diff --git a/r1cs-std/Cargo.toml b/r1cs-std/Cargo.toml
index a797398..b23d90d 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/Cargo.toml
+++ b/r1cs-std/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ edition = "2018"
 ################################# Dependencies ################################
 
 [dependencies]
-algebra = { path = "../algebra" }
-r1cs-core = { path = "../r1cs-core" }
-derivative = "1"
-radix_trie = "0.1"
+algebra = { path = "../algebra", default-features = false }
+r1cs-core = { path = "../r1cs-core", default-features = false }
+derivative = { version = "1", features = ["use_core"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-rand = { version = "0.7" }
+rand = { version = "0.7", default-features = false }
 rand_xorshift = { version = "0.2" }
+
+[features]
+default = ["std"]
+std = ["algebra/std", "r1cs-core/std"]
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/alloc.rs b/r1cs-std/src/alloc.rs
index 13f3d02..139820e 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/alloc.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/alloc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+use crate::Vec;
 use algebra::Field;
+use core::borrow::Borrow;
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
-use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 pub trait AllocGadget<V, ConstraintF: Field>
 where
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs b/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs
index 3a8a820..c5c0453 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/bits/boolean.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use algebra::{BitIterator, Field, FpParameters, PrimeField};
 
-use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment};
+use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
+use core::borrow::Borrow;
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, ConstraintVar, LinearCombination, SynthesisError, Variable};
-use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 /// Represents a variable in the constraint system which is guaranteed
 /// to be either zero or one.
@@ -835,10 +835,10 @@ mod test {
     use super::{AllocatedBit, Boolean};
     use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem};
     use algebra::{fields::bls12_381::Fr, BitIterator, Field, One, PrimeField, UniformRand, Zero};
+    use core::str::FromStr;
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
     use rand::SeedableRng;
     use rand_xorshift::XorShiftRng;
-    use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_boolean_to_byte() {
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs
index e859d18..bcaa0a9 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/bits/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::bits::{boolean::Boolean, uint8::UInt8};
+use crate::{
+    bits::{boolean::Boolean, uint8::UInt8},
+    Vec,
+};
 use algebra::Field;
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint32.rs b/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint32.rs
index 4f1fb2c..806ad13 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint32.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint32.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, LinearCombination, SynthesisError};
 use crate::{
     boolean::{AllocatedBit, Boolean},
     prelude::*,
-    Assignment,
+    Assignment, Vec,
 };
 
 /// Represents an interpretation of 32 `Boolean` objects as an
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> ConditionalEqGadget<ConstraintF> for UInt32 {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::UInt32;
-    use crate::{bits::boolean::Boolean, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem};
+    use crate::{bits::boolean::Boolean, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem, Vec};
     use algebra::{fields::bls12_381::Fr, One, Zero};
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
     use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint8.rs b/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint8.rs
index 5ca819a..e355cf6 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint8.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/bits/uint8.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use algebra::{Field, FpParameters, PrimeField, ToConstraintField};
 
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
 
-use crate::{boolean::AllocatedBit, fields::fp::FpGadget, prelude::*, Assignment};
-use std::borrow::Borrow;
+use crate::{boolean::AllocatedBit, fields::fp::FpGadget, prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
+use core::borrow::Borrow;
 
 /// Represents an interpretation of 8 `Boolean` objects as an
 /// unsigned integer.
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> AllocGadget<u8, ConstraintF> for UInt8 {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::UInt8;
-    use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem};
+    use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem, Vec};
     use algebra::fields::bls12_381::Fr;
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
     use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp.rs b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp.rs
index fdc685f..85c4d1c 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use r1cs_core::{
     LinearCombination, SynthesisError,
 };
 
-use std::borrow::Borrow;
+use core::borrow::Borrow;
 
-use crate::{boolean::AllocatedBit, prelude::*, Assignment};
+use crate::{boolean::AllocatedBit, prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FpGadget<F: PrimeField> {
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp12.rs b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp12.rs
index ffe89a6..de6d9e6 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp12.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp12.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use algebra::{
     },
     BitIterator, Field, One, PrimeField,
 };
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
+use core::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
 
-use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment};
+use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
 
 type Fp2Gadget<P, ConstraintF> = super::fp2::Fp2Gadget<
     <<P as Fp12Parameters>::Fp6Params as Fp6Parameters>::Fp2Params,
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs
index 4b4cb15..3ba5fca 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ use algebra::{
     fields::{Fp2, Fp2Parameters},
     Field, PrimeField,
 };
+use core::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, ConstraintVar, SynthesisError};
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
 
