diff --git a/lib/register/instruction.rb b/lib/register/instruction.rb
index d2548e1b..17b9ccff 100644
--- a/lib/register/instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/register/instruction.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module Register
   # Branches fan out, Labels collect
   # Labels are the only valid branch targets
   class Instruction
-    include Positioned
 
     def initialize source , nekst = nil
       @source = source
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ module Register
     end
 
     def set_position position , labels = []
-      super(position)
+      Positioned.set_position(self,position)
       position += byte_length
       if self.next
         self.next.set_position(position , labels)
diff --git a/lib/typed/parfait/object.rb b/lib/typed/parfait/object.rb
index 2a56b9c5..4a75a3a1 100644
--- a/lib/typed/parfait/object.rb
+++ b/lib/typed/parfait/object.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ module Parfait
       object
     end
 
-    include Positioned
-
     # 1 -based index
     def get_internal_word(index)
       name = get_type().name_at(index)
diff --git a/lib/typed/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb b/lib/typed/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb
index 1e255d65..feeb43bf 100644
--- a/lib/typed/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/typed/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
 class Symbol
-  include Positioned
 
   def has_type?
     true
diff --git a/test/register/test_positioning.rb b/test/register/test_positioning.rb
index 62a6ef6e..a77b1e22 100644
--- a/test/register/test_positioning.rb
+++ b/test/register/test_positioning.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 require_relative "../helper"
 
-class TestPosition
-  include Positioned
-end
-
 class TestPositioning < MiniTest::Test
   def setup
     Register.machine.boot unless Register.machine.booted
@@ -38,4 +34,9 @@ class TestPositioning < MiniTest::Test
       test.set_position  12000
     end
   end
+
+  def test_pos_arm
+    mov = Arm::ArmMachine.mov  :r1,  128
+    mov.set_position(0)
+  end
 end