diff --git a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/ToLCNF.lean b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/ToLCNF.lean
index fb63bc8cad..3f307f68da 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/ToLCNF.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/ToLCNF.lean
@@ -348,15 +348,15 @@ def mkParam (binderName : Name) (type : Expr) : M (Param .pure) := do
   modify fun s => { s with lctx  := s.lctx.mkLocalDecl param.fvarId binderName type .default }
   return param
 
-def mkLetDecl (binderName : Name) (type : Expr) (value : Expr) (type' : Expr) (arg : Arg .pure)
-    (nondep : Bool) : M (LetDecl .pure) := do
+def mkLetDecl (binderName : Name) (type : Expr) (value : Expr) (type' : Expr) (arg : Arg .pure) :
+    M (LetDecl .pure) := do
   let binderName ← cleanupBinderName binderName
   let value' ← match arg with
     | .fvar fvarId => pure <| .fvar fvarId #[]
     | .erased | .type .. => pure .erased
   let letDecl ← LCNF.mkLetDecl binderName type' value'
   modify fun s => { s with
-    lctx := s.lctx.mkLetDecl letDecl.fvarId binderName type value nondep
+    lctx := s.lctx.mkLetDecl letDecl.fvarId binderName type value false
     seq := s.seq.push <| .let letDecl
   }
   return letDecl
@@ -385,38 +385,6 @@ where
     else
       return (ps, e.instantiateRev xs)
 
-/--
-Given `e` and `args` where `mkAppN e (args.map (·.toExpr))` is not necessarily well-typed
-(because of dependent typing), returns `e.beta args'` where `args'` are new local declarations each
-assigned to a value in `args` with adjusted type (such that the resulting expression is well-typed).
--/
-def mkTypeCorrectApp (e : Expr) (args : Array (Arg .pure)) : M Expr := do
-  if args.isEmpty then
-    return e
-  let type ← liftMetaM <| do
-    let type ← Meta.inferType e
-    if type.getNumHeadForalls < args.size then
-      -- expose foralls
-      Meta.forallBoundedTelescope type args.size Meta.mkForallFVars
-    else
-      return type
-  go type 0 #[]
-where
-  go (type : Expr) (i : Nat) (xs : Array Expr) : M Expr := do
-    if h : i < args.size then
-      match type with
-      | .forallE nm t b bi =>
-        let t := t.instantiateRev xs
-        let arg := args[i]
-        if ← liftMetaM <| Meta.isProp t then
-          go b (i + 1) (xs.push (mkLcProof t))
-        else
-          let decl ← mkLetDecl nm t arg.toExpr (← arg.inferType) arg (nondep := true)
-          go b (i + 1) (xs.push (.fvar decl.fvarId))
-      | _ => liftMetaM <| Meta.throwFunctionExpected (mkAppN e xs)
-    else
-      return e.beta xs
-
 def mustEtaExpand (env : Environment) (e : Expr) : Bool :=
   if let .const declName _ := e.getAppFn then
     match env.find? declName with
@@ -558,7 +526,7 @@ where
   k args[arity...*]
   ```
   -/
-  mkOverApplication (app : Arg .pure) (args : Array Expr) (arity : Nat) : M (Arg .pure) := do
+  mkOverApplication (app : (Arg .pure)) (args : Array Expr) (arity : Nat) : M (Arg .pure) := do
     if args.size == arity then
       return app
     else
@@ -573,14 +541,11 @@ where
   /--
   Visit a `matcher`/`casesOn` alternative.
