diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/bv_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/bv_rewriter.cpp
index 62fe2e9bd..7cd13f72c 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/bv_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/bv_rewriter.cpp
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ br_status bv_rewriter::mk_eq_core(expr * lhs, expr * rhs, expr_ref & result) {
     }
 
     br_status st;
-    if (m_bit2bool && false) {
+    if (m_bit2bool) {
         st = mk_bit2bool(lhs, rhs, result);
         if (st != BR_FAILED)
             return st;