'a, F: Function> {
     pub num_spillslots: u32,
     pub safepoint_slots: Vec<(ProgPoint, SpillSlot)>,
 
+    pub allocated_bundle_count: usize,
+
     pub stats: Stats,
 
     // For debug output only: a list of textual annotations at every
diff --git a/src/ion/mod.rs b/src/ion/mod.rs
index e78a0f5..abbed9e 100644
--- a/src/ion/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ion/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ impl<'a, F: Function> Env<'a, F> {
             spilled_bundles: vec![],
             spillslots: vec![],
             slots_by_size: vec![],
+            allocated_bundle_count: 0,
 
             extra_spillslot: vec![None, None],
 
diff --git a/src/ion/process.rs b/src/ion/process.rs
index 0b27249..426e7fc 100644
--- a/src/ion/process.rs
+++ b/src/ion/process.rs
@@ -36,15 +36,9 @@ pub enum AllocRegResult {
 
 impl<'a, F: Function> Env<'a, F> {
     pub fn process_bundles(&mut self) -> Result<(), RegAllocError> {
-        let mut count = 0;
         while let Some((bundle, reg_hint)) = self.allocation_queue.pop() {
             self.stats.process_bundle_count += 1;
             self.process_bundle(bundle, reg_hint)?;
-            count += 1;
-            if count > self.func.insts() * 50 {
-                self.dump_state();
-                panic!("Infinite loop!");
-            }
         }
         self.stats.final_liverange_count = self.ranges.len();
         self.stats.final_bundle_count = self.bundles.len();