diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java
index 471d20b..8bc6150 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushSelectIntoJoinRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushSubplanWithAggregateDownThroughProductRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.ReinferAllTypesRule;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.RemoveCommonExpressions;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.ExtractCommonExpressions;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.RemoveRedundantGroupByDecorVars;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.RemoveRedundantVariablesRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.RemoveUnusedAssignAndAggregateRule;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         normalization.add(new ExtractGbyExpressionsRule());
         normalization.add(new ExtractDistinctByExpressionsRule());
         normalization.add(new ExtractOrderExpressionsRule());        
-        normalization.add(new RemoveCommonExpressions());
+        normalization.add(new ExtractCommonExpressions());
         
         // IntroduceStaticTypeCastRule should go before
         // IntroduceDynamicTypeCastRule to
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
         accessMethod.add(new IntroduceSelectAccessMethodRule());
         accessMethod.add(new IntroduceJoinAccessMethodRule());
         accessMethod.add(new IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule());
-        accessMethod.add(new RemoveCommonExpressions());
+        accessMethod.add(new ExtractCommonExpressions());
         return accessMethod;
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties
index f56d7fd..deb88307 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 # Note that the ConsoleHandler also has a separate level
 # setting to limit messages printed to the console.
 
-# .level= WARNING
+.level= WARNING
 # .level= INFO
-.level= FINE
+# .level= FINE
 # .level = FINEST
 
 ############################################################
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
index 87bcc82..148a0a8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
   -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
+                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
index 87bcc82..148a0a8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
   -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
-                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
+                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q5_local_supplier_volume.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q5_local_supplier_volume.plan
index 03eaf75..ef68caf 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q5_local_supplier_volume.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q5_local_supplier_volume.plan
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$81, $$115][$$112, $$80]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$81, $$115][$$112, $$88]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
                                           -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$85]  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$80][$$86]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$80]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$88][$$86]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$88]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan
index 4fe7a6c..3961d95 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
         -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC), $$25(ASC), $$26(ASC), $$27(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
             -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
-              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
-                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
-                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
+                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan
index 2c499ba..765770e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
     -- INDEX_INSERT_DELETE  |UNPARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
-        -- STABLE_SORT [$$12(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
+        -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
             -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |UNPARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
                   -- INDEX_INSERT_DELETE  |UNPARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |LOCAL|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert.plan
index 472176e..2fe55a5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|