diff --git a/enzyme/Enzyme/JLInstSimplify.cpp b/enzyme/Enzyme/JLInstSimplify.cpp
index debf0883da3..6eae31adffe 100644
--- a/enzyme/Enzyme/JLInstSimplify.cpp
+++ b/enzyme/Enzyme/JLInstSimplify.cpp
@@ -59,88 +59,6 @@ using namespace llvm;
 #define DEBUG_TYPE "jl-inst-simplify"
 namespace {
 
-// Return true if guaranteed not to alias
-// Return false if guaranteed to alias [with possible offset depending on flag].
-// Return {} if no information is given.
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR >= 16
-std::optional<bool>
-#else
-llvm::Optional<bool>
-#endif
-arePointersGuaranteedNoAlias(TargetLibraryInfo &TLI, llvm::AAResults &AA,
-                             llvm::LoopInfo &LI, llvm::Value *op0,
-                             llvm::Value *op1, bool offsetAllowed = false) {
-  auto lhs = getBaseObject(op0, offsetAllowed);
-  auto rhs = getBaseObject(op1, offsetAllowed);
-
-  if (lhs == rhs) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (!lhs->getType()->isPointerTy() && !rhs->getType()->isPointerTy())
-    return {};
-
-  bool noalias_lhs = isNoAlias(lhs);
-  bool noalias_rhs = isNoAlias(rhs);
-
-  bool noalias[2] = {noalias_lhs, noalias_rhs};
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-    Value *start = (i == 0) ? lhs : rhs;
-    Value *end = (i == 0) ? rhs : lhs;
-    if (noalias[i]) {
-      if (noalias[1 - i]) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      if (isa<Argument>(end)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-      if (auto endi = dyn_cast<Instruction>(end)) {
-        if (notCapturedBefore(start, endi, 0)) {
-          return true;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    if (auto ld = dyn_cast<LoadInst>(start)) {
-      auto base = getBaseObject(ld->getOperand(0), /*offsetAllowed*/ false);
-      if (isAllocationCall(base, TLI)) {
-        if (isa<Argument>(end))
-          return true;
-        if (auto endi = dyn_cast<Instruction>(end))
-          if (isNoAlias(end) || (notCapturedBefore(start, endi, 1))) {
-            Instruction *starti = dyn_cast<Instruction>(start);
-            if (!starti) {
-              if (!isa<Argument>(start))
-                continue;
-              starti =
-                  &cast<Argument>(start)->getParent()->getEntryBlock().front();
-            }
-
-            bool overwritten = false;
-            allInstructionsBetween(
-                LI, starti, endi, [&](Instruction *I) -> bool {
-                  if (!I->mayWriteToMemory())
-                    return /*earlyBreak*/ false;
-
-                  if (writesToMemoryReadBy(nullptr, AA, TLI,
-                                           /*maybeReader*/ ld,
-                                           /*maybeWriter*/ I)) {
-                    overwritten = true;
-                    return /*earlyBreak*/ true;
-                  }
-                  return /*earlyBreak*/ false;
-                });
-
-            if (!overwritten) {
-              return true;
-            }
-          }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return {};
-}
-
 bool jlInstSimplify(llvm::Function &F, TargetLibraryInfo &TLI,
                     llvm::AAResults &AA, llvm::LoopInfo &LI) {
   bool changed = false;
diff --git a/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.cpp b/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.cpp
index f6a8db04453..5bbc193aef5 100644
--- a/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.cpp
+++ b/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.cpp
@@ -2218,7 +2218,9 @@ bool overwritesToMemoryReadBy(const TypeResults *TR, llvm::AAResults &AA,
   const SCEV *StoreBegin = SE.getCouldNotCompute();
   const SCEV *StoreEnd = SE.getCouldNotCompute();
 
+  Value *loadPtr = nullptr;
   if (auto LI = dyn_cast<LoadInst>(maybeReader)) {
+    loadPtr = LI->getPointerOperand();
     LoadBegin = SE.getSCEV(LI->getPointerOperand());
     if (LoadBegin != SE.getCouldNotCompute() &&
         !LoadBegin->getType()->isIntegerTy()) {
@@ -2236,6 +2238,7 @@ bool overwritesToMemoryReadBy(const TypeResults *TR, llvm::AAResults &AA,
     }
   }
   if (auto SI = dyn_cast<StoreInst>(maybeWriter)) {
+    storePtr = SI->getPointerOperand();
     StoreBegin = SE.getSCEV(SI->getPointerOperand());
     if (StoreBegin != SE.getCouldNotCompute() &&
         !StoreBegin->getType()->isIntegerTy()) {
@@ -2255,6 +2258,7 @@ bool overwritesToMemoryReadBy(const TypeResults *TR, llvm::AAResults &AA,
     }
   }
   if (auto MS = dyn_cast<MemSetInst>(maybeWriter)) {
+    storePtr = MS->getArgOperand(0);
     StoreBegin = SE.getSCEV(MS->getArgOperand(0));
     if (StoreBegin != SE.getCouldNotCompute() &&
         !StoreBegin->getType()->isIntegerTy()) {
@@ -2269,6 +2273,7 @@ bool overwritesToMemoryReadBy(const TypeResults *TR, llvm::AAResults &AA,
     }
   }
   if (auto MS = dyn_cast<MemTransferInst>(maybeWriter)) {
+    storePtr = MS->getArgOperand(0);
     StoreBegin = SE.getSCEV(MS->getArgOperand(0));
     if (StoreBegin != SE.getCouldNotCompute() &&
         !StoreBegin->getType()->isIntegerTy()) {
@@ -2283,6 +2288,7 @@ bool overwritesToMemoryReadBy(const TypeResults *TR, llvm::AAResults &AA,
     }
   }
   if (auto MS = dyn_cast<MemTransferInst>(maybeReader)) {
+    loadPtr = MS->getArgOperand(1);
     LoadBegin = SE.getSCEV(MS->getArgOperand(1));
     if (LoadBegin != SE.getCouldNotCompute() &&
         !LoadBegin->getType()->isIntegerTy()) {
@@ -2297,6 +2303,12 @@ bool overwritesToMemoryReadBy(const TypeResults *TR, llvm::AAResults &AA,
     }
   }
 
