diff --git a/src/api/MainSolver.cc b/src/api/MainSolver.cc
index 6d1043df8..cda6aa342 100644
--- a/src/api/MainSolver.cc
+++ b/src/api/MainSolver.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "MainSolver.h"
 
 #include <common/ApiException.h>
+#include <common/NonLinException.h>
 #include <itehandler/IteHandler.h>
 #include <logics/ArrayTheory.h>
 #include <logics/LATheory.h>
@@ -333,16 +334,21 @@ sstat MainSolver::check() {
         StopWatch sw(query_timer);
     }
     if (isLastFrameUnsat()) { return s_False; }
-    sstat rval = simplifyFormulas();
+    sstat rval;
+    try {
+        rval = simplifyFormulas();
+    } catch (opensmt::NonLinException const & error) {
+        reasonUnknown = error.what();
+        rval = s_Undef;
+        return rval;
+    }
 
     if (config.dump_query()) printCurrentAssertionsAsQuery();
 
     if (rval == s_Undef) {
         try {
             rval = solve();
-        } catch (std::overflow_error const & error) {
-            rval = s_Error;
-        } catch (opensmt::LANonLinearException const & error) {
+        } catch (std::overflow_error const & error) { rval = s_Error; } catch (opensmt::NonLinException const & error) {
             reasonUnknown = error.what();
             rval = s_Undef;
         }
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index ed6e244aa..fcb542f1a 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ include(numbers/CMakeLists.txt)
 install(FILES
         StringMap.h Timer.h inttypes.h IColor.h
         TreeOps.h FlaPartitionMap.h PartitionInfo.h Partitions.h ApiException.h TypeUtils.h
-        NatSet.h ScopedVector.h TermNames.h
+        NatSet.h ScopedVector.h TermNames.h NonLinException.h
 DESTINATION ${INSTALL_HEADERS_DIR}/common)
diff --git a/src/common/NonLinException.h b/src/common/NonLinException.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25ea8e4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/NonLinException.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+// Created by Konstantin Britikov on 27.11.2024.
+//
+
+#ifndef OPENSMT_NONLINEXCEPTION_H
+#define OPENSMT_NONLINEXCEPTION_H
+
+namespace opensmt {
+class NonLinException : public std::runtime_error {
+public:
+    NonLinException(std::string_view const reason_) : runtime_error(std::string(reason_)) {
+        msg = "Term " + std::string(reason_) + " is non-linear";
+    }
+    virtual char const * what() const noexcept override { return msg.c_str(); }
+
+private:
+    std::string msg;
+};
+}
+
+#endif // OPENSMT_NONLINEXCEPTION_H
diff --git a/src/logics/ArithLogic.cc b/src/logics/ArithLogic.cc
index 02b602fab..492eb2273 100644
--- a/src/logics/ArithLogic.cc
+++ b/src/logics/ArithLogic.cc
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ ArithLogic::ArithLogic(Logic_t type)
       sym_Real_MINUS(declareFun_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_real_minus, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
       sym_Real_PLUS(declareFun_Commutative_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_real_plus, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
       sym_Real_TIMES(declareFun_Commutative_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_real_times, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
-      sym_Real_TIMES_LIN(declareFun_Multiplication_Duplicate(tk_real_times, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
-      sym_Real_TIMES_NONLIN(declareFun_Multiplication_Duplicate(tk_real_times, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
+      sym_Real_TIMES_LIN(declareFun_Multiplication_LinNonlin(tk_real_times, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
+      sym_Real_TIMES_NONLIN(declareFun_Multiplication_LinNonlin(tk_real_times, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
       sym_Real_DIV(declareFun_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_real_div, sort_REAL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
       sym_Real_EQ(sortToEquality[sort_REAL]),
       sym_Real_LEQ(declareFun_NoScoping_Chainable(tk_real_leq, sort_BOOL, {sort_REAL, sort_REAL})),
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ ArithLogic::ArithLogic(Logic_t type)
       sym_Int_MINUS(declareFun_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_int_minus, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
       sym_Int_PLUS(declareFun_Commutative_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_int_plus, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
       sym_Int_TIMES(declareFun_Commutative_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_int_times, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
-      sym_Int_TIMES_LIN(declareFun_Multiplication_Duplicate(tk_int_times, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
-      sym_Int_TIMES_NONLIN(declareFun_Multiplication_Duplicate(tk_int_times, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
+      sym_Int_TIMES_LIN(declareFun_Multiplication_LinNonlin(tk_int_times, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
+      sym_Int_TIMES_NONLIN(declareFun_Multiplication_LinNonlin(tk_int_times, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
       sym_Int_DIV(declareFun_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(tk_int_div, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
       sym_Int_MOD(declareFun_NoScoping(tk_int_mod, sort_INT, {sort_INT, sort_INT})),
       sym_Int_EQ(sortToEquality[sort_INT]),
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ PTRef ArithLogic::getMinusOneForSort(SRef sort) const {
 }
 
