diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.cpp
index bcb672ea7..651744bf9 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.cpp
@@ -179,34 +179,6 @@ void pull_ite_tree::operator()(app * n, app_ref & r, proof_ref & pr) {
     m_todo.reset();
 }
 
-pull_ite_tree_star::pull_ite_tree_star(ast_manager & m, simplifier & s):
-    simplifier(m),
-    m_proc(m) {
-    borrow_plugins(s);
-}
-
-bool pull_ite_tree_star::get_subst(expr * n, expr_ref & r, proof_ref & p) {
-    if (is_app(n) && is_target(to_app(n))) {
-        app_ref tmp(m);
-        m_proc(to_app(n), tmp, p);
-        r = tmp;
-        return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool pull_cheap_ite_tree_star::is_target(app * n) const {
-    bool r = 
-        n->get_num_args() == 2 &&
-        n->get_family_id() != null_family_id &&
-        m.is_bool(n) &&
-        (m.is_value(n->get_arg(0)) || m.is_value(n->get_arg(1))) &&
-        (m.is_term_ite(n->get_arg(0)) || m.is_term_ite(n->get_arg(1)));
-    TRACE("pull_ite_target", tout << mk_pp(n, m) << "\nresult: " << r << "\n";);
-    return r;
-}
-
-
 
 
 pull_ite_tree_cfg::pull_ite_tree_cfg(ast_manager & m):
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.h b/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.h
index 37837a3cf..3ff0a716d 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/pull_ite_tree.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Revision History:
 #include "ast/ast.h"
 #include "ast/rewriter/rewriter.h"
 #include "ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.h"
-#include "ast/simplifier/simplifier.h"
 #include "ast/expr_map.h"
 #include "ast/recurse_expr.h"
 #include "util/obj_hashtable.h"
@@ -69,36 +68,6 @@ public:
     void operator()(app * n, app_ref & r, proof_ref & pr);
 };
 
-/**
-   \brief Functor for applying the pull_ite_tree on subexpressions n that
-   satisfy the is_target virtual predicate.
-*/
-class pull_ite_tree_star : public simplifier {
-protected:
-    pull_ite_tree m_proc;
-    virtual bool get_subst(expr * n, expr_ref & r, proof_ref & p);
-public:
-    pull_ite_tree_star(ast_manager & m, simplifier & s);
-    virtual ~pull_ite_tree_star() { release_plugins(); }
-    virtual bool is_target(app * n) const = 0;
-};
-
-/**
-   \brief Apply pull_ite_tree on predicates of the form
-   (p ite v) and (p v ite)
-
-   where:
-   - p is an interpreted predicate
-   - ite is an ite-term expression
-   - v is a value
-*/
-class pull_cheap_ite_tree_star : public pull_ite_tree_star {
-public:
-    pull_cheap_ite_tree_star(ast_manager & m, simplifier & s):pull_ite_tree_star(m, s) {}
-    virtual ~pull_cheap_ite_tree_star() {}
-    virtual bool is_target(app * n) const;
-};
-
 /**
    \brief Functor for applying the pull_ite_tree on subexpressions n that
    satisfy the is_target virtual predicate.
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.cpp
index fe6f8b408..386a4fb27 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.cpp
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ Revision History:
 #include "ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.h"
 #include "ast/ast_pp.h"
 
-push_app_ite::push_app_ite(simplifier & s, bool conservative):
-    simplifier(s.get_manager()),
-    m_conservative(conservative) {
-
-    borrow_plugins(s);
-}
-
-push_app_ite::~push_app_ite() {
-    // the plugins were borrowed. So, release ownership.
-    m_plugins.release();
-}
 
 static int has_ite_arg(ast_manager& m, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args) {
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_args; i++)
@@ -39,186 +28,6 @@ static int has_ite_arg(ast_manager& m, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args) {
     return -1;
 }
 
