diff --git a/src/core/demangle.d b/src/core/demangle.d
index 22e7e402ac..ae68d22291 100644
--- a/src/core/demangle.d
+++ b/src/core/demangle.d
@@ -1980,12 +1980,12 @@ version(unittest)
 
     template staticIota(int x)
     {
-        template Seq(T...){ alias T Seq; }
+        template Seq(T...){ alias Seq = T; }
 
         static if (x == 0)
-            alias Seq!() staticIota;
+            alias staticIota = Seq!();
         else
-            alias Seq!(staticIota!(x - 1), x - 1) staticIota;
+            alias staticIota = Seq!(staticIota!(x - 1), x - 1);
     }
 }
 unittest
diff --git a/src/core/memory.d b/src/core/memory.d
index 573ed2e8b2..996b9ba802 100644
--- a/src/core/memory.d
+++ b/src/core/memory.d
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ struct GC
      * size = The size of the block, calculated from base.
      * attr = Attribute bits set on the memory block.
      */
-    alias BlkInfo_ BlkInfo;
+    alias BlkInfo = BlkInfo_;
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/thread.d b/src/core/thread.d
index 09c04747e8..4f99cbbc31 100644
--- a/src/core/thread.d
+++ b/src/core/thread.d
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ version = StackGrowsDown;
  */
 version(Posix)
 {
-    alias core.sys.posix.unistd.getpid getpid;
+    alias getpid = core.sys.posix.unistd.getpid;
 }
 else version (Windows)
 {
-    alias core.sys.windows.windows.GetCurrentProcessId getpid;
+    alias getpid = core.sys.windows.windows.GetCurrentProcessId;
 }
 
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ private
     version (DigitalMars)
     {
         version (Windows)
-            alias _d_eh_swapContext swapContext;
+            alias swapContext = _d_eh_swapContext;
         else
         {
             extern(C) void* _d_eh_swapContextDwarf(void* newContext) nothrow @nogc;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ private
         }
     }
     else
-        alias _d_eh_swapContext swapContext;
+        alias swapContext = _d_eh_swapContext;
 }
 
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ version( Windows )
         import core.sys.windows.windows;
         import core.sys.windows.threadaux;   // for OpenThreadHandle
 
-        extern (Windows) alias uint function(void*) btex_fptr;
+        extern (Windows) alias btex_fptr = uint function(void*);
         extern (C) uintptr_t _beginthreadex(void*, uint, btex_fptr, void*, uint, uint*) nothrow;
 
         //
@@ -1443,11 +1443,11 @@ private:
     //
     version( Windows )
     {
-        alias uint TLSKey;
+        alias TLSKey = uint;
     }
     else version( Posix )
     {
-        alias pthread_key_t TLSKey;
+        alias TLSKey = pthread_key_t;
     }
 
 
@@ -2822,8 +2822,8 @@ enum ScanType
     tls, /// TLS data is being scanned.
 }
 
-alias void delegate(void*, void*) nothrow ScanAllThreadsFn; /// The scanning function.
-alias void delegate(ScanType, void*, void*) nothrow ScanAllThreadsTypeFn; /// ditto
+alias ScanAllThreadsFn = void delegate(void*, void*) nothrow; /// The scanning function.
+alias ScanAllThreadsTypeFn = void delegate(ScanType, void*, void*) nothrow; /// ditto
 
 /**
  * The main entry point for garbage collection.  The supplied delegate
@@ -3114,7 +3114,7 @@ enum IsMarked : int
     unknown, /// Address is not managed by the GC.
 }
 
-alias int delegate( void* addr ) nothrow IsMarkedDg; /// The isMarked callback function.
+alias IsMarkedDg = int delegate( void* addr ) nothrow; /// The isMarked callback function.
 
 /**
  * This routine allows the runtime to process any special per-thread handling
@@ -4617,7 +4617,7 @@ private:
             // Thus, it should not have any effects on OSes not implementing
             // exception chain verification.
 
-            alias void function() fp_t; // Actual signature not relevant.
+            alias fp_t = void function(); // Actual signature not relevant.
             static struct EXCEPTION_REGISTRATION
             {
                 EXCEPTION_REGISTRATION* next; // sehChainEnd if last one.
diff --git a/src/object.d b/src/object.d
index 0458bce47a..d4725e0764 100644
--- a/src/object.d
+++ b/src/object.d
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ private
 
 version(D_LP64)
 {
-    alias ulong size_t;
-    alias long  ptrdiff_t;
+    alias size_t = ulong;
+    alias ptrdiff_t = long;
 }
 else
 {
-    alias uint  size_t;
-    alias int   ptrdiff_t;
+    alias size_t = uint;
+    alias ptrdiff_t = int;
 }
 
-alias ptrdiff_t sizediff_t; //For backwards compatibility only.
+alias sizediff_t = ptrdiff_t; //For backwards compatibility only.
 
-alias size_t hash_t; //For backwards compatibility only.
-alias bool equals_t; //For backwards compatibility only.
+alias hash_t = size_t; //For backwards compatibility only.
+alias equals_t = bool; //For backwards compatibility only.
 
-alias immutable(char)[]  string;
-alias immutable(wchar)[] wstring;
-alias immutable(dchar)[] dstring;
+alias string  = immutable(char)[];
+alias wstring = immutable(wchar)[];
+alias dstring = immutable(dchar)[];
 
 version (D_ObjectiveC) public import core.attribute : selector;
 
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ class TypeInfo_Delegate : TypeInfo
 
     override @property size_t tsize() nothrow pure const
     {
-        alias int delegate() dg;
+        alias dg = int delegate();
         return dg.sizeof;
     }
 
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ class TypeInfo_Delegate : TypeInfo
 
     override @property size_t talign() nothrow pure const
     {
-        alias int delegate() dg;
+        alias dg = int delegate();
         return dg.alignof;
     }
 
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ class TypeInfo_Class : TypeInfo
     }
 }
 
-alias TypeInfo_Class ClassInfo;
+alias ClassInfo = TypeInfo_Class;
 
 unittest
 {