diff --git a/contrib/cmake/src/muz/rel/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/cmake/src/muz/rel/CMakeLists.txt
index 720714ed8..f03a90406 100644
--- a/contrib/cmake/src/muz/rel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/cmake/src/muz/rel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ z3_add_component(rel
     dl_interval_relation.cpp
     dl_lazy_table.cpp
     dl_mk_explanations.cpp
-    dl_mk_partial_equiv.cpp
     dl_mk_similarity_compressor.cpp
     dl_mk_simple_joins.cpp
     dl_product_relation.cpp
diff --git a/src/muz/rel/dl_mk_partial_equiv.cpp b/src/muz/rel/dl_mk_partial_equiv.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 94da7851f..000000000
--- a/src/muz/rel/dl_mk_partial_equiv.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-/*++
-Copyright (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation
-
-Module Name:
-
-    dl_mk_partial_equiv.cpp
-
-Abstract:
-
-    Rule transformer which identifies predicates that are partial equivalence relations.
-
-Author:
-
-    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2012-05-14
-
-Revision History:
-
---*/
-
-#include "dl_mk_partial_equiv.h"
-#include "dl_relation_manager.h"
-#include "ast_pp.h"
-
-namespace datalog {
-
-    bool mk_partial_equivalence_transformer::is_symmetry(rule const* r) {
-        func_decl* p = r->get_decl();
-        return 
-            p->get_arity() == 2 &&
-            p->get_domain(0) == p->get_domain(1) &&
-            r->get_tail_size() == 1 &&
-            r->get_tail(0)->get_decl() == p &&
-            r->get_head()->get_arg(0) == r->get_tail(0)->get_arg(1) &&
-            r->get_head()->get_arg(1) == r->get_tail(0)->get_arg(0) &&
-            is_var(r->get_head()->get_arg(0)) &&
-            is_var(r->get_head()->get_arg(1)) &&
-            r->get_head()->get_arg(0) != r->get_head()->get_arg(1);            
-    }
-
-
-    bool mk_partial_equivalence_transformer::is_transitivity(rule const* r) {
-        func_decl* p = r->get_decl();
-        if (p->get_arity() != 2 ||
-            p->get_domain(0) != p->get_domain(1) ||
-            r->get_tail_size() != 2 ||
-            r->get_tail(0)->get_decl() != p ||
-            r->get_tail(1)->get_decl() != p) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        app* h = r->get_head();
-        app* a = r->get_tail(0);
-        app* b = r->get_tail(1);
-        expr* x1 = h->get_arg(0);
-        expr* x2 = h->get_arg(1);
-        expr* a1 = a->get_arg(0);
-        expr* a2 = a->get_arg(1);
-        expr* b1 = b->get_arg(0);
-        expr* b2 = b->get_arg(1);
-
-        if (!(is_var(x1)  && is_var(x2)  && is_var(a1) && is_var(a2) && is_var(b1) && is_var(b2))) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (x1 == x2 || a1 == a2 || b1 == b2) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (a2 == b1) {
-            if (x1 == b2 && x2 == a1) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (x1 == a1 && x2 == b2) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (a1 == b2) {
-            if (x1 == b1 && x2 == a2) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            if (x1 == a2 && x2 == b1) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-;
-    }
-
-
-    rule_set * mk_partial_equivalence_transformer::operator()(rule_set const & source) {
-        // TODO mc  
-
-        if (source.get_num_rules() == 0) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        if (m_context.get_engine() != DATALOG_ENGINE) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        relation_manager & rm = m_context.get_rel_context()->get_rmanager();
-        rule_set::decl2rules::iterator it  = source.begin_grouped_rules();
-        rule_set::decl2rules::iterator end = source.end_grouped_rules();
-
-        rule_set* res = alloc(rule_set, m_context);
-        
-        for (; it != end; ++it) {
-            func_decl* p = it->m_key;
-            rule_vector const& rv = *(it->m_value);
-            bool has_symmetry = false;
-            bool has_transitivity = false;
-            unsigned i_symmetry = 0, i_transitivity = 0;
