diff --git a/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.cpp b/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.cpp
index 8aaa6c58fac..2b49cd62730 100644
--- a/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ RewriteResponse TheoryArraysRewriter::postRewrite(TNode node)
         }
         else
         {
-          n = d_rewriter->rewrite(mkEqNode(store[1], index));
+          n = mkEqNode(store[1], index);
           if (n.getKind() != Kind::CONST_BOOLEAN)
           {
             break;
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ RewriteResponse TheoryArraysRewriter::postRewrite(TNode node)
         }
         else
         {
-          Node eqRewritten = d_rewriter->rewrite(mkEqNode(store[1], index));
+          Node eqRewritten = mkEqNode(store[1], index);
           if (eqRewritten.getKind() != Kind::CONST_BOOLEAN)
           {
             Trace("arrays-postrewrite")
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ RewriteResponse TheoryArraysRewriter::postRewrite(TNode node)
             }
             else
             {
-              n = d_rewriter->rewrite(mkEqNode(store[1], index));
+              n = mkEqNode(store[1], index);
               if (n.getKind() != Kind::CONST_BOOLEAN)
               {
                 break;
@@ -639,12 +639,7 @@ RewriteResponse TheoryArraysRewriter::preRewrite(TNode node)
         }
         else
         {
-          n = d_rewriter->rewrite(mkEqNode(store[1], index));
-          if (n.getKind() != Kind::CONST_BOOLEAN)
-          {
-            break;
-          }
-          val = n.getConst<bool>();
+          break;
         }
         if (val)
         {
@@ -702,12 +697,7 @@ RewriteResponse TheoryArraysRewriter::preRewrite(TNode node)
         }
         else
         {
-          Node eqRewritten = d_rewriter->rewrite(mkEqNode(store[1], index));
-          if (eqRewritten.getKind() != Kind::CONST_BOOLEAN)
-          {
-            break;
-          }
-          val = eqRewritten.getConst<bool>();
+          break;
         }
         NodeManager* nm = nodeManager();
         if (val)
@@ -754,6 +744,12 @@ Node TheoryArraysRewriter::expandDefinition(Node node)
   return Node::null();
 }
 
+Node TheoryArraysRewriter::mkEqNode(const Node& a, const Node& b) const
+{
+  Node eq = a.eqNode(b);
+  return d_rewriter->rewrite(eq);
+}
+  
 }  // namespace arrays
 }  // namespace theory
 }  // namespace cvc5::internal
diff --git a/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.h b/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.h
index 2792d1118c1..f904ca56193 100644
--- a/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.h
+++ b/src/theory/arrays/theory_arrays_rewriter.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ uint64_t getMostFrequentValueCount(TNode store);
 void setMostFrequentValue(TNode store, TNode value);
 void setMostFrequentValueCount(TNode store, uint64_t count);
 
-static inline Node mkEqNode(Node a, Node b) { return a.eqNode(b); }
-
 class TheoryArraysRewriter : public TheoryRewriter
 {
  public:
@@ -88,6 +86,13 @@ class TheoryArraysRewriter : public TheoryRewriter
    * be removed.
    */
   Rewriter* d_rewriter;
+  /**
+   * Make rewritten equality.
+   * @param a The first term.
+   * @param b The second term.
+   * @return the rewritten form of the equality between a and b.
+   */
+  Node mkEqNode(const Node& a, const Node& b) const;
 }; /* class TheoryArraysRewriter */
 
 }  // namespace arrays