diff --git a/src/ast/simplifiers/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ast/simplifiers/CMakeLists.txt
index 75aa1ec7a..b636b8b42 100644
--- a/src/ast/simplifiers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ast/simplifiers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ z3_add_component(simplifiers
   SOURCES
     bv_slice.cpp
     elim_unconstrained.cpp
+    eliminate_predicates.cpp
     euf_completion.cpp
     extract_eqs.cpp
     model_reconstruction_trail.cpp
diff --git a/src/ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.cpp b/src/ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57fe4b4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    eliminate_predicates.cpp
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2022-11-17.
+
+Notes:
+
+The simplifier 
+- detects macros of the form p(x) = q(x)
+  - other more general macro detection is TBD. 
+    For example {~p, a} {~p, b} {p, ~a, ~b} {p, C} {~p, D} defines p as a conjunction
+    and we can obbtain {a, C}, {b, C} {~a, ~b, D } similar to propositional case.
+    Instead the case is handled by predicate elimination when p only occurs positively 
+    outside of {~p, a} {~p, b} {p, ~a, ~b} 
+  - other SMT-based macro detection could be made here as well.
+    The (legacy) macro finder is not very flexible and could be replaced
+    by a module building on this one. 
+- eliminates predicates p(x) that occur at most once in each clause and the
+  number of occurrences is small.
+
+Two sets of disabled functions are tracked:
+
+forbidden from macros vs forbidden from elimination
+  - forbidden from macros: uninterpreted functions in recursive definitions
+                           predicates before m_qhead
+                           arguments to as-array
+  - forbidden from elimination:
+    - forbidden from macros,
+    - occurs more than once in some clause, or in nested occurrence.
+
+--*/
+
+
+#include "ast/ast_pp.h"
+#include "ast/ast_ll_pp.h"
+#include "ast/ast_util.h"
+#include "ast/for_each_ast.h"
+#include "ast/recfun_decl_plugin.h"
+#include "ast/occurs.h"
+#include "ast/array_decl_plugin.h"
+#include "ast/rewriter/var_subst.h"
+#include "ast/rewriter/rewriter_def.h"
+#include "ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.h"
+#include "ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.h"
+#include "ast/macros/macro_util.h"
+
+
+/**
+* Rewriting formulas using macro definitions.
+*/
+struct eliminate_predicates::macro_expander_cfg : public default_rewriter_cfg {
+    ast_manager& m;
+    eliminate_predicates& ep;
+    expr_dependency_ref& m_used_macro_dependencies;
+    expr_ref_vector m_trail;
+
+    macro_expander_cfg(ast_manager& m, eliminate_predicates& ep, expr_dependency_ref& deps) :
+        m(m),
+        ep(ep),
+        m_used_macro_dependencies(deps),
+        m_trail(m)
+    {}
+
+    bool rewrite_patterns() const { return false; }
+    bool flat_assoc(func_decl* f) const { return false; }
+    br_status reduce_app(func_decl* f, unsigned num, expr* const* args, expr_ref& result, proof_ref& result_pr) {
+        result_pr = nullptr;
+        return BR_FAILED;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * adapted from macro_manager.cpp
+    */
+    bool reduce_quantifier(quantifier* old_q,
+        expr* new_body,
+        expr* const* new_patterns,
+        expr* const* new_no_patterns,
+        expr_ref& result,
+        proof_ref& result_pr) {
+
+        bool erase_patterns = false;
+        for (unsigned i = 0; !erase_patterns && i < old_q->get_num_patterns(); i++) 
+            if (old_q->get_pattern(i) != new_patterns[i])
+                erase_patterns = true;
+        
+        for (unsigned i = 0; !erase_patterns && i < old_q->get_num_no_patterns(); i++) 
+            if (old_q->get_no_pattern(i) != new_no_patterns[i])
+                erase_patterns = true;
+        
+        if (erase_patterns) 
+            result = m.update_quantifier(old_q, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, new_body);
+        
+        if (erase_patterns && m.proofs_enabled()) 
+            result_pr = m.mk_rewrite(old_q, result);
+        
+        return erase_patterns;
+    }
+
+    bool get_subst(expr* _n, expr*& r, proof*& p) {
+        if (!is_app(_n))
+            return false;
+        p = nullptr;
+        app* n = to_app(_n);
+        quantifier* q = nullptr;
+        func_decl* d = n->get_decl(), * d2 = nullptr;
+        app_ref head(m);
+        expr_ref def(m);
+        expr_dependency_ref dep(m);
+        if (ep.has_macro(d, head, def, dep)) {
+            unsigned num = head->get_num_args();
+            ptr_buffer<expr> subst_args;
+            subst_args.resize(num, 0);
+            // TODO: we can exploit that variables occur in "non-standard" order
+            // that is in order (:var 0) (:var 1) (:var 2)
+            // then substitution just takes n->get_args() instead of this renaming.