-            family_id kind = rm.get_requested_predicate_kind(p);
-            for (unsigned i = 0; i < rv.size(); ++i) {
-                
-                if (kind != null_family_id) {
-                    res->add_rule(rv[i]);
-                }
-                else if (is_symmetry(rv[i])) {
-                    i_symmetry = i;
-                    has_symmetry = true;
-                }
-                else if (is_transitivity(rv[i])) {
-                    i_transitivity = i;
-                    has_transitivity = true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    res->add_rule(rv[i]);
-                }
-            }
-            if (has_symmetry && !has_transitivity) {
-                res->add_rule(rv[i_symmetry]);
-            }
-            else if (!has_symmetry && has_transitivity) {
-                res->add_rule(rv[i_transitivity]);
-            }
-            else if (has_symmetry && has_transitivity) {
-                TRACE("dl", tout << "updating predicate " << mk_pp(p, m) << " to partial equivalence\n";);
-                SASSERT(kind == null_family_id);
-                rm.set_predicate_kind(p, rm.get_table_plugin(symbol("equivalence"))->get_kind());
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (res->get_num_rules() == source.get_num_rules()) {
-            dealloc(res);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        res->inherit_predicates(source);
-
-        return res;
-    }
-
-};
-
-
diff --git a/src/muz/rel/dl_mk_partial_equiv.h b/src/muz/rel/dl_mk_partial_equiv.h
deleted file mode 100644
index be871f53e..000000000
--- a/src/muz/rel/dl_mk_partial_equiv.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*++
-Copyright (c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation
-
-Module Name:
-
-    dl_mk_partial_equiv.h
-
-Abstract:
-
-    Rule transformer which identifies predicates that are partial equivalence relations.
-
-Author:
-
-    Nikolaj Bjorner (nbjorner) 2012-05-14
-
-Revision History:
-
---*/
-
-
-#ifndef DL_MK_PARTIAL_EQUIVALENCE_TRANSFORMER_H_
-#define DL_MK_PARTIAL_EQUIVALENCE_TRANSFORMER_H_
-
-#include "dl_context.h"
-#include "dl_rule_transformer.h"
-
-namespace datalog {
-
-    class mk_partial_equivalence_transformer : public rule_transformer::plugin {
-        ast_manager & m;
-        context &     m_context;
-    public:
-        mk_partial_equivalence_transformer(context & ctx, unsigned priority=30000)
-            : plugin(priority),
-            m(ctx.get_manager()),
-            m_context(ctx) {}
-
-        rule_set * operator()(rule_set const & source);
-
-    private:
-
-        bool is_symmetry(rule const* r);
-        bool is_transitivity(rule const* r);
-    };
-
-};
-
-#endif /* DL_MK_PARTIAL_EQUIV_TRANSFORMER_H_ */
-
-
diff --git a/src/muz/rel/dl_table.cpp b/src/muz/rel/dl_table.cpp
index 0b8fc0388..9df9dde5e 100644
--- a/src/muz/rel/dl_table.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/rel/dl_table.cpp
@@ -292,482 +292,5 @@ namespace datalog {
     table_base::iterator bitvector_table::end() const {
         return mk_iterator(alloc(bv_iterator, *this, true));
     }
-
-
-
-
-    // -----------------------------------
-    //
-    // equivalence_table
-    //
-    // -----------------------------------
-
-    bool equivalence_table_plugin::can_handle_signature(const table_signature & sig) {
-        return sig.functional_columns() == 0 && sig.size() == 2 && sig[0] < UINT_MAX && sig[0] == sig[1];
-    }
-
-    bool equivalence_table_plugin::is_equivalence_table(table_base const& tbl) const {
-        if (tbl.get_kind() != get_kind()) return false;
-        equivalence_table const& t = static_cast<equivalence_table const&>(tbl);
-        return !t.is_sparse();
-    }
-
-    table_base * equivalence_table_plugin::mk_empty(const table_signature & s) {
-        TRACE("dl", for (unsigned i = 0; i < s.size(); ++i) tout << s[i] << " "; tout << "\n";);
-        SASSERT(can_handle_signature(s));
-        return alloc(equivalence_table, *this, s);
-    }
-
