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 0c522e7..deae4b7 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
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PushFieldAccessRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PushGroupByThroughProduct;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PushProperJoinThroughProduct;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PushSimilarityFunctionsBelowJoin;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.RemoveRedundantListifyRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.SetAsterixPhysicalOperatorsRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.SetClosedRecordConstructorsRule;
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.IntroduceAggregateCombinerRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.IntroduceGroupByCombinerRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.IntroduceGroupByForSubplanRule;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.IntroduceProjectsRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.IsolateHyracksOperatorsRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PullSelectOutOfEqJoin;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushAssignBelowUnionAllRule;
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@
         List<IAlgebraicRewriteRule> accessMethod = new LinkedList<IAlgebraicRewriteRule>();
         accessMethod.add(new IntroduceSelectAccessMethodRule());
         accessMethod.add(new IntroduceJoinAccessMethodRule());
-        accessMethod.add(new IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule());        
+        accessMethod.add(new IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule());
+        accessMethod.add(new PushSimilarityFunctionsBelowJoin());        
         accessMethod.add(new RemoveUnusedAssignAndAggregateRule());
         return accessMethod;
     }
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@
         List<IAlgebraicRewriteRule> planCleanupRules = new LinkedList<IAlgebraicRewriteRule>();        
         planCleanupRules.add(new PushAssignBelowUnionAllRule());
         planCleanupRules.add(new ExtractCommonExpressionsRule());
+        planCleanupRules.add(new RemoveRedundantVariablesRule());
         planCleanupRules.add(new PushProjectDownRule());
         planCleanupRules.add(new PushSelectDownRule());
         planCleanupRules.add(new RemoveUnusedAssignAndAggregateRule());
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/only.txt b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/only.txt
index e69de29..529ccf8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/only.txt
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/only.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.aql
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