diff --git a/doc/source/_apidoc/qutip_qip.decompose.rst b/doc/source/_apidoc/qutip_qip.decompose.rst
index 1d0f4e18..8b59f0d7 100644
--- a/doc/source/_apidoc/qutip_qip.decompose.rst
+++ b/doc/source/_apidoc/qutip_qip.decompose.rst
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ qutip\_qip.decompose package
 Submodules
 ----------
 
-qutip\_qip.decompose.decompose\_single\_qubit\_gate module
-----------------------------------------------------------
+qutip\_qip.decompose.single\_qubit\_gate module
+-----------------------------------------------
 
-.. automodule:: qutip_qip.decompose.decompose_single_qubit_gate
+.. automodule:: qutip_qip.decompose.single_qubit_gate
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/decompose/__init__.py b/src/qutip_qip/decompose/__init__.py
index fa64a133..59068792 100644
--- a/src/qutip_qip/decompose/__init__.py
+++ b/src/qutip_qip/decompose/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-from qutip_qip.decompose.decompose_single_qubit_gate import (ABC_decomposition, decompose_to_rotation_matrices)
+from .single_qubit_gate import *
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/decompose/_utility.py b/src/qutip_qip/decompose/_utility.py
index e8b6e42f..4b6b5175 100644
--- a/src/qutip_qip/decompose/_utility.py
+++ b/src/qutip_qip/decompose/_utility.py
@@ -37,19 +37,3 @@ def check_gate(gate, num_qubits):
         raise ValueError("Input is not unitary.")
     if gate.dims != [[2] * num_qubits] * 2:
         raise ValueError(f"Input is not a unitary on {num_qubits} qubits.")
-
-
-def extract_global_phase(input_gate, num_qubits):
-    """ Extracts some common constant from all the elements of the matrix. The output
-    is retuned in the complex exponential form.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    input_gate : :class:`qutip.Qobj`
-        The matrix that's supposed to be decomposed should be a Qobj.
-    """
-    input_array = input_gate.full()
-    determinant_of_input = np.linalg.det(input_array)
-    global_phase_angle = cmath.phase(determinant_of_input)
-    global_phase_angle = global_phase_angle / (2**num_qubits)
-    return global_phase_angle
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/decompose/decompose_single_qubit_gate.py b/src/qutip_qip/decompose/single_qubit_gate.py
similarity index 64%
rename from src/qutip_qip/decompose/decompose_single_qubit_gate.py
rename to src/qutip_qip/decompose/single_qubit_gate.py
index ecd17b26..c89f4383 100644
--- a/src/qutip_qip/decompose/decompose_single_qubit_gate.py
+++ b/src/qutip_qip/decompose/single_qubit_gate.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import cmath
 
 from qutip import Qobj
-from qutip_qip.decompose._utility import (check_gate, extract_global_phase, MethodError, GateError)
+from qutip_qip.decompose._utility import (check_gate, MethodError, GateError)
 
 from qutip_qip.circuit import QubitCircuit, Gate
 
@@ -18,24 +18,26 @@ def _angles_for_ZYZ(input_gate, num_qubits=1):
         The gate matrix that's supposed to be decomposed should be a Qobj.
     """
     check_gate(input_gate, num_qubits)
-    global_phase_angle = extract_global_phase(input_gate, num_qubits)
     input_array = input_gate.full()
-    input_array = input_array/cmath.rect(1,global_phase_angle)
-    # separate all the elements
-    a = input_array[0][0]
-    b = input_array[0][1]
-    a_star = input_array[1][1]
-    b_star = input_array[1][0]
+    normalization_constant = np.sqrt(np.linalg.det(input_array))
+    global_phase_angle = -cmath.phase(1/normalization_constant)
+    input_array = input_array*(1/normalization_constant)
+
+    # U = np.array([[a,b],[-b*,a*]])
+    # If a = x+iy and b = p+iq, alpha = inv_tan(-y/x) - inv_tan(-q/p)
+    a_negative = np.real(input_array[0][0]) -1j*np.imag(input_array[0][0])
+    b_negative = np.real(input_array[0][1]) -1j*np.imag(input_array[0][1])
 
