diff --git a/library/data/real/basic.lean b/library/data/real/basic.lean
index a94495a76..e34e2e166 100644
--- a/library/data/real/basic.lean
+++ b/library/data/real/basic.lean
@@ -1055,20 +1055,20 @@ notation `ℝ` := real
 
 protected definition prio := num.pred rat.prio
 
-definition add (x y : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+protected definition add (x y : ℝ) : ℝ :=
   (quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, quot.mk (a + b))
                      (take a b c d : reg_seq, take Hab : requiv a c, take Hcd : requiv b d,
                        quot.sound (radd_well_defined Hab Hcd)))
 
 --infix [priority real.prio] + := add
 
-definition mul (x y : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+protected definition mul (x y : ℝ) : ℝ :=
   (quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, quot.mk (a * b))
                      (take a b c d : reg_seq, take Hab : requiv a c, take Hcd : requiv b d,
                        quot.sound (rmul_well_defined Hab Hcd)))
 --infix [priority real.prio] * := mul
 
-definition neg (x : ℝ) : ℝ :=
+protected definition neg (x : ℝ) : ℝ :=
   (quot.lift_on x (λ a, quot.mk (-a)) (take a b : reg_seq, take Hab : requiv a b,
                                    quot.sound (rneg_well_defined Hab)))
 --prefix [priority real.prio] `-` := neg
@@ -1094,10 +1094,10 @@ definition of_int [coercion] (i : ℤ) : ℝ := int.to.real i
 definition of_nat [coercion] (n : ℕ) : ℝ := nat.to.real n
 definition of_num [coercion] [reducible] (n : num) : ℝ := of_rat (rat.of_num n)
 
-definition real_has_zero [reducible] [instance] [priority rat.prio] : has_zero real :=
+definition real_has_zero [reducible] [instance] [priority real.prio] : has_zero real :=
 has_zero.mk (0:rat)
 
-definition real_has_one [reducible] [instance] [priority rat.prio] : has_one real :=
+definition real_has_one [reducible] [instance] [priority real.prio] : has_one real :=
 has_one.mk (1:rat)
 
 theorem real_zero_eq_rat_zero : (0:real) = of_rat (0:rat) :=
diff --git a/library/data/real/complete.lean b/library/data/real/complete.lean
index ab20557b0..eaf0f11ad 100644
--- a/library/data/real/complete.lean
+++ b/library/data/real/complete.lean
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ are independent of each other.
 
 import data.real.basic data.real.order data.real.division data.rat data.nat data.pnat
 open rat algebra -- nat
-local notation 0 := rat.of_num 0
-local notation 1 := rat.of_num 1
 local postfix ⁻¹ := pnat.inv
 open eq.ops pnat classical
 
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ theorem equiv_abs_of_ge_zero {s : seq} (Hs : regular s) (Hz : s_le zero s) : s_a
     apply rat.le.trans,
     apply add_le_add,
     repeat (apply inv_ge_of_le; apply Hn),
-    rewrite pnat.add_halves,
+    krewrite pnat.add_halves,
     apply rat.le.refl
   end
 
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ theorem equiv_neg_abs_of_le_zero {s : seq} (Hs : regular s) (Hz : s_le s zero) :
     apply rat.le.trans,
     apply add_le_add,
     repeat (apply inv_ge_of_le; apply Hn),
-    rewrite pnat.add_halves,
+    krewrite pnat.add_halves,
     apply rat.le.refl,
     let Hneg' := lt_of_not_ge Hneg,
     rewrite [abs_of_neg Hneg', ↑sneg, sub_neg_eq_add, neg_add_eq_sub, algebra.sub_self,
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ theorem cauchy_with_rate_of_converges_to_with_rate {X : r_seq} {a : ℝ} {N : 
     apply Hn,
     xrewrite -of_rat_add,
     apply of_rat_le_of_rat_of_le,
-    rewrite pnat.add_halves,
+    krewrite pnat.add_halves,
     apply rat.le.refl
   end
 
