def delegate_to_method(mtd):
    """Create a simplification rule that delegates the instantiation to the
    method `mtd` of the operand (if defined)"""

    def _delegate_to_method(cls, ops, kwargs):
        assert len(ops) == 1
        op, = ops
        if hasattr(op, mtd):
            return getattr(op, mtd)()
        else:
            return ops, kwargs

    return _delegate_to_method