     # find alpha, beta and theta
-    alpha = cmath.phase(-a_star) + cmath.phase(b_star)
-    beta = cmath.phase(-a_star) - cmath.phase(b_star)
-    theta = 2*np.arctan2(np.absolute(b_star), np.absolute(a))
-    return(alpha, theta, beta, np.pi+global_phase_angle)
+    alpha = cmath.phase(a_negative) - cmath.phase(b_negative)
+    beta = cmath.phase(a_negative) + cmath.phase(b_negative)
+    theta = 2*np.arctan2(np.absolute(b_negative),np.absolute(a_negative))
+
+    return(alpha, -theta, beta, global_phase_angle)
 
 
 
-def _ZYZ_rotation(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
+def _ZYZ_rotation(input_gate, target, num_qubits=1):
     r""" An input 1-qubit gate is expressed as a product of rotation matrices
     :math:`\textrm{R}_z` and :math:`\textrm{R}_y`.
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ def _ZYZ_rotation(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
     input_gate : :class:`qutip.Qobj`
         The matrix that's supposed to be decomposed should be a Qobj.
     """
-    angle_list = _angles_for_ZYZ(input_gate, 1)
+    angle_list = _angles_for_ZYZ(input_gate, num_qubits)
     alpha = angle_list[0]
     beta = angle_list[2]
     theta = angle_list[1]
@@ -57,13 +59,13 @@ def _ZYZ_rotation(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
     global_phase_angle_string = global_phase_angle/np.pi
 
     Phase_gate = Gate("GLOBALPHASE",targets=[target], arg_value=global_phase_angle, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(global_phase_angle_string))
-    Rz_alpha = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=alpha, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(alpha_string))
-    Ry_theta = Gate("RY",targets=[target], arg_value=theta, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(theta_string))
     Rz_beta = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=beta, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(beta_string))
+    Ry_theta = Gate("RY",targets=[target], arg_value=theta, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(theta_string))
+    Rz_alpha = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=alpha, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(alpha_string))
 
     return(Rz_alpha, Ry_theta, Rz_beta, Phase_gate)
 
-def _ZXZ_rotation(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
+def _ZXZ_rotation(input_gate, target, num_qubits=1):
     r""" An input 1-qubit gate is expressed as a product of rotation matrices
     :math:`\textrm{R}_z` and :math:`\textrm{R}_x`.
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ def _ZXZ_rotation(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
     input_gate : :class:`qutip.Qobj`
         The matrix that's supposed to be decomposed should be a Qobj.
     """
-    angle_list = _angles_for_ZYZ(input_gate, 1)
+    angle_list = _angles_for_ZYZ(input_gate, num_qubits)
     alpha = angle_list[0]
     alpha = alpha - np.pi/2
     beta = angle_list[2]
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ def decompose_to_rotation_matrices(input_gate, method, num_qubits, target=0):
     r""" An input 1-qubit gate is expressed as a product of rotation matrices
     :math:`\textrm{R}_i` and :math:`\textrm{R}_j`.
 
-    Here, :math:`i \neq j` and :math:`i, j \in {x, y, z}`
+    Here, :math:`i \neq j` and :math:`i, j \in {x, y, z}`.
+
+    Based on Lemma 4.1 of https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9503016v1
 
     .. math::
 
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ def decompose_to_rotation_matrices(input_gate, method, num_qubits, target=0):
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    input_gate : :class:`qutip.Qobj`
+    input_gate : :class:`.Qobj`
         The matrix that's supposed to be decomposed should be a Qobj.
 
     num_qubits : int
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ def decompose_to_rotation_matrices(input_gate, method, num_qubits, target=0):
         single qubit gate.
 
     method : string
-        Name of the preferred decompositions method
+        Name of the preferred decomposition method
 
         .. list-table::
             :widths: auto
@@ -155,35 +159,98 @@ def decompose_to_rotation_matrices(input_gate, method, num_qubits, target=0):
     key = _rotation_matrices_dictionary.keys()
     if str(method) in key:
         method = _rotation_matrices_dictionary[str(method)]
-        return(method(input_gate, num_qubits, target))
+        return(method(input_gate, target, 1))
 
     else:
         raise MethodError("Invalid method chosen.")
 