@@ -274,7 +272,10 @@ private theorem lim_seq_reg_helper {m n : ℕ+} (Hmn : M (2 * n) ≤M (2 * m)) :
     apply pnat.le.trans,
     apply Hmn,
     apply Nb_spec_right,
-    rewrite [-*of_rat_add, rat.add.assoc, pnat.add_halves],
+    krewrite [-+of_rat_add],
+    change of_rat ((2 * m)⁻¹ + (2 * n)⁻¹ + (2 * n)⁻¹) ≤ of_rat (m⁻¹ + n⁻¹),
+    rewrite [algebra.add.assoc],
+    krewrite pnat.add_halves,
     apply of_rat_le_of_rat_of_le,
     apply add_le_add_right,
     apply inv_ge_of_le,
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ theorem lim_seq_reg : rat_seq.regular lim_seq :=
     cases em (M (2 * m) ≥ M (2 * n)) with [Hor1, Hor2],
     apply lim_seq_reg_helper Hor1,
     let Hor2' := pnat.le_of_lt (pnat.lt_of_not_le Hor2),
-    rewrite [abs_sub (X (Nb M n)), abs_sub (X (Nb M m)), abs_sub,
+    krewrite [abs_sub (X (Nb M n)), abs_sub (X (Nb M m)), abs_sub,
              rat.add.comm, add_comm_three],
     apply lim_seq_reg_helper Hor2'
   end
@@ -351,9 +352,10 @@ theorem converges_to_with_rate_of_cauchy_with_rate : converges_to_with_rate X li
     rewrite ↑lim_seq,
     apply approx_spec,
     apply lim_spec,
-    rewrite [-*of_rat_add],
+    krewrite [-+of_rat_add],
+    change of_rat ((2 * k)⁻¹ + (2 * n)⁻¹ + n⁻¹) ≤ of_rat k⁻¹,
     apply of_rat_le_of_rat_of_le,
-    apply rat.le.trans,
+    apply algebra.le.trans,
     apply add_le_add_three,
     apply rat.le.refl,
     apply inv_ge_of_le,
@@ -369,7 +371,8 @@ theorem converges_to_with_rate_of_cauchy_with_rate : converges_to_with_rate X li
     apply Hn,
     rotate_right 1,
     apply Nb_spec_left,
-    rewrite [-*pnat.mul.assoc, pnat.p_add_fractions],
+    rewrite -*pnat.mul.assoc,
+    krewrite pnat.p_add_fractions,
     apply rat.le.refl
   end
 
@@ -500,7 +503,7 @@ theorem ceil_lt_ceil_succ (x : ℝ) : ceil x < ceil (x + 1) :=
     apply floor_sub_one_lt_floor
   end
 open nat
-set_option pp.coercions true
+
 theorem archimedean_small {ε : ℝ} (H : ε > 0) : ∃ (n : ℕ), 1 / succ n < ε :=
 let n := int.nat_abs (ceil (2 / ε)) in
 assert int.of_nat n ≥ ceil (2 / ε),
@@ -529,8 +532,6 @@ local postfix `~` := nat_of_pnat
 
 -- The top part of this section could be refactored. What is the appropriate place to define
 -- bounds, supremum, etc? In algebra/ordered_field? They potentially apply to more than just ℝ.
-
-local notation 2 := (1 : ℚ) + 1
 parameter X : ℝ → Prop
 
