diff --git a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/FunInd.lean b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/FunInd.lean
index 6fdbbf28ee18..bc70c09f9311 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/FunInd.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/FunInd.lean
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def assertIHs (vals : Array Expr) (mvarid : MVarId) : MetaM MVarId := do
   return mvarid
 
 /-- Base case of `buildInductionBody`: Construct a case for the final induction hypthesis.  -/
-def buildInductionCase (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (oldIH newIH : FVarId) (toClear toPreserve : Array FVarId)
+def buildInductionCase (fn : Expr) (oldIH newIH : FVarId) (toClear toPreserve : Array FVarId)
     (goal : Expr) (IHs : Array Expr) (e : Expr) : MetaM Expr := do
   let IHs := IHs ++ (← collectIHs fn oldIH newIH e)
   let IHs ← deduplicateIHs IHs
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ def buildInductionCase (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (oldIH newIH : FVarId)
     mvarId ← mvarId.clear fvarId
   mvarId ← mvarId.cleanup (toPreserve := toPreserve)
   mvarId ← substVars mvarId
-  let (_, _mvarId) ← mvarId.revertAfter motiveFVar
   let mvar ← instantiateMVars mvar
   pure mvar
 
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ def maskArray {α} (mask : Array Bool) (xs : Array α) : Array α := Id.run do
     if b then ys := ys.push x
   return ys
 
-partial def buildInductionBody (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (toClear toPreserve : Array FVarId)
+partial def buildInductionBody (fn : Expr) (toClear toPreserve : Array FVarId)
     (goal : Expr) (oldIH newIH : FVarId) (IHs : Array Expr) (e : Expr) : MetaM Expr := do
 
   if e.isDIte then
@@ -453,11 +452,11 @@ partial def buildInductionBody (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (toClear toPres
     let h' ← foldCalls fn oldIH h
     let t' ← withLocalDecl `h .default c' fun h => do
       let t ← instantiateLambda t #[h]
-      let t' ← buildInductionBody motiveFVar fn toClear (toPreserve.push h.fvarId!) goal oldIH newIH IHs t
+      let t' ← buildInductionBody fn toClear (toPreserve.push h.fvarId!) goal oldIH newIH IHs t
       mkLambdaFVars #[h] t'
     let f' ← withLocalDecl `h .default (mkNot c') fun h => do
       let f ← instantiateLambda f #[h]
-      let f' ← buildInductionBody motiveFVar fn toClear (toPreserve.push h.fvarId!) goal oldIH newIH IHs f
+      let f' ← buildInductionBody fn toClear (toPreserve.push h.fvarId!) goal oldIH newIH IHs f
       mkLambdaFVars #[h] f'
     let u ← getLevel goal
     return mkApp5 (mkConst ``dite [u]) goal c' h' t' f'
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ partial def buildInductionBody (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (toClear toPres
           removeLamda alt fun oldIH' alt => do
             forallBoundedTelescope expAltType (some 1) fun newIH' goal' => do
               let #[newIH'] := newIH' | unreachable!
-              let alt' ← buildInductionBody motiveFVar fn (toClear.push newIH'.fvarId!) toPreserve goal' oldIH' newIH'.fvarId! IHs alt
+              let alt' ← buildInductionBody fn (toClear.push newIH'.fvarId!) toPreserve goal' oldIH' newIH'.fvarId! IHs alt
               mkLambdaFVars #[newIH'] alt')
         (onRemaining := fun _ => pure #[.fvar newIH])
       return matcherApp'.toExpr
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ partial def buildInductionBody (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (toClear toPres
         (onParams := foldCalls fn oldIH)
         (onMotive := fun xs _body => pure (absMotiveBody.beta (maskArray mask xs)))
         (onAlt := fun expAltType alt => do
-          buildInductionBody motiveFVar fn toClear toPreserve expAltType oldIH newIH IHs alt)
+          buildInductionBody fn toClear toPreserve expAltType oldIH newIH IHs alt)
       return matcherApp'.toExpr
 
   if let .letE n t v b _ := e then
@@ -507,7 +506,7 @@ partial def buildInductionBody (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (toClear toPres
     let t' ← foldCalls fn oldIH t
     let v' ← foldCalls fn oldIH v
     return ← withLetDecl n t' v' fun x => do
-      let b' ← buildInductionBody motiveFVar fn toClear toPreserve goal oldIH newIH IHs (b.instantiate1 x)
+      let b' ← buildInductionBody fn toClear toPreserve goal oldIH newIH IHs (b.instantiate1 x)
       mkLetFVars #[x] b'
 
   if let some (n, t, v, b) := e.letFun? then
@@ -515,10 +514,10 @@ partial def buildInductionBody (motiveFVar : FVarId) (fn : Expr) (toClear toPres
     let t' ← foldCalls fn oldIH t
     let v' ← foldCalls fn oldIH v
     return ← withLocalDecl n .default t' fun x => do
-      let b' ← buildInductionBody motiveFVar fn toClear toPreserve goal oldIH newIH IHs (b.instantiate1 x)
+      let b' ← buildInductionBody fn toClear toPreserve goal oldIH newIH IHs (b.instantiate1 x)
       mkLetFun x v' b'
 