-    class equivalence_table_plugin::select_equal_and_project_fn : public table_transformer_fn {
-        unsigned      m_val;
-        table_sort    m_sort;
-    public:
-        select_equal_and_project_fn(const table_signature & sig, table_element val, unsigned col) 
-            : m_val(static_cast<unsigned>(val)),
-              m_sort(sig[0]) {
-            SASSERT(val <= UINT_MAX);
-            SASSERT(col == 0 || col == 1);
-            SASSERT(sig.functional_columns() == 0);
-            SASSERT(sig.size() == 2);
-            SASSERT(sig[0] < UINT_MAX && sig[0] == sig[1]);
-        }
-
-        virtual table_base* operator()(const table_base& tb) {
-            TRACE("dl", tout << "\n";);
-            table_plugin & plugin = tb.get_plugin();
-            table_plugin* rp = plugin.get_manager().get_table_plugin(symbol("sparse"));
-            SASSERT(rp);
-            table_signature sig;
-            sig.push_back(m_sort);
-            table_base* result = rp->mk_empty(sig);
-            equivalence_table const& eq_table = static_cast<equivalence_table const&>(tb);
-            if (eq_table.is_valid(m_val)) {
-                table_fact fact;
-                fact.resize(1);
-                unsigned r = m_val;
-                do {
-                    fact[0] = r;
-                    result->add_fact(fact);
-                    r = eq_table.m_uf.next(r);
-                }
-                while (r != m_val);
-            }
-            TRACE("dl", tb.display(tout << "src:\n"); result->display(tout << "result\n"););
-            return result;
-        }
-    };
-
-    table_transformer_fn * equivalence_table_plugin::mk_select_equal_and_project_fn(
-        const table_base & t, const table_element & value, unsigned col) { 
-        return alloc(select_equal_and_project_fn, t.get_signature(), value, col);
-    }
-
-    class equivalence_table_plugin::union_fn : public table_union_fn {    
-
-        equivalence_table_plugin& m_plugin;
-
-        
-        void mk_union1(equivalence_table & tgt, const equivalence_table & src, table_base * delta) {
-            unsigned num_vars = src.m_uf.get_num_vars();
-            table_fact fact;
-            fact.resize(2);
-            for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_vars; ++i) {
-                if (src.is_valid(i) && src.m_uf.find(i) == i) {
-                    fact[0] = i;
-                    equivalence_table::class_iterator it = src.class_begin(i);
-                    equivalence_table::class_iterator end = src.class_end(i);
-                    for (; it != end; ++it) {
-                        fact[1] = *it;
-                        if (!tgt.contains_fact(fact)) {
-                            tgt.add_fact(fact);
-                            if (delta) {
-                                delta->add_fact(fact);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        void mk_union2(equivalence_table & tgt, const table_base & src, table_base * delta) {
-            table_fact fact;
-            table_base::iterator it = src.begin(), end = src.end();
-            for (; it != end; ++it) {
-                it->get_fact(fact);
-                if (!tgt.contains_fact(fact)) {
-                    tgt.add_fact(fact);
-                    if (delta) {
-                        delta->add_fact(fact);
-                        TRACE("dl", 
-                              tout << "Add: "; 
-                              for (unsigned i = 0; i < fact.size(); ++i) tout << fact[i] << " "; 
-                              tout << "\n";);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-    public:
-        union_fn(equivalence_table_plugin& p) : m_plugin(p) {}
-
-        virtual void operator()(table_base & tgt0, const table_base & src, table_base * delta) {
-            TRACE("dl", tout << "union\n";);
-            equivalence_table & tgt = static_cast<equivalence_table &>(tgt0);   
-            if (m_plugin.is_equivalence_table(src)) {
-                mk_union1(tgt, static_cast<equivalence_table const&>(src), delta);
-            }
-            else {
