diff --git a/src/libprojectM/Algorithms.hpp b/src/libprojectM/Algorithms.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 32edd9317..000000000
--- a/src/libprojectM/Algorithms.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef PROJECTM_ALGORITHMS_HPP
-#define PROJECTM_ALGORITHMS_HPP
-#include <cassert>
-/// A collection of algorithms generically written over map style containers
-namespace Algorithms
-{
-
-  template <class TraverseFunctor, class Container>
-  void traverse(Container & container)
-  {
-
-    TraverseFunctor functor;
-
-    for (typename Container::iterator pos = container.begin(); pos != container.end(); ++pos)
-    {
-      assert(pos->second);
-      functor(pos->second);
-    }
-
-  }
-
-
-  template <class TraverseFunctor, class Container>
-  void traverseVector(Container & container)
-  {
-
-    TraverseFunctor functor;
-
-    for (typename Container::iterator pos = container.begin(); pos != container.end(); ++pos)
-    {
-      assert(*pos);
-      functor(*pos);
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  template <class TraverseFunctor, class Container>
-  void traverse(Container & container, TraverseFunctor & functor)
-  {
-
-    for (typename Container::iterator pos = container.begin(); pos != container.end(); ++pos)
-    {
-      assert(pos->second);
-      functor(pos->second);
-    }
-
-  }
-
-  namespace TraverseFunctors
-  {
-    template <class Data>
-    class DeleteFunctor
-    {
-
-    public:
-
-      void operator() (Data * data)
-      {
-        assert(data);
-        delete(data);
-      }
-
-    };
-  }
-
-
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/BuiltinFuncs.cpp b/src/libprojectM/BuiltinFuncs.cpp
index b3a9ba10b..c533a7357 100644
--- a/src/libprojectM/BuiltinFuncs.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/BuiltinFuncs.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 /* Loads a builtin function */
 #include "BuiltinFuncs.hpp"
 #include <string>
-#include "Algorithms.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
 #include "fatal.h"
-using namespace Algorithms;
 
 std::map<std::string, Func*> BuiltinFuncs::builtin_func_tree;
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ int BuiltinFuncs::init_builtin_func_db() {
    Generally, do this on projectm exit */
 int BuiltinFuncs::destroy_builtin_func_db() {
 
-traverse<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<Func> >(builtin_func_tree);
+traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<Func> >(builtin_func_tree);
 
 builtin_func_tree.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.cpp b/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.cpp
index 1dc80fe49..b4b5a6e00 100644
--- a/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 #include "fatal.h"
 #include "BuiltinParams.hpp"
 #include <cassert>
-#include "Algorithms.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "InitCondUtils.hpp"
 #include <sstream>
-
-using namespace Algorithms;
+#include "Common.hpp"
 
 BuiltinParams::BuiltinParams() {}
 
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ std::transform(lowerName.begin(), lowerName.end(), lowerName.begin(), tolower);
 int BuiltinParams::destroy_builtin_param_db()
 {
 
-  Algorithms::traverse<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<Param> >(builtin_param_tree);
+  traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<Param> >(builtin_param_tree);
   return PROJECTM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.hpp b/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.hpp
index 2bef58c27..5d45e7922 100644
--- a/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.hpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/BuiltinParams.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "PresetFrameIO.hpp"
 #include "Param.hpp"
 #include <map>
-#include "Algorithms.hpp"
 
 class BuiltinParams {
 
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ public:
     int insert_builtin_param( Param *param );
 
     template <class Fun>
-    void traverse(Fun & fun) {
-	Algorithms::traverse(builtin_param_tree, fun);
+    void apply(Fun & fun) {
+	traverse(builtin_param_tree, fun);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/Common.hpp b/src/libprojectM/Common.hpp
index 37ca0b6d7..ebfe5427b 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/Common.hpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/Common.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define COMMON_H
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
-
+#include <cassert>
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define strcasecmp(s, t) _strcmpi(s, t)
 #endif
@@ -140,6 +140,64 @@ const std::string PROJECTM_FILE_EXTENSION("prjm");
 const std::string MILKDROP_FILE_EXTENSION("milk");
 const std::string PROJECTM_MODULE_EXTENSION("so");
 
