diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
index 95f531a10..6b4b1502c 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
@@ -457,32 +457,6 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::mk_le_ge_eq_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kin
             st = BR_DONE;
         }
     }
-    expr* e1 = nullptr, *e2 = nullptr;
-    if (m_util.is_div(arg1, e1, e2) && (!is_numeral(e2, a2) || !a2.is_zero())) {
-        new_arg1 = e1;
-        new_arg2 = m_util.mk_mul(e2, arg2);
-        expr_ref zero(m_util.mk_numeral(rational(0), m_util.is_int(arg1)), m());
-        expr_ref is_zero(m().mk_eq(zero, e2), m());
-        expr_ref div0(m_util.mk_div(e1, zero), m());
-        expr_ref mul2(m_util.mk_mul(e2, arg2), m());
-        switch (kind) {
-        case LE: 
-            result = m().mk_or(
-                m().mk_and(is_zero, m_util.mk_le(div0, arg2)),
-                m().mk_and(m().mk_not(m_util.mk_le(e2, zero)), m_util.mk_le(e1, mul2)),
-                m().mk_and(m().mk_not(m_util.mk_ge(e2, zero)), m_util.mk_ge(e1, mul2)));
-            return BR_REWRITE_FULL;
-        case GE: 
-            result = m().mk_or(
-                m().mk_and(is_zero, m_util.mk_ge(div0, arg2)),
-                m().mk_and(m().mk_not(m_util.mk_le(e2, zero)), m_util.mk_ge(e1, mul2)),
-                m().mk_and(m().mk_not(m_util.mk_ge(e2, zero)), m_util.mk_le(e1, mul2)));
-            return BR_REWRITE_FULL;
-        case EQ: 
-            result = m().mk_ite(is_zero, m().mk_eq(div0, arg2), m().mk_eq(e1, mul2));
-            return BR_REWRITE_FULL;
-        }        
-    }
     expr* c = nullptr, *t = nullptr, *e = nullptr;
     if (m().is_ite(arg1, c, t, e) && is_numeral(t, a1) && is_numeral(arg2, a2)) {
         switch (kind) {