diff --git a/src/solver/solver_preprocess.cpp b/src/solver/solver_preprocess.cpp
index e91c63d79..9d8593aa3 100644
--- a/src/solver/solver_preprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/solver/solver_preprocess.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Notes:
 #include "ast/simplifiers/bound_simplifier.h"
 #include "ast/simplifiers/cnf_nnf.h"
 #include "params/smt_params.h"
+#include "params/sat_params.hpp"
 #include "solver/solver_preprocess.h"
 #include "qe/lite/qe_lite_tactic.h"
 
@@ -59,10 +60,11 @@ void init_preprocess(ast_manager& m, params_ref const& p, then_simplifier& s, de
         return r;
     };
     smt_params smtp(p);
+    sat_params satp(p);
     s.add_simplifier(alloc(rewriter_simplifier, m, p, st));
     if (smtp.m_propagate_values) s.add_simplifier(alloc(propagate_values, m, p, st));
     if (smtp.m_solve_eqs) s.add_simplifier(alloc(euf::solve_eqs, m, st));
-    if (smtp.m_elim_unconstrained) s.add_simplifier(alloc(elim_unconstrained, m, st));
+    if (smtp.m_elim_unconstrained && !satp.smt()) s.add_simplifier(alloc(elim_unconstrained, m, st));
     if (smtp.m_nnf_cnf) s.add_simplifier(alloc(cnf_nnf_simplifier, m, p, st));
     if (smtp.m_macro_finder || smtp.m_quasi_macros) s.add_simplifier(alloc(eliminate_predicates, m, st));
     if (smtp.m_qe_lite) s.add_simplifier(mk_qe_lite_simplifier(m, p, st));
@@ -88,4 +90,3 @@ void init_preprocess(ast_manager& m, params_ref const& p, then_simplifier& s, de
     // 
 
 }
-
diff --git a/src/test/api_bug.cpp b/src/test/api_bug.cpp
index 44721700b..e18838fb2 100644
--- a/src/test/api_bug.cpp
+++ b/src/test/api_bug.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,35 @@ Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation
 
 #include<stdio.h>
 #include "api/z3.h"
+#include "util/debug.h"
+
+static void test_sat_smt_bv_model_reconstruction() {
+    Z3_global_param_set("sat.smt", "true");
+    Z3_context ctx = Z3_mk_context(nullptr);
+    Z3_solver s = Z3_mk_solver(ctx);
+    Z3_solver_inc_ref(ctx, s);
+
+    Z3_sort bv4 = Z3_mk_bv_sort(ctx, 4);
+    Z3_ast k = Z3_mk_const(ctx, Z3_mk_string_symbol(ctx, "k"), bv4);
+    Z3_ast one = Z3_mk_unsigned_int64(ctx, 1, bv4);
+    Z3_ast three = Z3_mk_unsigned_int64(ctx, 3, bv4);
+    Z3_ast cmp[2] = { Z3_mk_bvuge(ctx, k, one), Z3_mk_bvult(ctx, k, three) };
+    Z3_ast fml = Z3_mk_and(ctx, 2, cmp);
+    Z3_solver_assert(ctx, s, fml);
+
+    ENSURE(Z3_solver_check(ctx, s) == Z3_L_TRUE);
+    Z3_model mdl = Z3_solver_get_model(ctx, s);
+    Z3_model_inc_ref(ctx, mdl);
+    Z3_ast val = nullptr;
+    ENSURE(Z3_model_eval(ctx, mdl, fml, true, &val));
+    ENSURE(Z3_get_ast_kind(ctx, val) == Z3_APP_AST);
+    ENSURE(Z3_get_decl_kind(ctx, Z3_get_app_decl(ctx, Z3_to_app(ctx, val))) == Z3_OP_TRUE);
+
+    Z3_model_dec_ref(ctx, mdl);
+    Z3_solver_dec_ref(ctx, s);
+    Z3_del_context(ctx);
+    Z3_global_param_set("sat.smt", "false");
+}
 
 void tst_api_bug() {
     unsigned vmajor, vminor, vbuild, vrevision;
@@ -46,7 +75,7 @@ void tst_api_bug() {
     printf("model : %s\n", ms);
     Z3_solver_dec_ref(ctx, s);
     Z3_del_config(cfg);
-    Z3_del_context(ctx);    
+    Z3_del_context(ctx);
+
+    test_sat_smt_bv_model_reconstruction();
 }
-
-