diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8c592df0..2cb70293 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ keywords = ["cryptography", "crypto", "ristretto", "zero-knowledge", "bulletproo
 description = "A pure-Rust implementation of Bulletproofs using Ristretto"
 
 [dependencies]
-cfg-if = "0.1"
 curve25519-dalek = { version = "1.2", default-features = false, features = ["u64_backend", "nightly", "serde"] }
 subtle = { version = "2", default-features = false }
 sha3 = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index 732e81d7..ad1ec50b 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 //! Errors related to proving and verifying proofs.
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]        
+extern crate alloc;
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
 /// Represents an error in proof creation, verification, or parsing.
 #[derive(Fail, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/src/generators.rs b/src/generators.rs
index f41fb201..38d1630d 100644
--- a/src/generators.rs
+++ b/src/generators.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]        
+extern crate alloc;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
 use curve25519_dalek::constants::RISTRETTO_BASEPOINT_COMPRESSED;
 use curve25519_dalek::constants::RISTRETTO_BASEPOINT_POINT;
diff --git a/src/inner_product_proof.rs b/src/inner_product_proof.rs
index 41870af3..75443819 100644
--- a/src/inner_product_proof.rs
+++ b/src/inner_product_proof.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 #![doc(include = "../docs/inner-product-protocol.md")]
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "std")] {
-        use std::borrow::Borrow;
-    }
-}
-
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-        use alloc::borrow::Borrow;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::borrow::Borrow;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 use core::iter;
 use curve25519_dalek::ristretto::{CompressedRistretto, RistrettoPoint};
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index afaf5829..bfabb072 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
 
 extern crate byteorder;
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 extern crate core;
@@ -58,6 +54,9 @@ mod inner_product_proof;
 mod range_proof;
 mod transcript;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
+
 pub use errors::ProofError;
 pub use generators::{BulletproofGens, BulletproofGensShare, PedersenGens};
 pub use range_proof::RangeProof;
@@ -71,8 +70,5 @@ pub mod range_proof_mpc {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "yoloproofs")]
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "std")] {
-        pub mod r1cs;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+pub mod r1cs;
diff --git a/src/range_proof/dealer.rs b/src/range_proof/dealer.rs
index 021c17a4..896b9efa 100644
--- a/src/range_proof/dealer.rs
+++ b/src/range_proof/dealer.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 
 use core::iter;
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
 use curve25519_dalek::ristretto::RistrettoPoint;
 use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;
diff --git a/src/range_proof/messages.rs b/src/range_proof/messages.rs
index ac979fd9..ff6431c6 100644
--- a/src/range_proof/messages.rs
+++ b/src/range_proof/messages.rs
@@ -4,18 +4,14 @@
 //! For more explanation of how the `dealer`, `party`, and `messages` modules orchestrate the protocol execution, see
 //! [the API for the aggregated multiparty computation protocol](../aggregation/index.html#api-for-the-aggregated-multiparty-computation-protocol).
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::iter;
-
 use curve25519_dalek::ristretto::{CompressedRistretto, RistrettoPoint};
 use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;
-
 use generators::{BulletproofGens, PedersenGens};
 
 /// A commitment to the bits of a party's value.
diff --git a/src/range_proof/mod.rs b/src/range_proof/mod.rs
index 498f4ddc..964f00c0 100644
--- a/src/range_proof/mod.rs
+++ b/src/range_proof/mod.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 #![doc(include = "../../docs/range-proof-protocol.md")]
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
-
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "std")] {
-        extern crate rand;
-        use self::rand::thread_rng;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+extern crate rand;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+use self::rand::thread_rng;
 
 use core::iter;
 