 bool ArithLogic::isLinearFactor(PTRef tr) const {
-    if (isNumConst(tr) || isNumVarLike(tr)) { return true; }
+    if (isNumConst(tr) || isMonomial(tr)) { return true; }
     if (isTimesLin(tr)) {
         Pterm const & term = getPterm(tr);
         return term.size() == 2 &&
-               ((isNumConst(term[0]) && (isNumVarLike(term[1]))) || (isNumConst(term[1]) && (isNumVarLike(term[0]))));
+               ((isNumConst(term[0]) && (isMonomial(term[1]))) || (isNumConst(term[1]) && (isMonomial(term[0]))));
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -238,19 +238,16 @@ pair<Number, vec<PTRef>> ArithLogic::getConstantAndFactors(PTRef sum) const {
 }
 
 pair<PTRef, PTRef> ArithLogic::splitPolyTerm(PTRef term) const {
-    assert(isTimes(term) || isNumVarLike(term) || isConstant(term));
+    assert(isTimes(term) || isMonomial(term) || isConstant(term));
     if (isTimesLin(term)) {
         assert(getPterm(term).size() == 2);
         PTRef fac = getPterm(term)[0];
         PTRef var = getPterm(term)[1];
         if (not isConstant(fac)) { std::swap(fac, var); }
         assert(isConstant(fac));
-        assert(isNumVarLike(var) || isTimesNonlin(var));
+        assert(isMonomial(var));
         return {var, fac};
-    } else if (isTimesNonlin(term)) {
-        PTRef one = yieldsSortInt(term) ? getTerm_IntOne() : getTerm_RealOne();
-        return {term, one};
-    } else if (isNumVarLike(term)) {
+    } else if (isMonomial(term)) {
         assert(yieldsSortInt(term) or yieldsSortReal(term));
         PTRef var = term;
         PTRef fac = yieldsSortInt(term) ? getTerm_IntOne() : getTerm_RealOne();
@@ -263,7 +260,7 @@ pair<PTRef, PTRef> ArithLogic::splitPolyTerm(PTRef term) const {
 
 // Normalize a product of the form (* a v) to either v or (* -1 v)
 PTRef ArithLogic::normalizeMul(PTRef mul) {
-    assert(isTimesDefined(mul));
+    assert(isTimesLinNonlin(mul));
     auto [v, c] = splitPolyTerm(mul);
     if (getNumConst(c) < 0) {
         return mkNeg(v);
@@ -426,7 +423,7 @@ lbool ArithLogic::arithmeticElimination(vec<PTRef> const & top_level_arith, Subs
             auto coeff = logic.getNumConst(c);
             poly.addTerm(var, std::move(coeff));
         } else {
-            assert(logic.isPlus(polyTerm) || logic.isTimesDefined(polyTerm));
+            assert(logic.isPlus(polyTerm) || logic.isTimesLinNonlin(polyTerm));
             for (PTRef factor : logic.getPterm(polyTerm)) {
                 auto [var, c] = logic.splitPolyTerm(factor);
                 auto coeff = logic.getNumConst(c);
@@ -495,14 +492,14 @@ pair<lbool, Logic::SubstMap> ArithLogic::retrieveSubstitutions(vec<PtAsgn> const
 }
 
