diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/arbiter.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/arbiter.scala
index ac741a9d..a96753dd 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/arbiter.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/arbiter.scala
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ class rocketMemArbiter(n: Int) extends Component {
     xi_rdy = xi_rdy && !io.requestor(i).xact_init.valid
   }
 
-  var xi_bits = Wire() { new TransactionInit }
+  var xi_bits = new TransactionInit
   xi_bits := io.requestor(n-1).xact_init.bits
   xi_bits.tile_xact_id := Cat(io.requestor(n-1).xact_init.bits.tile_xact_id, UFix(n-1, log2up(n)))
   for (i <- n-2 to 0 by -1)
   {
-    var my_xi_bits = Wire() { new TransactionInit }
+    var my_xi_bits = new TransactionInit
     my_xi_bits := io.requestor(i).xact_init.bits
     my_xi_bits.tile_xact_id := Cat(io.requestor(i).xact_init.bits.tile_xact_id, UFix(i, log2up(n)))
 
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/coherence.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/coherence.scala
index b4b23b4b..04843fec 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/coherence.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/coherence.scala
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ abstract class IncoherentPolicy extends CoherencePolicy {
   // UNIMPLEMENTED
   def newStateOnProbeRequest(incoming: ProbeRequest, state: UFix): Bits = state
   def newProbeReply (incoming: ProbeRequest, state: UFix): ProbeReply = { 
-    val reply = Wire() { new ProbeReply() }
+    val reply = new ProbeReply()
     reply.p_type := UFix(0)
     reply.global_xact_id := UFix(0)
     reply
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class MICoherence extends CoherencePolicyWithUncached {
   def getTransactionInitTypeOnWriteback(): Bits = getTransactionInitTypeOnCacheControl(M_INV)
 
   def newProbeReply (incoming: ProbeRequest, state: UFix): ProbeReply = {
-    val reply = Wire() { new ProbeReply() }
+    val reply = new ProbeReply()
     val with_data = MuxLookup(incoming.p_type, probeRepInvalidateData, Array(
       probeReqInvalidate -> probeRepInvalidateData,
       probeReqCopy       -> probeRepCopyData
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class MEICoherence extends CoherencePolicyWithUncached {
   def getTransactionInitTypeOnWriteback(): Bits = getTransactionInitTypeOnCacheControl(M_INV)
 
   def newProbeReply (incoming: ProbeRequest, state: UFix): ProbeReply = {
-    val reply = Wire() { new ProbeReply() }
+    val reply = new ProbeReply()
     val with_data = MuxLookup(incoming.p_type, probeRepInvalidateData, Array(
       probeReqInvalidate -> probeRepInvalidateData,
       probeReqDowngrade  -> probeRepDowngradeData,
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class MSICoherence extends CoherencePolicyWithUncached {
   def getTransactionInitTypeOnWriteback(): Bits = getTransactionInitTypeOnCacheControl(M_INV)
 
   def newProbeReply (incoming: ProbeRequest, state: UFix): ProbeReply = {
-    val reply = Wire() { new ProbeReply() }
+    val reply = new ProbeReply()
     val with_data = MuxLookup(incoming.p_type, probeRepInvalidateData, Array(
       probeReqInvalidate -> probeRepInvalidateData,
       probeReqDowngrade  -> probeRepDowngradeData,
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ class MESICoherence extends CoherencePolicyWithUncached {
   def getTransactionInitTypeOnWriteback(): Bits = getTransactionInitTypeOnCacheControl(M_INV)
 
   def newProbeReply (incoming: ProbeRequest, state: UFix): ProbeReply = {
-    val reply = Wire() { new ProbeReply() }
+    val reply = new ProbeReply()
     val with_data = MuxLookup(incoming.p_type, probeRepInvalidateData, Array(
       probeReqInvalidate -> probeRepInvalidateData,
       probeReqDowngrade  -> probeRepDowngradeData,
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/ctrl.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/ctrl.scala
index 461f62ae..dce2992a 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/ctrl.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/ctrl.scala
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class rocketCtrl extends Component
   val id_reg_xcpt_ma_inst = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val id_reg_icmiss       = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val id_reg_replay       = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
-  val id_load_use         = Wire(){Bool()};
+  val id_load_use         = Bool();
   
   val ex_reg_br_type     = Reg(){Bits()}
   val ex_reg_btb_hit     = Reg(){Bool()};
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ class rocketCtrl extends Component
   val wb_reg_fp_val          = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val wb_reg_fp_sboard_set   = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
 
-  val take_pc = Wire(){Bool()}
-  val take_pc_wb = Wire(){Bool()}
+  val take_pc = Bool()
+  val take_pc_wb = Bool()
 
   when (!io.dpath.stalld) {
     when (io.dpath.killf) {
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath.scala
index 3a6ee698..79e00bae 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath.scala
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class rocketDpath extends Component
   val ex_reg_ctrl_div_val   = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val ex_reg_ctrl_div_fn    = Reg() { UFix() };
   val ex_reg_ctrl_sel_wb    = Reg() { UFix() };
- 	val ex_wdata						  = Wire() { Bits() }; 	
+ 	val ex_wdata						  = Bits(); 	
 
