diff --git a/pyk/src/pyk/kore/internal.py b/pyk/src/pyk/kore/internal.py
index 95eb918bc7..588bcf35b3 100644
--- a/pyk/src/pyk/kore/internal.py
+++ b/pyk/src/pyk/kore/internal.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from .syntax import App, Axiom, SortApp, SortDecl, String, Symbol, SymbolDecl
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+
     from .syntax import Definition
 
 
@@ -140,6 +142,11 @@ def let(
             functions=self.functions if functions is None else functions,
         )
 
+    def filter_rewrites(self, labels: Iterable[str]) -> KoreDefn:
+        """Keep only rewrite rules with certain labels in the definition."""
+        should_keep = set(labels)
+        return self.let(rewrites=tuple(rewrite for rewrite in self.rewrites if rewrite.label in should_keep))
+
     def project_to_symbols(self) -> KoreDefn:
         """Project definition to symbols present in the definition."""
         symbol_sorts = {sort for symbol in self.symbols for sort in self._symbol_sorts(symbol)}