diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
index c9fc89b89..47cec7aa1 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
@@ -515,28 +515,38 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::reduce_power(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind, e
     }
 }
 
-bool arith_rewriter::is_factor(expr* s, expr* t) {
+bool arith_rewriter::is_mul_factor(expr* s, expr* t) {
     if (m_util.is_mul(t))
-        return any_of(*to_app(t), [&](expr* m) { return m == s; });
-    if (m_util.is_add(t))
-        return all_of(*to_app(t), [&](expr* f) { return is_factor(s, f); });
+        return any_of(*to_app(t), [&](expr* m) { return is_mul_factor(s, m); });
     return s == t;
 }
 
+bool arith_rewriter::is_add_factor(expr* s, expr* t) {
+    if (m_util.is_add(t))
+        return all_of(*to_app(t), [&](expr* f) { return is_add_factor(s, f); });
+    return is_mul_factor(s, t);
+}
+
 expr_ref arith_rewriter::remove_factor(expr* s, expr* t) {
 
     if (m_util.is_mul(t)) {
         ptr_buffer<expr> r;
-        r.append(to_app(t)->get_num_args(), to_app(t)->get_args());
+        r.push_back(t);
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < r.size(); ++i) {
             expr* arg = r[i];
+            if (m_util.is_mul(arg)) {
+                r.append(to_app(arg)->get_num_args(), to_app(arg)->get_args());
+                r[i] = r.back();
+                r.pop_back();
+                --i;
+                continue;
+            }
             if (s == arg) {
                 r[i] = r.back();
                 r.pop_back();
                 break;
             }
         }
-        SASSERT(to_app(t)->get_num_args() == r.size() + 1);
         switch (r.size()) {
         case 0:
             return expr_ref(m_util.mk_numeral(rational(1), m_util.is_int(t)), m);
@@ -546,49 +556,60 @@ expr_ref arith_rewriter::remove_factor(expr* s, expr* t) {
             return expr_ref(m_util.mk_mul(r.size(), r.data()), m);
         }
     }
-    if (m_util.is_add(t)) {
-        expr_ref_vector sum(m);
-        for (expr* arg : *to_app(t))
-            sum.push_back(remove_factor(s, arg));
-        return expr_ref(m_util.mk_add(sum.size(), sum.data()), m);
+    expr_ref_vector sum(m);
+    sum.push_back(t);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < sum.size(); ++i) {
+        expr* arg = sum.get(i);
+        if (m_util.is_add(arg)) {
+            sum.append(to_app(arg)->get_num_args(), to_app(arg)->get_args());
+            sum[i] = sum.back();
+            sum.pop_back();
+            --i;
+            continue;
+        }
+        sum[i] = remove_factor(s, arg);
     }
-    SASSERT(s == t);
-    return expr_ref(m_util.mk_numeral(rational(1), m_util.is_int(t)), m);            
+    if (sum.size() == 1) 
+        return expr_ref(sum.get(0), m);
+    else
+        return expr_ref(m_util.mk_add(sum.size(), sum.data()), m);          
 }
 
 
-br_status arith_rewriter::factor_le_ge_eq(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind, expr_ref & result) {
-    auto is_nl_mul = [&](expr* t) {
-        if (!m_util.is_mul(t))
-            return false;
-        if (to_app(t)->get_num_args() <= 1)
-            return false;
-        unsigned num_vars = 0;
+void arith_rewriter::get_nl_muls(expr* t, ptr_buffer<expr>& muls) {
+    if (m_util.is_mul(t)) {
         for (expr* arg : *to_app(t))
-            if (!m_util.is_numeral(arg))
-                ++num_vars;
-        return num_vars > 1;
-    };
-    auto find_nl_factor = [&](expr* s) -> expr* {
-        if (is_nl_mul(s)) {
-            for (expr* arg : *to_app(s))
-                if (!m_util.is_numeral(arg) && is_factor(arg, s))
-                    return arg;
+            get_nl_muls(arg, muls);
+    }
+    else if (!m_util.is_numeral(t))
+        muls.push_back(t);    
+}
+
+expr* arith_rewriter::find_nl_factor(expr* t) {
+    ptr_buffer<expr> sum, muls;
+    sum.push_back(t);
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < sum.size(); ++i) {
+        expr* arg = sum[i];
+        if (m_util.is_add(arg)) 
+            sum.append(to_app(arg)->get_num_args(), to_app(arg)->get_args());        
+        else if (m_util.is_mul(arg)) {
+            muls.reset();
+            get_nl_muls(arg, muls);
+            if (muls.size() <= 1)
+                continue;
+            for (auto m : muls) {
+                if (is_add_factor(m, t))
+                    return m;
+            }
             return nullptr;
         }
-        if (m_util.is_add(s)) {
-            for (expr* arg : *to_app(s)) {
-                if (is_nl_mul(arg)) {
-                    for (expr* arg1 : *to_app(arg))
-                        if (!m_util.is_numeral(arg1) && is_factor(arg1, s))
-                            return arg1;
-                    return nullptr;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return nullptr;
-    };
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
 
+br_status arith_rewriter::factor_le_ge_eq(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind, expr_ref & result) {
+    
     if (is_zero(arg2)) {
         expr* f = find_nl_factor(arg1);
         if (!f)
@@ -604,8 +625,7 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::factor_le_ge_eq(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind
             break;
         case LE:
             result = m.mk_or(m.mk_not(m.mk_iff(m_util.mk_ge(f, z), m_util.mk_ge(f2, z))), result);
-            break;
-            
+            break;            
         }
         return BR_REWRITE3;                    
     }
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h
index 489dc06a6..a1aadfa7f 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ class arith_rewriter : public poly_rewriter<arith_rewriter_core> {
     br_status is_separated(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind, expr_ref & result);
     bool is_non_negative(expr* e);
     br_status mk_le_ge_eq_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind, expr_ref & result);
-    bool is_factor(expr* s, expr* t);
+    bool is_add_factor(expr* s, expr* t);
+    bool is_mul_factor(expr* s, expr* t);
+    expr* find_nl_factor(expr* t);
+    void get_nl_muls(expr* t, ptr_buffer<expr>& muls);
     expr_ref remove_factor(expr* s, expr* t);
     br_status factor_le_ge_eq(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kind, expr_ref & result);
 
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_arith_base.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_arith_base.cpp
index a8a89b0d1..88a51fee1 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_arith_base.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_arith_base.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ namespace sls {
             ctx.force_restart();
             num_fail = 0;
         }
-//        m_stats.m_num_steps++;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1673,7 +1672,7 @@ namespace sls {
                 result += 1;
             
             if (dtt_new != 0 && dtt_old == 0) {
-                if (/*m_use_tabu && */ctx.is_unit(lit))
+                if (m_use_tabu && ctx.is_unit(lit))
                     return 0;
                 result -= 1;
             }