diff --git a/hott/algebra/category/constructions/functor.hlean b/hott/algebra/category/constructions/functor.hlean
index 549922c1ef..542133c7d0 100644
--- a/hott/algebra/category/constructions/functor.hlean
+++ b/hott/algebra/category/constructions/functor.hlean
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ namespace category
     (λc d f,
     begin
       apply comp_inverse_eq_of_eq_comp,
-      apply concat, rotate_left 1, apply assoc,
-      apply eq_inverse_comp_of_comp_eq,
-      apply inverse,
-      apply naturality,
+      transitivity (natural_map η d)⁻¹ ∘ to_fun_hom G f ∘ natural_map η c,
+        {apply eq_inverse_comp_of_comp_eq, symmetry, apply naturality},
+        {apply assoc}
     end)
 
   definition nat_trans_left_inverse : nat_trans_inverse η ∘n η = nat_trans.id :=
@@ -80,14 +79,14 @@ namespace category
 
   definition naturality_iso {c c' : C} (f : c ⟶ c') : G f = η c' ∘ F f ∘ (η c)⁻¹ :=
   calc
-    G f = (G f ∘ η c) ∘ (η c)⁻¹ : comp_inverse_cancel_right
+    G f = (G f ∘ η c) ∘ (η c)⁻¹  : by rewrite comp_inverse_cancel_right
     ... = (η c' ∘ F f) ∘ (η c)⁻¹ : by rewrite naturality
-    ... = η c' ∘ F f ∘ (η c)⁻¹ : assoc
+    ... = η c' ∘ F f ∘ (η c)⁻¹   : by rewrite assoc
 
   definition naturality_iso' {c c' : C} (f : c ⟶ c') : (η c')⁻¹ ∘ G f ∘ η c = F f :=
   calc
    (η c')⁻¹ ∘ G f ∘ η c = (η c')⁻¹ ∘ η c' ∘ F f : by rewrite naturality
-     ... = F f : inverse_comp_cancel_left
+                    ... = F f                   : by rewrite inverse_comp_cancel_left
 
   omit isoη
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ namespace category
           {apply (ap (λx, to_hom x ∘ to_fun_hom F f ∘ _)), apply (right_inv iso_of_eq)},
         apply concat,
           {apply (ap (λx, _ ∘ to_fun_hom F f ∘ (to_hom x)⁻¹)), apply (right_inv iso_of_eq)},
-        apply inverse, apply naturality_iso}
+        symmetry, apply naturality_iso}
     end
 
     definition iso_of_eq_eq_of_iso (η : F ≅ G) : iso_of_eq (eq_of_iso η) = η :=
diff --git a/hott/algebra/category/functor.hlean b/hott/algebra/category/functor.hlean
index 968b098afb..96332d3553 100644
--- a/hott/algebra/category/functor.hlean
+++ b/hott/algebra/category/functor.hlean
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace functor
         apply (apd10' c'),
         apply concat, rotate_left 1, esimp,
         exact (pi_transport_constant (eq_of_homotopy pF) H₁ c),
-        apply idp
+        reflexivity
       end))))
 
   definition functor_eq {F₁ F₂ : C ⇒ D} : Π(p : to_fun_ob F₁ ∼ to_fun_ob F₂),
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace functor
     is_iso (F f) :=
   begin
     fapply @is_iso.mk, apply (F (f⁻¹)),
-    repeat (apply concat ; apply inverse ;  apply (respect_comp F) ;
+    repeat (apply concat ; symmetry ;  apply (respect_comp F) ;
       apply concat ; apply (ap (λ x, to_fun_hom F x)) ;
       (apply left_inverse | apply right_inverse);
       apply (respect_id F) ),
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ namespace functor
     F (f⁻¹) = (F f)⁻¹ :=
   begin
     fapply @left_inverse_eq_right_inverse, apply (F f),
-      apply concat, apply inverse, apply (respect_comp F),
-      apply concat, apply (ap (λ x, to_fun_hom F x)),
-      apply left_inverse, apply respect_id,
-    apply right_inverse,
+      transitivity to_fun_hom F (f⁻¹ ∘ f),
+        {symmetry, apply (respect_comp F)},
+        {transitivity to_fun_hom F category.id,
+          {congruence, apply left_inverse},
+          {apply respect_id}},
+      apply right_inverse
   end
 