-void push_app_ite::apply(func_decl * decl, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args, expr_ref & r) {
-    TRACE("push_app_ite", tout << "pushing app...\n";);
-    int ite_arg_idx = has_ite_arg(m, num_args, args);
-    if (ite_arg_idx < 0) {
-        mk_app(decl, num_args, args, r);
-        return;
-    }
-    app * ite               = to_app(args[ite_arg_idx]);
-    expr * c                = ite->get_arg(0);
-    expr * t                = ite->get_arg(1);
-    expr * e                = ite->get_arg(2);
-    expr ** args_prime      = const_cast<expr**>(args);
-    expr * old              = args_prime[ite_arg_idx];
-    args_prime[ite_arg_idx] = t;
-    expr_ref t_new(m);
-    apply(decl, num_args, args_prime, t_new);
-    args_prime[ite_arg_idx] = e;
-    expr_ref e_new(m);
-    apply(decl, num_args, args_prime, e_new);
-    args_prime[ite_arg_idx] = old;
-    expr * new_args[3] = { c, t_new, e_new };
-    mk_app(ite->get_decl(), 3, new_args, r);
-}
-
-/**
-   \brief Default (conservative) implementation. Return true if there one and only one ite-term argument.
-*/
-bool push_app_ite::is_target(func_decl * decl, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args) {
-    if (m.is_ite(decl))
-        return false;
-    bool found_ite = false;
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_args; i++) {
-        if (m.is_ite(args[i]) && !m.is_bool(args[i])) {
-            if (found_ite) {
-                if (m_conservative)
-                    return false;
-            }
-            else {
-                found_ite = true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    CTRACE("push_app_ite", found_ite, tout << "found target for push app ite:\n";
-          tout << decl->get_name();
-          for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_args; i++) tout << " " << mk_pp(args[i], m);
-          tout << "\n";);
-    return found_ite;
-}
-
-void push_app_ite::operator()(expr * s, expr_ref & r, proof_ref & p) {
-    expr  * result;
-    proof * result_proof;
-    reduce_core(s);
-    get_cached(s, result, result_proof);
-    r = result;
-    switch (m.proof_mode()) {
-    case PGM_DISABLED:
-        p = m.mk_undef_proof();
-        break;
-    case PGM_COARSE:
-        if (result == s)
-            p = m.mk_reflexivity(s);
-        else
-            p = m.mk_rewrite_star(s, result, 0, 0);
-        break;
-    case PGM_FINE:
-        if (result == s)
-            p = m.mk_reflexivity(s);
-        else
-            p = result_proof;
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-void push_app_ite::reduce_core(expr * n) {
-    if (!is_cached(n)) {
-        unsigned sz = m_todo.size();
-        m_todo.push_back(n);
-        while (m_todo.size() != sz) {
-            expr * n = m_todo.back();
-            if (is_cached(n))
-                m_todo.pop_back();
-            else if (visit_children(n)) {
-                m_todo.pop_back();
-                reduce1(n);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-bool push_app_ite::visit_children(expr * n) {
-    bool visited = true;
-    unsigned j;
-    switch(n->get_kind()) {
-    case AST_VAR:
-        return true;
-    case AST_APP:
-        j = to_app(n)->get_num_args();
-        while (j > 0) {
-            --j;
-            visit(to_app(n)->get_arg(j), visited);
-        }
-        return visited;
-    case AST_QUANTIFIER: 
-        visit(to_quantifier(n)->get_expr(), visited);
-        return visited;
-    default:
-        UNREACHABLE();
-        return true;
-    }
-}
-
-void push_app_ite::reduce1(expr * n) {
-    switch (n->get_kind()) {
-    case AST_VAR:
-        cache_result(n, n, 0);
-        break;
-    case AST_APP:
-        reduce1_app(to_app(n));
-        break;
-    case AST_QUANTIFIER:
-        reduce1_quantifier(to_quantifier(n));
-        break;
-    default:
-        UNREACHABLE();
-    }
-}
-
-void push_app_ite::reduce1_app(app * n) {
-    m_args.reset();
-    
-    func_decl * decl = n->get_decl();
-    proof_ref p1(m);
-    get_args(n, m_args, p1);
-
-    expr_ref r(m);
-    if (is_target(decl, m_args.size(), m_args.c_ptr()))
-        apply(decl, m_args.size(), m_args.c_ptr(), r);
-    else
-        mk_app(decl, m_args.size(), m_args.c_ptr(), r);
-    
-    if (!m.fine_grain_proofs())
-        cache_result(n, r, 0);
-    else {
-        expr * s = m.mk_app(decl, m_args.size(), m_args.c_ptr());
-        proof * p;
-        if (n == r)
-            p = 0;
-        else if (r != s) 
-            p = m.mk_transitivity(p1, m.mk_rewrite(s, r));
-        else
-            p = p1;
-        cache_result(n, r, p);
-    }
-}
-
-void push_app_ite::reduce1_quantifier(quantifier * q) {
-    expr *  new_body;
-    proof * new_body_pr;
-    get_cached(q->get_expr(), new_body, new_body_pr);
-    
-    quantifier * new_q = m.update_quantifier(q, new_body);
-    proof *      p     = q == new_q ? 0 : m.mk_quant_intro(q, new_q, new_body_pr);   
-    cache_result(q, new_q, p);
-}
-
-bool ng_push_app_ite::is_target(func_decl * decl, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args) {
-    bool r = push_app_ite::is_target(decl, num_args, args);
-    if (!r) 
-        return false;
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_args; i++)
-        if (!is_ground(args[i]))
-            return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
-ng_push_app_ite::ng_push_app_ite(simplifier & s, bool conservative):
-    push_app_ite(s, conservative) {
-}
-
 
 /**
    \brief Default (conservative) implementation. Return true if there one and only one ite-term argument.
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.h b/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.h
index 4faf853ea..e6c6b6fb2 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/push_app_ite.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Revision History:
 #define PUSH_APP_ITE_H_
 
 #include "ast/ast.h"
-#include "ast/simplifier/simplifier.h"
 #include "ast/rewriter/rewriter.h"
 
 /**
@@ -28,36 +27,6 @@ Revision History:
 
    (f s (ite c t1 t2)) ==> (ite c (f s t1) (f s t2))
 */
-class push_app_ite : public simplifier {
-protected:
-    bool          m_conservative;
-    void apply(func_decl * decl, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args, expr_ref & result);
-    virtual bool is_target(func_decl * decl, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args);
-    void reduce_core(expr * n);
-    bool visit_children(expr * n);
-    void reduce1(expr * n);
-    void reduce1_app(app * n);
-    void reduce1_quantifier(quantifier * q);
-
-public:
-    push_app_ite(simplifier & s, bool conservative = true);
-    virtual ~push_app_ite();
-    void operator()(expr * s, expr_ref & r, proof_ref & p);
-};
-
-/**
-   \brief Variation of push_app_ite that applies the transformation on nonground terms only.
-
-   \remark This functor uses the app::is_ground method. This method is not
-   completly precise, for instance, any term containing a quantifier is marked as non ground.
-*/
-class ng_push_app_ite : public push_app_ite {
-protected:
-    virtual bool is_target(func_decl * decl, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args);
-public:
-    ng_push_app_ite(simplifier & s, bool conservative = true);
-    virtual ~ng_push_app_ite() {}
-};
 
 struct push_app_ite_cfg : public default_rewriter_cfg {
     ast_manager& m;