diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/kast/manip.py b/pyk/src/pyk/kast/manip.py
index dab6de52f8c..0d3ec94e165 100644
--- a/pyk/src/pyk/kast/manip.py
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/kast/manip.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     var_occurrences,
 )
 from .outer import KClaim, KDefinition, KFlatModule, KRule, KRuleLike
+from .rewrite import indexed_rewrite
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Collection, Iterable
@@ -606,45 +607,6 @@ def apply_existential_substitutions(state: KInner, constraints: Iterable[KInner]
     return (Subst(subst)(state), [Subst(subst)(c) for c in new_constraints])
 
 
-def indexed_rewrite(kast: KInner, rewrites: Iterable[KRewrite]) -> KInner:
-    token_rewrites: list[KRewrite] = []
-    apply_rewrites: dict[str, list[KRewrite]] = {}
-    other_rewrites: list[KRewrite] = []
-    for r in rewrites:
-        if type(r.lhs) is KToken:
-            token_rewrites.append(r)
-        elif type(r.lhs) is KApply:
-            if r.lhs.label.name in apply_rewrites:
-                apply_rewrites[r.lhs.label.name].append(r)
-            else:
-                apply_rewrites[r.lhs.label.name] = [r]
-        else:
-            other_rewrites.append(r)
-
-    def _apply_rewrites(_kast: KInner) -> KInner:
-        if type(_kast) is KToken:
-            for tr in token_rewrites:
-                _kast = tr.apply_top(_kast)
-        elif type(_kast) is KApply:
-            if _kast.label.name in apply_rewrites:
-                for ar in apply_rewrites[_kast.label.name]:
-                    _kast = ar.apply_top(_kast)
-        else:
-            for _or in other_rewrites:
-                _kast = _or.apply_top(_kast)
-        return _kast
-
-    orig_kast: KInner = kast
-    new_kast: KInner | None = None
-    while orig_kast != new_kast:
-        if new_kast is None:
-            new_kast = orig_kast
-        else:
-            orig_kast = new_kast
-        new_kast = bottom_up(_apply_rewrites, new_kast)
-    return new_kast
-
-
 def undo_aliases(definition: KDefinition, kast: KInner) -> KInner:
     aliases = []
     for rule in definition.alias_rules:
diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/kast/outer.py b/pyk/src/pyk/kast/outer.py
index 60f700049a7..435ee5436c9 100644
--- a/pyk/src/pyk/kast/outer.py
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/kast/outer.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     top_down,
 )
 from .kast import kast_term
+from .rewrite import indexed_rewrite
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator, Mapping
@@ -1586,14 +1587,10 @@ def _remove_config_var_lookups(_kast: KInner) -> KInner:
         else:
             raise ValueError(f'Cannot handle initializer for label: {prod_klabel}')
 
-        init_rewrites = [rule.body for rule in self.rules if Atts.INITIALIZER in rule.att]
-        old_init_config: KInner | None = None
-        while init_config != old_init_config:
-            old_init_config = init_config
-            for rew in init_rewrites:
-                assert type(rew) is KRewrite
-                init_config = rew(init_config)
-
+        init_rewrites = [
+            rule.body for rule in self.rules if Atts.INITIALIZER in rule.att and type(rule.body) is KRewrite
+        ]
+        init_config = indexed_rewrite(init_config, init_rewrites)
         init_config = top_down(_remove_config_var_lookups, init_config)
 
         return init_config
diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/kast/rewrite.py b/pyk/src/pyk/kast/rewrite.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6f33771758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/kast/rewrite.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from .att import WithKAtt
+from .inner import KApply, KToken, bottom_up
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+    from typing import Final, TypeVar
+
+    from .inner import KInner, KRewrite
+
+    KI = TypeVar('KI', bound=KInner)
+    W = TypeVar('W', bound=WithKAtt)
+
+_LOGGER: Final = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def indexed_rewrite(kast: KInner, rewrites: Iterable[KRewrite]) -> KInner:
+    token_rewrites: list[KRewrite] = []
+    apply_rewrites: dict[str, list[KRewrite]] = {}
+    other_rewrites: list[KRewrite] = []
+    for r in rewrites:
+        if type(r.lhs) is KToken:
+            token_rewrites.append(r)
+        elif type(r.lhs) is KApply:
+            if r.lhs.label.name in apply_rewrites:
+                apply_rewrites[r.lhs.label.name].append(r)
+            else:
+                apply_rewrites[r.lhs.label.name] = [r]
+        else:
+            other_rewrites.append(r)
+
+    def _apply_rewrites(_kast: KInner) -> KInner:
+        if type(_kast) is KToken:
+            for tr in token_rewrites:
+                _kast = tr.apply_top(_kast)
+        elif type(_kast) is KApply:
+            if _kast.label.name in apply_rewrites:
+                for ar in apply_rewrites[_kast.label.name]:
+                    _kast = ar.apply_top(_kast)
+        else:
+            for _or in other_rewrites:
+                _kast = _or.apply_top(_kast)
+        return _kast
+
+    orig_kast: KInner = kast
+    new_kast: KInner | None = None
+    while orig_kast != new_kast:
+        if new_kast is None:
+            new_kast = orig_kast
+        else:
+            orig_kast = new_kast
+        new_kast = bottom_up(_apply_rewrites, new_kast)
+    return new_kast
diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/ktool/kprove.py b/pyk/src/pyk/ktool/kprove.py
index db350daa009..dfa9c6b9350 100644
--- a/pyk/src/pyk/ktool/kprove.py
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/ktool/kprove.py
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ def _get_claim_module(_label: str) -> str | None:
                     _dependency_label = f'{_module_name}.{_dependency_label}'
                 _updated_dependencies.append(_dependency_label)
             if len(_updated_dependencies) > 0:
-                claim_labels.extend(_updated_dependencies)
+                if include_dependencies:
+                    claim_labels.extend(_updated_dependencies)
                 _claim = _claim.let(att=_claim.att.update([Atts.DEPENDS(','.join(_updated_dependencies))]))
 
             final_claims[claim_label] = _claim