-# new combinations need to be added by creating a dictionary for these.
-# The fucntion below will decompose the amtrix as a product of Rz, Ry and Pauli X only.
-def ABC_decomposition(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
+# Functions for ABC_decomposition
+
+def _ZYZ_pauli_X(input_gate, target, num_qubits=1):
+    """Returns a 1 qubit unitary as a product of ZYZ rotation matrices and Pauli X.
+    """
+    angle_list = _angles_for_ZYZ(input_gate, num_qubits)
+    alpha = angle_list[0]
+    beta = angle_list[2]
+    theta = angle_list[1]
+    global_phase_angle=angle_list[3]
+
+    # for string in circuit diagram
+    alpha_string = alpha/np.pi
+    beta_string = beta/np.pi
+    theta_string = theta/np.pi
+    global_phase_angle_string = global_phase_angle/np.pi
+
+    Phase_gate = Gate("GLOBALPHASE",targets=[0], arg_value=global_phase_angle, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(global_phase_angle_string))
+    Rz_A = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=alpha, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(alpha_string))
+    Ry_A = Gate("RY",targets=[target], arg_value=theta/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(theta_string/2))
+    Pauli_X = Gate("X",targets=[target])
+    Ry_B = Gate("RY",targets=[target], arg_value=-theta/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(-theta_string/2))
+    Rz_B = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=-(alpha+beta)/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(-(alpha_string+beta_string)/2))
+    Rz_C = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=(-alpha+beta)/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format((-alpha_string+beta_string)/2))
+
+    return(Rz_A, Ry_A, Pauli_X, Ry_B, Rz_B, Pauli_X, Rz_C, Phase_gate)
+
+
+_rotation_pauli_matrices_dictionary ={"ZYZ_PauliX":_ZYZ_pauli_X,
+                                    } # other combinations to add here
+
+def ABC_decomposition(input_gate, method, num_qubits, target=0):
     r""" An input 1-qubit gate is expressed as a product of rotation matrices
-    :math:`\textrm{R}_z`, :math:`\textrm{R}_y` and Pauli :math:`\textrm{X}`.
+    :math:`\textrm{R}_i` and :math:`\textrm{R}_j` and Pauli :math:`\sigma_k`.
+
+    Here, :math:`i \neq j` and :math:`i, j, k \in {x, y, z}`.
+
+    Based on Lemma 4.3 of https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9503016v1
 
     .. math::
 
         U = \begin{bmatrix}
             a       & b \\
             -b^*       & a^*  \\
-            \end{bmatrix} = \textrm{A} \textrm{X} \textrm{B} \textrm{X} \textrm{C}
+            \end{bmatrix} = \textrm{A} \sigma_k \textrm{B} \sigma_k \textrm{C}
+
+    Here,
 
-    Where,
-        - :math:`\textrm{A} = \textrm{R}_z(\alpha) \textrm{R}_y \left(\frac{\theta}{2} \right)`
-        - :math:`\textrm{B} = \textrm{R}_y \left(\frac{-\theta}{2} \right) \textrm{R}_z \left(\frac{- \left(\alpha + \beta \right)}{2} \right)`
-        - :math:`\textrm{C} = \textrm{R}_z \left(\frac{\left(-\alpha + \beta \right)}{2} \right)`
+    .. list-table::
+        :widths: auto
+        :header-rows: 1
 
+        * - Gate Label
+          - Gate Composition
+        * - :math:`\textrm{A}`
+          - :math:`\textrm{R}_i(\alpha) \textrm{R}_j \left(\frac{\theta}{2} \right)`
+        * - :math:`\textrm{B}`
+          - :math:`\textrm{R}_j \left(\frac{-\theta}{2} \right) \textrm{R}_i \left(\frac{- \left(\alpha + \beta \right)}{2} \right)`
+        * - :math:`\textrm{C}`
+          - :math:`\textrm{R}_i \left(\frac{\left(-\alpha + \beta \right)}{2} \right)`
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    input_gate : :class:`qutip.Qobj`
+    input_gate : :class:`.Qobj`
         The matrix that's supposed to be decomposed should be a Qobj.
 