   protected definition assoc (H : C ⇒ D) (G : B ⇒ C) (F : A ⇒ B) :
@@ -141,12 +143,12 @@ namespace functor
         exact ⟨d1, d2, (d3, @d4)⟩},
       {intro F,
         cases F,
-        apply idp},
+        reflexivity},
       {intro S,
         cases S with d1 S2,
         cases S2 with d2 P1,
         cases P1,
-        apply idp},
+        reflexivity},
   end
 
   section
@@ -172,8 +174,7 @@ namespace functor
   begin
     cases p, cases F₁,
     apply concat, rotate_left 1, apply functor_eq'_idp,
-    apply (ap (functor_eq' idp)),
-    apply idp_con,
+    esimp
   end
 
   definition functor_eq2' {F₁ F₂ : C ⇒ D} {p₁ p₂ : to_fun_ob F₁ = to_fun_ob F₂} (q₁ q₂)
diff --git a/hott/algebra/category/yoneda.hlean b/hott/algebra/category/yoneda.hlean
index 59286e8ba6..bdd31955a4 100644
--- a/hott/algebra/category/yoneda.hlean
+++ b/hott/algebra/category/yoneda.hlean
@@ -129,29 +129,30 @@ namespace functor
   begin
     intro cd cd' fg,
     cases cd with c d, cases cd' with c' d', cases fg with f g,
-    apply concat, apply id_leftright,
+    transitivity to_fun_hom (functor_uncurry (functor_curry F)) (f, g),
+    apply id_leftright,
     show (functor_uncurry (functor_curry F)) (f, g) = F (f,g),
       from calc
         (functor_uncurry (functor_curry F)) (f, g) = to_fun_hom F (id, g) ∘ to_fun_hom F (f, id) : by esimp
           ... = F (id ∘ f, g ∘ id) : respect_comp F (id,g) (f,id)
-          ... = F (f, g ∘ id) : by rewrite id_left
-          ... = F (f,g) : by rewrite id_right,
+          ... = F (f, g ∘ id)      : by rewrite id_left
+          ... = F (f,g)            : by rewrite id_right,
   end
 
   definition functor_curry_functor_uncurry_ob (c : C)
     : functor_curry (functor_uncurry G) c = G c :=
   begin
   fapply functor_eq,
-   {intro d, apply idp},
+   {intro d, reflexivity},
    {intro d d' g,
      apply concat, apply id_leftright,
       show to_fun_hom (functor_curry (functor_uncurry G) c) g = to_fun_hom (G c) g,
       from calc
         to_fun_hom (functor_curry (functor_uncurry G) c) g
             = to_fun_hom (G c) g ∘ natural_map (to_fun_hom G (ID c)) d : by esimp
-        ... = to_fun_hom (G c) g ∘ natural_map (ID (G c)) d : by rewrite respect_id
-        ... = to_fun_hom (G c) g ∘ id : idp
-        ... = to_fun_hom (G c) g : id_right}
+        ... = to_fun_hom (G c) g ∘ natural_map (ID (G c)) d            : by rewrite respect_id
+        ... = to_fun_hom (G c) g ∘ id                                  : by reflexivity
+        ... = to_fun_hom (G c) g                                       : id_right}
   end
 
   theorem functor_curry_functor_uncurry : functor_curry (functor_uncurry G) = G :=
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ namespace functor
   apply concat,
     {apply (ap (λx, x ∘ _)),
       apply concat, apply natural_map_hom_of_eq, apply (ap hom_of_eq), apply ap010_functor_eq},
-   apply concat,
+  apply concat,
      {apply (ap (λx, _ ∘ x)), apply (ap (λx, _ ∘ x)),
        apply concat, apply natural_map_inv_of_eq,
        apply (ap (λx, hom_of_eq x⁻¹)), apply ap010_functor_eq},
diff --git a/hott/arity.hlean b/hott/arity.hlean
index 552ea33abd..be15a8fcb5 100644
--- a/hott/arity.hlean
+++ b/hott/arity.hlean
@@ -50,54 +50,54 @@ namespace eq
   notation f `∼3`:50 g := homotopy3 f g
 
   definition ap011 (f : U → V → W) (Hu : u = u') (Hv : v = v') : f u v = f u' v' :=
-  by cases Hu; exact (ap (f u) Hv)
+  by cases Hu; congruence; repeat assumption
 