   -/
-  visitAlt (casesAltInfo : CasesAltInfo) (e : Expr) (overArgs : Array (Arg .pure)) :
-      M (Expr × (Alt .pure)) := do
+  visitAlt (casesAltInfo : CasesAltInfo) (e : Expr) : M (Expr × (Alt .pure)) := do
     withNewScope do
     match casesAltInfo with
     | .default numHyps =>
-      let e := mkAppN e (Array.replicate numHyps erasedExpr)
-      let e ← mkTypeCorrectApp e overArgs
-      let c ← toCode (← visit e)
+      let c ← toCode (← visit (mkAppN e (Array.replicate numHyps erasedExpr)))
       let altType ← c.inferType
       return (altType, .default c)
     | .ctor ctorName numParams =>
@@ -590,7 +555,6 @@ where
         let (ps', e') ← ToLCNF.visitLambda e
         ps := ps ++ ps'
         e := e'
-      e ← mkTypeCorrectApp e overArgs
       /-
       Insert the free variable ids of fields that are type formers into `toAny`.
       Recall that we do not want to have "data" occurring in types.
@@ -615,8 +579,7 @@ where
   visitCases (casesInfo : CasesInfo) (e : Expr) : M (Arg .pure) :=
     etaIfUnderApplied e casesInfo.arity do
       let args := e.getAppArgs
-      let overArgs ← (args.drop casesInfo.arity).mapM visitAppArg
-      let mut resultType ← toLCNFType (← liftMetaM do Meta.inferType (mkAppN e.getAppFn args))
+      let mut resultType ← toLCNFType (← liftMetaM do Meta.inferType (mkAppN e.getAppFn args[*...casesInfo.arity]))
       let typeName := casesInfo.indName
       let .inductInfo indVal ← getConstInfo typeName | unreachable!
       if casesInfo.numAlts == 0 then
@@ -646,7 +609,8 @@ where
               fieldArgs := fieldArgs.push fieldArg
             return fieldArgs
         let f := args[casesInfo.altsRange.lower]!
-        visit (mkAppN (mkAppN f fieldArgs) (overArgs.map (·.toExpr)))
+        let result ← visit (mkAppN f fieldArgs)
+        mkOverApplication result args casesInfo.arity
       else
         let mut alts := #[]
         let discr ← visitAppArg args[casesInfo.discrPos]!
@@ -654,13 +618,14 @@ where
           | .fvar discrFVarId => pure discrFVarId
           | .erased | .type .. => mkAuxLetDecl .erased
         for i in casesInfo.altsRange, numParams in casesInfo.altNumParams do
-          let (altType, alt) ← visitAlt numParams args[i]! overArgs
+          let (altType, alt) ← visitAlt numParams args[i]!
           resultType := joinTypes altType resultType
           alts := alts.push alt
         let cases := ⟨typeName, resultType, discrFVarId, alts⟩
         let auxDecl ← mkAuxParam resultType
         pushElement (.cases auxDecl cases)
-        return .fvar auxDecl.fvarId
+        let result := .fvar auxDecl.fvarId
+        mkOverApplication result args casesInfo.arity
 
   visitCtor (arity : Nat) (e : Expr) : M (Arg .pure) :=
     etaIfUnderApplied e arity do
@@ -878,14 +843,14 @@ where
 
   visitLet (e : Expr) (xs : Array Expr) : M (Arg .pure) := do
     match e with
-    | .letE binderName type value body nondep =>
+    | .letE binderName type value body _ =>
       let type := type.instantiateRev xs
       let value := value.instantiateRev xs
       if (← (liftMetaM <| Meta.isProp type) <||> isTypeFormerType type) then
         visitLet body (xs.push value)
       else
         let type' ← toLCNFType type
-        let letDecl ← mkLetDecl binderName type value type' (← visit value) nondep
+        let letDecl ← mkLetDecl binderName type value type' (← visit value)
         visitLet body (xs.push (.fvar letDecl.fvarId))
     | _ =>
       let e := e.instantiateRev xs
diff --git a/tests/elab/12284.lean b/tests/elab/12284.lean
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e6392222d..0000000000
--- a/tests/elab/12284.lean
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-set_option trace.Compiler.init true
-/--
-trace: [Compiler.init] size: 3
-    def test x y : Bool :=
-      cases x : Bool
-      | PUnit.unit =>
-        let a := y;
-        return a
--/
-#guard_msgs in
-def test (x : Unit) (y : Bool) : Bool :=
-  x.casesOn (fun a => a) y