+ template <class TraverseFunctor, class Container>
+  void traverse(Container & container)
+  {
+
+    TraverseFunctor functor;
+
+    for (typename Container::iterator pos = container.begin(); pos != container.end(); ++pos)
+    {
+      assert(pos->second);
+      functor(pos->second);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+  template <class TraverseFunctor, class Container>
+  void traverseVector(Container & container)
+  {
+
+    TraverseFunctor functor;
+
+    for (typename Container::iterator pos = container.begin(); pos != container.end(); ++pos)
+    {
+      assert(*pos);
+      functor(*pos);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  template <class TraverseFunctor, class Container>
+  void traverse(Container & container, TraverseFunctor & functor)
+  {
+
+    for (typename Container::iterator pos = container.begin(); pos != container.end(); ++pos)
+    {
+      assert(pos->second);
+      functor(pos->second);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace TraverseFunctors
+  {
+    template <class Data>
+    class Delete
+    {
+
+    public:
+
+      void operator() (Data * data)
+      {
+        assert(data);
+        delete(data);
+      }
+
+    };
+  }
+
 
 inline std::string parseExtension(const std::string & filename) {
 
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/CustomShape.cpp b/src/libprojectM/CustomShape.cpp
index 482d5b0d1..4d2c28306 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/CustomShape.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/CustomShape.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@
 #include "ParamUtils.hpp"
 #include "InitCondUtils.hpp"
 #include "wipemalloc.h"
-#include "Algorithms.hpp"
 
-using namespace Algorithms;
 
 
 CustomShape::CustomShape() : Shape()
@@ -233,11 +231,11 @@ CustomShape::CustomShape ( int id ) : Shape()
 CustomShape::~CustomShape()
 {
 
-	traverseVector<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<PerFrameEqn> > ( per_frame_eqn_tree );
-	traverse<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<InitCond> > ( init_cond_tree );
-	traverse<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<Param> > ( param_tree );
-	traverse<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<InitCond> > ( per_frame_init_eqn_tree );
-	traverse<TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<Param> > ( text_properties_tree );
+	traverseVector<TraverseFunctors::Delete<PerFrameEqn> > ( per_frame_eqn_tree );
+	traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<InitCond> > ( init_cond_tree );
+	traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<Param> > ( param_tree );
+	traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<InitCond> > ( per_frame_init_eqn_tree );
+	traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<Param> > ( text_properties_tree );
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/CustomWave.cpp b/src/libprojectM/CustomWave.cpp
index 24d1092b8..935cea745 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/CustomWave.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/CustomWave.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,6 @@ void CustomWave::loadUnspecInitConds()
 {
 
   InitCondUtils::LoadUnspecInitCond fun(this->init_cond_tree, this->per_frame_init_eqn_tree);
-  Algorithms::traverse(param_tree, fun);
+  traverse(param_tree, fun);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPreset.cpp b/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPreset.cpp
index e50866056..6e70e4834 100755
--- a/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPreset.cpp
+++ b/src/libprojectM/MilkdropPreset.cpp
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ MilkdropPreset::MilkdropPreset(const std::string & absoluteFilePath, const std::
 MilkdropPreset::~MilkdropPreset()
 {
 
-  Algorithms::traverse<Algorithms::TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<InitCond> >(init_cond_tree);
+  traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<InitCond> >(init_cond_tree);
 
-  Algorithms::traverse<Algorithms::TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<InitCond> >(per_frame_init_eqn_tree);
+  traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<InitCond> >(per_frame_init_eqn_tree);
 
-  Algorithms::traverse<Algorithms::TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<PerPixelEqn> >(per_pixel_eqn_tree);
+  traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<PerPixelEqn> >(per_pixel_eqn_tree);
 
-  Algorithms::traverseVector<Algorithms::TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<PerFrameEqn> >(per_frame_eqn_tree);
+  traverseVector<TraverseFunctors::Delete<PerFrameEqn> >(per_frame_eqn_tree);
 
-  Algorithms::traverse<Algorithms::TraverseFunctors::DeleteFunctor<Param> >(user_param_tree);
+  traverse<TraverseFunctors::Delete<Param> >(user_param_tree);
 
   for (PresetOutputs::cwave_container::iterator pos = customWaves.begin(); pos != customWaves.end(); ++pos)
   {
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ void MilkdropPreset::loadBuiltinParamsUnspecInitConds() {
 
   InitCondUtils::LoadUnspecInitCond loadUnspecInitCond(this->init_cond_tree, this->per_frame_init_eqn_tree);
 
-  this->builtinParams.traverse(loadUnspecInitCond);
-  Algorithms::traverse(user_param_tree, loadUnspecInitCond);
+  this->builtinParams.apply(loadUnspecInitCond);
+  traverse(user_param_tree, loadUnspecInitCond);
 
 }