-use crate::{fields::fp::FpGadget, prelude::*, Assignment};
+use crate::{fields::fp::FpGadget, prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
 
 #[derive(Derivative)]
 #[derivative(Debug(bound = "P: Fp2Parameters, ConstraintF: PrimeField"))]
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp6_3over2.rs b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp6_3over2.rs
index 3a6f93d..9da0f5d 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp6_3over2.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp6_3over2.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use algebra::{
     },
     PrimeField,
 };
+use core::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, ConstraintVar, SynthesisError};
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
 
-use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment};
+use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
 
 type Fp2Gadget<P, ConstraintF> =
     super::fp2::Fp2Gadget<<P as Fp6Parameters>::Fp2Params, ConstraintF>;
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/fields/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/fields/mod.rs
index cb789e1..bcd6839 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/fields/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/fields/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-// use std::ops::{Mul, MulAssign};
 use algebra::Field;
+use core::fmt::Debug;
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
-use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
@@ -237,11 +236,11 @@ pub trait FieldGadget<F: Field, ConstraintF: Field>:
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use rand::{self, thread_rng, SeedableRng};
+    use rand::{self, SeedableRng};
     use rand_xorshift::XorShiftRng;
 
-    use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem};
-    use algebra::{BitIterator, Field, UniformRand};
+    use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem, Vec};
+    use algebra::{test_rng, BitIterator, Field, UniformRand};
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
 
     fn field_test<
@@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ mod test {
         // a * a * a = a^3
         let mut constants = [FE::zero(); 4];
         for c in &mut constants {
-            *c = UniformRand::rand(&mut thread_rng());
+            *c = UniformRand::rand(&mut test_rng());
             println!("Current c[i]: {:?}", c);
         }
         let bits = [Boolean::constant(false), Boolean::constant(true)];
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ mod test {
             F::two_bit_lookup(cs.ns(|| "Lookup"), &bits, constants.as_ref()).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(lookup_result.get_value().unwrap(), constants[2]);
 
-        let negone: FE = UniformRand::rand(&mut thread_rng());
+        let negone: FE = UniformRand::rand(&mut test_rng());
 
         let n = F::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "alloc new var"), || Ok(negone)).unwrap();
         let _ = n.to_bytes(&mut cs.ns(|| "ToBytes")).unwrap();
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fq>::new();
 
-        let mut rng = thread_rng();
+        let mut rng = test_rng();
 
         let a = FqGadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "generate_a"), || Ok(Fq::rand(&mut rng))).unwrap();
         let b = FqGadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "generate_b"), || Ok(Fq::rand(&mut rng))).unwrap();
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fq>::new();
 
-        let mut rng = thread_rng();
+        let mut rng = test_rng();
 
         let a = FqGadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "generate_a"), || Ok(Fq::rand(&mut rng))).unwrap();
         let b = FqGadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "generate_b"), || Ok(Fq::rand(&mut rng))).unwrap();
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/bls12_377.rs b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/bls12_377.rs
index 4984362..dee30d3 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/bls12_377.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/bls12_377.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ pub type G2PreparedGadget = Bls12G2PreparedGadget<Bls12_377Parameters>;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use rand;
+    use rand::Rng;
 
     use super::{G1Gadget, G2Gadget};
-    use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem};
+    use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem, Vec};
     use algebra::{
         curves::bls12_377::{G1Projective as G1, G2Projective as G2},
         fields::bls12_377::{Fq, Fr},
-        AffineCurve, BitIterator, PrimeField, ProjectiveCurve,
+        test_rng, AffineCurve, BitIterator, PrimeField, ProjectiveCurve,
     };
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
 
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ mod test {
             .unwrap()
             .into();
 
-        let a: G1 = rand::random();
-        let b: G1 = rand::random();
+        let mut rng = test_rng();
+        let a: G1 = rng.gen();
+        let b: G1 = rng.gen();
         let gadget_a = G1Gadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "a"), || Ok(a)).unwrap();
         let gadget_b = G1Gadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "b"), || Ok(b)).unwrap();
         let alloc_cost = cs.num_constraints();
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ mod test {
             .unwrap()
             .into();
 
-        let a: G2 = rand::random();
-        let b: G2 = rand::random();
+        let mut rng = test_rng();
+        let a: G2 = rng.gen();
+        let b: G2 = rng.gen();
         let gadget_a = G2Gadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "a"), || Ok(a)).unwrap();
         let gadget_b = G2Gadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "b"), || Ok(b)).unwrap();
         let alloc_cost = cs.num_constraints();
@@ -164,8 +166,9 @@ mod test {
     fn bls12_g2_gadget_test() {
         let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fq>::new();
 