+  if (loadPtr && storePtr)
+    if (auto alias =
+            arePointersGuaranteedNoAlias(TLI, AA, LI, loadptr, storeptr, true))
+      if (alias.getValue())
+        return false;
+
   if (!overwritesToMemoryReadByLoop(SE, LI, DT, maybeReader, LoadBegin, LoadEnd,
                                     maybeWriter, StoreBegin, StoreEnd, scope))
     return false;
@@ -3887,3 +3899,85 @@ bool notCapturedBefore(llvm::Value *V, Instruction *inst,
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+// Return true if guaranteed not to alias
+// Return false if guaranteed to alias [with possible offset depending on flag].
+// Return {} if no information is given.
+#if LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR >= 16
+std::optional<bool>
+#else
+llvm::Optional<bool>
+#endif
+arePointersGuaranteedNoAlias(TargetLibraryInfo &TLI, llvm::AAResults &AA,
+                             llvm::LoopInfo &LI, llvm::Value *op0,
+                             llvm::Value *op1, bool offsetAllowed = false) {
+  auto lhs = getBaseObject(op0, offsetAllowed);
+  auto rhs = getBaseObject(op1, offsetAllowed);
+
+  if (lhs == rhs) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!lhs->getType()->isPointerTy() && !rhs->getType()->isPointerTy())
+    return {};
+
+  bool noalias_lhs = isNoAlias(lhs);
+  bool noalias_rhs = isNoAlias(rhs);
+
+  bool noalias[2] = {noalias_lhs, noalias_rhs};
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+    Value *start = (i == 0) ? lhs : rhs;
+    Value *end = (i == 0) ? rhs : lhs;
+    if (noalias[i]) {
+      if (noalias[1 - i]) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (isa<Argument>(end)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (auto endi = dyn_cast<Instruction>(end)) {
+        if (notCapturedBefore(start, endi, 0)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (auto ld = dyn_cast<LoadInst>(start)) {
+      auto base = getBaseObject(ld->getOperand(0), /*offsetAllowed*/ false);
+      if (isAllocationCall(base, TLI)) {
+        if (isa<Argument>(end))
+          return true;
+        if (auto endi = dyn_cast<Instruction>(end))
+          if (isNoAlias(end) || (notCapturedBefore(start, endi, 1))) {
+            Instruction *starti = dyn_cast<Instruction>(start);
+            if (!starti) {
+              if (!isa<Argument>(start))
+                continue;
+              starti =
+                  &cast<Argument>(start)->getParent()->getEntryBlock().front();
+            }
+
+            bool overwritten = false;
+            allInstructionsBetween(
+                LI, starti, endi, [&](Instruction *I) -> bool {
+                  if (!I->mayWriteToMemory())
+                    return /*earlyBreak*/ false;
+
+                  if (writesToMemoryReadBy(nullptr, AA, TLI,
+                                           /*maybeReader*/ ld,
+                                           /*maybeWriter*/ I)) {
+                    overwritten = true;
+                    return /*earlyBreak*/ true;
+                  }
+                  return /*earlyBreak*/ false;
+                });
+
+            if (!overwritten) {
+              return true;
+            }
+          }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {};
+}
diff --git a/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.h b/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.h
index 2fbe3c8db69..62493de9046 100644
--- a/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.h
+++ b/enzyme/Enzyme/Utils.h
@@ -2104,4 +2104,16 @@ bool isNVLoad(const llvm::Value *V);
 bool notCapturedBefore(llvm::Value *V, llvm::Instruction *inst,
                        size_t checkLoadCaptured);
 
+// Return true if guaranteed not to alias
+// Return false if guaranteed to alias [with possible offset depending on flag].
+// Return {} if no information is given.
+#if LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR >= 16
+std::optional<bool>
+#else
+llvm::Optional<bool>
+#endif
+arePointersGuaranteedNoAlias(llvm::TargetLibraryInfo &TLI, llvm::AAResults &AA,
+                             llvm::LoopInfo &LI, llvm::Value *op0,
+                             llvm::Value *op1, bool offsetAllowed = false);
+
 #endif // ENZYME_UTILS_H