 uint32_t LessThan_deepPTRef::getVarIdFromProduct(PTRef tr) const {
-    assert(l.isTimesDefined(tr));
+    assert(l.isTimesLinNonlin(tr));
     auto [v, c] = l.splitPolyTerm(tr);
     return v.x;
 }
 
 bool LessThan_deepPTRef::operator()(PTRef x_, PTRef y_) const {
-    uint32_t id_x = l.isTimesDefined(x_) ? getVarIdFromProduct(x_) : x_.x;
-    uint32_t id_y = l.isTimesDefined(y_) ? getVarIdFromProduct(y_) : y_.x;
+    uint32_t id_x = l.isTimesLinNonlin(x_) ? getVarIdFromProduct(x_) : x_.x;
+    uint32_t id_y = l.isTimesLinNonlin(y_) ? getVarIdFromProduct(y_) : y_.x;
     return id_x < id_y;
 }
 
@@ -517,10 +514,10 @@ bool ArithLogic::isBuiltinFunction(SymRef const sr) const {
         return Logic::isBuiltinFunction(sr);
 }
 bool ArithLogic::isNumTerm(PTRef tr) const {
-    if (isNumVarLike(tr)) return true;
+    if (isMonomial(tr)) return true;
     Pterm const & t = getPterm(tr);
     if (t.size() == 2 && isTimesLin(tr))
-        return (isNumVarLike(t[0]) && isConstant(t[1])) || (isNumVarLike(t[1]) && isConstant(t[0]));
+        return (isMonomial(t[0]) && isConstant(t[1])) || (isMonomial(t[1]) && isConstant(t[0]));
     else if (t.size() == 0)
         return isNumVar(tr) || isConstant(tr);
     else
@@ -557,7 +554,7 @@ PTRef ArithLogic::mkNeg(PTRef tr) {
         SRef returnSort = getSortRef(tr);
         return mkFun(getTimesLinForSort(returnSort), {tr, getMinusOneForSort(returnSort)});
     }
-    if (isNumVarLike(symref)) {
+    if (isMonomial(symref)) {
         auto sortRef = getSortRef(symref);
         return mkFun(getTimesLinForSort(sortRef), {tr, getMinusOneForSort(sortRef)});
     }
@@ -744,9 +741,9 @@ PTRef ArithLogic::mkBinaryLeq(PTRef lhs, PTRef rhs) {
         Number const & v = this->getNumConst(sum_tmp);
         return v.sign() < 0 ? getTerm_false() : getTerm_true();
     }
-    if (isNumVarLike(sum_tmp) ||
-        isTimesDefined(sum_tmp)) { // "sum_tmp = c * v", just scale to "v" or "-v" without changing the sign
-        sum_tmp = isTimesDefined(sum_tmp) ? normalizeMul(sum_tmp) : sum_tmp;
+    if (isMonomial(sum_tmp) ||
+        isTimesLinNonlin(sum_tmp)) { // "sum_tmp = c * v", just scale to "v" or "-v" without changing the sign
+        sum_tmp = isTimesLinNonlin(sum_tmp) ? normalizeMul(sum_tmp) : sum_tmp;
         return mkFun(getLeqForSort(argSort), {getZeroForSort(argSort), sum_tmp});
     } else if (isPlus(sum_tmp)) {
         // Normalize the sum
@@ -817,7 +814,7 @@ PTRef ArithLogic::mkBinaryEq(PTRef lhs, PTRef rhs) {
     if (isConstant(diff)) {
         Number const & v = this->getNumConst(diff);
         return v.isZero() ? getTerm_true() : getTerm_false();
-    } else if (isNumVarLike(diff) || isTimesDefined(diff)) {
+    } else if (isMonomial(diff) || isTimesLin(diff)) {
         auto [var, constant] = splitPolyTerm(diff);
         return Logic::mkBinaryEq(getZeroForSort(eqSort),
                                  var); // Avoid anything that calls Logic::mkEq as this would create a loop
@@ -1014,7 +1011,7 @@ void SimplifyConst::simplify(SymRef s, vec<PTRef> const & args, SymRef & s_new,
     }
     //    // A single argument for the operator, and the operator is identity
     //    // in that case
-    if (args_new.size() == 1 && (l.isPlus(s_new) || l.isTimesDefined(s_new))) {
+    if (args_new.size() == 1 && (l.isPlus(s_new) || l.isTimesLinNonlin(s_new))) {
         PTRef ch_tr = args_new[0];
         args_new.clear();
         s_new = l.getPterm(ch_tr).symb();
@@ -1233,7 +1230,7 @@ pair<Number, PTRef> ArithLogic::sumToNormalizedIntPair(PTRef sum) {
     coeffs.reserve(varFactors.size());
     for (PTRef factor : varFactors) {
         auto [var, coeff] = splitPolyTerm(factor);
-        assert((ArithLogic::isNumVarLike(var) || ArithLogic::isTimesDefined(var)) and isNumConst(coeff));
+        assert((ArithLogic::isMonomial(var) || ArithLogic::isTimesLin(var)) and isNumConst(coeff));
         vars.push(var);
         coeffs.push_back(getNumConst(coeff));
     }
@@ -1372,8 +1369,8 @@ std::pair<PTRef, PTRef> ArithLogic::leqToConstantAndTerm(PTRef leq) {
 }
 