   definition ap0111 (f : U → V → W → X) (Hu : u = u') (Hv : v = v') (Hw : w = w')
       : f u v w = f u' v' w' :=
-  by cases Hu; exact (ap011 (f u) Hv Hw)
+  by cases Hu; congruence; repeat assumption
 
   definition ap01111 (f : U → V → W → X → Y) (Hu : u = u') (Hv : v = v') (Hw : w = w') (Hx : x = x')
       : f u v w x = f u' v' w' x' :=
-  by cases Hu; exact (ap0111 (f u) Hv Hw Hx)
+  by cases Hu; congruence; repeat assumption
 
   definition ap011111 (f : U → V → W → X → Y → Z)
     (Hu : u = u') (Hv : v = v') (Hw : w = w') (Hx : x = x') (Hy : y = y')
       : f u v w x y = f u' v' w' x' y' :=
-  by cases Hu; exact (ap01111 (f u) Hv Hw Hx Hy)
+  by cases Hu; congruence; repeat assumption
 
   definition ap0111111 (f : U → V → W → X → Y → Z → A)
     (Hu : u = u') (Hv : v = v') (Hw : w = w') (Hx : x = x') (Hy : y = y') (Hz : z = z')
       : f u v w x y z = f u' v' w' x' y' z' :=
-  by cases Hu; exact (ap011111 (f u) Hv Hw Hx Hy Hz)
+  by cases Hu; congruence; repeat assumption
 
   definition ap010 (f : X → Πa, B a) (Hx : x = x') : f x ∼ f x' :=
-  λa, by cases Hx; exact idp
+  by intros; cases Hx; reflexivity
 
   definition ap0100 (f : X → Πa b, C a b) (Hx : x = x') : f x ∼2 f x' :=
-  λa b, by cases Hx; exact idp
+  by intros; cases Hx; reflexivity
 
   definition ap01000 (f : X → Πa b c, D a b c) (Hx : x = x') : f x ∼3 f x' :=
-  λa b c, by cases Hx; exact idp
+  by intros; cases Hx; reflexivity
 
   definition apd011 (f : Πa, B a → Z) (Ha : a = a') (Hb : (Ha ▹ b) = b')
       : f a b = f a' b' :=
-  by cases Ha; cases Hb; exact idp
+  by cases Ha; cases Hb; reflexivity
 
   definition apd0111 (f : Πa b, C a b → Z) (Ha : a = a') (Hb : (Ha ▹ b) = b')
     (Hc : apd011 C Ha Hb ▹ c = c')
       : f a b c = f a' b' c' :=
-  by cases Ha; cases Hb; cases Hc; exact idp
+  by cases Ha; cases Hb; cases Hc; reflexivity
 
   definition apd01111 (f : Πa b c, D a b c → Z) (Ha : a = a') (Hb : (Ha ▹ b) = b')
     (Hc : apd011 C Ha Hb ▹ c = c') (Hd : apd0111 D Ha Hb Hc ▹ d = d')
       : f a b c d = f a' b' c' d' :=
-  by cases Ha; cases Hb; cases Hc; cases Hd; exact idp
+  by cases Ha; cases Hb; cases Hc; cases Hd; reflexivity
 
   definition apd011111 (f : Πa b c d, E a b c d → Z) (Ha : a = a') (Hb : (Ha ▹ b) = b')
     (Hc : apd011 C Ha Hb ▹ c = c') (Hd : apd0111 D Ha Hb Hc ▹ d = d')
     (He : apd01111 E Ha Hb Hc Hd ▹ e = e')
     : f a b c d e = f a' b' c' d' e' :=
-  by cases Ha; cases Hb; cases Hc; cases Hd; cases He; exact idp
+  by cases Ha; cases Hb; cases Hc; cases Hd; cases He; reflexivity
 
   definition apd100 {f g : Πa b, C a b} (p : f = g) : f ∼2 g :=
   λa b, apd10 (apd10 p a) b
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ namespace eq
   definition eq_of_homotopy2_id (f : Πa b, C a b)
     : eq_of_homotopy2 (λa b, idpath (f a b)) = idpath f :=
   begin
-    apply concat,
-      {apply (ap (λx, eq_of_homotopy x)), apply eq_of_homotopy, intro a, apply eq_of_homotopy_idp},
-    apply eq_of_homotopy_idp
+    transitivity eq_of_homotopy (λ a, idpath (f a)),
+      {apply (ap eq_of_homotopy), apply eq_of_homotopy, intros, apply eq_of_homotopy_idp},
+      apply eq_of_homotopy_idp
   end
 