-                mk_union2(tgt, src, delta);
-            }
-            TRACE("dl", src.display(tout << "src\n"); tgt.display(tout << "tgt\n"); 
-                        if (delta) delta->display(tout << "delta\n"););
-        }
-    };
-    
-    table_union_fn * equivalence_table_plugin::mk_union_fn(
-        const table_base & tgt, const table_base & src, const table_base * delta) {
-        if (!is_equivalence_table(tgt) ||
-            tgt.get_signature() != src.get_signature() ||
-            (delta && delta->get_signature() != tgt.get_signature())) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        return alloc(union_fn,*this);
-    }
-    
-    class equivalence_table_plugin::join_project_fn : public convenient_table_join_project_fn {
-        equivalence_table_plugin& m_plugin;
-    public:
-        join_project_fn(
-            equivalence_table_plugin& plugin, const table_signature & t1_sig, const table_signature & t2_sig, unsigned col_cnt, 
-            const unsigned * cols1, const unsigned * cols2, unsigned removed_col_cnt, 
-            const unsigned * removed_cols) 
-            : convenient_table_join_project_fn(t1_sig, t2_sig, col_cnt, cols1, cols2, removed_col_cnt, removed_cols),
-              m_plugin(plugin) {
-            m_removed_cols.push_back(UINT_MAX);
-        }
-
-        virtual table_base * operator()(const table_base & tb1, const table_base & tb2) {            
-            SASSERT(m_cols1.size() == 1);
-            const table_signature & res_sign = get_result_signature();
-            table_plugin * plugin = &tb1.get_plugin();
-            if (!plugin->can_handle_signature(res_sign)) {
-                plugin = &tb2.get_plugin();
-                if (!plugin->can_handle_signature(res_sign)) {
-                    plugin = &tb1.get_manager().get_appropriate_plugin(res_sign);
-                }
-            }
-            SASSERT(plugin->can_handle_signature(res_sign));
-            table_base * result = plugin->mk_empty(res_sign);
-            
-            if (m_plugin.is_equivalence_table(tb1)) {
-                mk_join(0, m_cols1[0], static_cast<const equivalence_table&>(tb1), 
-                        2, m_cols2[0], tb2, result);
-            }
-            else if (m_plugin.is_equivalence_table(tb2)) {
-                mk_join(tb1.get_signature().size(), m_cols2[0], static_cast<const equivalence_table&>(tb2), 
-                        0, m_cols1[0], tb1, result);
-            }
-            else {
-                UNREACHABLE();
-            }
-            TRACE("dl", tb1.display(tout << "tb1\n"); tb2.display(tout << "tb2\n"); result->display(tout << "result\n"););
-            return result;
-        }
-
-    private:
-        table_base * mk_join(unsigned offs1, unsigned col1, equivalence_table const & t1, 
-                             unsigned offs2, unsigned col2, table_base const& t2, table_base* res) {
-            table_base::iterator els2it  = t2.begin();
-            table_base::iterator els2end = t2.end();
-
-            table_fact acc, proj;
-            acc.resize(t1.get_signature().size() + t2.get_signature().size()); 
-
-            for(; els2it != els2end; ++els2it) {
-                const table_base::row_interface & row2 = *els2it;
-                table_element const& e2 = row2[col2];
-                equivalence_table::class_iterator it  = t1.class_begin(e2);
-                equivalence_table::class_iterator end = t1.class_end(e2);
-                if (it != end) {
-                    for (unsigned i = 0; i < row2.size(); ++i) {
-                        acc[i+offs2] = row2[i];
-                    }
-                }
-                for (; it != end; ++it) {
-                    acc[offs1+col1] = e2;
-                    acc[offs1+1-col1] = *it;   
-                    mk_project(acc, proj);
-                    TRACE("dl", for (unsigned i = 0; i < proj.size(); ++i) tout << proj[i] << " "; tout << "\n";);
-                    res->add_fact(proj);
-                }
-            }
-            return res;
-        }
-