+            for (unsigned i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+                var* v = to_var(head->get_arg(i));
+                VERIFY(v->get_idx() < num);
+                unsigned nidx = num - v->get_idx() - 1;
+                SASSERT(subst_args[nidx] == 0);
+                subst_args[nidx] = n->get_arg(i);
+            }
+            var_subst s(m);
+            expr_ref rr = s(def, num, subst_args.data());
+            r = rr;
+            m_trail.push_back(rr);
+            m_used_macro_dependencies = m.mk_join(m_used_macro_dependencies, dep);
+            return true;
+        }
+        
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
+struct eliminate_predicates::macro_expander_rw : public rewriter_tpl<eliminate_predicates::macro_expander_cfg> {
+    eliminate_predicates::macro_expander_cfg m_cfg;
+
+    macro_expander_rw(ast_manager& m, eliminate_predicates& ep, expr_dependency_ref& deps) :
+        rewriter_tpl<eliminate_predicates::macro_expander_cfg>(m, false, m_cfg),
+        m_cfg(m, ep, deps)
+    {}
+};
+
+
+std::ostream& eliminate_predicates::clause::display(std::ostream& out) const {
+    ast_manager& m = m_dep.get_manager();
+    for (sort* s : m_bound)
+        out << mk_pp(s, m) << " ";
+    for (auto const& [atom, sign] : m_literals)
+        out << (sign ? "~" : "") << mk_bounded_pp(atom, m) << " ";
+    return out;
+}
+
+eliminate_predicates::eliminate_predicates(ast_manager& m, dependent_expr_state& fmls):
+    dependent_expr_simplifier(m, fmls), m_der(m), m_rewriter(m) {}
+
+
+void eliminate_predicates::add_use_list(clause& cl) {
+    ast_mark seen;
+    for (auto const& [atom, sign] : cl.m_literals) {        
+        if (!is_uninterp(atom)) {
+            m_to_exclude.push_back(atom);
+            continue;
+        }
+        
+        func_decl* p = to_app(atom)->get_decl();
+        m_use_list.get(p, sign).push_back(&cl);
+        
+        if (!m_predicate_decls.is_marked(p)) {
+            m_predicates.push_back(p);
+            m_predicate_decls.mark(p, true);
+        }
+        if (seen.is_marked(p)) 
+            m_to_exclude.push_back(atom);
+        else {
+            seen.mark(p, true);
+            m_to_exclude.append(to_app(atom)->get_num_args(), to_app(atom)->get_args());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+* cheap/simplistic heuristic to find definitions that are based on binary clauses
+* (or (head x) (not (def x))
+* (or (not (head x)) (def x))
+*/
+bool eliminate_predicates::try_find_binary_definition(func_decl* p, app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep) {
+    if (m_disable_macro.is_marked(p))
+        return false;
+    expr_mark binary_pos, binary_neg;
+    macro_util mutil(m);
+    obj_map<expr, expr_dependency*> deps;
+    auto is_def_predicate = [&](expr* atom) {
+        return is_app(atom) && to_app(atom)->get_decl() == p && mutil.is_macro_head(atom, p->get_arity());
+    };
+    auto add_def = [&](clause& cl, expr* atom1, bool sign1, expr* atom2, bool sign2) {
+        if (is_def_predicate(atom1) && !sign1) {
+            if (sign2)
+                binary_neg.mark(atom2);
+            else
+                binary_pos.mark(atom2);
+            if (cl.m_dep)
+                deps.insert(atom1, cl.m_dep);
+        }
+    };
+
+    for (auto* cl : m_use_list.get(p, false)) {
+        if (cl->m_alive && cl->m_literals.size() == 2) {
+            auto const& [atom1, sign1] = cl->m_literals[0];
+            auto const& [atom2, sign2] = cl->m_literals[1];
+            add_def(*cl, atom1, sign1, atom2, sign2);
+            add_def(*cl, atom2, sign2, atom1, sign1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto is_def = [&](unsigned i, unsigned j, clause& cl) {
+        auto const& [atom1, sign1] = cl.m_literals[i];
+        auto const& [atom2, sign2] = cl.m_literals[j];
+        expr_dependency* d = nullptr;
+        if (is_def_predicate(atom1) && sign1) {
+            if (sign2 && binary_pos.is_marked(atom2) && is_macro_safe(atom2) && !occurs(p, atom2)) {
+                head = to_app(atom1);