 bool ArithLogic::hasNegativeLeadingVariable(PTRef poly) const {
-    if (isNumConst(poly) or isNumVarLike(poly)) { return false; }
-    if (isTimesDefined(poly)) {
+    if (isNumConst(poly) or isMonomial(poly)) { return false; }
+    if (isTimesLinNonlin(poly)) {
         auto [var, constant] = splitPolyTerm(poly);
         return isNegative(getNumConst(constant));
     }
diff --git a/src/logics/ArithLogic.h b/src/logics/ArithLogic.h
index 10d9a387d..b1e8c2cf0 100644
--- a/src/logics/ArithLogic.h
+++ b/src/logics/ArithLogic.h
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ class ArithLogic : public Logic {
     bool isIntNeg(SymRef sr) const { return sr == sym_Int_NEG; }
     bool isRealNeg(SymRef sr) const { return sr == sym_Real_NEG; }
 
-    bool isTimes(SymRef sr) const { return isTimesLin(sr) or isTimesNonlin(sr) or isTimesUnknown(sr); };
-    bool isTimesDefined(SymRef sr) const { return isTimesLin(sr) or isTimesNonlin(sr); };
+    bool isTimes(SymRef sr) const { return isTimesLin(sr) or isTimesNonlin(sr) or isTimesUnparsed(sr); };
+    bool isTimesLinNonlin(SymRef sr) const { return isTimesLin(sr) or isTimesNonlin(sr); };
     bool isTimesLin(SymRef sr) const { return isIntTimesLin(sr) or isRealTimesLin(sr); }
-    bool isTimesUnknown(SymRef sr) const { return isIntTimes(sr) or isRealTimes(sr); }
+    bool isTimesUnparsed(SymRef sr) const { return isIntTimes(sr) or isRealTimes(sr); }
     bool isTimesNonlin(SymRef sr) const { return isIntTimesNonlin(sr) or isRealTimesNonlin(sr); }
     bool isTimes(PTRef tr) const { return isTimes(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
-    bool isTimesDefined(PTRef tr) const { return isTimesDefined(getPterm(tr).symb()); };
+    bool isTimesLinNonlin(PTRef tr) const { return isTimesLinNonlin(getPterm(tr).symb()); };
     bool isTimesLin(PTRef tr) const { return isTimesLin(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
     bool isTimesNonlin(PTRef tr) const { return isTimesNonlin(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
     bool isIntTimesLin(PTRef tr) const { return isIntTimesLin(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ class ArithLogic : public Logic {
 
     bool isNumVar(SymRef sr) const { return isVar(sr) and (yieldsSortInt(sr) or yieldsSortReal(sr)); }
     bool isNumVar(PTRef tr) const { return isNumVar(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
-    bool isNumVarLike(SymRef sr) const {
-        return yieldsSortNum(sr) and not isPlus(sr) and not isTimes(sr) and not isNumConst(sr);
+    bool isMonomial(SymRef sr) const {
+        return yieldsSortNum(sr) and not isPlus(sr) and not isTimesLin(sr) and not isNumConst(sr);
     }
-    bool isNumVarLike(PTRef tr) const { return isNumVarLike(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
+    bool isMonomial(PTRef tr) const { return isMonomial(getPterm(tr).symb()); }
 
