diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Int/Linear.lean b/src/Init/Data/Int/Linear.lean
index 5850199ec4..30898bb579 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Int/Linear.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Int/Linear.lean
@@ -1881,31 +1881,6 @@ theorem of_not_dvd (a b : Int) : a != 0 → ¬ (a ∣ b) → b % a > 0 := by
   simp [h₁] at h₂
   assumption
 
-@[expose]
-def le_of_le_cert (p q : Poly) (k : Nat) : Bool :=
-  q == p.addConst (- k)
-
-theorem le_of_le (ctx : Context) (p q : Poly) (k : Nat)
-    : le_of_le_cert p q k → p.denote' ctx ≤ 0 → q.denote' ctx ≤ 0 := by
-  simp [le_of_le_cert]; intro; subst q; simp
-  intro h
-  simp [Lean.Omega.Int.add_le_zero_iff_le_neg']
-  exact Int.le_trans h (Int.ofNat_zero_le _)
-
-@[expose]
-def not_le_of_le_cert (p q : Poly) (k : Nat) : Bool :=
-  q == (p.mul (-1)).addConst (1 + k)
-
-theorem not_le_of_le (ctx : Context) (p q : Poly) (k : Nat)
-    : not_le_of_le_cert p q k → p.denote' ctx ≤ 0 → ¬ q.denote' ctx ≤ 0 := by
-  simp [not_le_of_le_cert]; intro; subst q
-  intro h
-  apply Int.pos_of_neg_neg
-  apply Int.lt_of_add_one_le
-  simp [Int.neg_add]
-  rw [← Int.add_assoc, ← Int.add_assoc, Int.add_neg_cancel_right, Lean.Omega.Int.add_le_zero_iff_le_neg']
-  simp; exact Int.le_trans h (Int.ofNat_zero_le _)
-
 @[expose]
 def eq_def_cert (x : Var) (xPoly : Poly) (p : Poly) : Bool :=
   p == .add (-1) x xPoly
@@ -1950,6 +1925,62 @@ theorem diseq_norm_poly (ctx : Context) (p p' : Poly) : p.denote' ctx = p'.denot
 theorem dvd_norm_poly (ctx : Context) (d : Int) (p p' : Poly) : p.denote' ctx = p'.denote' ctx → d ∣ p.denote' ctx → d ∣ p'.denote' ctx := by
   intro h; rw [h]; simp
 
+/-!
+Constraint propagation helper theorems.
+-/
+
+@[expose]
+def le_of_le_cert (p₁ p₂ : Poly) : Bool :=
+  match p₁, p₂ with
+  | .add .., .num _ => false
+  | .num _, .add .. => false
+  | .num c₁, .num c₂ => c₁ ≥ c₂
+  | .add a₁ x₁ p₁, .add a₂ x₂ p₂ => a₁ == a₂ && x₁ == x₂ && le_of_le_cert p₁ p₂
+
+theorem le_of_le' (ctx : Context) (p₁ p₂ : Poly) : le_of_le_cert p₁ p₂ → ∀ k, p₁.denote' ctx ≤ k → p₂.denote' ctx ≤ k := by
+  simp [Poly.denote'_eq_denote]
+  fun_induction le_of_le_cert <;> simp [Poly.denote]
+  next c₁ c₂ =>
+    intro h k h₁
+    exact Int.le_trans h h₁
+  next a₁ x₁ p₁ a₂ x₂ p₂ ih =>
+    intro _ _ h; subst a₁ x₁
+    replace ih := ih h; clear h
+    intro k h
+    replace h : p₁.denote ctx ≤ k - a₂ * x₂.denote ctx := by omega
+    replace ih := ih _ h
+    omega
+
+theorem le_of_le (ctx : Context) (p₁ p₂ : Poly) : le_of_le_cert p₁ p₂ → p₁.denote' ctx ≤ 0 → p₂.denote' ctx ≤ 0 :=
+  fun h => le_of_le' ctx p₁ p₂ h 0
+
+@[expose]
+def not_le_of_le_cert (p₁ p₂ : Poly) : Bool :=
+  match p₁, p₂ with
+  | .add .., .num _ => false
+  | .num _, .add .. => false
+  | .num c₁, .num c₂ => c₁ ≥ 1 - c₂
+  | .add a₁ x₁ p₁, .add a₂ x₂ p₂ => a₁ == -a₂ && x₁ == x₂ && not_le_of_le_cert p₁ p₂
+
+theorem not_le_of_le' (ctx : Context) (p₁ p₂ : Poly) : not_le_of_le_cert p₁ p₂ → ∀ k, p₁.denote' ctx ≤ k → ¬ (p₂.denote' ctx ≤ -k) := by
+  simp [Poly.denote'_eq_denote]
+  fun_induction not_le_of_le_cert <;> simp [Poly.denote]
+  next c₁ c₂ =>
+    intro h k h₁
+    omega
+  next a₁ x₁ p₁ a₂ x₂ p₂ ih =>
+    intro _ _ h; subst a₁ x₁
+    replace ih := ih h; clear h
+    intro k h
+    replace h : p₁.denote ctx ≤ k + a₂ * x₂.denote ctx := by rw [Int.neg_mul] at h; omega
+    replace ih := ih _ h
+    omega
+
+theorem not_le_of_le (ctx : Context) (p₁ p₂ : Poly) : not_le_of_le_cert p₁ p₂ → p₁.denote' ctx ≤ 0 → ¬ (p₂.denote' ctx ≤ 0) := by
+  intro h h₁
+  have := not_le_of_le' ctx p₁ p₂ h 0 h₁; simp at this
+  simp [*]
+
 end Int.Linear
 
 theorem Int.not_le_eq (a b : Int) : (¬a ≤ b) = (b + 1 ≤ a) := by