+                def = m.mk_not(atom2);
+                dep = cl.m_dep;
+                if (deps.find(atom1, d))
+                    dep = m.mk_join(dep, d);                    
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (!sign2 && binary_neg.is_marked(atom2) && is_macro_safe(atom2) && !occurs(p, atom2)) {
+                head = to_app(atom1);
+                def = atom2;
+                dep = cl.m_dep;
+                if (deps.find(atom1, d))
+                    dep = m.mk_join(dep, d);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    for (auto* cl : m_use_list.get(p, true)) {
+        if (cl->m_alive && cl->m_literals.size() == 2) {
+            if (is_def(0, 1, *cl))
+                return true;
+            if (is_def(1, 0, *cl))
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool eliminate_predicates::is_macro_safe(expr* e) {
+    for (expr* arg : subterms::all(expr_ref(e, m))) 
+        if (is_app(arg) && m_is_macro.is_marked(to_app(arg)->get_decl()))
+            return false;    
+    return true;
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::insert_macro(app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep) {
+    unsigned num = head->get_num_args();
+    ptr_buffer<expr> vars, subst_args;
+    subst_args.resize(num, nullptr);
+    vars.resize(num, nullptr);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        var* v = to_var(head->get_arg(i));
+        var* w = m.mk_var(i, v->get_sort());
+        unsigned idx = v->get_idx();
+        VERIFY(idx < num);
+        SASSERT(subst_args[idx] == 0);        
+        subst_args[idx] = w;
+        vars[i] = w;
+    }
+    var_subst sub(m, false);
+    def = sub(def, subst_args.size(), subst_args.data());
+    head = m.mk_app(head->get_decl(), vars);
+    auto* info = alloc(macro_def, head, def, dep);
+    m_macros.insert(head->get_decl(), info);
+    m_fmls.model_trail().push(head->get_decl(), def, {});
+    m_is_macro.mark(head->get_decl(), true);
+    TRACE("elim_predicates", tout << "insert " << head << " " << def << "\n");
+    ++m_stats.m_num_macros;
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::try_resolve_definition(func_decl* p) {
+    app_ref head(m);
+    expr_ref def(m);
+    expr_dependency_ref dep(m);
+    if (try_find_binary_definition(p, head, def, dep)) 
+        insert_macro(head, def, dep);    
+}
+
+bool eliminate_predicates::has_macro(func_decl* p, app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep) {
+    macro_def* md = nullptr;
+    if (m_macros.find(p, md)) {
+        head = md->m_head;
+        def = md->m_def;
+        dep = md->m_dep;
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::find_definitions() {
+    for (auto* p : m_predicates)
+        try_resolve_definition(p);
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::rewrite(expr_ref& t) {
+    proof_ref pr(m);
+    m_der(t, t, pr);
+    m_rewriter(t);
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::reduce_definitions() {
+    if (m_macros.empty())
+        return;
+    
+    for (unsigned i = m_qhead; i < m_fmls.size(); ++i) {
+        auto [f, d] = m_fmls[i]();
+        expr_ref fml(f, m), new_fml(m);
+        expr_dependency_ref dep(m);
+        while (true) {
+            macro_expander_rw macro_expander(m, *this, dep);
+            macro_expander(fml, new_fml);
+            if (new_fml == fml)
+                break;
+            rewrite(new_fml);
+            fml = new_fml;
+        }
+        if (fml != f) {
+            dep = m.mk_join(d, dep);
+            m_fmls.update(i, dependent_expr(m, fml, dep));
+        }
+    }
+    reset();
+    init_clauses();
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::try_resolve(func_decl* p) {
+    if (m_disable_elimination.is_marked(p))
+        return;
+    if (m_disable_macro.is_marked(p))
+        return;
+    
+    unsigned num_pos = 0, num_neg = 0;
+    for (auto* cl : m_use_list.get(p, false))
+        if (cl->m_alive)
+            ++num_pos;
+    for (auto* cl : m_use_list.get(p, true))
+        if (cl->m_alive)