   // memory definitions
   val mem_reg_pc             = Reg() { UFix() };
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ class rocketDpath extends Component
   val wb_reg_raddr1         = Reg() { UFix() };
   val wb_reg_raddr2         = Reg() { UFix() };
   val wb_reg_ll_wb          = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
-  val wb_wdata              = Wire() { Bits() }; 	
+  val wb_wdata              = Bits(); 	
 
-  val dmem_resp_replay      = Wire() { Bool() }
+  val dmem_resp_replay      = Bool()
   val r_dmem_resp_replay    = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val r_dmem_fp_replay      = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val r_dmem_resp_waddr     = Reg() { UFix() };
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath_util.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath_util.scala
index a301702c..0178dcf2 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath_util.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/dpath_util.scala
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class rocketDpathBTB(entries: Int) extends Component
   val repl_way = LFSR16(io.wen)(log2up(entries)-1,0) // TODO: pseudo-LRU
 
   var hit_reduction = Bool(false)
-  val hit = Wire() { Bool() }
-  val update = Wire() { Bool() }
+  val hit = Bool()
+  val update = Bool()
   var update_reduction = Bool(false)
   val mux = (new Mux1H(entries)) { Bits(width = VADDR_BITS) }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class rocketDpathPCR extends Component
   val r_irq_timer = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
   val r_irq_ipi   = Reg(resetVal = Bool(true))
   
-  val rdata = Wire() { Bits() };
+  val rdata = Bits();
 
   val raddr = Mux(io.r.en, io.r.addr, io.host.pcr_req.bits.addr)
   io.host.pcr_rep.valid := io.host.pcr_req.valid && !io.r.en && !io.host.pcr_req.bits.rw
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/fpu.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/fpu.scala
index 1da046cc..245514cd 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/fpu.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/fpu.scala
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ class rocketFPIntUnit extends Component
   val d2i = hardfloat.recodedFloatNToAny(io.in1, io.rm, ~io.cmd(1,0), 52, 12, 64)
 
   // output muxing
-  val (out_s, exc_s) = (Wire() { Bits() }, Wire() { Bits() })
+  val (out_s, exc_s) = (Bits(), Bits())
   out_s := Cat(Fill(32, unrec_s(31)), unrec_s)
   exc_s := Bits(0)
-  val (out_d, exc_d) = (Wire() { Bits() }, Wire() { Bits() })
+  val (out_d, exc_d) = (Bits(), Bits())
   out_d := unrec_d
   exc_d := Bits(0)
 
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ class rocketFPUFastPipe extends Component
   val minmax = Mux(isnan2 || !isnan1 && (min === lt), io.in1, io.in2)
 
   // output muxing
-  val (out_s, exc_s) = (Wire() { Bits() }, Wire() { Bits() })
+  val (out_s, exc_s) = (Bits(), Bits())
   out_s := Reg(hardfloat.floatNToRecodedFloatN(io.fromint, 23, 9))
   exc_s := Bits(0)
-  val (out_d, exc_d) = (Wire() { Bits() }, Wire() { Bits() })
+  val (out_d, exc_d) = (Bits(), Bits())
   out_d := Reg(hardfloat.floatNToRecodedFloatN(io.fromint, 52, 12))
   exc_d := Bits(0)
 
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/icache.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/icache.scala
index d505fd21..1f90f5f4 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/icache.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/icache.scala
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class rocketICache(sets: Int, assoc: Int, co: CoherencePolicyWithUncached) exten
   val r_cpu_req_ppn    = Reg { Bits() }
   val r_cpu_req_val    = Reg(resetVal = Bool(false));
 
-  val rdy = Wire() { Bool() }
-  val tag_hit = Wire() { Bool() }
+  val rdy = Bool()
+  val tag_hit = Bool()
   
   when (io.cpu.req_val && rdy) {
     r_cpu_req_val   := Bool(true)
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/nbdcache.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/nbdcache.scala
index c2e93e8e..39c75107 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/nbdcache.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/nbdcache.scala
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ class HellaCache(co: CoherencePolicy) extends Component {
   val r_req_read  = r_req_load || r_req_amo
   val r_req_write = r_req_store || r_req_amo
   val r_req_readwrite = r_req_read || r_req_write || r_req_prefetch
-  val nack_hit = Wire() { Bool() }
+  val nack_hit = Bool()
 
   val wb = new WritebackUnit(co)
   val prober = new ProbeUnit(co)
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/uncore.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/uncore.scala
index 0f482113..ab56d0f4 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/uncore.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/uncore.scala
@@ -281,20 +281,20 @@ class CoherenceHubBroadcast(ntiles: Int, co: CoherencePolicy) extends CoherenceH
 {
   val trackerList = (0 until NGLOBAL_XACTS).map(new XactTracker(ntiles, _, co))
 