   definition eq_of_homotopy3_id (f : Πa b c, D a b c)
     : eq_of_homotopy3 (λa b c, idpath (f a b c)) = idpath f :=
   begin
-    apply concat,
-      {apply (ap (λx, eq_of_homotopy x)), apply eq_of_homotopy, intro a, apply eq_of_homotopy2_id},
-    apply eq_of_homotopy_idp
+    transitivity _,
+      {apply (ap eq_of_homotopy), apply eq_of_homotopy, intros, apply eq_of_homotopy2_id},
+      apply eq_of_homotopy_idp
   end
 
 end eq
diff --git a/hott/hit/quotient.hlean b/hott/hit/quotient.hlean
index 6ae09c9476..bfbfcd97d5 100644
--- a/hott/hit/quotient.hlean
+++ b/hott/hit/quotient.hlean
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ parameters {A : Type} (R : A → A → hprop)
     { intro x', apply Pt},
     { intro y, fapply (type_quotient.rec_on y),
       { exact Pc},
-      { intro a a' H,
-        apply concat, apply transport_compose;apply Pp}}
+      { intros,
+        apply concat, apply transport_compose; apply Pp}}
   end
 
   protected definition rec_on [reducible] {P : quotient → Type} (x : quotient)
diff --git a/hott/types/eq.hlean b/hott/types/eq.hlean
index 8ebc04aed7..c861db4e9f 100644
--- a/hott/types/eq.hlean
+++ b/hott/types/eq.hlean
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ namespace eq
 
   definition transport_eq_l (p : a1 = a2) (q : a1 = a3)
     : transport (λx, x = a3) p q = p⁻¹ ⬝ q :=
-  by cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   definition transport_eq_r (p : a2 = a3) (q : a1 = a2)
     : transport (λx, a1 = x) p q = q ⬝ p :=
-  by cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   definition transport_eq_lr (p : a1 = a2) (q : a1 = a1)
     : transport (λx, x = x) p q = p⁻¹ ⬝ q ⬝ p :=
   begin
-  apply (eq.rec_on p),
-  apply inverse, apply concat,
+  cases p,
+  symmetry, transitivity (refl a1)⁻¹ ⬝ q,
     apply con_idp,
-  apply idp_con
+    apply idp_con
   end
 
   definition transport_eq_Fl (p : a1 = a2) (q : f a1 = b)
@@ -88,42 +88,44 @@ namespace eq
   definition transport_eq_FlFr (p : a1 = a2) (q : f a1 = g a1)
     : transport (λx, f x = g x) p q = (ap f p)⁻¹ ⬝ q ⬝ (ap g p) :=
   begin
-  apply (eq.rec_on p),
-  apply inverse, apply concat,
+  cases p,
+  symmetry, transitivity (ap f (refl a1))⁻¹ ⬝ q,
     apply con_idp,
-  apply idp_con
+    apply idp_con
   end
 
   definition transport_eq_FlFr_D {B : A → Type} {f g : Πa, B a}
     (p : a1 = a2) (q : f a1 = g a1)
       : transport (λx, f x = g x) p q = (apd f p)⁻¹ ⬝ ap (transport B p) q ⬝ (apd g p) :=
   begin
-  apply (eq.rec_on p),
-  apply inverse,
-  apply concat, apply con_idp,
-  apply concat, apply idp_con,
-  apply ap_id
+  cases p,
+  symmetry,
+  transitivity _,
+    apply con_idp,
+    transitivity _,
+      apply idp_con,
+      apply ap_id
   end
 
   definition transport_eq_FFlr (p : a1 = a2) (q : h (f a1) = a1)
     : transport (λx, h (f x) = x) p q = (ap h (ap f p))⁻¹ ⬝ q ⬝ p :=
   begin
-  apply (eq.rec_on p),
-  apply inverse,
-  apply concat, apply con_idp,
-  apply idp_con,
+  cases p,
+  symmetry,
+  transitivity (ap h (ap f (refl a1)))⁻¹ ⬝ q,
+     apply con_idp,
+     apply idp_con,
   end
 
   definition transport_eq_lFFr (p : a1 = a2) (q : a1 = h (f a1))
     : transport (λx, x = h (f x)) p q = p⁻¹ ⬝ q ⬝ (ap h (ap f p)) :=
   begin
-  apply (eq.rec_on p),
-  apply inverse,
-  apply concat, apply con_idp,
-  apply idp_con,
+  cases p, symmetry,
+  transitivity (refl a1)⁻¹ ⬝ q,
+    apply con_idp,
+    apply idp_con,
   end
 
-
   -- The Functorial action of paths is [ap].
 
