diff --git a/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc b/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc
index f52e5cdf2..a2a7b597e 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ CommonReader::make_cell (db::Layout &layout, const std::string &cn)
       common_reader_error (tl::sprintf (tl::to_string (tr ("A cell with name %s already exists")), cn));
     }
 
+    m_temp_cells.erase (cell.cell_index ());
     cell.set_ghost_cell (false);
     return cell.cell_index ();
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ CommonReader::make_cell (db::Layout &layout, size_t id)
       common_reader_error (tl::sprintf (tl::to_string (tr ("A cell with ID %ld already exists")), id));
     }
 
+    m_temp_cells.erase (cell.cell_index ());
     cell.set_ghost_cell (false);
     return cell.cell_index ();
 
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ CommonReader::rename_cell (db::Layout &layout, size_t id, const std::string &cn)
 
     db::cell_index_type ci = layout.add_anonymous_cell ();
     layout.cell (ci).set_ghost_cell (true);
+    m_temp_cells.insert (ci);
 
     m_id_map [id] = std::make_pair (cn, ci);
     m_name_map [cn] = std::make_pair (id, ci);
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ CommonReader::cell_for_instance (db::Layout &layout, size_t id)
   std::map<size_t, std::pair<std::string, db::cell_index_type> >::iterator iid = m_id_map.find (id);
   if (iid != m_id_map.end ()) {
 
+    m_temp_cells.erase (iid->second.second);
     return iid->second.second;
 
   } else {
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ CommonReader::cell_for_instance (db::Layout &layout, const std::string &cn)
   std::map<std::string, std::pair<size_t, db::cell_index_type> >::iterator iname = m_name_map.find (cn);
   if (iname != m_name_map.end ()) {
 
+    m_temp_cells.erase (iname->second.second);
     return iname->second.second;
 
   } else {
@@ -423,6 +428,12 @@ CommonReader::finish (db::Layout &layout)
 
   }
 
+  //  remove temporary cells (some that were "declared" by "rename_cell" but not used by cell_for_instance)
+
+  for (std::set<db::cell_index_type>::const_iterator ci = m_temp_cells.begin (); ci != m_temp_cells.end (); ++ci) {
+    layout.delete_cell (*ci);
+  }
+
   //  resolve layer multi-mapping
 
   for (std::map<std::set<unsigned int>, unsigned int>::const_iterator i = m_multi_mapping_placeholders.begin (); i != m_multi_mapping_placeholders.end (); ++i) {
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.h b/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.h
index 81d361672..0fe3c8081 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbCommonReader.h
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ protected:
 private:
   std::map<size_t, std::pair<std::string, db::cell_index_type> > m_id_map;
   std::map<std::string, std::pair<size_t, db::cell_index_type> > m_name_map;
+  std::set<db::cell_index_type> m_temp_cells;
   std::map<size_t, std::string> m_name_for_id;
   CellConflictResolution m_cc_resolution;
   bool m_create_layers;
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReader.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc
similarity index 99%
rename from src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReader.cc
rename to src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc
index 8534e0ab4..836c901f1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReader.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/dbOASISReaderTests.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ TEST(2_6)
   run_test (_this, "2.6");
 }
 
+TEST(2_7)
+{
+  run_test (_this, "2.7");
+}
+
 TEST(3_1)
 {
   run_test (_this, "3.1");
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
index 2532285f9..d5aab7467 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/unit_tests/unit_tests.pro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ TARGET = oasis_tests
 include($$PWD/../../../../lib_ut.pri)
 
 SOURCES = \
-  dbOASISReader.cc \
+  dbOASISReaderTests.cc \
   dbOASISWriter2.cc \
   dbOASISWriter.cc \
 
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/mkall.sh b/testdata/oasis/mkall.sh
index 633e4f313..b56d4e137 100755
--- a/testdata/oasis/mkall.sh
+++ b/testdata/oasis/mkall.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ export LANG
 for t in *.ot; do
   out=`echo $t | sed 's/.ot$/.oas/'`
   echo "$t -> $out"
-  ./mkoasis.tcl $t $out
+  tclsh ./mkoasis.tcl $t $out
 done
 
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/t2.3.ot b/testdata/oasis/t2.3.ot
index 3ef18cfa8..8b08f014d 100644
--- a/testdata/oasis/t2.3.ot
+++ b/testdata/oasis/t2.3.ot
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ header
   uint 0 ;# offset table is in start record
   for { set i 0 } { $i < 12 } { incr i } { uint 0 }
 
-# XYZ gets assigned 1 
+# ABC gets assigned 1 
 record CELLNAME_ID
   str ABC 
   uint 1
 
-# ABC gets assigned 0 implicitly
+# XYZ gets assigned 0 implicitly
 record CELLNAME
   str XYZ  ;# FAIL: implicit and explicit assignment may not be mixed
 
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/t2.4.ot b/testdata/oasis/t2.4.ot
index d1def8758..a8848fea0 100644
--- a/testdata/oasis/t2.4.ot
+++ b/testdata/oasis/t2.4.ot
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ header
   uint 0 ;# offset table is in start record
   for { set i 0 } { $i < 12 } { incr i } { uint 0 }
 
-# XYZ gets assigned 1 
+# ABC gets assigned 1 
 record CELLNAME_ID
   str ABC 
   uint 1
 
-# ABC gets assigned 0 
+# XYZ gets assigned 0 
 record CELLNAME_ID
   str XYZ
   uint 0
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/t2.5.ot b/testdata/oasis/t2.5.ot
index 055f73530..e9b789051 100644
--- a/testdata/oasis/t2.5.ot
+++ b/testdata/oasis/t2.5.ot
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ header
   uint 0 ;# offset table is in start record
   for { set i 0 } { $i < 12 } { incr i } { uint 0 }
 
-# XYZ gets assigned 1 
+# ABC gets assigned 1 
 record CELLNAME_ID
   str ABC 
   uint 1
 
-# ABC gets assigned 0 
+# XYZ gets assigned 0 
 record CELLNAME_ID
   str XYZ
   uint 0
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/t2.7.oas b/testdata/oasis/t2.7.oas
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d33c53d9
Binary files /dev/null and b/testdata/oasis/t2.7.oas differ
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/t2.7.ot b/testdata/oasis/t2.7.ot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f9326c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/oasis/t2.7.ot
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# <test>
+#   <name>t2.7.ot</name>
+#   <content-description>Two cells, one just declared but not present</content-description>
+#   <test-intention>Unused CELLNAME must not generate an empty cell</test-intention>
+#   <content>
+#     begin_lib 0.001
+#     begin_cell {XYZ}
+#     end_cell
+#     end_lib
+#   </content>
+# </test>
+
+header 
+  real 0 1000.0
+  uint 0 ;# offset table is in start record
+  for { set i 0 } { $i < 12 } { incr i } { uint 0 }
+
+# ABC gets assigned 1 
+record CELLNAME_ID
+  str ABC 
+  uint 1
+
+# XYZ gets assigned 0 
+record CELLNAME_ID
+  str XYZ
+  uint 0
+
+# Cell XYZ (empty)
+record CELL_ID
+  uint 0
+
+# no body.
+
+tail
+
diff --git a/testdata/oasis/t2.7_au.txt b/testdata/oasis/t2.7_au.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6c3a7de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/oasis/t2.7_au.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+begin_lib 0.001
+begin_cell {XYZ}
+end_cell
+end_lib