-  val busy_arr           = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bool()} }
-  val addr_arr           = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bits(width=PADDR_BITS-OFFSET_BITS)} }
-  val init_tile_id_arr   = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bits(width=TILE_ID_BITS)} }
-  val tile_xact_id_arr   = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bits(width=TILE_XACT_ID_BITS)} }
-  val x_type_arr         = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bits(width=X_INIT_TYPE_MAX_BITS)} }
-  val sh_count_arr       = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bits(width=TILE_ID_BITS)} }
-  val send_x_rep_ack_arr = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bool()} }
+  val busy_arr           = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bool() }
+  val addr_arr           = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bits(width=PADDR_BITS-OFFSET_BITS) }
+  val init_tile_id_arr   = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bits(width=TILE_ID_BITS) }
+  val tile_xact_id_arr   = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bits(width=TILE_XACT_ID_BITS) }
+  val x_type_arr         = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bits(width=X_INIT_TYPE_MAX_BITS) }
+  val sh_count_arr       = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bits(width=TILE_ID_BITS) }
+  val send_x_rep_ack_arr = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bool() }
 
-  val do_free_arr        = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){Bool()} }
-  val p_rep_cnt_dec_arr  = VecBuf(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Vec(ntiles){ Wire(){Bool()} } }
-  val p_req_cnt_inc_arr  = VecBuf(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Vec(ntiles){ Wire(){Bool()} } }
-  val sent_x_rep_ack_arr = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){ Bool()} }
-  val p_data_tile_id_arr = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){ Bits(width = TILE_ID_BITS)} }
-  val p_data_valid_arr   = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Wire(){ Bool()} }
+  val do_free_arr        = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Bool() }
+  val p_rep_cnt_dec_arr  = VecBuf(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Vec(ntiles){ Bool()}  }
+  val p_req_cnt_inc_arr  = VecBuf(NGLOBAL_XACTS){ Vec(ntiles){ Bool()}  }
+  val sent_x_rep_ack_arr = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){  Bool() }
+  val p_data_tile_id_arr = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){  Bits(width = TILE_ID_BITS) }
+  val p_data_valid_arr   = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS){  Bool() }
 
   for( i <- 0 until NGLOBAL_XACTS) {
     val t = trackerList(i).io
@@ -410,13 +410,13 @@ class CoherenceHubBroadcast(ntiles: Int, co: CoherencePolicy) extends CoherenceH
   // Nack conflicting transaction init attempts
   val s_idle :: s_abort_drain :: s_abort_send :: Nil = Enum(3){ UFix() }
   val abort_state_arr = Vec(ntiles) { Reg(resetVal = s_idle) }
-  val want_to_abort_arr = Vec(ntiles) { Wire() { Bool()} }
+  val want_to_abort_arr = Vec(ntiles) { Bool() }
   for( j <- 0 until ntiles ) {
     val x_init = io.tiles(j).xact_init
     val x_init_data = io.tiles(j).xact_init_data
     val x_abort  = io.tiles(j).xact_abort
     val abort_cnt = Reg(resetVal = UFix(0, width = log2up(REFILL_CYCLES)))
-    val conflicts = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS) { Wire() { Bool() } }
+    val conflicts = Vec(NGLOBAL_XACTS) { Bool() }
     for( i <- 0 until NGLOBAL_XACTS) {
       val t = trackerList(i).io
       conflicts(i) := t.busy && x_init.valid && co.isCoherenceConflict(t.addr, x_init.bits.address)
diff --git a/rocket/src/main/scala/util.scala b/rocket/src/main/scala/util.scala
index d83ce82e..b01008ad 100644
--- a/rocket/src/main/scala/util.scala
+++ b/rocket/src/main/scala/util.scala
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class RRArbiter[T <: Data](n: Int)(data: => T) extends Component {
     last_grant := choose
   }
 
-  val dvec = Vec(n) { Wire() { data } }
+  val dvec = Vec(n) { data } 
   (0 until n).map(i => dvec(i) := io.in(i).bits )
 
   io.out.valid := foldR(io.in.map(_.valid))(_||_)
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ class LockingArbiter[T <: Data](n: Int)(data: => T) extends Component {
   val io = new ioLockingArbiter(n)(data)
   val locked = Vec(n) { Reg(resetVal = Bool(false)) }
   val any_lock_held = (locked.toBits & io.lock.toBits).orR
-  val valid_arr = Vec(n) { Wire() { Bool() } }
-  val bits_arr = Vec(n) { Wire() { data } }
+  val valid_arr = Vec(n) { Bool() } 
+  val bits_arr = Vec(n) { data } 
   for(i <- 0 until n) {
     valid_arr(i) := io.in(i).valid
     bits_arr(i) := io.in(i).bits
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ object PriorityEncoderOH
 {
   def apply(in: Bits): UFix = doApply(in, 0)
   def doApply(in: Bits, n: Int = 0): UFix = {
-    val out = Vec(in.getWidth) { Wire() { Bool() } }
+    val out = Vec(in.getWidth) { Bool() }
     var none_hot = Bool(true)
     for (i <- 0 until in.getWidth) {
       out(i) := none_hot && in(i)