     bool isZero(SymRef sr) const { return isIntZero(sr) or isRealZero(sr); }
     bool isZero(PTRef tr) const { return isZero(getSymRef(tr)); }
@@ -389,6 +389,10 @@ class ArithLogic : public Logic {
     PTRef mkBinaryGeq(PTRef lhs, PTRef rhs) { return mkBinaryLeq(rhs, lhs); }
     PTRef mkBinaryLt(PTRef lhs, PTRef rhs) { return mkNot(mkBinaryGeq(lhs, rhs)); }
     PTRef mkBinaryGt(PTRef lhs, PTRef rhs) { return mkNot(mkBinaryLeq(lhs, rhs)); }
+    SymRef declareFun_Multiplication_LinNonlin(std::string const & s, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args) {
+        SymRef sr = sym_store.newInternalSymb(s.c_str(), rsort, args, SymConf::CommutativeNoScopingLeftAssoc);
+        return sr;
+    }
     PTRef mkBinaryEq(PTRef lhs, PTRef rhs) override;
     pair<Number, PTRef> sumToNormalizedPair(PTRef sum);
     pair<Number, PTRef> sumToNormalizedIntPair(PTRef sum);
diff --git a/src/logics/Logic.h b/src/logics/Logic.h
index b5d0cbc10..9a144ee61 100644
--- a/src/logics/Logic.h
+++ b/src/logics/Logic.h
@@ -186,10 +186,6 @@ class Logic {
     SymRef declareFun_Commutative_NoScoping_LeftAssoc(std::string const & s, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args) {
         return declareFun(s, rsort, args, SymConf::CommutativeNoScopingLeftAssoc);
     }
-    SymRef declareFun_Multiplication_Duplicate(std::string const & s, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args) {
-        SymRef sr = sym_store.newUnparsableSymb(s.c_str(), rsort, args, SymConf::CommutativeNoScopingLeftAssoc);
-        return sr;
-    }
     SymRef declareFun_Commutative_NoScoping_Chainable(std::string const & s, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args) {
         return declareFun(s, rsort, args, SymConf::CommutativeNoScopingChainable);
     }
diff --git a/src/rewriters/DivModRewriter.h b/src/rewriters/DivModRewriter.h
index e7c5f2495..5123fbb5c 100644
--- a/src/rewriters/DivModRewriter.h
+++ b/src/rewriters/DivModRewriter.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "Rewriter.h"
 
 #include <common/InternalException.h>
+#include <common/NonLinException.h>
 #include <logics/ArithLogic.h>
 
 namespace opensmt {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class DivModConfig : public DefaultRewriterConfig {
             PTRef modVar = divMod.mod;
             PTRef rewritten = logic.isIntDiv(symRef) ? divVar : modVar;
             if (not inCache) {
-                if (logic.isNonlin(term)) { return term; }
+                if (!logic.isConstant(divisor)) throw NonLinException(logic.pp(term));
                 // collect the definitions to add
                 assert(logic.isConstant(divisor));
                 auto divisorVal = logic.getNumConst(divisor);
diff --git a/src/simplifiers/LA.cc b/src/simplifiers/LA.cc
index ec1a51fa8..ea964bc9a 100644
--- a/src/simplifiers/LA.cc
+++ b/src/simplifiers/LA.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void LAExpression::initialize(PTRef e, bool do_canonize) {
             curr_const.emplace_back(std::move(new_c));
         } else {
             // Otherwise it is a variable, Ite, UF or constant
-            assert(logic.isNumVarLike(t) || logic.isConstant(t) || logic.isUF(t));
+            assert(logic.isMonomial(t) || logic.isConstant(t) || logic.isUF(t));
             if (logic.isConstant(t)) {
                 const Real tval = logic.getNumConst(t);
                 polynome[PTRef_Undef] += tval * c;
diff --git a/src/symbols/SymStore.h b/src/symbols/SymStore.h
index b32600f00..2a5a85f40 100644
--- a/src/symbols/SymStore.h
+++ b/src/symbols/SymStore.h
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ class SymStore {
     SymStore & operator=(SymStore &&) = default;
     // Constructs a new symbol.
 
