diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Int/Lemmas.lean b/src/Init/Data/Int/Lemmas.lean
index c91f1ce12c..462591e5b9 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Int/Lemmas.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Int/Lemmas.lean
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ theorem eq_one_of_mul_eq_self_right {a b : Int} (Hpos : b ≠ 0) (H : b * a = b)
 
 /-! # pow -/
 
-theorem pow_zero (n : Nat) : n^0 = 1 := rfl
+protected theorem pow_zero (b : Int) : b^0 = 1 := rfl
 
 protected theorem pow_succ (b : Int) (e : Nat) : b ^ (e+1) = (b ^ e) * b := rfl
 protected theorem pow_succ' (b : Int) (e : Nat) : b ^ (e+1) = b * (b ^ e) := by
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Nat/Basic.lean b/src/Init/Data/Nat/Basic.lean
index cbb0768523..22e91f4d28 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Nat/Basic.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Nat/Basic.lean
@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@ theorem eq_of_mul_eq_mul_right {n m k : Nat} (hm : 0 < m) (h : n * m = k * m) :
 
 /-! # power -/
 
-theorem pow_succ (n m : Nat) : n^(succ m) = n^m * n :=
+protected theorem pow_succ (n m : Nat) : n^(succ m) = n^m * n :=
   rfl
 
-theorem pow_zero (n : Nat) : n^0 = 1 := rfl
+protected theorem pow_zero (n : Nat) : n^0 = 1 := rfl
 
 theorem pow_le_pow_of_le_left {n m : Nat} (h : n ≤ m) : ∀ (i : Nat), n^i ≤ m^i
   | 0      => Nat.le_refl _
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Nat/Bitwise/Lemmas.lean b/src/Init/Data/Nat/Bitwise/Lemmas.lean
index 9b7916f256..93e924cc26 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Nat/Bitwise/Lemmas.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Nat/Bitwise/Lemmas.lean
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ theorem testBit_two_pow_add_gt {i j : Nat} (j_lt_i : j < i) (x : Nat) :
     rw [Nat.sub_eq_zero_iff_le] at i_sub_j_eq
     exact Nat.not_le_of_gt j_lt_i i_sub_j_eq
   | d+1 =>
-    simp [pow_succ, Nat.mul_comm _ 2,  Nat.mul_add_mod]
+    simp [Nat.pow_succ, Nat.mul_comm _ 2,  Nat.mul_add_mod]
 
 @[simp] theorem testBit_mod_two_pow (x j i : Nat) :
     testBit (x % 2^j) i = (decide (i < j) && testBit x i) := by
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ theorem testBit_two_pow_sub_succ (h₂ : x < 2 ^ n) (i : Nat) :
     simp only [testBit_succ]
     match n with
     | 0 =>
-      simp only [pow_zero, succ_sub_succ_eq_sub, Nat.zero_sub, Nat.zero_div, zero_testBit]
+      simp only [Nat.pow_zero, succ_sub_succ_eq_sub, Nat.zero_sub, Nat.zero_div, zero_testBit]
       rw [decide_eq_false] <;> simp
     | n+1 =>
       rw [Nat.two_pow_succ_sub_succ_div_two, ih]
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ private theorem eq_0_of_lt (x : Nat) : x < 2^ 0 ↔ x = 0 := eq_0_of_lt_one x
 private theorem zero_lt_pow (n : Nat) : 0 < 2^n := by
   induction n
   case zero => simp [eq_0_of_lt]
-  case succ n hyp => simpa [pow_succ]
+  case succ n hyp => simpa [Nat.pow_succ]
 
 private theorem div_two_le_of_lt_two {m n : Nat} (p : m < 2 ^ succ n) : m / 2 < 2^n := by
   simp [div_lt_iff_lt_mul Nat.zero_lt_two]
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ theorem bitwise_lt_two_pow (left : x < 2^n) (right : y < 2^n) : (Nat.bitwise f x
       simp only [x_zero, y_zero, if_neg]
       have hyp1 := hyp (div_two_le_of_lt_two left) (div_two_le_of_lt_two right)
       by_cases p : f (decide (x % 2 = 1)) (decide (y % 2 = 1)) = true <;>
-        simp [p, pow_succ, mul_succ, Nat.add_assoc]
+        simp [p, Nat.pow_succ, mul_succ, Nat.add_assoc]
       case pos =>
         apply lt_of_succ_le
         simp only [← Nat.succ_add]
diff --git a/src/Init/Data/Nat/Lemmas.lean b/src/Init/Data/Nat/Lemmas.lean
index a0853dfa48..85d51cc2e4 100644
--- a/src/Init/Data/Nat/Lemmas.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Data/Nat/Lemmas.lean
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ theorem shiftLeft_eq (a b : Nat) : a <<< b = a * 2 ^ b :=
   match b with
   | 0 => (Nat.mul_one _).symm
   | b+1 => (shiftLeft_eq _ b).trans <| by
-    simp [pow_succ, Nat.mul_assoc, Nat.mul_left_comm, Nat.mul_comm]
+    simp [Nat.pow_succ, Nat.mul_assoc, Nat.mul_left_comm, Nat.mul_comm]
 
 theorem one_shiftLeft (n : Nat) : 1 <<< n = 2 ^ n := by rw [shiftLeft_eq, Nat.one_mul]