diff --git a/src/tactic/bv/bv_slice_tactic.cpp b/src/tactic/bv/bv_slice_tactic.cpp
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+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    bv_slice_tactic.cpp
+
+Abstract:
+
+    Tactic for simplifying with bit-vector slices
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2022-10-30
+
+--*/
+
+#include "ast/simplifiers/bv_slice.h"
+#include "tactic/tactic.h"
+#include "tactic/dependent_expr_state_tactic.h"
+#include "tactic/bv/bv_slice_tactic.h"
+
+
+class bv_slice_factory : public dependent_expr_simplifier_factory {
+public:
+    dependent_expr_simplifier* mk(ast_manager& m, params_ref const& p, dependent_expr_state& s) override {
+        return alloc(bv::slice, m, s);
+    }
+};
+
+tactic* mk_bv_slice_tactic(ast_manager& m, params_ref const& p) {
+    return alloc(dependent_expr_state_tactic, m, p, alloc(bv_slice_factory), "bv-slice");
+}