 definition ub (x : ℝ) := ∀ y : ℝ, X y → y ≤ x
@@ -781,7 +782,7 @@ private theorem under_seq_mono (i j : ℕ) (H : i ≤ j) : under_seq i ≤ under
     rewrite -Hk',
     apply under_seq_mono_helper
   end
-set_option pp.coercions true
+
 private theorem over_seq_mono_helper (i k : ℕ) : over_seq (i + k) ≤ over_seq i :=
   nat.induction_on k
     (by rewrite nat.add_zero; apply rat.le.refl)
diff --git a/library/data/real/division.lean b/library/data/real/division.lean
index fd6a8b28e..8865e3fd0 100644
--- a/library/data/real/division.lean
+++ b/library/data/real/division.lean
@@ -619,15 +619,15 @@ theorem lt_or_eq_of_le (x y : ℝ) : x ≤ y → x < y ∨ x = y :=
 theorem le_iff_lt_or_eq (x y : ℝ) : x ≤ y ↔ x < y ∨ x = y :=
   iff.intro (lt_or_eq_of_le x y) (le_of_lt_or_eq x y)
 
-noncomputable definition dec_lt : decidable_rel lt :=
+noncomputable definition dec_lt : decidable_rel real.lt :=
   begin
     rewrite ↑decidable_rel,
     intros,
     apply prop_decidable
   end
 
-  protected noncomputable definition discrete_linear_ordered_field [reducible] [trans_instance]:
-      algebra.discrete_linear_ordered_field ℝ :=
+protected noncomputable definition discrete_linear_ordered_field [reducible] [trans_instance]:
+  algebra.discrete_linear_ordered_field ℝ :=
   ⦃ algebra.discrete_linear_ordered_field, real.comm_ring, real.ordered_ring,
     le_total := le_total,
     mul_inv_cancel := mul_inv,
@@ -640,13 +640,12 @@ noncomputable definition dec_lt : decidable_rel lt :=
 
 theorem of_rat_zero : of_rat 0 = 0 := rfl
 
-set_option pp.coercions true
 theorem of_rat_divide (x y : ℚ) : of_rat (x / y) = of_rat x / of_rat y :=
 by_cases
   (assume yz : y = 0, by rewrite [yz, algebra.div_zero, *of_rat_zero, algebra.div_zero])
   (assume ynz : y ≠ 0,
     have ynz' : of_rat y ≠ 0, from assume yz', ynz (of_rat.inj yz'),
-    !eq_div_of_mul_eq ynz' (by rewrite [-of_rat_mul, !div_mul_cancel ynz]))
+    !eq_div_of_mul_eq ynz' (by krewrite [-of_rat_mul, !div_mul_cancel ynz]))
 
 open int
 
diff --git a/library/data/real/order.lean b/library/data/real/order.lean
index 6b220f495..673c53545 100644
--- a/library/data/real/order.lean
+++ b/library/data/real/order.lean
@@ -1015,71 +1015,66 @@ open real
 open [classes] rat_seq
 namespace real
 
-definition lt (x y : ℝ) := quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, rat_seq.r_lt a b) rat_seq.r_lt_well_defined
---infix [priority real.prio] `<` := lt
+protected definition lt (x y : ℝ) := quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, rat_seq.r_lt a b) rat_seq.r_lt_well_defined
+protected definition le (x y : ℝ) := quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, rat_seq.r_le a b) rat_seq.r_le_well_defined
 
-definition le (x y : ℝ) := quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, rat_seq.r_le a b) rat_seq.r_le_well_defined
---infix [priority real.prio] `<=` := le
---infix [priority real.prio] `≤` := le
+definition real_has_lt [reducible] [instance] [priority real.prio] : has_lt ℝ :=
+has_lt.mk real.lt
 
-definition gt [reducible] (a b : ℝ) := lt b a
-definition ge [reducible] (a b : ℝ) := le b a
-
---infix [priority real.prio] >= := real.ge
---infix [priority real.prio] ≥  := real.ge
---infix [priority real.prio] >  := real.gt
+definition real_has_le [reducible] [instance] [priority real.prio] : has_le ℝ :=
+has_le.mk real.le
 
 definition sep (x y : ℝ) := quot.lift_on₂ x y (λ a b, rat_seq.r_sep a b) rat_seq.r_sep_well_defined
 infix `≢` : 50 := sep
 