+            ++num_neg;
+
+    TRACE("elim_predicates", tout << "try resolve " << p->get_name() << " " << num_pos << " " << num_neg << "\n");
+    IF_VERBOSE(0, verbose_stream() << "try resolve " << p->get_name() << " " << num_pos << " " << num_neg << "\n");
+    // TODO - probe for a definition
+    // generally, probe for binary clause equivalences in binary implication graph
+    
+    if (num_pos >= 4 && num_neg >= 2)
+        return;
+    if (num_neg >= 4 && num_pos >= 2)
+        return;
+    if (num_neg >= 3 && num_pos >= 3)
+        return;
+
+    for (auto* pos : m_use_list.get(p, false)) {
+        for (auto* neg : m_use_list.get(p, true)) {
+            clause* cl = resolve(p, *pos, *neg);
+            if (!cl)
+                continue;
+            m_clauses.push_back(cl);
+            add_use_list(*cl);
+            process_to_exclude(m_disable_elimination);
+            IF_VERBOSE(11, verbose_stream() << "resolve " << p->get_name() << "\n" << *pos << "\n" << *neg << "\n------\n" << *cl << "\n\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    update_model(p);
+
+    for (auto* pos : m_use_list.get(p, false))
+        pos->m_alive = false;
+    for (auto* neg : m_use_list.get(p, true))
+        neg->m_alive = false;
+
+    ++m_stats.m_num_eliminated;
+}
+
+//
+//  update model for p
+// 
+// Example, ground case:
+// {p, a} {p, b} {-p, c}, {-p, d}
+// p <=> !(a & b)
+// p <=> c & d 
+// 
+// Example non-ground cases
+// {p(t)} {p(s)} {~p(u)}
+// p(x) <=> (x = t or x = s) 
+// p(x) <=> x != u
+// 
+// {p(t), a, b}
+// p(x) <=> (x = t & !(a or b))
+//
+// {~p(t), a, b}
+// ~p(x) <=> (x = t & !(a or b))
+// p(x) <=> x = t => a or b
+// 
+
+void eliminate_predicates::update_model(func_decl* p) {
+    expr_ref_vector fmls(m);
+    expr_ref def(m);
+    unsigned numpos = 0, numneg = 0;
+    vector<dependent_expr> deleted;
+    for (auto* pos : m_use_list.get(p, false)) 
+        if (pos->m_alive)
+            ++numpos;
+    for (auto* neg : m_use_list.get(p, true))
+        if (neg->m_alive)
+            ++numneg;
+
+    if (numpos < numneg) {
+        for (auto* pos : m_use_list.get(p, false))
+            if (pos->m_alive)
+                fmls.push_back(create_residue_formula(p, *pos));
+        def = mk_or(fmls);
+    }
+    else {
+        for (auto* neg : m_use_list.get(p, true))
+            if (neg->m_alive)
+                fmls.push_back(mk_not(m, create_residue_formula(p, *neg)));
+        def = mk_and(fmls);
+    }
+
+    IF_VERBOSE(0, verbose_stream() << p->get_name() << " " << def << "\n");
+    rewrite(def);
+    m_fmls.model_trail().push(p, def, deleted);
+}
+
+/**
+* Convert a clause that contains p(t) into a definition for p
+*   forall y . (or p(t) C)
+* Into
+*   exists y . x = t[y] & !(or C)
+*/
+
+expr_ref eliminate_predicates::create_residue_formula(func_decl* p, clause& cl) {
+    unsigned num_args = p->get_arity();
+    unsigned num_bound = cl.m_bound.size();
+    expr_ref_vector ors(m), ands(m);
+    expr_ref fml(m);
+    app_ref patom(m);
+    for (auto const& [atom, sign] : cl.m_literals) {
+        if (is_app(atom) && to_app(atom)->get_decl() == p) {
+            SASSERT(!patom);
+            patom = to_app(atom);
+            continue;
+        }
+        fml = sign ? m.mk_not(atom) : atom.get();
+        ors.push_back(fml);
+    }
+    if (!ors.empty()) {
+        fml = mk_not(m, mk_or(ors));
+        ands.push_back(fml);
+    }
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_args; ++i) {
+        SASSERT(patom->get_arg(i)->get_sort() == p->get_domain(i));
+        ands.push_back(m.mk_eq(patom->get_arg(i), m.mk_var(num_bound + i, p->get_domain(i))));
+    }
+    fml = m.mk_and(ands);
+    if (num_bound > 0) {
+        svector<symbol> names;
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_bound; ++i)
+            names.push_back(symbol(i));
+        fml = m.mk_exists(num_bound, cl.m_bound.data(), names.data(), fml, 1);
+    }
+    IF_VERBOSE(0, verbose_stream() << fml << "\n");
+    return fml;
+}
+
+/**
+* Resolve p in clauses pos, neg where p occurs only once.
