diff --git a/lib/aliases.zsh b/lib/aliases.zsh
index aae865046..c67f854a7 100644
--- a/lib/aliases.zsh
+++ b/lib/aliases.zsh
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-# Push and pop directories on directory stack
-alias pu='pushd'
-alias po='popd'
-
-# Basic directory operations
-alias ...='cd ../..'
-alias -- -='cd -'
-
 # Super user
 alias _='sudo'
 alias please='sudo'
@@ -25,11 +17,6 @@ then
 else
     alias history='fc -l 1'
 fi
-# List direcory contents
-alias lsa='ls -lah'
-alias l='ls -lah'
-alias ll='ls -lh'
-alias la='ls -lAh'
 
 alias afind='ack-grep -il'
 
diff --git a/lib/directories.zsh b/lib/directories.zsh
index 02743e0c7..1693d5dd1 100644
--- a/lib/directories.zsh
+++ b/lib/directories.zsh
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ setopt auto_pushd
 setopt pushd_ignore_dups
 setopt pushdminus
 
-alias ..='cd ..'
-alias cd..='cd ..'
-alias cd...='cd ../..'
-alias cd....='cd ../../..'
-alias cd.....='cd ../../../..'
-alias cd/='cd /'
+alias -g ...='../..'
+alias -g ....='../../..'
+alias -g .....='../../../..'
+alias -g ......='../../../../..'
 
 alias 1='cd -'
 alias 2='cd -2'
@@ -20,23 +18,17 @@ alias 7='cd -7'
 alias 8='cd -8'
 alias 9='cd -9'
 
-cd () {
-  if   [[ "x$*" == "x..." ]]; then
-    cd ../..
-  elif [[ "x$*" == "x...." ]]; then
-    cd ../../..
-  elif [[ "x$*" == "x....." ]]; then
-    cd ../../../..
-  elif [[ "x$*" == "x......" ]]; then
-    cd ../../../../..
-  elif [ -d ~/.autoenv ]; then
-    source ~/.autoenv/activate.sh
-    autoenv_cd "$@"
-  else
-    builtin cd "$@"
-  fi
-}
-
 alias md='mkdir -p'
 alias rd=rmdir
 alias d='dirs -v | head -10'
+
+# List direcory contents
+alias lsa='ls -lah'
+alias l='ls -la'
+alias ll='ls -l'
+alias la='ls -lA'
+alias sl=ls # often screw this up
+
+# Push and pop directories on directory stack
+alias pu='pushd'
+alias po='popd'