diff --git a/src/smt/smt_setup.cpp b/src/smt/smt_setup.cpp
index 3c7d8148b..384c4d850 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/smt_setup.cpp
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ namespace smt {
     // there are some other cases where relevancy propagation is harmful.
     //
     void setup::setup_relevancy(static_features& st) {
-        return;
         if (st.m_has_bv && !st.m_has_fpa && st.m_num_quantifiers == 0)
              m_params.m_relevancy_lvl = 0;           
     }
diff --git a/src/smt/theory_array.cpp b/src/smt/theory_array.cpp
index 4df6ea7e1..b1e81a9c5 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_array.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/theory_array.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ namespace smt {
         m_find(*this),
         m_trail_stack(),
         m_final_check_idx(0) {
-        if (!ctx.relevancy())
-            m_params.m_array_laziness = 0;
     }
 
     theory_array::~theory_array() {
@@ -39,6 +37,10 @@ namespace smt {
         m_var_data.reset();
     }
 
+    void theory_array::init_search_eh() {
+        m_final_check_idx = 0;         
+    }
+
     void theory_array::merge_eh(theory_var v1, theory_var v2, theory_var, theory_var) {
         // v1 is the new root
         TRACE("array", 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ namespace smt {
         if (is_store(n))
             d->m_stores.push_back(n);
         ctx.attach_th_var(n, this, r);
-        if (m_params.m_array_laziness <= 1 && is_store(n))
+        if (laziness() <= 1 && is_store(n))
             instantiate_axiom1(n);
         return r;
     }
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ namespace smt {
     // Internalize the term. If it has already been internalized, return false.
     // 
     bool theory_array::internalize_term_core(app * n) {
+       
         TRACE("array_bug", tout << mk_bounded_pp(n, m) << "\n";);
         for (expr* arg : *n)
             ctx.internalize(arg, false);
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ namespace smt {
             mk_var(arg0);
 
 
-        if (m_params.m_array_laziness == 0) {
+        if (laziness() == 0) {
             theory_var v_arg = arg0->get_th_var(get_id());
             
             SASSERT(v_arg != null_theory_var);
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ namespace smt {
     }
 
     void theory_array::relevant_eh(app * n) {
-        if (m_params.m_array_laziness == 0)
+        if (laziness() == 0)
             return;
         if (m.is_ite(n)) {
             TRACE("array", tout << "relevant ite " << mk_pp(n, m) << "\n";);
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ namespace smt {
         }
         else {
             SASSERT(is_store(n));
-            if (m_params.m_array_laziness > 1)
+            if (laziness() > 1)
                 instantiate_axiom1(e);
             add_parent_store(v_arg, e);
         }
diff --git a/src/smt/theory_array.h b/src/smt/theory_array.h
index 46922e049..1337a86ae 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_array.h
+++ b/src/smt/theory_array.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace smt {
     };
 
     class theory_array : public theory_array_base {
+        unsigned laziness() const { return ctx.relevancy()?m_params.m_array_laziness:0; }
     protected:
         typedef union_find<theory_array>  th_union_find;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ namespace smt {
         void pop_scope_eh(unsigned num_scopes) override;
         final_check_status final_check_eh() override;
         void reset_eh() override;
-        void init_search_eh() override { m_final_check_idx = 0; }
+        void init_search_eh() override;
 
         void set_prop_upward(theory_var v) override;
         virtual void set_prop_upward(enode* n);