+*/
+eliminate_predicates::clause* eliminate_predicates::resolve(func_decl* p, clause& pos, clause& neg) {
+    var_shifter sh(m);
+    expr_dependency_ref dep(m);
+    dep = m.mk_join(pos.m_dep, neg.m_dep);
+    expr_ref new_lit(m);
+    expr_ref_vector lits(m);
+    expr* plit = nullptr, * nlit = nullptr;
+    
+    for (auto const& [lit, sign] : pos.m_literals)
+        if (is_app(lit) && to_app(lit)->get_decl() == p)
+            plit = lit;
+        else
+            lits.push_back(sign ? m.mk_not(lit) : lit.get());
+    for (auto const & [lit, sign] : neg.m_literals) {
+        if (is_app(lit) && to_app(lit)->get_decl() == p)
+            nlit = lit;
+        else {
+            sh(lit, pos.m_bound.size(), new_lit);
+            lits.push_back(sign ? m.mk_not(new_lit) : new_lit.get());
+        }
+    }
+    sh(nlit, pos.m_bound.size(), new_lit);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < p->get_arity(); ++i) {
+        expr* a = to_app(plit)->get_arg(i);
+        expr* b = to_app(new_lit)->get_arg(i);
+        if (a != b)
+            lits.push_back(m.mk_not(m.mk_eq(a, b)));
+    }
+
+    expr_ref cl = mk_or(lits);
+    ptr_vector<sort> bound;
+    bound.append(neg.m_bound);
+    bound.append(pos.m_bound);
+    if (!bound.empty()) {
+        svector<symbol> names;
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < bound.size(); ++i)
+            names.push_back(symbol(i));
+        cl = m.mk_forall(bound.size(), bound.data(), names.data(), cl, 1);
+    }
+    rewrite(cl);
+    if (m.is_true(cl))
+        return nullptr;
+    return init_clause(cl, dep, UINT_MAX);    
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::try_resolve() {
+    for (auto* f : m_predicates)
+        try_resolve(f);
+}
+
+/**
+* Process the terms m_to_exclude, walk all subterms.
+* Uninterpreted function declarations in these terms are added to 'exclude_set'
+* Uninterpreted function declarations from as-array terms are added to 'm_disable_macro'
+*/
+void eliminate_predicates::process_to_exclude(ast_mark& exclude_set) {
+    ast_mark visited;
+    array_util a(m);
+
+    struct proc {        
+        array_util& a;
+        ast_mark&   to_exclude;
+        ast_mark&   to_disable;
+        proc(array_util& a, ast_mark& f, ast_mark& d) : 
+            a(a), to_exclude(f), to_disable(d) {}
+        void operator()(func_decl* f) {
+            if (is_uninterp(f))
+                to_exclude.mark(f, true);
+        }
+        void operator()(app* e) {
+            func_decl* f;
+            if (a.is_as_array(e, f) && is_uninterp(f))
+                to_disable.mark(f, true);
+        }
+        void operator()(ast* s) {}
+    };
+    proc proc(a, exclude_set, m_disable_macro);
+
+    for (expr* e : m_to_exclude)
+        for_each_ast(proc, visited, e);
+    m_to_exclude.reset();
+}
+
+
+eliminate_predicates::clause* eliminate_predicates::init_clause(unsigned i) {
+    auto [f, d] = m_fmls[i]();
+    return init_clause(f, d, i);
+}
+
+/**
+* Create a clause from a formula.