   /- Equivalences between path spaces -/
@@ -193,8 +195,8 @@ namespace eq
   begin
   fapply adjointify,
     {intro s, apply (!cancel_right s)},
-    {intro s, cases r, cases s, cases q, apply idp},
-    {intro s, cases s, cases r, cases p, apply idp}
+    {intro s, cases r, cases s, cases q, reflexivity},
+    {intro s, cases s, cases r, cases p, reflexivity}
   end
 
   definition eq_equiv_con_eq_con_right (p q : a1 = a2) (r : a2 = a3) : (p = q) ≃ (p ⬝ r = q ⬝ r) :=
diff --git a/hott/types/sigma.hlean b/hott/types/sigma.hlean
index 6491854237..9a292664eb 100644
--- a/hott/types/sigma.hlean
+++ b/hott/types/sigma.hlean
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace sigma
   | eta3 ⟨u₁, u₂, u₃, u₄⟩ := idp
 
   definition dpair_eq_dpair (p : a = a') (q : p ▹ b = b') : ⟨a, b⟩ = ⟨a', b'⟩ :=
-  by cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   definition sigma_eq (p : u.1 = v.1) (q : p ▹ u.2 = v.2) : u = v :=
   by cases u; cases v; apply (dpair_eq_dpair p q)
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ namespace sigma
   postfix `..1`:(max+1) := eq_pr1
 
   definition eq_pr2 (p : u = v) : p..1 ▹ u.2 = v.2 :=
-  by cases p; apply idp
+  by cases p; reflexivity
 
   postfix `..2`:(max+1) := eq_pr2
 
   private definition dpair_sigma_eq (p : u.1 = v.1) (q : p ▹ u.2 = v.2)
       : ⟨(sigma_eq p q)..1, (sigma_eq p q)..2⟩ = ⟨p, q⟩ :=
-  by cases u; cases v; cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases u; cases v; cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   definition sigma_eq_pr1 (p : u.1 = v.1) (q : p ▹ u.2 = v.2) : (sigma_eq p q)..1 = p :=
   (dpair_sigma_eq p q)..1
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ namespace sigma
   (dpair_sigma_eq p q)..2
 
   definition sigma_eq_eta (p : u = v) : sigma_eq (p..1) (p..2) = p :=
-  by cases p; cases u; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases u; reflexivity
 
   definition tr_pr1_sigma_eq {B' : A → Type} (p : u.1 = v.1) (q : p ▹ u.2 = v.2)
       : transport (λx, B' x.1) (sigma_eq p q) = transport B' p :=
-  by cases u; cases v; cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases u; cases v; cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   /- the uncurried version of sigma_eq. We will prove that this is an equivalence -/
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace sigma
                                   (p2 : a' = a'') (q2 : p2 ▹ b' = b'') :
       dpair_eq_dpair (p1 ⬝ p2) (con_tr p1 p2 b ⬝ ap (transport B p2) q1 ⬝ q2)
     = dpair_eq_dpair p1 q1 ⬝ dpair_eq_dpair  p2 q2 :=
-  by cases p1; cases p2; cases q1; cases q2; apply idp
+  by cases p1; cases p2; cases q1; cases q2; reflexivity
 
   definition sigma_eq_con (p1 : u.1 = v.1) (q1 : p1 ▹ u.2 = v.2)
                               (p2 : v.1 = w.1) (q2 : p2 ▹ v.2 = w.2) :
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace sigma
   local attribute dpair_eq_dpair [reducible]
   definition dpair_eq_dpair_con_idp (p : a = a') (q : p ▹ b = b') :
       dpair_eq_dpair p q = dpair_eq_dpair p idp ⬝ dpair_eq_dpair idp q :=
-  by cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   /- eq_pr1 commutes with the groupoid structure. -/
 
