diff --git a/QGL/PatternUtils.py b/QGL/PatternUtils.py
index 3cbac307..48bb4972 100644
--- a/QGL/PatternUtils.py
+++ b/QGL/PatternUtils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import pickle
 from copy import copy
 
-from .PulseSequencer import Pulse, TAPulse, PulseBlock, CompositePulse, CompoundGate, align_p
+from .PulseSequencer import Pulse, TAPulse, PulseBlock, CompositePulse, CompoundGate, align
 from .PulsePrimitives import BLANK
 from . import ControlFlow
 from . import BlockLabel
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def add_digitizer_trigger(seqs):
                     trig_chan = chan.trig_chan
                     if not (hasattr(seq[ct], 'pulses') and
                             trig_chan in seq[ct].pulses.keys()):
-                        seq[ct] = align_p('left', seq[ct], TAPulse("TRIG", trig_chan, trig_chan.pulse_params['length'], 1.0, 0.0, 0.0))
+                        seq[ct] = align('left', seq[ct], TAPulse("TRIG", trig_chan, trig_chan.pulse_params['length'], 1.0, 0.0, 0.0))
 
 
 def contains_measurement(entry):
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def add_slave_trigger(seqs, slaveChan):
         while ct < len(seq) - 1:
             if isinstance(seq[ct], ControlFlow.Wait):
                 try:
-                    seq[ct + 1] = align_p('left', seq[ct + 1], TAPulse("TRIG", slaveChan, slaveChan.pulse_params['length'], 1.0, 0.0, 0.0))
+                    seq[ct + 1] = align('left', seq[ct + 1], TAPulse("TRIG", slaveChan, slaveChan.pulse_params['length'], 1.0, 0.0, 0.0))
                 except:
                     seq.insert(ct + 1, TAPulse("TRIG", slaveChan,
                                                slaveChan.pulse_params['length'],
diff --git a/QGL/PulsePrimitives.py b/QGL/PulsePrimitives.py
index 21ea75e3..151d96f3 100644
--- a/QGL/PulsePrimitives.py
+++ b/QGL/PulsePrimitives.py
@@ -753,18 +753,18 @@ def MeasEcho(qM, qD, delay, piShift=None, phase=0):
     measChan = ChannelLibraries.MeasFactory('M-%s' % qM.label)
     if piShift:
         if piShift > 0:
-            measEcho = align(
+            measEcho =
                 (MEAS(qM) + TAPulse('Id', measChan, delay, 0)) *
                 reduce(operator.mul,
-                       [Id(q, piShift) + U(q, phase=phase) for q in qD]))
+                       [Id(q, piShift) + U(q, phase=phase) for q in qD])
         elif piShift < 0:
-            measEcho = align(
+            measEcho =
                 (MEAS(qM) + TAPulse('Id', measChan, delay, 0)) *
                 reduce(operator.mul,
-                       [U(q, phase=phase) + Id(q, -piShift) for q in qD]))
+                       [U(q, phase=phase) + Id(q, -piShift) for q in qD])
     else:
-        measEcho = align((MEAS(qM) + TAPulse('Id', measChan, delay, 0)) *
-                         reduce(operator.mul, [U(q, phase=phase) for q in qD]))
+        measEcho = (MEAS(qM) + TAPulse('Id', measChan, delay, 0)) *
+                         reduce(operator.mul, [U(q, phase=phase) for q in qD])
     measEcho.label = 'MEAS'  #to generate the digitizer trigger
     return measEcho
 
diff --git a/QGL/__init__.py b/QGL/__init__.py
index 4a0e9673..c66ce01f 100644
--- a/QGL/__init__.py
+++ b/QGL/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from .ChannelLibraries import QubitFactory, MeasFactory, EdgeFactory, MarkerFactory, ChannelLibrary, channelLib
 from .PulsePrimitives import *
 from .Compiler import compile_to_hardware, set_log_level
-from .PulseSequencer import align, align_p
+from .PulseSequencer import align, align
 from .ControlFlow import repeat, repeatall, qif, qwhile, qdowhile, qfunction, qwait, qsync, Barrier
 from .BasicSequences import *
 from .Plotting import output_file, output_notebook, show, build_waveforms, plot_waveforms
diff --git a/tests/test_Compiler.py b/tests/test_Compiler.py
index 246c5de5..8c1bd9c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_Compiler.py
+++ b/tests/test_Compiler.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_add_slave_trigger(self):
         assert (seq1 == [qwait(), t, label, X90(q1)])
 
         PatternUtils.add_slave_trigger([seq2], trigger)
-        assert (seq2 == [qwait(), align_p('left', X90(q1), t)])
+        assert (seq2 == [qwait(), align('left', X90(q1), t)])
 
     def test_concatenate_entries(self):
         q1 = self.q1
diff --git a/tests/test_QGL.py b/tests/test_QGL.py
index 702e7976..89615e54 100644
--- a/tests/test_QGL.py
+++ b/tests/test_QGL.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def generate(self):
         self.sequences['operators'] = [X90(q1), X(q1) * Y(q2), CNOT_simple(q1, q2),
                                        Xm(q2), Y(q1) * X(q2)]
 
-        self.sequences['align'] = [align_p('right',
+        self.sequences['align'] = [align('right',
             X90(q1), Xtheta(q2, amp=0.5, length=100e-9)), Y90(q1) * Y90(q2)]
 
         flipFlop = X(q1) + X(q1)