+*/
+eliminate_predicates::clause* eliminate_predicates::init_clause(expr* f, expr_dependency* d, unsigned i) {
+    clause* cl = alloc(clause, m, d);
+    cl->m_fml = f;
+    cl->m_fml_index = i;
+    while (is_forall(f)) {
+        cl->m_bound.append(to_quantifier(f)->get_num_decls(), to_quantifier(f)->get_decl_sorts());
+        f = to_quantifier(f)->get_expr();
+    }
+    expr_ref_vector ors(m);
+    flatten_or(f, ors);
+    for (expr* lit : ors) {
+        bool sign = m.is_not(lit, lit);
+        cl->m_literals.push_back({ expr_ref(lit, m), sign });
+    }       
+    return cl;
+}
+
+/**
+* functions in the prefix of qhead are fully disabled
+* Create clauses from the suffix, and process subeterms of clauses to be disabled from 
+* eliminations.
+*/
+void eliminate_predicates::init_clauses() {
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < m_qhead; ++i)
+        m_to_exclude.push_back(m_fmls[i].fml());
+    recfun::util rec(m);
+    if (rec.has_rec_defs()) 
+        for (auto& d : rec.get_rec_funs())
+            m_to_exclude.push_back(rec.get_def(d).get_rhs());
+    
+    process_to_exclude(m_disable_macro);
+
+    for (unsigned i = m_qhead; i < m_fmls.size(); ++i) {
+        clause* cl = init_clause(i);
+        add_use_list(*cl);
+        m_clauses.push_back(cl);
+    }
+    process_to_exclude(m_disable_elimination);
+}
+
+/**
+* Convert clauses to m_fmls
+*/
+void eliminate_predicates::decompile() {
+    for (clause* cl : m_clauses) {
+        if (m_fmls.inconsistent())
+            break;
+        if (cl->m_fml_index != UINT_MAX) {
+            if (cl->m_alive)
+                continue;
+            dependent_expr de(m, m.mk_true(), nullptr);
+            m_fmls.update(cl->m_fml_index, de);
+        }
+        else if (cl->m_alive) {
+            expr_ref new_cl = cl->m_fml;
+            dependent_expr de(m, new_cl, cl->m_dep);
+            m_fmls.add(de);
+        }        
+    }
+}
+
+void eliminate_predicates::reset() {
+    m_predicates.reset();
+    m_predicate_decls.reset();
+    m_to_exclude.reset();
+    m_disable_macro.reset();
+    m_disable_elimination.reset();
+    m_is_macro.reset();
+    for (auto const& [k, v] : m_macros)
+        dealloc(v);
+    m_macros.reset();
+    m_clauses.reset();
+    m_use_list.reset();
+}
+
+
+void eliminate_predicates::reduce() {
+    reset();
+    init_clauses();
+    find_definitions();
+    reduce_definitions();
+    try_resolve();
+    decompile();
+    reset();
+}
diff --git a/src/ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.h b/src/ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c7cf7e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.h
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    eliminate_predicates.h
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2022-11-2.
+
+Notes:
+
+ Eliminate predicates through Davis-Putnam rules
+ 
+ (forall (x y) (or (P x) Q)) (forall (x y) (or (not (P x)) R))
+is converted to 
+ (forall (x y) (or Q R))
+when P occurs only in positive or only in negative polarities and the
+expansion does not increase the formula size.
+
+Macros are also eliminated
+
+
+create clause abstractions, index into fmls, indicator if it was removed
+map from predicates to clauses where they occur in unitary role.
+process predicates to check if they can be eliminated, creating new clauses and updated use-list.