-theorem le.refl (x : ℝ) : le x x :=
+theorem le.refl (x : ℝ) : x ≤ x :=
   quot.induction_on x (λ t, rat_seq.r_le.refl t)
 
-theorem le.trans {x y z : ℝ} : le x y → le y z → le x z :=
+theorem le.trans {x y z : ℝ} : x ≤ y → y ≤ z → x ≤ z :=
   quot.induction_on₃ x y z (λ s t u, rat_seq.r_le.trans)
 
-theorem eq_of_le_of_ge {x y : ℝ} : le x y → le y x → x = y :=
+theorem eq_of_le_of_ge {x y : ℝ} : x ≤ y → y ≤ x → x = y :=
   quot.induction_on₂ x y (λ s t Hst Hts, quot.sound (rat_seq.r_equiv_of_le_of_ge Hst Hts))
 
-theorem lt_iff_le_and_sep (x y : ℝ) : lt x y ↔ le x y ∧ x ≢ y :=
+theorem lt_iff_le_and_sep (x y : ℝ) : x < y ↔ x ≤ y ∧ x ≢ y :=
   quot.induction_on₂ x y (λ s t, rat_seq.r_lt_iff_le_and_sep s t)
 
-theorem add_le_add_of_le_right_var (x y z : ℝ) : le x y → le (z + x) (z + y) :=
+theorem add_le_add_of_le_right_var (x y z : ℝ) : x ≤ y → z + x ≤ z + y :=
   quot.induction_on₃ x y z (λ s t u, rat_seq.r_add_le_add_of_le_right_var s t u)
 
-theorem add_le_add_of_le_right (x y : ℝ) : le x y → ∀ z : ℝ, le (z + x) (z + y) :=
+theorem add_le_add_of_le_right (x y : ℝ) : x ≤ y → ∀ z : ℝ, z + x ≤ z + y :=
   take H z, add_le_add_of_le_right_var x y z H
 
-theorem mul_gt_zero_of_gt_zero (x y : ℝ) : lt zero x → lt zero y → lt zero (x * y) :=
+theorem mul_gt_zero_of_gt_zero (x y : ℝ) : 0 < x → 0 < y → 0 < x * y :=
   quot.induction_on₂ x y (λ s t, rat_seq.r_mul_pos_of_pos)
 
-theorem mul_ge_zero_of_ge_zero (x y : ℝ) : le zero x → le zero y → le zero (x * y) :=
+theorem mul_ge_zero_of_ge_zero (x y : ℝ) : 0 ≤ x → 0 ≤ y → 0 ≤ x * y :=
   quot.induction_on₂ x y (λ s t, rat_seq.r_mul_nonneg_of_nonneg)
 
 theorem not_sep_self (x : ℝ) : ¬ x ≢ x :=
   quot.induction_on x (λ s, rat_seq.r_not_sep_self s)
 
-theorem not_lt_self (x : ℝ) : ¬ lt x x :=
+theorem not_lt_self (x : ℝ) : ¬ x < x :=
   quot.induction_on x (λ s, rat_seq.r_not_lt_self s)
 
-theorem le_of_lt {x y : ℝ} : lt x y → le x y :=
+theorem le_of_lt {x y : ℝ} : x < y → x ≤ y :=
   quot.induction_on₂ x y (λ s t H', rat_seq.r_le_of_lt H')
 
-theorem lt_of_le_of_lt {x y z : ℝ} : le x y → lt y z → lt x z :=
+theorem lt_of_le_of_lt {x y z : ℝ} : x ≤ y → y < z → x < z :=
   quot.induction_on₃ x y z (λ s t u H H', rat_seq.r_lt_of_le_of_lt H H')
 
-theorem lt_of_lt_of_le {x y z : ℝ} : lt x y → le y z → lt x z :=
+theorem lt_of_lt_of_le {x y z : ℝ} : x < y → y ≤ z → x < z :=
   quot.induction_on₃ x y z (λ s t u H H', rat_seq.r_lt_of_lt_of_le H H')
 
