diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py b/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
index cf218301b2..afd899794f 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
@@ -121,16 +121,11 @@ def simplify_valid_load(buf:UOp, start_idx:UOp, valid:UOp) -> Optional[UOp]:
 
 # ***** optional patterns *****
 
-@functools.lru_cache(None)
-def get_transcendental_patterns(already_supported_ops, force_transcendental=False):
-  pat = [(UPat(UOps.ALU, dtype=TRANSCENDENTAL_SUPPORTED_DTYPES, src=(UPat.var("d"),), arg=op), f) for op,f in \
-           ((UnaryOps.EXP2, xexp2), (UnaryOps.LOG2, xlog2), (UnaryOps.SIN, xsin)) if op not in already_supported_ops or force_transcendental]
-  return PatternMatcher(pat)
-
 powers_of_two = {2**i:i for i in range(64)}
 @functools.lru_cache(None)
-def get_late_rewrite_patterns(ops):
-  pat: List[Tuple[UPat, Callable]] = []
+def get_late_rewrite_patterns(ops, force_transcendental=False):
+  pat: List[Tuple[UPat, Callable]] = [(UPat(UOps.ALU, dtype=TRANSCENDENTAL_SUPPORTED_DTYPES, src=(UPat.var("d"),), arg=op), f) for op,f in \
+           ((UnaryOps.EXP2, xexp2), (UnaryOps.LOG2, xlog2), (UnaryOps.SIN, xsin)) if op not in ops or force_transcendental]
   # rewrite MOD to AND (which should always be supported, but not for generic in tests)
   if BinaryOps.AND in ops:
     pat += [(UPat(UOps.ALU, arg=BinaryOps.MOD, src=(UPat.var('base'), UPat.cvar("const"))),
@@ -500,8 +495,8 @@ def full_graph_rewrite(sink:UOp, opts:Optional[Renderer]=None) -> UOp:
   supported_ops = tuple(opts.code_for_op.keys()) if opts is not None else ()
   extra_matcher = opts.extra_matcher if opts is not None and opts.extra_matcher is not None else PatternMatcher([])
 
-  # initial symbolic + migrate indexing (remove this) + transcendental
-  sink = graph_rewrite(sink, sym+migrate_indexing+get_transcendental_patterns(supported_ops, TRANSCENDENTAL>=2))
+  # initial symbolic + migrate indexing (remove this)
+  sink = graph_rewrite(sink, sym+migrate_indexing)
 
   # expand
   sink = graph_rewrite(sink, sym+expander)
@@ -510,5 +505,5 @@ def full_graph_rewrite(sink:UOp, opts:Optional[Renderer]=None) -> UOp:
   sink = graph_rewrite(sink, sym+(devectorize+float4_folding if opts is not None and opts.supports_float4 else devectorize)+load_store_indexing)
 
   # final rules for the renderer (without sym)
-  sink = graph_rewrite(sink, symbolic_simple+get_late_rewrite_patterns(supported_ops)+pm_render+extra_matcher)
+  sink = graph_rewrite(sink, symbolic_simple+get_late_rewrite_patterns(supported_ops, TRANSCENDENTAL>=2)+pm_render+extra_matcher)
   return sink