-  buildInductionCase motiveFVar fn oldIH newIH toClear toPreserve goal IHs e
+  buildInductionCase fn oldIH newIH toClear toPreserve goal IHs e
 
 partial def findFixF {α} (name : Name) (e : Expr) (k : Array Expr → Expr → MetaM α) : MetaM α := do
   lambdaTelescope e fun params body => do
@@ -552,8 +551,6 @@ def deriveUnaryInduction (name : Name) : MetaM Name := do
     unless ← isDefEq arg params.back do
       throwError "fixF application argument {arg} is not function argument "
     let [argLevel, _motiveLevel] := f.constLevels! | unreachable!
-    -- logInfo body
-    -- mkFresh
 
     let motiveType ← mkArrow argType (.sort levelZero)
     withLocalDecl `motive .default motiveType fun motive => do
@@ -565,7 +562,7 @@ def deriveUnaryInduction (name : Name) : MetaM Name := do
       -- open body with the same arg
       let body ← instantiateLambda body #[param]
       removeLamda body fun oldIH body => do
-        let body' ← buildInductionBody motive.fvarId! fn #[genIH.fvarId!] #[] (.app motive param) oldIH genIH.fvarId! #[] body
+        let body' ← buildInductionBody fn #[genIH.fvarId!] #[] (.app motive param) oldIH genIH.fvarId! #[] body
         if body'.containsFVar oldIH then
           throwError m!"Did not fully eliminate {mkFVar oldIH} from induction principle body:{indentExpr body}"
         mkLambdaFVars #[param, genIH] body'
@@ -574,9 +571,18 @@ def deriveUnaryInduction (name : Name) : MetaM Name := do
 
     let e' ← mkLambdaFVars #[params.back] e'
     let mvars ← getMVarsNoDelayed e'
-    -- Using mkLambdaFVars on mvars directly does not reliably replace
-    -- the mvars with the parameter, in the presence of delayed assignemnts
-    -- But this code seems to work:
+    let mvars ← mvars.mapM fun mvar => do
+      let (_, mvar) ← mvar.revertAfter motive.fvarId!
+      pure mvar
+    -- Using `mkLambdaFVars` on mvars directly does not reliably replace
+    -- the mvars with the parameter, in the presence of delayed assignemnts.
+    -- Also `abstractMVars` does not handle delayed assignments correctly (as of now).
+    -- So instead we bring suitable fvars into scope and use `assign`; this handles
+    -- delayed assignemnts correctly.
+    -- NB: This idiom only works because
+    -- * we know that the `MVars` have the right local context (thanks to `mvarId.revertAfter`)
+    -- * the MVars are independent (so we don’t need to reorder them)
+    -- * we do no need the mvars in their unassigned form later
     let e' ← Meta.withLocalDecls
       (mvars.mapIdx (fun i mvar => (s!"case{i.val+1}", .default, (fun _ => mvar.getType))))
       fun xs => do
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/funind_expr.lean b/tests/lean/run/funind_expr.lean
index c76b1743790b..d15fe1bd03a2 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/funind_expr.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/funind_expr.lean
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ info: Expr.typeCheck.induct (motive : Expr → Prop) (case1 : ∀ (a : Nat), mot
       Expr.typeCheck b = Maybe.found Ty.nat h₂ →
         Expr.typeCheck a = Maybe.found Ty.nat h₁ → motive a → motive b → motive (Expr.plus a b))
   (case4 :
-    ∀ (a b : Expr) (h₁ : HasType a Ty.bool) (h₂ : HasType b Ty.bool),
-      Expr.typeCheck b = Maybe.found Ty.bool h₂ →
-        Expr.typeCheck a = Maybe.found Ty.bool h₁ → motive a → motive b → motive (Expr.and a b))
-  (case5 :
     ∀ (a b : Expr),
       (∀ (h₁ : HasType a Ty.nat) (h₂ : HasType b Ty.nat),
           Expr.typeCheck a = Maybe.found Ty.nat h₁ → Expr.typeCheck b = Maybe.found Ty.nat h₂ → False) →
         motive a → motive b → motive (Expr.plus a b))
+  (case5 :
+    ∀ (a b : Expr) (h₁ : HasType a Ty.bool) (h₂ : HasType b Ty.bool),
+      Expr.typeCheck b = Maybe.found Ty.bool h₂ →
+        Expr.typeCheck a = Maybe.found Ty.bool h₁ → motive a → motive b → motive (Expr.and a b))
   (case6 :
     ∀ (a b : Expr),
       (∀ (h₁ : HasType a Ty.bool) (h₂ : HasType b Ty.bool),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ theorem Expr.typeCheck_complete {e : Expr} : e.typeCheck = .unknown → ¬ HasTy
 theorem Expr.typeCheck_complete' {e : Expr} : e.typeCheck = .unknown → ¬ HasType e ty := by
   induction e using Expr.typeCheck.induct
   all_goals simp [typeCheck]
-  case case3 | case4 => simp [*]
-  case case5 iha ihb | case6 iha ihb =>
+  case case3 | case5 => simp [*]
+  case case4 iha ihb | case6 iha ihb =>
     intro ht; cases ht
     next hnp h₁ h₂ => exact hnp h₁ h₂ (typeCheck_correct h₁ (iha · h₁)) (typeCheck_correct h₂ (ihb · h₂))
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/funind_proof.lean b/tests/lean/run/funind_proof.lean
index 290b41e769dd..cc33203077fc 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/funind_proof.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/funind_proof.lean
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ end
 derive_functional_induction replaceConst
 