-theorem add_lt_add_left_var (x y z : ℝ) : lt x y → lt (z + x) (z + y) :=
+theorem add_lt_add_left_var (x y z : ℝ) : x < y → z + x < z + y :=
   quot.induction_on₃ x y z (λ s t u, rat_seq.r_add_lt_add_left_var s t u)
 
-theorem add_lt_add_left (x y : ℝ) : lt x y → ∀ z : ℝ, lt (z + x) (z + y) :=
+theorem add_lt_add_left (x y : ℝ) : x < y → ∀ z : ℝ, z + x < z + y :=
   take H z, add_lt_add_left_var x y z H
 
-theorem zero_lt_one : lt (0 : ℝ) (1 : ℝ) := rat_seq.r_zero_lt_one
+theorem zero_lt_one : (0 : ℝ) < (1 : ℝ) := rat_seq.r_zero_lt_one
 
-theorem le_of_lt_or_eq (x y : ℝ) : lt x y ∨ x = y → le x y :=
+theorem le_of_lt_or_eq (x y : ℝ) : x < y ∨ x = y → x ≤ y :=
     (quot.induction_on₂ x y (λ s t H, or.elim H (take H', begin
         apply rat_seq.r_le_of_lt_or_eq,
         apply or.inl H'
@@ -1089,21 +1084,21 @@ theorem le_of_lt_or_eq (x y : ℝ) : lt x y ∨ x = y → le x y :=
         apply (or.inr (quot.exact H'))
       end)))
 
- definition ordered_ring [reducible] [instance] : algebra.ordered_ring ℝ :=
-  ⦃ algebra.ordered_ring, real.comm_ring,
-    le_refl := le.refl,
-    le_trans := @le.trans,
-    mul_pos := mul_gt_zero_of_gt_zero,
-    mul_nonneg := mul_ge_zero_of_ge_zero,
-    zero_ne_one := zero_ne_one,
-    add_le_add_left := add_le_add_of_le_right,
-    le_antisymm := @eq_of_le_of_ge,
-    lt_irrefl := not_lt_self,
-    lt_of_le_of_lt := @lt_of_le_of_lt,
-    lt_of_lt_of_le := @lt_of_lt_of_le,
-    le_of_lt := @le_of_lt,
-    add_lt_add_left := add_lt_add_left
-  ⦄
+definition ordered_ring [reducible] [instance] : algebra.ordered_ring ℝ :=
+⦃ algebra.ordered_ring, real.comm_ring,
+  le_refl := le.refl,
+  le_trans := @le.trans,
+  mul_pos := mul_gt_zero_of_gt_zero,
+  mul_nonneg := mul_ge_zero_of_ge_zero,
+  zero_ne_one := zero_ne_one,
+  add_le_add_left := add_le_add_of_le_right,
+  le_antisymm := @eq_of_le_of_ge,
+  lt_irrefl := not_lt_self,
+  lt_of_le_of_lt := @lt_of_le_of_lt,
+  lt_of_lt_of_le := @lt_of_lt_of_le,
+  le_of_lt := @le_of_lt,
+  add_lt_add_left := add_lt_add_left
+⦄
 
 open int
 theorem of_rat_sub (a b : ℚ) : of_rat (a - b) = of_rat a - of_rat b := rfl
@@ -1128,7 +1123,6 @@ theorem lt_of_of_rat_lt_of_rat {a b : ℚ} : of_rat a < of_rat b → a < b :=
 
 theorem of_rat_lt_of_rat_iff (a b : ℚ) : of_rat a < of_rat b ↔ a < b :=
   iff.intro lt_of_of_rat_lt_of_rat of_rat_lt_of_rat_of_lt
-set_option pp.coercions true
 
 theorem of_int_le_of_int_iff (a b : ℤ) : of_int a ≤ of_int b ↔ (a ≤ b) :=
   begin rewrite [+of_int_eq, of_rat_le_of_rat_iff], apply rat.of_int_le_of_int_iff end