diff --git a/lib_com/basop_util.c b/lib_com/basop_util.c
index a65918ada9576f665e0e8058d574d999be6f8800..bd55e59b689079f8ddb9241bee234173229763b4 100644
--- a/lib_com/basop_util.c
+++ b/lib_com/basop_util.c
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ Word32 div_w( Word32 L_num, Word32 L_den )
     }
 }
 
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
 Word32 BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( Word32 x, Word32 y, Word16 *s )
 {
     Word32 z;
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ Word32 BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( Word32 x, Word32 y, Word16 *s )
 
     return z;
 }
+#endif
 
 Word32 div_w_newton( Word32 num, Word32 den );
 /*
diff --git a/lib_com/basop_util.h b/lib_com/basop_util.h
index e6db321da23b9caa126676f83ea2ad6f8c3b8ae3..bfafdfacbe7f6390b2b2b319a99196850ac1105c 100644
--- a/lib_com/basop_util.h
+++ b/lib_com/basop_util.h
@@ -328,9 +328,11 @@ Word16 BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale( Word32 x,    /*!< i  : Numerator*/
                                     Word32 y,    /*!< i  : Denominator*/
                                     Word16 *s ); /*!< o  : Additional scalefactor difference*/
 
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
 Word32 BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( Word32 x,    /*!< i  : Numerator*/
                                             Word32 y,    /*!< i  : Denominator*/
                                             Word16 *s ); /*!< o  : Additional scalefactor difference*/
+#endif
 
 
 Word32 BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( Word32 x,    /*!< i  : Numerator*/
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index b4e366ca6d504919c003b20eb86aba21e3efa1a5..7cf668641d71d3b1400de92b5fb78ee63547fd96 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* ################### Start FIXES switches ########################### */
+#define REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence           /* remove this division variant */
 #define FIX_1990_SANITIZER_IN_REVERB_LOAD                    /* Nokia: Fix issue part of issue 1990 by introducing missing free of structure - keep until #2059 is addressed */
 #define FIX_1999_TEMPORARY_DISABLE_DIST_ATT_CHECK            /* Eri: Issue 1999: Range check on float values of distance attenuation, while the float values are not propagated to this function. The test is not correct, but configurable distance attenuation is not used in Characterization.*/
 #define TEMP_FIX_2088_MSAN_INIT_ERROR                        /* Eri: Temporary fix for Issue 2088 - MSAN error. Will come with later port of JBM+Split rendering update */
diff --git a/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c b/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
index dacb1777f12822f5399bc736c6da5b5d7118b4b1..37985e492af130d3d3ca8ea04da3e5bde4a7e4de 100644
--- a/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
+++ b/lib_isar/isar_splitRendererPre.c
@@ -3034,7 +3034,11 @@ ivas_error isar_renderMultiTDBinToSplitBinaural(
         // target_md_bits = isar_get_split_rend_md_target_brate( SplitRendBitRate, pcm_out_flag ) * L_FRAME48k / 48000;
         target_md_bits = W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( isar_get_split_rend_md_target_brate( SplitRendBitRate, pcm_out_flag ), L_FRAME48k ) );
         tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
         tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( target_md_bits, 48000, &tmp_e );
+#else
+        tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( target_md_bits, 48000, &tmp_e );
+#endif
         target_md_bits = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
 
         /*scaling to max Q*/
@@ -3090,7 +3094,11 @@ ivas_error isar_renderMultiTDBinToSplitBinaural(
             // available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate * hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumBlocks * hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumIterations ) / ( 16 * FRAMES_PER_SEC );
             available_bits = W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, L_mult0( hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumBlocks, hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumIterations ) ) );
             tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
             tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( available_bits, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#else
+            tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( available_bits, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#endif
             available_bits = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
             available_bits = L_sub( available_bits, pBits->bits_written );
             pBits->codec_frame_size_ms = codec_frame_size_ms;
@@ -3149,7 +3157,11 @@ ivas_error isar_renderMultiTDBinToSplitBinaural(
 