 /--
-info: Term.replaceConst.induct (a b : String) (motive1 : Term → Prop) (motive2 : List Term → Prop)
-  (case1 : ∀ (a_1 : String), (a == a_1) = true → motive1 (const a_1))
-  (case2 : ∀ (a_1 : String), ¬(a == a_1) = true → motive1 (const a_1))
-  (case3 : ∀ (a : String) (cs : List Term), motive2 cs → motive1 (app a cs)) (case4 : motive2 [])
+info: Term.replaceConst.induct (a b : String) (motive1 : Term → Prop) (motive2 : List Term → Prop) (case1 : motive2 [])
+  (case2 : ∀ (a_1 : String), (a == a_1) = true → motive1 (const a_1))
+  (case3 : ∀ (a_1 : String), ¬(a == a_1) = true → motive1 (const a_1))
+  (case4 : ∀ (a : String) (cs : List Term), motive2 cs → motive1 (app a cs))
   (case5 : ∀ (c : Term) (cs : List Term), motive1 c → motive2 cs → motive2 (c :: cs)) (x : Term) : motive1 x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ theorem numConsts_replaceConst (a b : String) (e : Term) : numConsts (replaceCon
   apply replaceConst.induct
     (motive1 := fun e => numConsts (replaceConst a b e) = numConsts e)
     (motive2 := fun es =>  numConstsLst (replaceConstLst a b es) = numConstsLst es)
-  case case1 => intro c h; guard_hyp h :ₛ (a == c) = true; simp [replaceConst, numConsts, *]
-  case case2 => intro c h; guard_hyp h :ₛ ¬(a == c) = true; simp [replaceConst, numConsts, *]
-  case case3 =>
+  case case1 => simp [replaceConstLst, numConstsLst, *]
+  case case2 => intro c h; guard_hyp h :ₛ (a == c) = true; simp [replaceConst, numConsts, *]
+  case case3 => intro c h; guard_hyp h :ₛ ¬(a == c) = true; simp [replaceConst, numConsts, *]
+  case case4 =>
     intros f cs ih
     guard_hyp ih :ₛnumConstsLst (replaceConstLst a b cs) = numConstsLst cs
     simp [replaceConst, numConsts, *]
-  case case4 => simp [replaceConstLst, numConstsLst, *]
   case case5 =>
     intro c cs ih₁ ih₂
     guard_hyp ih₁ :ₛ numConsts (replaceConst a b c) = numConsts c
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/funind_tests.lean b/tests/lean/run/funind_tests.lean
index ff390a21b943..8d02050fd281 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/funind_tests.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/funind_tests.lean
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ derive_functional_induction with_arg_refining_match1
 