+    num_qubits : int
+        Number of qubits being acted upon by input gate
+
+    target : int
+        If the circuit contains more than 1 qubits then provide target for
+        single qubit gate.
+
+    method : string
+        Name of the preferred decomposition method
+
+            .. list-table::
+                :widths: auto
+                :header-rows: 1
+
+                * - Method Key
+                  - Method
+                  - :math:`(i,j,k)`
+                * - ZYZ_PauliX
+                  - :math:`\textrm{A} \textrm{X} \textrm{B} \textrm{X} \textrm{C}`
+                  - :math:`(z,y,x)`
+
     Returns
     -------
     tuple
@@ -196,35 +263,13 @@ def ABC_decomposition(input_gate, num_qubits, target):
         assert num_qubits == 1
     except AssertionError:
         if target is None and num_qubits >1:
-            raise GateError("This method is valid for single qubit gates only. Provide a target qubit for larger circuits. ")
-
-    check_gate(input_gate, num_qubits)
-    global_phase_angle = extract_global_phase(input_gate,1)
-    input_array = input_gate.full()
-    input_array = input_array/cmath.rect(1,global_phase_angle)
-    # separate all the elements
-    a = input_array[0][0]
-    b = input_array[0][1]
-    a_star = input_array[1][1]
-    b_star = input_array[1][0]
-
-    global_phase_angle=np.pi+global_phase_angle
-    global_phase_angle_string = global_phase_angle/np.pi
-    # find alpha, beta and theta
-    alpha = cmath.phase(-a_star) + cmath.phase(b_star)
-    alpha_string = alpha/np.pi # for string in circuit diagram
-    beta = cmath.phase(-a_star) - cmath.phase(b_star)
-    beta_string = beta/np.pi
-    theta = 2*np.arctan2(np.absolute(b_star), np.absolute(a))
-    theta_string = theta/np.pi
+            raise GateError("This method is valid for single qubit gates only. Provide a target qubit for single qubit gate.")
 
 
-    Phase_gate = Gate("GLOBALPHASE",targets=[0], arg_value=global_phase_angle, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(global_phase_angle_string))
-    Rz_A = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=alpha, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(alpha_string))
-    Ry_A = Gate("RY",targets=[target], arg_value=theta/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(theta_string/2))
-    Pauli_X = Gate("X",targets=[target])
-    Ry_B = Gate("RY",targets=[target], arg_value=-theta/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(-theta_string/2))
-    Rz_B = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=-(alpha+beta)/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format(-(alpha_string+beta_string)/2))
-    Rz_C = Gate("RZ",targets=[target], arg_value=(-alpha+beta)/2, arg_label=r'{:0.2f} \times \pi'.format((-alpha_string+beta_string)/2))
+    key = _rotation_pauli_matrices_dictionary.keys()
+    if str(method) in key:
+        method = _rotation_pauli_matrices_dictionary[str(method)]
+        return(method(input_gate, target, 1))
 
-    return(Rz_A, Ry_A, Pauli_X, Ry_B, Rz_B, Pauli_X, Rz_C, Phase_gate)
+    else:
+        raise MethodError("Invalid method chosen.")
diff --git a/tests/gate_decompose/test_single_decompositions.py b/tests/decompose/test_single_decompositions.py
similarity index 61%
rename from tests/gate_decompose/test_single_decompositions.py
rename to tests/decompose/test_single_decompositions.py
index 51859ced..1a430c31 100644
--- a/tests/gate_decompose/test_single_decompositions.py
+++ b/tests/decompose/test_single_decompositions.py
@@ -2,66 +2,64 @@
 import cmath
 import pytest
 