             bit_len = W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, L_mult0( hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumBlocks, hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumIterations ) ) );
             tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
             tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( bit_len, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#else
+            tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( bit_len, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#endif
             bit_len = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
         }
         ELSE
@@ -3160,7 +3172,11 @@ ivas_error isar_renderMultiTDBinToSplitBinaural(
                                                                    // bit_len = hSplitBin->hLc3plusEnc->config.ivas_frame_duration_us / 1000;
                                                                    // bit_len = SplitRendBitRate * bit_len / 1000;
             tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
             tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, bit_len ) ), 1000, &tmp_e );
+#else
+            tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, bit_len ) ), 1000, &tmp_e );
+#endif
             bit_len = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c b/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
index 49f2f4964a75cbef1004bf1f8137c995ecde5f13..2075bc0af1c7e6bb38fd6f463d2c4540a1066309 100644
--- a/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
+++ b/lib_isar/lib_isar_pre_rend.c
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ ivas_error ISAR_PRE_REND_MultiBinToSplitBinaural(
             // available_bits = ( SplitRendBitRate * hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumBlocks * hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumIterations ) / ( 16 * FRAMES_PER_SEC );
             available_bits = W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, L_mult0( hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumBlocks, hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumIterations ) ) );
             tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
             tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( available_bits, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#else
+            tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( available_bits, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#endif
             available_bits = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
             available_bits = L_sub( available_bits, pBits->bits_written );
             pBits->codec_frame_size_ms = codec_frame_size_ms;
@@ -566,7 +570,11 @@ ivas_error ISAR_PRE_REND_MultiBinToSplitBinaural(
 
             bit_len = W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, L_mult0( hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumBlocks, hSplitBin->hSplitBinLCLDEnc->iNumIterations ) ) );
             tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
             tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( bit_len, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#else
+            tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( bit_len, L_mult0( 16, FRAMES_PER_SEC ), &tmp_e );
+#endif
             bit_len = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
         }
         ELSE
@@ -577,7 +585,11 @@ ivas_error ISAR_PRE_REND_MultiBinToSplitBinaural(
                                                                    // bit_len = hSplitBin->hLc3plusEnc->config.ivas_frame_duration_us / 1000;
                                                                    // bit_len = SplitRendBitRate * bit_len / 1000;
             tmp_e = 0;
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
             tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, bit_len ) ), 1000, &tmp_e );
+#else
+            tmp_32 = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( W_extract_l( W_mult0_32_32( SplitRendBitRate, bit_len ) ), 1000, &tmp_e );
+#endif
             bit_len = L_shr( tmp_32, sub( 31, tmp_e ) ); // Q0
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions_fx.c b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions_fx.c
index e187f494c35dd62ee8d24c9c7263b680ab6c0222..46494667d4e481d34a056d81bddcfffe0a16524c 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions_fx.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_functions_fx.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,11 @@ static void ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_formulate_input_covariance_matrices_fx(
         move16();
         den = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( hDiracDecBin->ChEnePrev_fx[0][bin], hDiracDecBin->ChEnePrev_e[0][bin], hDiracDecBin->ChEnePrev_fx[1][bin], hDiracDecBin->ChEnePrev_e[1][bin], &den_e );
         den = L_max( 1, den );
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
         IIReneLimiter_fx[bin] = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( num, den, &exp );
+#else
+        IIReneLimiter_fx[bin] = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( num, den, &exp );
+#endif
         exp = add( sub( num_e, den_e ), add( 5, exp ) );
         IF( L_shr_sat( IIReneLimiter_fx[bin], sub( 31, exp ) ) > 0 )
         {
@@ -2018,7 +2022,11 @@ static void ivas_dirac_dec_binaural_formulate_target_covariance_matrices_fx(
         move32();
 
         /* Formulate average diffuseness over frame */
+#ifndef REMOVE_BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence
         frameMeanDiffuseness = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( frameMeanDiffuseness, L_max( EPSILLON_FX, frameMeanDiffusenessEneWeight_fx[bin] ), &exp ); // exp = exp + 31 - q_meanEnePerCh - exp1
+#else
+        frameMeanDiffuseness = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( frameMeanDiffuseness, L_max( EPSILLON_FX, frameMeanDiffusenessEneWeight_fx[bin] ), &exp ); // exp = exp + 31 - q_meanEnePerCh - exp1
+#endif
         exp = sub( exp, sub( sub( 31, q_meanEnePerCh ), exp1 ) );
         hDiracDecBin->frameMeanDiffuseness_fx[bin] = L_shl( frameMeanDiffuseness, sub( exp, 2 ) ); // Q29
         move32();