diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 9a6c1e273..392836156 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ object Dependencies {
    */
   // Todo: %%%! --> %%%
   val scalaz_js = Seq(libraryDependencies += "com.github.japgolly.fork.scalaz" %%%! "scalaz-core" % "7.1.1-2")
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-  //val scalaz_js = Seq(libraryDependencies += "com.github.inthenow" %%%! "scalaz-core" % "7.1.0-4")
-=======
->>>>>>> 963fc71... updated dependencies + movement to CommonBuild to fix the build issue
 
   /**
    * joda-Time
diff --git a/project/build.scala b/project/build.scala
index db9f0dad9..7d2f2bef9 100644
--- a/project/build.scala
+++ b/project/build.scala
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ object BananaRdfBuild extends Build {
   import BuildSettings._
   import Dependencies._
  
-<<<<<<< HEAD
   val crossBuildType = CommonBaseBuild
-=======
-  val crossBuildType =  CommonBaseBuild
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   /** `banana`, the root project. */
   lazy val bananaM  = CrossModule(RootBuild,
@@ -193,16 +189,10 @@ object BananaRdfBuild extends Build {
 
   lazy val sesame = sesameM
     .project(Jvm)
-<<<<<<< HEAD
     .settings(aggregate in Test in rdf_jvm := false,
              aggregate in Test in ntriples_jvm := false,
               aggregate in Test in rdfTestSuite_jvm := false)
     .settings(
-      Seq(
-=======
-    .settings(buildSettings:_*)
-    .settings(   
->>>>>>> 963fc71... updated dependencies + movement to CommonBuild to fix the build issue
         libraryDependencies += sesameQueryAlgebra,
         libraryDependencies += sesameQueryParser,
         libraryDependencies += sesameQueryResult,
@@ -259,11 +249,8 @@ object BananaRdfBuild extends Build {
   lazy val plantain_common_js  = plantainM
     .project(Js, Shared)
     .settings(scalaz_js ++ zcheckJs:_*)
-<<<<<<< HEAD
     .settings(aggregate in Test in rdf_js := false,
               aggregate in Test in rdfTestSuite_js := false)
-=======
->>>>>>> 963fc71... updated dependencies + movement to CommonBuild to fix the build issue
     .dependsOn(rdf_js , rdfTestSuite_js % "test-internal->compile")
 
   /** `N3.js`, a js only module binding N3.js into banana-rdf abstractions. */
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 1be13975e..853d5c544 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-scalariform" % "1.3.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.inthenow" % "sbt-scalajs" % "0.6.2")
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-=======
-dependencyOverrides += "org.scala-js" % "sbt-scalajs" % "0.6.3"
-
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 addSbtPlugin("com.jsuereth" % "sbt-pgp" % "1.0.0")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-unidoc" % "0.3.1")
diff --git a/rdf-test-suite/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/binder/CommonBindersTest.scala b/rdf-test-suite/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/binder/CommonBindersTest.scala
index 190e27820..1a657a655 100644
--- a/rdf-test-suite/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/binder/CommonBindersTest.scala
+++ b/rdf-test-suite/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/binder/CommonBindersTest.scala
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ package org.w3.banana.binder
 import com.inthenow.zcheck.SpecLite
 import org.w3.banana._, syntax._, diesel._
 import scala.util._
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-import com.inthenow.zcheck.SpecLite
-=======
->>>>>>> 963fc71... updated dependencies + movement to CommonBuild to fix the build issue
 
 class CommonBindersTest[Rdf <: RDF](implicit ops: RDFOps[Rdf]) extends SpecLite {
 
diff --git a/rdf/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/util/TryInstances.scala b/rdf/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/util/TryInstances.scala
index 2be8ca272..de06715fd 100644
--- a/rdf/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/util/TryInstances.scala
+++ b/rdf/common/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/util/TryInstances.scala
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ package util
 import scalaz.{ Monad, Comonad }
 import scala.util.Try
 
-trait TryInstances {
-
-  implicit val tryInstance: Monad[Try] with Comonad[Try] = new Monad[Try] with Comonad[Try] {
+object tryInstances {
+  implicit final val TryInstance = new Monad[Try] with Comonad[Try] {
     def point[A](a: => A): Try[A] = Try(a)
     def bind[A, B](fa: Try[A])(f: A => Try[B]): Try[B] = fa flatMap f
     override def map[A, B](fa: Try[A])(f: A => B): Try[B] = fa map f
@@ -14,7 +13,4 @@ trait TryInstances {
     override def cojoin[A](a: Try[A]): Try[Try[A]] = Try(a)
     def copoint[A](p: Try[A]): A = p.get
   }
-
 }
-
-object tryInstances extends TryInstances
diff --git a/sesame/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/sesame/SesameOps.scala b/sesame/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/sesame/SesameOps.scala
index 6ff3ffff7..0059193c6 100644
--- a/sesame/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/sesame/SesameOps.scala
+++ b/sesame/src/main/scala/org/w3/banana/sesame/SesameOps.scala
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ class SesameOps extends RDFOps[Sesame] with SesameMGraphOps with DefaultURIOps[S
   }
 
   // graph isomorphism
-
-  /**
-   * the new ModelUtil.equals changed its semantics. See
-   * - https://openrdf.atlassian.net/browse/SES-1695
-   * - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sesame-devel/CGFDn7mESLg/discussion
-   */
   def isomorphism(left: Sesame#Graph, right: Sesame#Graph): Boolean = {
     val leftNoContext = left.asScala.map(s => makeTriple(s.getSubject, s.getPredicate, s.getObject)).asJava
     val rightNoContext = right.asScala.map(s => makeTriple(s.getSubject, s.getPredicate, s.getObject)).asJava