diff --git a/src/range_proof/party.rs b/src/range_proof/party.rs
index e9bbd9fd..cc9a9d2c 100644
--- a/src/range_proof/party.rs
+++ b/src/range_proof/party.rs
@@ -10,18 +10,15 @@
 //! modules orchestrate the protocol execution, see the documentation
 //! in the [`aggregation`](::range_proof_mpc) module.
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::iter;
 use curve25519_dalek::ristretto::{CompressedRistretto, RistrettoPoint};
 use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;
 use curve25519_dalek::traits::MultiscalarMul;
-
 use clear_on_drop::clear::Clear;
 use errors::MPCError;
 use generators::{BulletproofGens, PedersenGens};
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index fb2cfa04..b7920e85 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "alloc")] {
-        extern crate alloc;
-        use alloc::vec::Vec;
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+extern crate alloc;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec;
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use clear_on_drop::clear::Clear;
 use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;
 use inner_product_proof::inner_product;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn add_vec(a: &[Scalar], b: &[Scalar]) -> Vec<Scalar> {
         // throw some error
         //println!("lengths of vectors don't match for vector addition");
     }
-    let mut out: Vec<Scalar> = (0..b.len()).map(|_| Scalar::zero()).collect();
+    let mut out = vec![Scalar::zero(); b.len()];
     for i in 0..a.len() {
         out[i] = a[i] + b[i];
     }
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ pub fn add_vec(a: &[Scalar], b: &[Scalar]) -> Vec<Scalar> {
 
 impl VecPoly1 {
     pub fn zero(n: usize) -> Self {
-        let zn: Vec<Scalar> = (0..n).map(|_| Scalar::zero()).collect();
-        VecPoly1(zn.clone(), zn)
+        VecPoly1(vec![Scalar::zero(); n], vec![Scalar::zero(); n])
     }
 
     pub fn inner_product(&self, rhs: &VecPoly1) -> Poly2 {
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ impl VecPoly1 {
 
     pub fn eval(&self, x: Scalar) -> Vec<Scalar> {
         let n = self.0.len();
-        let mut out: Vec<Scalar> = (0..n).map(|_| Scalar::zero()).collect();
+        let mut out = vec![Scalar::zero(); n];
         for i in 0..n {
             out[i] = self.0[i] + self.1[i] * x;
         }
@@ -115,8 +114,12 @@ impl VecPoly1 {
 #[cfg(feature = "yoloproofs")]
 impl VecPoly3 {
     pub fn zero(n: usize) -> Self {
-        let zn: Vec<Scalar> = (0..n).map(|_| Scalar::zero()).collect();
-        VecPoly3(zn.clone(), zn.clone(), zn.clone(), zn.clone())
+        VecPoly3(
+            vec![Scalar::zero(); n],
+            vec![Scalar::zero(); n],
+            vec![Scalar::zero(); n],
+            vec![Scalar::zero(); n],
+        )
     }
 
     /// Compute an inner product of `lhs`, `rhs` which have the property that:
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ impl VecPoly3 {
 
     pub fn eval(&self, x: Scalar) -> Vec<Scalar> {
         let n = self.0.len();
-        let mut out: Vec<Scalar> = (0..n).map(|_| Scalar::zero()).collect();
+        let mut out = vec![Scalar::zero(); n];
         for i in 0..n {
             out[i] = self.0[i] + x * (self.1[i] + x * (self.2[i] + x * self.3[i]));
         }
@@ -282,8 +285,18 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_inner_product() {
-        let a: Vec<Scalar> = (1..5).map(|i| Scalar::from(i as u64)).collect();
-        let b: Vec<Scalar> = (2..6).map(|i| Scalar::from(i as u64)).collect();
+        let a = vec![
+            Scalar::from(1u64),
+            Scalar::from(2u64),
+            Scalar::from(3u64),
+            Scalar::from(4u64),
+        ];
+        let b = vec![
+            Scalar::from(2u64),
+            Scalar::from(3u64),
+            Scalar::from(4u64),
+            Scalar::from(5u64),
+        ];
         assert_eq!(Scalar::from(40u64), inner_product(&a, &b));
     }
 
@@ -341,8 +354,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn vec_of_scalars_clear_on_drop() {
-        let mut v = Vec::new();
-        v.extend_from_slice(&[Scalar::from(24u64), Scalar::from(42u64)]);
+        let mut v = vec![Scalar::from(24u64), Scalar::from(42u64)];
 
         for e in v.iter_mut() {
             e.clear();