-from qutip import Qobj, average_gate_fidelity
+from qutip import Qobj, average_gate_fidelity, rand_unitary, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz
 
-from qutip_qip.decompose.decompose_single_qubit_gate import (_ZYZ_rotation, _ZXZ_rotation,
-                                                            ABC_decomposition, decompose_to_rotation_matrices)
+from qutip_qip.decompose.single_qubit_gate import (_ZYZ_rotation, _ZXZ_rotation,
+                                                            ABC_decomposition, _ZYZ_pauli_X, decompose_to_rotation_matrices)
 
 from qutip_qip.circuit import (decomposed_gates_to_circuit, compute_unitary)
+from qutip_qip.operations.gates import snot, sqrtnot
 
 # Fidelity closer to 1 means the two states are similar to each other
-H = Qobj([[1/np.sqrt(2),1/np.sqrt(2)],[1/np.sqrt(2),-1/np.sqrt(2)]])
-sigmax = Qobj([[0,1],[1,0]])
-sigmay = Qobj([[0,-1j],[1j,0]])
-sigmaz = Qobj([[1,0],[0,-1]])
-SQRTNOT = Qobj([[1/np.sqrt(2),-1j/np.sqrt(2)],[-1j/np.sqrt(2),1/np.sqrt(2)]])
+H = snot(1,0)
+sigmax = sigmax()
+sigmay = sigmay()
+sigmaz = sigmaz()
+SQRTNOT = sqrtnot(N=1, target=0)
 T = Qobj([[1,0],[0,cmath.rect(1, np.pi/4)]])
 S = Qobj([[1,0],[0,1j]])
+target = 0
+num_qubits = 1
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("method",[_ZYZ_rotation, _ZXZ_rotation, ABC_decomposition])
+# Tests for private functions
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T, rand_unitary(2)])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("method",[_ZYZ_rotation, _ZXZ_rotation, _ZYZ_pauli_X])
 def test_single_qubit_to_rotations(gate, method):
     """Initial matrix and product of final decompositions are same within some phase."""
-    target = 0
-    gate_list = method(gate,1,target)
-    decomposed_gates_circuit = decomposed_gates_to_circuit(gate_list,1)
+    gate_list = method(gate,target,num_qubits)
+    decomposed_gates_circuit = decomposed_gates_to_circuit(gate_list,num_qubits)
     decomposed_gates_final_matrix = compute_unitary(decomposed_gates_circuit)
     fidelity_of_input_output = average_gate_fidelity(gate, decomposed_gates_final_matrix)
     assert(np.isclose(fidelity_of_input_output,1.0))
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T,rand_unitary(2)])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("method",['ZXZ','ZYZ'])
 def test_check_single_qubit_to_decompose_to_rotations(gate, method):
     """Initial matrix and product of final decompositions are same within some phase."""
-    target = 0
-    gate_list = decompose_to_rotation_matrices(gate,1,target,method)
-    decomposed_gates_circuit = decomposed_gates_to_circuit(gate_list,1)
+    gate_list = decompose_to_rotation_matrices(gate,method,target,num_qubits)
+    decomposed_gates_circuit = decomposed_gates_to_circuit(gate_list,num_qubits)
     decomposed_gates_final_matrix = compute_unitary(decomposed_gates_circuit)
     fidelity_of_input_output = average_gate_fidelity(gate, decomposed_gates_final_matrix)
     assert(np.isclose(fidelity_of_input_output,1.0))
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("method",[_ZYZ_rotation, _ZXZ_rotation, ABC_decomposition])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T, rand_unitary(2)])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("method",[_ZYZ_rotation, _ZXZ_rotation, _ZYZ_pauli_X])
 def test_output_is_tuple(gate, method):
     """Initial matrix and product of final decompositions are same within some phase."""
-    target = 0
-    gate_list = method(gate,1,target)
+    gate_list = method(gate,target,num_qubits)
     assert(isinstance(gate_list, tuple))
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T])
+# Tests for public functions
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T, rand_unitary(2)])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("method",['ZXZ','ZYZ'])
 def test_check_single_qubit_to_decompose_to_rotations(gate, method):
     """Initial matrix and product of final decompositions are same within some phase."""
-    target = 0
-    gate_list = decompose_to_rotation_matrices(gate,method, 1,target)
+    gate_list = decompose_to_rotation_matrices(gate,method,num_qubits,target)
     assert(isinstance(gate_list, tuple))
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
-def test_sigmay_decomposition():
-    """Output matrix of sigmay is off by a global phase of -1.
-    """
-    target = 0
-    gate_list =_ZYZ_rotation(sigmay,1,target)
-    decomposed_gates_circuit = decomposed_gates_to_circuit(gate_list,1)
-    decomposed_gates_final_matrix = compute_unitary(decomposed_gates_circuit)
-    assert(decomposed_gates_final_matrix == sigmay)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("gate",[H, sigmax, sigmay, sigmaz, SQRTNOT, S, T, rand_unitary(2)])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("method",['ZYZ_PauliX'])
+def test_check_single_qubit_to_decompose_to_rotations(gate, method):
+    """Initial matrix and product of final decompositions are same within some phase."""
+    gate_list = ABC_decomposition(gate,method, num_qubits,target)
+    assert(isinstance(gate_list, tuple))
diff --git a/tests/gate_decompose/test_utility.py b/tests/decompose/test_utility.py
similarity index 78%
rename from tests/gate_decompose/test_utility.py
rename to tests/decompose/test_utility.py
index ee67af71..cd7c29db 100644
--- a/tests/gate_decompose/test_utility.py
+++ b/tests/decompose/test_utility.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from qutip import Qobj, qeye
-from qutip_qip.decompose._utility import (check_gate, extract_global_phase, MethodError, GateError)
+from qutip_qip.decompose._utility import (check_gate, MethodError, GateError)
 from qutip_qip.operations import rx, z_gate, t_gate
 from qutip_qip.circuit import QubitCircuit, Gate
 
