diff --git a/src/math/lp/nla_grobner.cpp b/src/math/lp/nla_grobner.cpp
index 832f4f12c..f9920e766 100644
--- a/src/math/lp/nla_grobner.cpp
+++ b/src/math/lp/nla_grobner.cpp
@@ -289,13 +289,10 @@ namespace nla {
             auto coeff = m.coeff * denom;
             if (m.vars.empty())
                 k -= coeff;
-            else if (m.vars.size() == 1) {
+            else if (m.vars.size() == 1) 
                 lo_t.add_monomial(coeff, m.vars[0]);
-            }
-            else if (c().find_canonical_monic_of_vars(m.vars, j)) {
-                //verbose_stream() << "canonical monic\n";
+            else if (c().find_canonical_monic_of_vars(m.vars, j)) 
                 lo_t.add_monomial(coeff, j);
-            }
             else
                 return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.cpp b/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.cpp
index 298d57c41..f2352b128 100644
--- a/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.cpp
+++ b/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.cpp
@@ -276,14 +276,6 @@ void intervals::set_var_interval1(lpvar v, interval& b) {
     }
 }
 
-template <e_with_deps wd>
-bool intervals::set_var_interval2(lpvar v, scoped_dep_interval& b) {
-    if (ls().column_corresponds_to_term(v)) {
-        auto const& lt = ls().column_index_to_term(v);
-        return interval_from_lar_term<wd>(lt, b);
-    }
-    return false;
-}
     
 template <e_with_deps wd>
 void intervals::set_var_interval(lpvar v, interval& b) {
@@ -505,7 +497,6 @@ lp::lar_solver& intervals::ls() { return m_core->m_lar_solver; }
 const lp::lar_solver& intervals::ls() const { return m_core->m_lar_solver; }
 
 
-
 } // end of nla namespace
 
 
diff --git a/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.h b/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.h
index 7455f676d..4db9aad7b 100644
--- a/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.h
+++ b/src/math/lp/nla_intervals.h
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ public:
     void set_var_interval1(lpvar v, interval& b);
 
     template <dep_intervals::with_deps_t wd>
-    bool set_var_interval2(lpvar v, scoped_dep_interval& b);
+    bool set_var_interval2(lpvar v, scoped_dep_interval& b) {
+        if (ls().column_corresponds_to_term(v)) {
+            auto const& lt = ls().column_index_to_term(v);
+            return interval_from_lar_term<wd>(lt, b);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
         
     template <dep_intervals::with_deps_t wd>
     bool interval_from_term(const nex& e, scoped_dep_interval& i);