-        virtual void mk_project(table_fact const & f, table_fact & p) const {
-            unsigned sz = f.size();
-            p.reset();
-            for (unsigned i = 0, r = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
-                if (r < m_removed_cols.size() && m_removed_cols[r] == i) {
-                    ++r;
-                }
-                else {
-                    p.push_back(f[i]);
-                }
-            }            
-        }
-
-
-    };
-
-    table_join_fn * equivalence_table_plugin::mk_join_project_fn(
-        const table_base & t1, const table_base & t2,
-        unsigned col_cnt, const unsigned * cols1, const unsigned * cols2, unsigned removed_col_cnt, 
-        const unsigned * removed_cols) {
-        if (col_cnt != 1) {
-            TRACE("dl", tout << "WARNING: join_project on multiple columns is not implemented\n";);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        if (is_equivalence_table(t1) || is_equivalence_table(t2)) {
-            return alloc(join_project_fn, *this, t1.get_signature(), t2.get_signature(), col_cnt, cols1, cols2,
-                         removed_col_cnt, removed_cols);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    class equivalence_table::eq_iterator : public iterator_core {
-        
-        equivalence_table const& m_eq;
-        unsigned                 m_last;
-        unsigned                 m_current;
-        unsigned                 m_next;
-
-        class our_row : public caching_row_interface {
-            const eq_iterator& m_parent;
-        public:
-            our_row(const eq_iterator & p) : caching_row_interface(p.m_eq), m_parent(p) {}
-
-            virtual void get_fact(table_fact& result) const {
-                if (result.size() < size()) {
-                    result.resize(size(), 0);
-                }
-                result[0] = m_parent.m_current;
-                result[1] = m_parent.m_next;
-            }
-
-            virtual table_element operator[](unsigned col) const {
-                if (col == 0) return m_parent.m_current;
-                if (col == 1) return m_parent.m_next;
-                UNREACHABLE();
-                return 0;
-            }
-
-        };
-        our_row m_row_obj;
-
-    public:
-        eq_iterator(const equivalence_table& eq, bool end):
-            m_eq(eq), 
-            m_last(eq.m_uf.get_num_vars()),
-            m_current(end?m_last:0),
-            m_next(0),
-            m_row_obj(*this)
-        { 
-            while (m_current < m_last && !m_eq.is_valid(m_current)) {
-                m_current++;
-                m_next = m_current;
-            }
-        }
-
-        virtual bool is_finished() const {
-            return m_current == m_last;
-        }
-
-        virtual row_interface & operator*() {
-            SASSERT(!is_finished());
-            return m_row_obj;
-        }
-
-        virtual void operator++() {
-            SASSERT(!is_finished());            
-            m_next = m_eq.m_uf.next(m_next);
-            if (m_next == m_current) {
-                do {
-                    m_current++;
-                    m_next = m_current;
-                }
-                while (m_current < m_last && !m_eq.is_valid(m_current));
-            }
-        }        
-    };
-
-    equivalence_table::equivalence_table(equivalence_table_plugin & plugin, const table_signature & sig)
-        : table_base(plugin, sig), m_uf(m_ctx), m_sparse(0) {
-        SASSERT(plugin.can_handle_signature(sig));        
-        }
-
-    equivalence_table::~equivalence_table() { 
-        if (is_sparse()) {
-            m_sparse->deallocate();
-        }
-    }
-
-           
-    void equivalence_table::add_fact(const table_fact & f) {
-        if (is_sparse()) {
-            add_fact_sparse(f);
-        }
-        else {
-            TRACE("dl_verbose", for (unsigned i = 0; i < f.size(); ++i) tout << f[i] << " "; tout << "\n";);
-            while (first(f) >= m_uf.get_num_vars()) m_uf.mk_var();
-            while (second(f) >= m_uf.get_num_vars()) m_uf.mk_var();     
