diff --git a/components/salsa-macros/src/lib.rs b/components/salsa-macros/src/lib.rs
index a744473c..43d94092 100644
--- a/components/salsa-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/salsa-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ extern crate proc_macro2;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate quote;
 
-mod hygiene;
-
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 
 macro_rules! parse_quote {
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ mod accumulator;
 mod db;
 mod db_lifetime;
 mod debug;
+mod hygiene;
 mod input;
 mod interned;
 mod options;
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ mod tracked;
 mod tracked_fn;
 mod tracked_struct;
 mod update;
+mod xform;
 
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn accumulator(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
diff --git a/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs b/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs
index c77c4ead..31e95b30 100644
--- a/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs
+++ b/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use proc_macro2::{Span, TokenStream};
 use quote::ToTokens;
 use syn::{spanned::Spanned, ItemFn};
 
-use crate::{db_lifetime, hygiene::Hygiene, options::Options};
+use crate::{db_lifetime, hygiene::Hygiene, options::Options, xform::ChangeLt};
 
 // Source:
 //
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Macro {
         let db_lt = db_lifetime::db_lifetime(&item.sig.generics);
         let input_ids = self.input_ids(&item);
         let input_tys = self.input_tys(&item)?;
-        let output_ty = self.output_ty(&item)?;
+        let output_ty = self.output_ty(&db_lt, &item)?;
         let (cycle_recovery_fn, cycle_recovery_strategy) = self.cycle_recovery();
 
         let mut inner_fn = item.clone();
@@ -293,10 +293,14 @@ impl Macro {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn output_ty<'item>(&self, item: &'item ItemFn) -> syn::Result<syn::Type> {
+    fn output_ty<'item>(
+        &self,
+        db_lt: &syn::Lifetime,
+        item: &'item ItemFn,
+    ) -> syn::Result<syn::Type> {
         match &item.sig.output {
             syn::ReturnType::Default => Ok(parse_quote!(())),
-            syn::ReturnType::Type(_, ty) => Ok(syn::Type::clone(ty)),
+            syn::ReturnType::Type(_, ty) => Ok(ChangeLt::elided_to(&db_lt).in_type(&ty)),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/salsa-macros/src/xform.rs b/components/salsa-macros/src/xform.rs
index 9097d617..43ffa046 100644
--- a/components/salsa-macros/src/xform.rs
+++ b/components/salsa-macros/src/xform.rs
@@ -6,27 +6,12 @@ pub(crate) struct ChangeLt<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ChangeLt<'a> {
-    pub fn elided_to_static() -> Self {
-        ChangeLt {
-            from: Some("_"),
-            to: "static".to_string(),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn elided_to(db_lt: &syn::Lifetime) -> Self {
         ChangeLt {
             from: Some("_"),
             to: db_lt.ident.to_string(),
         }
     }
-
-    pub fn to_elided() -> Self {
-        ChangeLt {
-            from: None,
-            to: "_".to_string(),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn in_type(mut self, ty: &syn::Type) -> syn::Type {
         let mut ty = ty.clone();
         self.visit_type_mut(&mut ty);
diff --git a/examples/calc/main.rs b/examples/calc/main.rs
index 75eeab5c..4be984f8 100644
--- a/examples/calc/main.rs
+++ b/examples/calc/main.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,5 @@
 use ir::{Diagnostics, SourceProgram};
-
-// ANCHOR: jar_struct
-#[salsa::jar(db = Db)]
-pub struct Jar(
-    crate::compile::compile,
-    crate::ir::SourceProgram,
-    crate::ir::Program<'_>,
-    crate::ir::VariableId<'_>,
-    crate::ir::FunctionId<'_>,
-    crate::ir::Function<'_>,
-    crate::ir::Diagnostics,
-    crate::ir::Span<'_>,
-    crate::parser::parse_statements,
-    crate::type_check::type_check_program,
-    crate::type_check::type_check_function,
-    crate::type_check::find_function,
-);
-// ANCHOR_END: jar_struct
-
-// ANCHOR: jar_db
-pub trait Db: salsa::DbWithJar<Jar> {}
-// ANCHOR_END: jar_db
-
-// ANCHOR: jar_db_impl
-impl<DB> Db for DB where DB: ?Sized + salsa::DbWithJar<Jar> {}
-// ANCHOR_END: jar_db_impl
+use salsa::Database as Db;
 
 mod compile;
 mod db;
diff --git a/examples/lazy-input/main.rs b/examples/lazy-input/main.rs
index ff305d5e..e9850842 100644
--- a/examples/lazy-input/main.rs
+++ b/examples/lazy-input/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use notify_debouncer_mini::{
     notify::{RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode},
     DebounceEventResult, Debouncer,
 };
-use salsa::DebugWithDb;
 
 // ANCHOR: main
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
@@ -61,9 +60,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 }
 // ANCHOR_END: main
 
-#[salsa::jar(db = Db)]
-struct Jar(Diagnostic, File, ParsedFile<'_>, compile, parse, sum);
-
 // ANCHOR: db
 #[salsa::input]
 struct File {
@@ -72,11 +68,12 @@ struct File {
     contents: String,
 }
 
-trait Db: salsa::DbWithJar<Jar> {
+#[salsa::db]
+trait Db: salsa::Database {
     fn input(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<File>;
 }
 
-#[salsa::db(Jar)]
+#[salsa::db]
 struct Database {
     storage: salsa::Storage<Self>,
     logs: Mutex<Vec<String>>,
@@ -96,6 +93,7 @@ impl Database {
     }
 }
 
+#[salsa::db]
 impl Db for Database {
     fn input(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<File> {
         let path = path
@@ -123,14 +121,12 @@ impl Db for Database {
 }
 // ANCHOR_END: db
 
+#[salsa::db]
 impl salsa::Database for Database {
     fn salsa_event(&self, event: salsa::Event) {
         // don't log boring events
         if let salsa::EventKind::WillExecute { .. } = event.kind {
-            self.logs
-                .lock()
-                .unwrap()
-                .push(format!("{:?}", event.debug(self)));
+            self.logs.lock().unwrap().push(format!("{:?}", event));
         }
     }
 }