diff --git a/src/Init/Data/BitVec/Bitblast.lean b/src/Init/Data/BitVec/Bitblast.lean
index 662a51f942a3..1a7e582dcf2c 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/BitVec/Bitblast.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/BitVec/Bitblast.lean
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ private theorem mod_two_pow_lt (x i : Nat) : x % 2 ^ i < 2^i := Nat.mod_lt _ (Na
 
 /-! ### Addition -/
 
-/-- carry w x y c returns true if the `w` carry bit is true when computing `x + y + c`. -/
-def carry (w x y : Nat) (c : Bool) : Bool := decide (x % 2^w + y % 2^w + c.toNat ≥ 2^w)
+/-- carry i x y c returns true if the `i` carry bit is true when computing `x + y + c`. -/
+def carry (i : Nat) (x y : BitVec w) (c : Bool) : Bool :=
+  decide (x.toNat % 2^i + y.toNat % 2^i + c.toNat ≥ 2^i)
 
 @[simp] theorem carry_zero : carry 0 x y c = c := by
   cases c <;> simp [carry, mod_one]
@@ -100,20 +101,18 @@ theorem adc_overflow_limit (x y i : Nat) (c : Bool) : x % 2^i + (y % 2^i + c.toN
   rw [Nat.pow_succ]
   omega
 
-theorem carry_succ (w x y : Nat) (c : Bool) :
-    carry (succ w) x y c = atLeastTwo (x.testBit w) (y.testBit w) (carry w x y c) := by
-  simp only [carry, mod_two_pow_succ, atLeastTwo]
+theorem carry_succ (i : Nat) (x y : BitVec w) (c : Bool) :
+    carry (i+1) x y c = atLeastTwo (x.getLsb i) (y.getLsb i) (carry i x y c) := by
+  simp only [carry, mod_two_pow_succ, atLeastTwo, getLsb]
   simp only [Nat.pow_succ']
-  generalize testBit x w = xh
-  generalize testBit y w = yh
-  have sum_bnd : x%2^w + (y%2^w + c.toNat) < 2*2^w := by
-          simp only [← Nat.pow_succ']
-          exact adc_overflow_limit x y w c
-  cases xh <;> cases yh <;> (simp; omega)
+  have sum_bnd : x.toNat%2^i + (y.toNat%2^i + c.toNat) < 2*2^i := by
+    simp only [← Nat.pow_succ']
+    exact adc_overflow_limit ..
+  cases x.toNat.testBit i <;> cases y.toNat.testBit i <;> (simp; omega)
 
 theorem getLsb_add_add_bool {i : Nat} (i_lt : i < w) (x y : BitVec w) (c : Bool) :
     getLsb (x + y + zeroExtend w (ofBool c)) i =
-      Bool.xor (getLsb x i) (Bool.xor (getLsb y i) (carry i x.toNat y.toNat c)) := by
+      Bool.xor (getLsb x i) (Bool.xor (getLsb y i) (carry i x y c)) := by
   let ⟨x, x_lt⟩ := x
   let ⟨y, y_lt⟩ := y
   simp only [getLsb, toNat_add, toNat_zeroExtend, i_lt, toNat_ofFin, toNat_ofBool,
@@ -134,27 +133,21 @@ theorem getLsb_add_add_bool {i : Nat} (i_lt : i < w) (x y : BitVec w) (c : Bool)
 
 theorem getLsb_add {i : Nat} (i_lt : i < w) (x y : BitVec w) :
     getLsb (x + y) i =
-      Bool.xor (getLsb x i) (Bool.xor (getLsb y i) (carry i x.toNat y.toNat false)) := by
+      Bool.xor (getLsb x i) (Bool.xor (getLsb y i) (carry i x y false)) := by
   simpa using getLsb_add_add_bool i_lt x y false
 
 theorem adc_spec (x y : BitVec w) (c : Bool) :
-    adc x y c = (carry w x.toNat y.toNat c, x + y + zeroExtend w (ofBool c)) := by
+    adc x y c = (carry w x y c, x + y + zeroExtend w (ofBool c)) := by
   simp only [adc]
   apply iunfoldr_replace
-          (fun i => carry i x.toNat y.toNat c)
+          (fun i => carry i x y c)
           (x + y + zeroExtend w (ofBool c))
           c
   case init =>
     simp [carry, Nat.mod_one]
     cases c <;> rfl
   case step =>
-    intro ⟨i, lt⟩
-    simp only [adcb, Prod.mk.injEq, carry_succ]
-    apply And.intro
-    case left =>
-      rw [testBit_toNat, testBit_toNat]
-    case right =>
-      simp [getLsb_add_add_bool lt]
+    simp [adcb, Prod.mk.injEq, carry_succ, getLsb_add_add_bool]
 
 theorem add_eq_adc (w : Nat) (x y : BitVec w) : x + y = (adc x y false).snd := by
   simp [adc_spec]