-            m_uf.merge(first(f), second(f));
-            m_valid.reserve(m_uf.get_num_vars());
-            m_valid.set(first(f));
-            m_valid.set(second(f));
-        }
-    }
-
-    void equivalence_table::remove_fact(const table_element* fact) {
-        mk_sparse();
-        m_sparse->remove_fact(fact);
-    }
-
-    void equivalence_table::mk_sparse() {
-        if (m_sparse) return;
-
-        TRACE("dl",tout << "\n";);
-        table_plugin & plugin = get_plugin();
-        table_plugin* rp = plugin.get_manager().get_table_plugin(symbol("sparse"));
-        SASSERT(rp);
-        table_base* result = rp->mk_empty(get_signature());
-        table_base::iterator it = begin(), e = end();
-        table_fact fact;
-        for (; it != e; ++it) {            
-            it->get_fact(fact);
-            result->add_fact(fact);
-        }
-        m_sparse = result;
-    }
-
-    void equivalence_table::add_fact_sparse(table_fact const& f) {
-        table_base::iterator it = m_sparse->begin(), end = m_sparse->end();
-        vector<table_fact> to_add;
-        to_add.push_back(f);
-        table_fact f1(f);
-
-        f1[0] = f[1];
-        f1[1] = f[0];
-        to_add.push_back(f1);
-
-        f1[0] = f[1];
-        f1[1] = f[1];
-        to_add.push_back(f1);
-
-        f1[0] = f[0];
-        f1[1] = f[0];
-        to_add.push_back(f1);
-
-        for (; it != end; ++it) {
-            if ((*it)[0] == f[0]) {
-                f1[0] = f[1];
-                f1[1] = (*it)[1];
-                to_add.push_back(f1);
-                std::swap(f1[0],f1[1]);
-                to_add.push_back(f1);
-            }
-        }
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < to_add.size(); ++i) {
-            m_sparse->add_fact(to_add[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    bool equivalence_table::contains_fact(const table_fact & f) const {
-        TRACE("dl_verbose", for (unsigned i = 0; i < f.size(); ++i) tout << f[i] << " "; tout << "\n";);
-        if (is_sparse()) {
-            return m_sparse->contains_fact(f);
-        }
-        return  
-            is_valid(first(f)) &&
-            is_valid(second(f)) &&
-            m_uf.find(first(f)) == m_uf.find(second(f));
-    }
-
-    table_base* equivalence_table::clone() const {
-        if (is_sparse()) {
-            return m_sparse->clone();
-        }
-        TRACE("dl",tout << "\n";);
-        table_plugin & plugin = get_plugin();
-        table_base* result = plugin.mk_empty(get_signature());
-        table_fact fact;
-        fact.resize(2);
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < m_uf.get_num_vars(); ++i) {
-            if (m_valid.get(i) && m_uf.find(i) == i) {
-                unsigned n = m_uf.next(i);
-                fact[0] = i;
-                while (n != i) {
-                    fact[1] = n;
-                    result->add_fact(fact);
-                    n = m_uf.next(n);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    table_base::iterator equivalence_table::begin() const {
-        if (is_sparse()) return m_sparse->begin();
-        return mk_iterator(alloc(eq_iterator, *this, false));
-    }
-
-    table_base::iterator equivalence_table::end() const {
-        if (is_sparse()) return m_sparse->end();
-        return mk_iterator(alloc(eq_iterator, *this, true));
-    }
-
-    equivalence_table::class_iterator equivalence_table::class_begin(table_element const& _e) const {
-        SASSERT(!is_sparse());
-        unsigned e = static_cast<unsigned>(_e);
-        return class_iterator(*this, e, !is_valid(e));
-    }
-
-    equivalence_table::class_iterator equivalence_table::class_end(table_element const& _e) const {
-        SASSERT(!is_sparse());
-        unsigned e = static_cast<unsigned>(_e);
-        return class_iterator(*this, e, true);
-    }
-
-    void equivalence_table::display(std::ostream& out) const {
-        if (is_sparse()) {
-            m_sparse->display(out);
-            return;
-        }
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < m_uf.get_num_vars(); ++i) {