@@ -35,11 +35,3 @@ def test_check_gate_unitary_input(unitary):
     """
     # No error raised if it passes.
     check_gate(unitary, num_qubits=1)
-
-
-def test_extract_global_phase_valid_input():
-    """Checks if global phase is correctly identified for multiplication.
-    """
-    H = Qobj([[1/np.sqrt(2),1/np.sqrt(2)],[1/np.sqrt(2),-1/np.sqrt(2)]])
-    H_global_phase = extract_global_phase(H,1)
-    assert(H_global_phase == np.pi/2)
diff --git a/tests/test_circuit.py b/tests/test_circuit.py
index f0afd731..6aea0d79 100644
--- a/tests/test_circuit.py
+++ b/tests/test_circuit.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     _para_gates
 )
 
-from qutip_qip.decompose.decompose_single_qubit_gate import _ZYZ_rotation
+from qutip_qip.decompose.single_qubit_gate import _ZYZ_rotation
 
 import qutip as qp
 
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ def test_decomposed_gates_to_circuit(invalid_input):
 
 H = Qobj([[1/np.sqrt(2),1/np.sqrt(2)],[1/np.sqrt(2),-1/np.sqrt(2)]])
 sigmax = Qobj([[0,1],[1,0]])
-H_zyz_gates = _ZYZ_rotation(H, 1, 0)
-sigmax_zyz_gates = _ZYZ_rotation(sigmax, 1, 0)
+H_zyz_gates = _ZYZ_rotation(H, 0, 1)
+sigmax_zyz_gates = _ZYZ_rotation(sigmax, 0, 1)
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("valid_input",[H_zyz_gates,sigmax_zyz_gates])
 def test_decomposed_gates_to_circuit(valid_input):