 /--
 info: with_arg_refining_match1.induct (motive : Nat → Nat → Prop) (case1 : ∀ (fst : Nat), motive fst 0)
-  (case2 : ∀ (fst n : Nat), ¬fst = 0 → motive (fst - 1) n → motive fst (Nat.succ n))
-  (case3 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive 0 (Nat.succ n)) (x x : Nat) : motive x x
+  (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive 0 (Nat.succ n))
+  (case3 : ∀ (fst n : Nat), ¬fst = 0 → motive (fst - 1) n → motive fst (Nat.succ n)) (x x : Nat) : motive x x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #check with_arg_refining_match1.induct
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ termination_by i
 derive_functional_induction with_arg_refining_match2
 
 /--
-info: with_arg_refining_match2.induct (motive : Nat → Nat → Prop) (case1 : ∀ (fst : Nat), ¬fst = 0 → motive fst 0)
-  (case2 : ∀ (fst : Nat), ¬fst = 0 → ∀ (n : Nat), motive (fst - 1) n → motive fst (Nat.succ n))
-  (case3 : ∀ (snd : Nat), motive 0 snd) (x x : Nat) : motive x x
+info: with_arg_refining_match2.induct (motive : Nat → Nat → Prop) (case1 : ∀ (snd : Nat), motive 0 snd)
+  (case2 : ∀ (fst : Nat), ¬fst = 0 → motive fst 0)
+  (case3 : ∀ (fst : Nat), ¬fst = 0 → ∀ (n : Nat), motive (fst - 1) n → motive fst (Nat.succ n)) (x x : Nat) : motive x x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #check with_arg_refining_match2.induct
@@ -621,17 +621,17 @@ end
 derive_functional_induction even
 
 /--
-info: EvenOdd.even.induct (motive1 motive2 : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive1 0)
-  (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive2 n → motive1 (Nat.succ n)) (case3 : motive2 0)
-  (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive1 n → motive2 (Nat.succ n)) (x : Nat) : motive1 x
+info: EvenOdd.even.induct (motive1 motive2 : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive1 0) (case2 : motive2 0)
+  (case3 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive2 n → motive1 (Nat.succ n)) (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive1 n → motive2 (Nat.succ n))
+  (x : Nat) : motive1 x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #check even.induct
 
 /--
-info: EvenOdd.odd.induct (motive1 motive2 : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive1 0)
-  (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive2 n → motive1 (Nat.succ n)) (case3 : motive2 0)
-  (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive1 n → motive2 (Nat.succ n)) (x : Nat) : motive2 x
+info: EvenOdd.odd.induct (motive1 motive2 : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive1 0) (case2 : motive2 0)
+  (case3 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive2 n → motive1 (Nat.succ n)) (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive1 n → motive2 (Nat.succ n))
+  (x : Nat) : motive2 x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #check odd.induct
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ derive_functional_induction even._mutual
 
 /--
 info: CommandIdempotence.even._mutual.induct (motive : Nat ⊕' Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive (PSum.inl 0))
-  (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive (PSum.inr n) → motive (PSum.inl (Nat.succ n))) (case3 : motive (PSum.inr 0))
+  (case2 : motive (PSum.inr 0)) (case3 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive (PSum.inr n) → motive (PSum.inl (Nat.succ n)))
   (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive (PSum.inl n) → motive (PSum.inr (Nat.succ n))) (x : Nat ⊕' Nat) : motive x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
@@ -777,16 +777,16 @@ derive_functional_induction even
 
 /--
 info: CommandIdempotence.even._mutual.induct (motive : Nat ⊕' Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive (PSum.inl 0))
-  (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive (PSum.inr n) → motive (PSum.inl (Nat.succ n))) (case3 : motive (PSum.inr 0))
+  (case2 : motive (PSum.inr 0)) (case3 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive (PSum.inr n) → motive (PSum.inl (Nat.succ n)))
   (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive (PSum.inl n) → motive (PSum.inr (Nat.succ n))) (x : Nat ⊕' Nat) : motive x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #check even._mutual.induct
 
 /--
-info: CommandIdempotence.even.induct (motive1 motive2 : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive1 0)
-  (case2 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive2 n → motive1 (Nat.succ n)) (case3 : motive2 0)
-  (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive1 n → motive2 (Nat.succ n)) (x : Nat) : motive1 x
+info: CommandIdempotence.even.induct (motive1 motive2 : Nat → Prop) (case1 : motive1 0) (case2 : motive2 0)
+  (case3 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive2 n → motive1 (Nat.succ n)) (case4 : ∀ (n : Nat), motive1 n → motive2 (Nat.succ n))
+  (x : Nat) : motive1 x
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #check even.induct