@@ -125,17 +125,17 @@ namespace sigma
   /- Applying dpair to one argument is the same as dpair_eq_dpair with reflexivity in the first place. -/
 
   definition ap_dpair (q : b₁ = b₂) : ap (sigma.mk a) q = dpair_eq_dpair idp q :=
-  by cases q; apply idp
+  by cases q; reflexivity
 
   /- Dependent transport is the same as transport along a sigma_eq. -/
 
   definition transportD_eq_transport (p : a = a') (c : C a b) :
       p ▹D c = transport (λu, C (u.1) (u.2)) (dpair_eq_dpair p idp) c :=
-  by cases p; apply idp
+  by cases p; reflexivity
 
   definition sigma_eq_eq_sigma_eq {p1 q1 : a = a'} {p2 : p1 ▹ b = b'} {q2 : q1 ▹ b = b'}
       (r : p1 = q1) (s : r ▹ p2 = q2) : sigma_eq p1 p2 = sigma_eq q1 q2 :=
-  by cases r; cases s; apply idp
+  by cases r; cases s; reflexivity
 
   /- A path between paths in a total space is commonly shown component wise. -/
   definition sigma_eq2 {p q : u = v} (r : p..1 = q..1) (s : r ▹ p..2 = q..2)
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ namespace sigma
     revert q r s,
     cases p, cases u with u1 u2,
     intro q r s,
-    apply concat, rotate 1,
-    apply sigma_eq_eta,
-    apply sigma_eq_eq_sigma_eq r s
+    transitivity sigma_eq q..1 q..2,
+      apply sigma_eq_eq_sigma_eq r s,
+      apply sigma_eq_eta,
   end
 
   /- In Coq they often have to give u and v explicitly when using the following definition -/
@@ -162,20 +162,19 @@ namespace sigma
 
   definition transport_eq (p : a = a') (bc : Σ(b : B a), C a b)
       : p ▹ bc = ⟨p ▹ bc.1, p ▹D bc.2⟩ :=
-  by cases p; cases bc; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases bc; reflexivity
 
   /- The special case when the second variable doesn't depend on the first is simpler. -/
   definition tr_eq_nondep {B : Type} {C : A → B → Type} (p : a = a') (bc : Σ(b : B), C a b)
       : p ▹ bc = ⟨bc.1, p ▹ bc.2⟩ :=
-  by cases p; cases bc; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases bc; reflexivity
 
   /- Or if the second variable contains a first component that doesn't depend on the first. -/
 
   definition tr_eq2_nondep {C : A → Type} {D : Π a:A, B a → C a → Type} (p : a = a')
       (bcd : Σ(b : B a) (c : C a), D a b c) : p ▹ bcd = ⟨p ▹ bcd.1, p ▹ bcd.2.1, p ▹D2 bcd.2.2⟩ :=
   begin
-    cases p, cases bcd with b cd,
-    cases cd, apply idp
+    cases p, cases bcd with b cd, cases cd, reflexivity
   end
 
   /- Functorial action -/
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ namespace sigma
     : ap (sigma.sigma_functor f g) (sigma_eq p q)
     = sigma_eq (ap f p)
                  ((transport_compose _ f p (g a b))⁻¹ ⬝ (fn_tr_eq_tr_fn p g b)⁻¹ ⬝ ap (g a') q) :=
-  by cases p; cases q; apply idp
+  by cases p; cases q; reflexivity
 
   definition ap_sigma_functor_eq (p : u.1 = v.1) (q : p ▹ u.2 = v.2)
     : ap (sigma.sigma_functor f g) (sigma_eq p q) =
@@ -275,8 +274,8 @@ namespace sigma
   equiv.mk _ (adjointify
     (λav, ⟨⟨av.1, av.2.1⟩, av.2.2⟩)
     (λuc, ⟨uc.1.1, uc.1.2, !eta⁻¹ ▹ uc.2⟩)
-    begin intro uc; cases uc with u c; cases u; apply idp end
-    begin intro av; cases av with a v; cases v; apply idp end)
+    begin intro uc, cases uc with u c, cases u, reflexivity end
+    begin intro av, cases av with a v, cases v, reflexivity end)
 