-        let a: G2 = rand::random();
-        let b: G2 = rand::random();
+        let mut rng = test_rng();
+        let a: G2 = rng.gen();
+        let b: G2 = rng.gen();
         let a_affine = a.into_affine();
         let b_affine = b.into_affine();
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/mod.rs
index eb7b184..0304bb4 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/bls12/mod.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ use crate::{
     fields::{fp::FpGadget, fp2::Fp2Gadget, FieldGadget},
     groups::curves::short_weierstrass::AffineGadget,
     prelude::*,
+    Vec,
 };
 
-use std::fmt::Debug;
+use core::fmt::Debug;
 
 pub mod bls12_377;
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/mod.rs
index 69163a9..f6f4a1f 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/short_weierstrass/mod.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use algebra::{
     },
     AffineCurve, BitIterator, Field, One, PrimeField, ProjectiveCurve, Zero,
 };
+use core::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData, ops::Neg};
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData, ops::Neg};
 
-use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment};
+use crate::{prelude::*, Assignment, Vec};
 
 pub mod bls12;
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/mod.rs
index 0a495d3..9fa8545 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/mod.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use algebra::{
 
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::{prelude::*, Vec};
 
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
+use core::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
 
 pub mod edwards_bls12;
 pub mod edwards_sw6;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ mod montgomery_affine_impl {
     use super::*;
     use crate::Assignment;
     use algebra::{twisted_edwards_extended::GroupAffine, Field};
-    use std::ops::{AddAssign, MulAssign, SubAssign};
+    use core::ops::{AddAssign, MulAssign, SubAssign};
 
     impl<P: TEModelParameters, ConstraintF: Field, F: FieldGadget<P::BaseField, ConstraintF>>
         MontgomeryAffineGadget<P, ConstraintF, F>
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ mod affine_impl {
     use super::*;
     use crate::Assignment;
     use algebra::{curves::AffineCurve, Field, PrimeField};
-    use std::ops::Neg;
+    use core::ops::Neg;
 
     impl<P, ConstraintF, F> GroupGadget<TEAffine<P>, ConstraintF> for AffineGadget<P, ConstraintF, F>
     where
@@ -662,12 +662,12 @@ mod affine_impl {
 
 mod projective_impl {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::Assignment;
+    use crate::{Assignment, Vec};
     use algebra::{
         curves::twisted_edwards_extended::GroupProjective as TEProjective, AffineCurve, Field,
         PrimeField, ProjectiveCurve,
     };
-    use std::ops::Neg;
+    use core::ops::Neg;
 
     impl<P, ConstraintF, F> GroupGadget<TEProjective<P>, ConstraintF>
         for AffineGadget<P, ConstraintF, F>
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/test.rs b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/test.rs
index 8720746..ea76c92 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/test.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/groups/curves/twisted_edwards/test.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-use rand::thread_rng;
-
-use crate::{groups::test::group_test, prelude::*};
-
+use crate::{groups::test::group_test, prelude::*, Vec};
 use algebra::{
     curves::{models::TEModelParameters, twisted_edwards_extended::GroupAffine as TEAffine},
-    BitIterator, Field, Group, PrimeField, UniformRand,
+    test_rng, BitIterator, Field, Group, PrimeField, UniformRand,
 };
+use rand::Rng;
 
 use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
 
@@ -16,8 +14,8 @@ where
     GG: GroupGadget<TEAffine<P>, ConstraintF, Value = TEAffine<P>>,
     CS: ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF>,
 {
-    let a: TEAffine<P> = UniformRand::rand(&mut thread_rng());
-    let b: TEAffine<P> = UniformRand::rand(&mut thread_rng());
+    let a: TEAffine<P> = UniformRand::rand(&mut test_rng());
+    let b: TEAffine<P> = UniformRand::rand(&mut test_rng());
     let gadget_a = GG::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "a"), || Ok(a)).unwrap();
     let gadget_b = GG::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "b"), || Ok(b)).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(gadget_a.get_value().unwrap(), a);
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ where
     );
 
     // Check mul_bits
-    let scalar: <TEAffine<P> as Group>::ScalarField = UniformRand::rand(&mut thread_rng());
+    let scalar: <TEAffine<P> as Group>::ScalarField = UniformRand::rand(&mut test_rng());
     let native_result = a.mul(&scalar);
 
     let mut scalar: Vec<bool> = BitIterator::new(scalar.into_repr()).collect();
@@ -57,8 +55,9 @@ where
         .unwrap()
         .into();
 
