diff --git a/examples/allocation_loop/src/main.rs b/examples/allocation_loop/src/main.rs
index b7c7d82..6ea2fb3 100644
--- a/examples/allocation_loop/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/allocation_loop/src/main.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 extern crate bdwgc_allocator;
 
+use bdwgc_allocator::Allocator;
+use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+
 #[global_allocator]
-static GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR: bdwgc_allocator::Allocator = bdwgc_allocator::Allocator;
+static GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR: Allocator = Allocator;
 
 fn main() {
-    unsafe { bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::initialize() }
+    unsafe { Allocator::initialize() }
 
-    let mut _n = bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::alloc(2 ^ 8);
+    let mut _n = unsafe { GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR.alloc(Layout::from_size_align(2 ^ 8, 8).unwrap()) };
 
     loop {
-        _n = bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::alloc(2 ^ 8)
+        _n = unsafe { GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR.alloc(Layout::from_size_align(2 ^ 8, 8).unwrap()) };
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/static_threads/src/main.rs b/examples/static_threads/src/main.rs
index b6b24c6..26641f2 100644
--- a/examples/static_threads/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/static_threads/src/main.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 extern crate bdwgc_allocator;
 
+use bdwgc_allocator::Allocator;
+use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
+
 #[global_allocator]
-static GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR: bdwgc_allocator::Allocator = bdwgc_allocator::Allocator;
+static GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR: Allocator = Allocator;
 
 fn main() {
-    unsafe { bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::initialize() }
+    unsafe { Allocator::initialize() }
 
     let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::register_current_thread().unwrap();
+        Allocator::register_current_thread().unwrap();
 
-        let mut _n = bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::alloc(2 ^ 8);
+        let mut _n = unsafe { GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR.alloc(Layout::from_size_align(2 ^ 8, 8).unwrap()) };
 
         loop {
-            _n = bdwgc_allocator::Allocator::alloc(2 ^ 8)
+            _n = unsafe { GLOBAL_ALLOCATOR.alloc(Layout::from_size_align(2 ^ 8, 8).unwrap()) }
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9c30b61..d4c8aad 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use libc::{c_int, c_void, size_t};
 use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout};
 
 const GC_SUCCESS: c_int = 0;
-const ALLOC_ALIGN: usize = 8;
 
 #[repr(C)]
 struct GCStackBase {
@@ -51,10 +50,6 @@ impl Allocator {
     pub fn unregister_current_thread() {
         unsafe { GC_unregister_my_thread() }
     }
-
-    pub fn alloc(size: usize) -> *mut u8 {
-        unsafe { Allocator.alloc(Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, ALLOC_ALIGN)) }
-    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Allocator {