   open prod
   definition assoc_equiv_prod (C : (A × A') → Type) : (Σa a', C (a,a')) ≃ (Σu, C u) :=
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ namespace sigma
   eapply (trunc_index.rec_on n),
     intro A B HA HB,
       fapply is_trunc.is_trunc_equiv_closed,
-        apply equiv.symm,
+        symmetry,
           apply sigma_equiv_of_is_contr_pr1,
      intro n IH A B HA HB,
        fapply is_trunc.is_trunc_succ_intro, intro u v,
diff --git a/library/data/uprod.lean b/library/data/uprod.lean
index ce978c1a4e..1bf8c012f4 100644
--- a/library/data/uprod.lean
+++ b/library/data/uprod.lean
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ p₁ = p₂ ∨ swap p₁ = p₂
 
 infix `~` := eqv    -- this is "~"
 
-private theorem eqv.refl {A : Type} : ∀ p : A × A, p ~ p :=
+private theorem eqv.refl [refl] {A : Type} : ∀ p : A × A, p ~ p :=
 take p, or.inl rfl
 
-private theorem eqv.symm {A : Type} : ∀ p₁ p₂ : A × A, p₁ ~ p₂ → p₂ ~ p₁ :=
+private theorem eqv.symm [symm] {A : Type} : ∀ p₁ p₂ : A × A, p₁ ~ p₂ → p₂ ~ p₁ :=
 take p₁ p₂ h, or.elim h
-  (λ e, by rewrite e; apply eqv.refl)
-  (λ e, begin esimp [eqv], rewrite [-e, swap_swap], exact (or.inr rfl) end)
+  (λ e, by rewrite e; reflexivity)
+  (λ e, begin esimp [eqv], rewrite [-e, swap_swap], right, reflexivity end)
 
-private theorem eqv.trans {A : Type} : ∀ p₁ p₂ p₃ : A × A, p₁ ~ p₂ → p₂ ~ p₃ → p₁ ~ p₃ :=
+private theorem eqv.trans [trans] {A : Type} : ∀ p₁ p₂ p₃ : A × A, p₁ ~ p₂ → p₂ ~ p₃ → p₁ ~ p₃ :=
 take p₁ p₂ p₃ h₁ h₂, or.elim h₁
   (λ e₁₂,  or.elim h₂
-    (λ e₂₃,  by rewrite [e₁₂, e₂₃]; apply eqv.refl)
-    (λ es₂₃, begin esimp [eqv], rewrite -es₂₃, exact (or.inr (congr_arg swap e₁₂)) end))
+    (λ e₂₃,  by rewrite [e₁₂, e₂₃]; reflexivity)
+    (λ es₂₃, begin esimp [eqv], rewrite -es₂₃, right, congruence, assumption end))
   (λ es₁₂, or.elim h₂
-    (λ e₂₃,  begin esimp [eqv], rewrite es₁₂, exact (or.inr e₂₃) end)
-    (λ es₂₃, begin esimp [eqv], rewrite [-es₁₂ at es₂₃, swap_swap at es₂₃], exact (or.inl es₂₃) end))
+    (λ e₂₃,  begin esimp [eqv], rewrite es₁₂, right, assumption end)
+    (λ es₂₃, begin esimp [eqv], rewrite [-es₁₂ at es₂₃, swap_swap at es₂₃], left, assumption end))
 
 private theorem is_equivalence (A : Type) : equivalence (@eqv A) :=
 mk_equivalence (@eqv A) (@eqv.refl A) (@eqv.symm A) (@eqv.trans A)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace uprod
   | (a₁, b₁) (a₂, b₂) h :=
     or.elim h
       (λ e,  by rewrite e)
-      (λ es, begin rewrite -es, apply quot.sound, exact (or.inr rfl) end)
+      (λ es, begin rewrite -es, apply quot.sound, right, reflexivity end)
 
   definition map {A B : Type} (f : A → B) (u : uprod A) : uprod B :=
   quot.lift_on u (λ p, map_fn f p) (λ p₁ p₂ c, map_coherent f c)
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ namespace uprod
   or.inr rfl
 
   theorem map_map {A B C : Type} (g : B → C) (f : A → B) (u : uprod A) : map g (map f u) = map (g ∘ f) u :=
-  quot.induction_on u (λ p : A × A, begin cases p, apply rfl end)
+  quot.induction_on u (λ p : A × A, begin cases p, reflexivity end)
 end uprod