-    SymRef newSymb(char const * fname, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args, SymbolConfig const & symConfig,
-                   bool subSymb = false);
+    SymRef newSymb(char const * fname, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args, SymbolConfig const & symConfig) {
+        return newSymb(fname, rsort, args, symConfig, false);
+    };
     SymRef newSymb(char const * fname, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args) {
-        return newSymb(fname, rsort, args, SymConf::Default);
+        return newSymb(fname, rsort, args, SymConf::Default, false);
     }
-    SymRef newUnparsableSymb(char const * fname, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args, SymbolConfig const & symConfig) {
+    SymRef newInternalSymb(char const * fname, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args, SymbolConfig const & symConfig) {
         return newSymb(fname, rsort, args, symConfig, true);
     }
     bool contains(char const * fname) const { return symbolTable.has(fname); }
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ class SymStore {
     vec<SymRef> symbols;
     SymbolAllocator ta{1024};
     vec<char *> idToName;
+
+    SymRef newSymb(char const * fname, SRef rsort, vec<SRef> const & args, SymbolConfig const & symConfig,
+                   bool subSymb);
 };
 } // namespace opensmt
 
diff --git a/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.cc b/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.cc
index b4cd98124..4f1345746 100644
--- a/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.cc
+++ b/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "CutCreator.h"
 
 #include <common/Random.h>
+#include <common/NonLinException.h>
 #include <models/ModelBuilder.h>
 #include <simplifiers/LA.h>
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ void LASolver::isProperLeq(PTRef tr)
     assert(logic.isLeq(tr));
     auto [cons, sum] = logic.leqToConstantAndTerm(tr);
     assert(logic.isConstant(cons));
-    assert(logic.isNumVar(sum) || logic.isPlus(sum) || logic.isTimesDefined(sum) || logic.isMod(logic.getPterm(sum).symb()) ||
+    assert(logic.isNumVar(sum) || logic.isPlus(sum) || logic.isTimesLinNonlin(sum) || logic.isMod(logic.getPterm(sum).symb()) ||
            logic.isRealDiv(sum) || logic.isIntDiv(sum));
     (void) cons; (void)sum;
 }
@@ -287,16 +288,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<Tableau::Polynomial> LASolver::expressionToLVarPoly(PTRef term)
 //
 // Returns internalized reference for the term
 LVRef LASolver::registerArithmeticTerm(PTRef expr) {
-    if (logic.isNonlin(expr)) {
-        auto termStr = logic.pp(expr);
-        throw LANonLinearException(termStr.c_str());
-    } else if(logic.isTimesLin(expr)  || logic.isPlus(expr)) {
+    if (logic.isTimesNonlin(expr)) throw NonLinException(logic.pp(expr));
+    else if(logic.isTimesLin(expr)  || logic.isPlus(expr)) {
         Pterm const & subterms = logic.getPterm(expr);
         for(auto subterm: subterms) {
-            if (logic.isNonlin(subterm)) {
-                auto termStr = logic.pp(subterm);
-                throw LANonLinearException(termStr.c_str());
-            }
+            if (logic.isNonlin(subterm)) throw NonLinException(logic.pp(subterm));
         }
     }
     LVRef x = LVRef::Undef;
diff --git a/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.h b/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.h
index bad5a03fc..f10e8cab8 100644
--- a/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.h
+++ b/src/tsolvers/lasolver/LASolver.h
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 namespace opensmt {
-class LANonLinearException : public std::runtime_error {
-public:
-    LANonLinearException(char const * reason_) : runtime_error(reason_) {
-        msg = "Term " + std::string(reason_) + " is non-linear";
-    }
-    virtual char const * what() const noexcept override { return msg.c_str(); }
-
-private:
-    std::string msg;
-};
 
 class LAVarStore;
 class Delta;