-            if (is_valid(i) && m_uf.find(i) == i) {
-                unsigned j = i, last = i;                
-                do {
-                    out << "<" << i << " " << j << ">\n";
-                    j = m_uf.next(j);
-                }
-                while (last != j);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    unsigned equivalence_table::get_size_estimate_rows() const {
-        if (is_sparse()) return m_sparse->get_size_estimate_rows();
-        return static_cast<unsigned>(get_signature()[0]); 
-    }
-
-    unsigned equivalence_table::get_size_estimate_bytes() const {
-        if (is_sparse()) return m_sparse->get_size_estimate_bytes();
-        return static_cast<unsigned>(get_signature()[0]); 
-    }
-
-    bool equivalence_table::knows_exact_size() const { 
-        return (!is_sparse() || m_sparse->knows_exact_size());
-    }
-
 };
 
diff --git a/src/muz/rel/dl_table.h b/src/muz/rel/dl_table.h
index b77e860d6..d25aa31bc 100644
--- a/src/muz/rel/dl_table.h
+++ b/src/muz/rel/dl_table.h
@@ -144,119 +144,6 @@ namespace datalog {
         virtual iterator end() const;
     };
 
-    // -------------------------------------------
-    // Equivalence table.
-    // Really: partial equivalence relation table.
-    // -------------------------------------------
-
-    class equivalence_table;
-
-    class equivalence_table_plugin : public table_plugin {
-        class union_fn;
-        class select_equal_and_project_fn;
-        class join_project_fn;
-
-        bool is_equivalence_table(table_base const& tbl) const;
-
-    public:
-        typedef equivalence_table table;
-
-        equivalence_table_plugin(relation_manager & manager) 
-            : table_plugin(symbol("equivalence"), manager) {}
-
-        virtual bool can_handle_signature(const table_signature & s);
-
-        virtual table_base * mk_empty(const table_signature & s);
-
-    protected:
-        virtual table_union_fn * mk_union_fn(const table_base & tgt, const table_base & src, 
-            const table_base * delta);
-        virtual table_transformer_fn * mk_select_equal_and_project_fn(
-            const table_base & t, 
-            const table_element & value, unsigned col);
-        virtual table_join_fn * mk_join_project_fn(const table_base & t1, const table_base & t2,
-            unsigned col_cnt, const unsigned * cols1, const unsigned * cols2, unsigned removed_col_cnt, 
-            const unsigned * removed_cols);
-
-
-#if 0
-        virtual table_join_fn * mk_join_fn(const table_base & t1, const table_base & t2,
-            unsigned col_cnt, const unsigned * cols1, const unsigned * cols2);
-        virtual table_transformer_fn * mk_project_fn(const table_base & t, unsigned col_cnt, 
-            const unsigned * removed_cols);
-        virtual table_transformer_fn * mk_rename_fn(const table_base & t, unsigned permutation_cycle_len,
-            const unsigned * permutation_cycle);
-            const table_element & value, unsigned col);
-        virtual table_intersection_filter_fn * mk_filter_by_negation_fn(const table_base & t, 
-                const table_base & negated_obj, unsigned joined_col_cnt, 
-                const unsigned * t_cols, const unsigned * negated_cols);
-#endif 
-    };
-
-    class equivalence_table : public table_base {
-        friend class equivalence_table_plugin;
-
-        class eq_iterator;
-        union_find_default_ctx m_ctx;
-        bit_vector            m_valid;
-        union_find<>          m_uf;
-        table_base*           m_sparse;
-
-        equivalence_table(equivalence_table_plugin & plugin, const table_signature & sig);
-        virtual ~equivalence_table();
-
-        unsigned first(table_fact const& f) const { return static_cast<unsigned>(f[0]); }
-        unsigned second(table_fact const& f) const { return static_cast<unsigned>(f[1]); }
-
-        bool is_valid(unsigned entry) const { return entry < m_valid.size() && m_valid.get(entry); }
-        bool is_sparse() const { return m_sparse != 0; }
-
-        // iterator over equivalence class of 'n'.
