diff --git a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Split.lean b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Split.lean
index f4c0c6c533..136e0b75f9 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Split.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Split.lean
@@ -79,29 +79,31 @@ private def generalizeMatchDiscrs (mvarId : MVarId) (discrs : Array Expr) : Meta
     return (result, mvarId)
 
 def applyMatchSplitter (mvarId : MVarId) (matcherDeclName : Name) (us : Array Level) (params : Array Expr) (discrs : Array Expr) : MetaM (List MVarId) := do
-  let (discrFVarIds, mvarId) ← generalizeMatchDiscrs mvarId discrs
-  let (reverted, mvarId) ← revert mvarId discrFVarIds (preserveOrder := true)
-  let (discrFVarIds, mvarId) ← introNP mvarId discrFVarIds.size
-  let numExtra := reverted.size - discrFVarIds.size
-  let discrs := discrFVarIds.map mkFVar
   let some info ← getMatcherInfo? matcherDeclName | throwError "'applyMatchSplitter' failed, '{matcherDeclName}' is not a 'match' auxiliary declaration."
   let matchEqns ← Match.getEquationsFor matcherDeclName
+  let mut us := us
+  if let some uElimPos := info.uElimPos? then
+    -- Set universe elimination level to zero (Prop).
+    us := us.set! uElimPos levelZero
+  let splitter := mkAppN (mkConst matchEqns.splitterName us.toList) params
+  let motiveType := (← whnfForall (← inferType splitter)).bindingDomain!
+  let (discrFVarIds, mvarId) ← generalizeMatchDiscrs mvarId discrs
+  let mvarId ← generalizeTargetsEq mvarId motiveType (discrFVarIds.map mkFVar)
+  let numEqs := discrs.size
+  let (discrFVarIdsNew, mvarId) ← introN mvarId discrs.size
+  let discrsNew := discrFVarIdsNew.map mkFVar
   withMVarContext mvarId do
-    let motive ← mkLambdaFVars discrs (← getMVarType mvarId)
-    -- Fix universe
-    let mut us := us
-    if let some uElimPos := info.uElimPos? then
-      -- Set universe elimination level to zero (Prop).
-      us := us.set! uElimPos levelZero
-    let splitter := mkAppN (mkConst matchEqns.splitterName us.toList) params
-    let splitter := mkAppN (mkApp splitter motive) discrs
-    check splitter -- TODO
+    let motive ← mkLambdaFVars discrsNew (← getMVarType mvarId)
+    let splitter := mkAppN (mkApp splitter motive) discrsNew
+    check splitter
     let mvarIds ← apply mvarId splitter
     let (_, mvarIds) ← mvarIds.foldlM (init := (0, [])) fun (i, mvarIds) mvarId => do
       let numParams := matchEqns.splitterAltNumParams[i]
       let (_, mvarId) ← introN mvarId numParams
-      let (_, mvarId) ← introNP mvarId numExtra
-      return (i+1, mvarId::mvarIds)
+      match (← Cases.unifyEqs numEqs mvarId {}) with
+      | none   => return (i+1, mvarIds) -- case was solved
+      | some (mvarId, _) =>
+        return (i+1, mvarId::mvarIds)
     return mvarIds.reverse
 
 def splitMatch (mvarId : MVarId) (e : Expr) : MetaM (List MVarId) := do
diff --git a/tests/lean/eqValue.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/eqValue.lean.expected.out
index d920bc916e..11cbe21c74 100644
--- a/tests/lean/eqValue.lean.expected.out
+++ b/tests/lean/eqValue.lean.expected.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 f._eq_1 : f 0 = 1
 f._eq_2 : f 100 = 2
 f._eq_3 : f 1000 = 3
-f._eq_4 : ∀ (x_1 : Nat), (x_1 = 99 → False) → (x_1 = 999 → False) → f (Nat.succ x_1) = f x_1
+f._eq_4 : ∀ (x_2 : Nat), (x_2 = 99 → False) → (x_2 = 999 → False) → f (Nat.succ x_2) = f x_2
diff --git a/tests/lean/namePatEqThm.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/namePatEqThm.lean.expected.out
index c8616fa7fb..6f54d88cbf 100644
--- a/tests/lean/namePatEqThm.lean.expected.out
+++ b/tests/lean/namePatEqThm.lean.expected.out
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 iota._eq_1 : iota 0 = []
 iota._eq_2 : ∀ (n : Nat), iota (Nat.succ n) = Nat.succ n :: iota n
-f._eq_1 : ∀ (x y : Nat), f [x, y] = ([x, y], [y])
-f._eq_2 : ∀ (x y : Nat) (zs : List Nat), (zs = [] → False) → f (x :: y :: zs) = f zs
+f._eq_1 : ∀ (x_1 y : Nat), f [x_1, y] = ([x_1, y], [y])
+f._eq_2 : ∀ (x_1 y : Nat) (zs : List Nat), (zs = [] → False) → f (x_1 :: y :: zs) = f zs
 f._eq_3 : ∀ (x : List Nat),
   (∀ (x_1 y : Nat), x = [x_1, y] → False) →
-    (∀ (x_2 y : Nat) (zs : List Nat), x = x_2 :: y :: zs → False) → f x = ([], [])
+    (∀ (x_1 y : Nat) (zs : List Nat), x = x_1 :: y :: zs → False) → f x = ([], [])
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/986.lean b/tests/lean/run/986.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1448c57b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/run/986.lean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+attribute [simp] Array.insertionSort.swapLoop
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/split2.lean b/tests/lean/run/split2.lean
index f5b697c9b3..5f4de57ba2 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/split2.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/split2.lean
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ def g (xs ys : List Nat) : Nat :=
 example (xs ys : List Nat) : g xs ys > 0 := by
   simp [g]
   split
-  next a b _    => show Nat.succ (a + b) > 0; apply Nat.zero_lt_succ
+  next a b      => show Nat.succ (a + b) > 0; apply Nat.zero_lt_succ
   next xs b c _ => show Nat.succ b > 0; apply Nat.zero_lt_succ
   next => decide
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/split3.lean b/tests/lean/run/split3.lean
index fcd709fc54..1dfb00be9e 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/split3.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/split3.lean
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ example (a b : Bool) (x y z : Nat) (xs : List Nat) (h1 : (if a then x else y) =
   simp [g]
   repeat any_goals (split at *)
   any_goals (first | decide | contradiction | injections)
-  next b c _ _ =>
+  next b c _ =>
     show Nat.succ b = 1
     simp [List.head!] at h2; simp [h2]
-  next b c _ _ =>
+  next b c _ =>
     show Nat.succ b = 1
     simp [List.head!] at h2; simp [h2]