+
+
+--*/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "util/scoped_ptr_vector.h"
+#include "ast/rewriter/der.h"
+#include "ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.h"
+#include "ast/simplifiers/dependent_expr_state.h"
+
+
+class eliminate_predicates : public dependent_expr_simplifier {
+
+public:
+    struct clause {
+        ptr_vector<sort>                  m_bound;                // bound variables
+        vector<std::pair<expr_ref, bool>> m_literals;             // clause literals
+        expr_dependency_ref               m_dep;                  // dependencies
+        expr_ref                          m_fml;                  // formula corresponding to clause
+        unsigned                          m_fml_index = UINT_MAX; // index of formula where clause came from
+        bool                              m_alive = true;
+        
+        clause(ast_manager& m, expr_dependency* d) :
+            m_dep(d, m), m_fml(m)
+        {}
+
+        std::ostream& display(std::ostream& out) const;
+    };
+private:
+    struct stats {
+        unsigned m_num_eliminated = 0;
+        unsigned m_num_macros = 0;
+        void reset() { m_num_eliminated = 0; m_num_macros = 0; }
+    };
+
+    struct macro_def {
+        app_ref m_head;
+        expr_ref m_def;
+        expr_dependency_ref m_dep;
+        macro_def(app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep) :
+            m_head(head), m_def(def), m_dep(dep) {}
+    };
+
+    typedef ptr_vector<clause> clause_use_list;
+
+    class use_list {
+        vector<clause_use_list> m_use_list;
+        unsigned index(func_decl* f, bool sign) const { return 2*f->get_small_id() + sign; }
+        void reserve(func_decl* f, bool sign) {
+            m_use_list.reserve(index(f, sign) + 3);
+        }
+    public:
+        clause_use_list& get(func_decl* f, bool sign) { reserve(f, sign);  return m_use_list[index(f, sign)]; }
+        void reset() { m_use_list.reset(); }
+    };
+
+    scoped_ptr_vector<clause>    m_clauses;
+    ast_mark              m_disable_elimination, m_disable_macro, m_predicate_decls, m_is_macro;
+    ptr_vector<func_decl> m_predicates;
+    ptr_vector<expr>      m_to_exclude;
+    stats                 m_stats;
+    use_list              m_use_list;
+    der_rewriter          m_der;
+    th_rewriter           m_rewriter;
+    obj_map<func_decl, macro_def*> m_macros;
+
+    struct macro_expander_cfg;
+    struct macro_expander_rw;
+    
+    void rewrite(expr_ref& t);
+
+    clause* init_clause(unsigned i);
+    clause* init_clause(expr* f, expr_dependency* d, unsigned i);
+    clause* resolve(func_decl* p, clause& pos, clause& neg);
+    void add_use_list(clause& cl);
+
+    bool try_find_binary_definition(func_decl* p, app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep);
+    void try_resolve_definition(func_decl* p);
+    void insert_macro(app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep);
+    bool has_macro(func_decl* p, app_ref& head, expr_ref& def, expr_dependency_ref& dep);
+    bool is_macro_safe(expr* e);
+
+    void try_resolve(func_decl* p);
+    void update_model(func_decl* p);
+    expr_ref create_residue_formula(func_decl* p, clause& cl);
+    void process_to_exclude(ast_mark&);
+
+    void init_clauses();
+    void find_definitions();
+    void reduce_definitions();
+    void try_resolve();
+    void decompile();
+    void reset();
+    
+public:
+
+    eliminate_predicates(ast_manager& m, dependent_expr_state& fmls);
+
+    ~eliminate_predicates() override { reset(); }
+    
+    void reduce() override;
+
+    void collect_statistics(statistics& st) const override { 
+        st.update("elim-predicates", m_stats.m_num_eliminated); 
+        st.update("elim-predicates-macros", m_stats.m_num_macros);
+    }
+
+    void reset_statistics() override { m_stats.reset(); }
+};
+
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, eliminate_predicates::clause const& c) {
+    return c.display(out);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tactic/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tactic/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bb6793fd..39e8def03 100644
--- a/src/tactic/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tactic/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ z3_add_component(core_tactics
     elim_term_ite_tactic.h
     elim_uncnstr_tactic.h
     elim_uncnstr2_tactic.h
+    eliminate_predicates_tactic.h
     euf_completion_tactic.h
     injectivity_tactic.h
     nnf_tactic.h
diff --git a/src/tactic/core/eliminate_predicates_tactic.h b/src/tactic/core/eliminate_predicates_tactic.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3daffb1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tactic/core/eliminate_predicates_tactic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*++
+Copyright (c) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
+
+Module Name:
+
+    eliminate_predicates_tactic.h
+
+Abstract:
+
+    Tactic for eliminating macros and predicates
+
+Author:
+
+    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2022-10-30
+
+--*/
+#pragma once
+
+#include "util/params.h"
+#include "tactic/tactic.h"
+#include "tactic/dependent_expr_state_tactic.h"
+#include "ast/simplifiers/eliminate_predicates.h"
+
+
+class eliminate_predicates_tactic_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(eliminate_predicates, m, s);
+    }
+};
+
+inline tactic * mk_eliminate_predicates_tactic(ast_manager& m, params_ref const& p = params_ref()) {
+    return alloc(dependent_expr_state_tactic, m, p, alloc(eliminate_predicates_tactic_factory), "elim-predicates");
+}
+
+/*
+  ADD_TACTIC("elim-predicates", "eliminate predicates.", "mk_eliminate_predicates_tactic(m, p)")
+*/
+
+