-        class class_iterator {
-            equivalence_table const& m_parent;
-            unsigned           m_current;
-            unsigned           m_last;
-            bool               m_end;
-        public:
-            class_iterator(equivalence_table const& s, unsigned n, bool end):
-                m_parent(s), m_current(n), m_last(n), m_end(end) {}
-
-            unsigned operator*() { return m_current; }
-
-            class_iterator& operator++() { 
-                m_current = m_parent.m_uf.next(m_current); 
-                m_end = (m_current == m_last); 
-                return *this; 
-            }
-
-            bool operator==(const class_iterator & it) const {
-                return 
-                    (m_end && it.m_end) ||
-                    (!m_end && !it.m_end && m_current == it.m_current);
-            }
-            bool operator!=(const class_iterator & it) const { return !operator==(it); }
-
-        };
-        class_iterator class_begin(table_element const& e) const;
-        class_iterator class_end(table_element const& e) const;
-
-        void add_fact_sparse(table_fact const& f);
-        void mk_sparse();
-        
-
-    public:
-        virtual void add_fact(const table_fact & f);
-        virtual void remove_fact(const table_element* fact);                   
-        virtual bool contains_fact(const table_fact & f) const;
-        virtual table_base* clone() const;
-        virtual iterator begin() const;
-        virtual iterator end() const;
-        virtual unsigned get_size_estimate_rows() const;
-        virtual unsigned get_size_estimate_bytes() const;
-        virtual bool knows_exact_size() const;
-        virtual void display(std::ostream & out) const;
-
-    };
 
     
 };
diff --git a/src/muz/rel/rel_context.cpp b/src/muz/rel/rel_context.cpp
index 6d167dfec..abaf88f32 100644
--- a/src/muz/rel/rel_context.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/rel/rel_context.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ Revision History:
 #include"dl_mk_similarity_compressor.h"
 #include"dl_mk_unbound_compressor.h"
 #include"dl_mk_subsumption_checker.h"
-#include"dl_mk_partial_equiv.h"
 #include"dl_mk_coi_filter.h"
 #include"dl_mk_filter_rules.h"
 #include"dl_mk_rule_inliner.h"
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ namespace datalog {
         rm.register_plugin(alloc(sparse_table_plugin, rm));
         rm.register_plugin(alloc(hashtable_table_plugin, rm));
         rm.register_plugin(alloc(bitvector_table_plugin, rm));
-        rm.register_plugin(alloc(equivalence_table_plugin, rm));
         rm.register_plugin(lazy_table_plugin::mk_sparse(rm));
 
         // register plugins for builtin relations
@@ -308,7 +306,6 @@ namespace datalog {
             transf.register_plugin(alloc(mk_similarity_compressor, m_context)); 
         }
         transf.register_plugin(alloc(mk_rule_inliner, m_context));
-        transf.register_plugin(alloc(mk_partial_equivalence_transformer, m_context));
         transf.register_plugin(alloc(mk_interp_tail_simplifier, m_context));
         transf.register_plugin(alloc(mk_separate_negated_tails, m_context));