-    let a: TEAffine<P> = rand::random();
-    let b: TEAffine<P> = rand::random();
+    let mut rng = test_rng();
+    let a: TEAffine<P> = rng.gen();
+    let b: TEAffine<P> = rng.gen();
     let gadget_a = GG::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "a"), || Ok(a)).unwrap();
     let gadget_b = GG::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "b"), || Ok(b)).unwrap();
     let alloc_cost = cs.num_constraints();
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/groups/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/groups/mod.rs
index 01f2902..58207f8 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/groups/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/groups/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use algebra::{Field, Group};
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
 
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, fmt::Debug};
+use core::{borrow::Borrow, fmt::Debug};
 
 pub mod curves;
 
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ pub trait GroupGadget<G: Group, ConstraintF: Field>:
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use algebra::Field;
+    use algebra::{test_rng, Field};
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
+    use rand::Rng;
 
     use crate::{prelude::*, test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem};
     use algebra::groups::Group;
-    use rand;
 
     pub(crate) fn group_test<
         ConstraintF: Field,
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ mod test {
 
         let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fq>::new();
 
-        let a: JubJubProjective = rand::random();
-        let b: JubJubProjective = rand::random();
+        let mut rng = test_rng();
+        let a: JubJubProjective = rng.gen();
+        let b: JubJubProjective = rng.gen();
 
         let a = JubJubGadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "generate_a"), || Ok(a)).unwrap();
         let b = JubJubGadget::alloc(&mut cs.ns(|| "generate_b"), || Ok(b)).unwrap();
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/lib.rs b/r1cs-std/src/lib.rs
index 3425fa1..f6cf442 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
 #![deny(
     unused_import_braces,
     unused_qualifications,
@@ -33,12 +34,32 @@
 )]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
+#[cfg(all(test, not(feature = "std")))]
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate std;
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+extern crate alloc as ralloc;
+
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate algebra;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate derivative;
 
+/// used by test_constraint_system
+#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+macro_rules! println {
+    () => {};
+    ($($arg: tt)*) => {};
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+use ralloc::{collections::BTreeMap, string::String, vec::Vec};
+
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, string::String, vec::Vec};
+
 pub mod test_constraint_system;
 
 pub mod bits;
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs
index 421e2c2..0c03694 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use algebra::{
     },
     fields::{fp12_2over3over2::Fp12, BitIterator},
 };
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 pub mod bls12_377;
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs
index 5ff8473..1f5fd09 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use algebra::{Field, PairingEngine};
+use core::fmt::Debug;
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError};
-use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 pub mod bls12;
 pub use self::bls12::bls12_377;
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ pub trait PairingGadget<PairingE: PairingEngine, ConstraintF: Field> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    // use rand;
-    use crate::test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem;
+    use crate::{test_constraint_system::TestConstraintSystem, Vec};
     use algebra::{BitIterator, Field, One};
     use r1cs_core::ConstraintSystem;
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ mod test {
             prelude::*,
         };
         use algebra::curves::bls12_377::{Bls12_377, G1Projective, G2Projective};
-        use std::ops::Mul;
+        use core::ops::Mul;
 
         let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fq>::new();
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs b/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs
index f1a98c2..3fb955f 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+use crate::{BTreeMap, String, Vec};
 use algebra::Field;
 use r1cs_core::{ConstraintSystem, Index, LinearCombination, SynthesisError, Variable};
 
-use radix_trie::Trie;
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum NamedObject {
     Constraint(usize),
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ enum NamedObject {
 
 /// Constraint system for testing purposes.
 pub struct TestConstraintSystem<ConstraintF: Field> {
-    named_objects:     Trie<String, NamedObject>,
+    named_objects:     BTreeMap<String, NamedObject>,
     current_namespace: Vec<String>,
     pub constraints: Vec<(
         LinearCombination<ConstraintF>,
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> TestConstraintSystem<ConstraintF> {
 
 impl<ConstraintF: Field> TestConstraintSystem<ConstraintF> {
     pub fn new() -> TestConstraintSystem<ConstraintF> {
-        let mut map = Trie::new();
+        let mut map = BTreeMap::new();
         map.insert(
             "ONE".into(),
             NamedObject::Var(TestConstraintSystem::<ConstraintF>::one()),
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> TestConstraintSystem<ConstraintF> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
     pub fn print_named_objects(&self) {
         for &(_, _, _, ref name) in &self.constraints {
             println!("{}", name);