diff --git a/include/vast/Dialect/LowLevel/LowLevelOps.td b/include/vast/Dialect/LowLevel/LowLevelOps.td
index da339e0b64..522f2ef0db 100644
--- a/include/vast/Dialect/LowLevel/LowLevelOps.td
+++ b/include/vast/Dialect/LowLevel/LowLevelOps.td
@@ -324,37 +324,6 @@ def LowLevel_ReturnOp
     let assemblyFormat = "($result^ `:` type($result))? attr-dict";
 }
 
-def LowLevel_Scope
-    : LowLevel_Op< "scope", [
-        NoRegionArguments,
-        NoTerminator,
-        Core_ScopeLikeTrait,
-        Core_ShadowingSymbolTable< [
-            [Core_VarSymbol, Core_TypeSymbol], [Core_ElaboratedTypeSymbol]
-        ] >
-    ] >
-{
-    let summary = "Scope, holds one region.";
-    let description = [{ Scope that holds one region, each block should be terminated
-                         with either branch, scope return or their conditional variants. }];
-
-    let regions = (region AnyRegion:$body);
-
-    let extraClassDeclaration = [{
-        mlir::Block *start_block()
-        {
-            auto size = std::distance(getBody().begin(), getBody().end());
-            if (size < 2)
-                return nullptr;
-            return &*std::next(getBody().begin());
-        }
-    }];
-
-    let assemblyFormat = [{
-        $body attr-dict
-    }];
-}
-
 def LowLevel_InlineScope
     : LowLevel_Op< "inline_scope", [NoRegionArguments] >
 {
diff --git a/lib/vast/Conversion/FromHL/ToLLCF.cpp b/lib/vast/Conversion/FromHL/ToLLCF.cpp
index 4f609a9565..6ee7d805da 100644
--- a/lib/vast/Conversion/FromHL/ToLLCF.cpp
+++ b/lib/vast/Conversion/FromHL/ToLLCF.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace vast::conv {
                 auto &&finish_control_flow
             ) const {
                 auto bld         = rewriter_wrapper_t(rewriter);
-                auto scope       = rewriter.create< ll::Scope >(op.getLoc());
+                auto scope       = rewriter.create< core::ScopeOp >(op.getLoc());
                 auto scope_entry = rewriter.createBlock(&scope.getBody());
 
                 auto &cond_region = op.getCondRegion();
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ namespace vast::conv {
                 op_t op, typename op_t::Adaptor ops, conversion_rewriter &rewriter
             ) const override {
                 auto bld         = rewriter_wrapper_t(rewriter);
-                auto scope       = rewriter.create< ll::Scope >(op.getLoc());
+                auto scope       = rewriter.create< core::ScopeOp >(op.getLoc());
                 auto scope_entry = rewriter.createBlock(&scope.getBody());
 
                 auto make_inline_region = [&](auto &&reg) {
@@ -466,33 +466,9 @@ namespace vast::conv {
             }
         };
 
-        template< typename op_t, typename trg_t >
-        struct replace_scope : base_pattern< op_t >
-        {
-            using parent_t = base_pattern< op_t >;
-            using parent_t::parent_t;
-
-            mlir::LogicalResult matchAndRewrite(
-                op_t op, typename op_t::Adaptor ops, conversion_rewriter &rewriter
-            ) const override {
-                auto new_scope    = rewriter.create< trg_t >(op.getLoc(), ops.getOperands());
-                auto &front_block = new_scope.getBody().emplaceBlock();
-                rewriter.inlineRegionBefore(op.getBody(), &front_block);
-
-                rewriter.replaceOp(op, new_scope);
-                return mlir::success();
-            }
-
-            static void legalize(conversion_target &trg) {
-                trg.addIllegalOp< op_t >();
-                trg.addLegalOp< trg_t >();
-            }
-        };
-
         using cf_patterns = util::make_list<
             if_op, while_op, for_op, do_op, replace< hl::ReturnOp, ll::ReturnOp >,
-            replace< core::ImplicitReturnOp, ll::ReturnOp >,
-            replace_scope< core::ScopeOp, ll::Scope >
+            replace< core::ImplicitReturnOp, ll::ReturnOp >
         >;
 
     } // namespace pattern
@@ -522,7 +498,7 @@ namespace vast::conv {
         }
 
         void run_after_conversion() {
-            auto clean_scopes = [&](ll::Scope scope) {
+            auto clean_scopes = [&](core::ScopeOp scope) {
                 mlir::IRRewriter rewriter{ &this->getContext() };
                 // We really don't care if anything was removed or not.
                 std::ignore = mlir::eraseUnreachableBlocks(rewriter, scope.getBody());
diff --git a/lib/vast/Conversion/ToLLVM/IRsToLLVM.cpp b/lib/vast/Conversion/ToLLVM/IRsToLLVM.cpp
index 99141c59b9..a24d6d942f 100644
--- a/lib/vast/Conversion/ToLLVM/IRsToLLVM.cpp
+++ b/lib/vast/Conversion/ToLLVM/IRsToLLVM.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ namespace vast::conv::irstollvm
     };
 
     using label_stmt = hl_scopelike< hl::LabelStmt >;
-    using scope_op   = hl_scopelike< ll::Scope >;
+    using scope_op   = hl_scopelike< core::ScopeOp >;
 
     using label_patterns = util::type_list< erase_pattern< hl::LabelDeclOp >, label_stmt >;
 
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-a.c b/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-a.c
index b6e5b31dd6..4608f31470 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-a.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-a.c
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 // LL_CF:  ll.func @fn external ([[ARG0:%.*]]: !hl.lvalue<si32>) -> none
 // LL_CF:    hl.param @a
-// LL_CF:    ll.scope {
+// LL_CF:    core.scope {
 // LL_CF:       hl.var @sum
-// LL_CF:      ll.scope {
+// LL_CF:      core.scope {
 // LL_CF:        ll.br ^bb2
 // LL_CF:      ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb2
 // LL_CF:        [[V8:%[0-9]+]] = hl.ref @a : !hl.lvalue<si32>
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-b.c b/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-b.c
index c633cc4b33..93b7bfc4de 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-b.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/do-while-b.c
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 // LL_CF:  ll.func @fn external ([[ARG0:%.*]]: !hl.lvalue<si32>) -> none {
 // LL_CF:    hl.param @a
-// LL_CF:    ll.scope {
+// LL_CF:    core.scope {
 // LL_CF:      hl.var @sum
-// LL_CF:      ll.scope {
+// LL_CF:      core.scope {
 // LL_CF:        ll.br ^bb2
 // LL_CF:       ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb4
 // LL_CF:        [[B1V6:%[0-9]+]] = hl.const #core.integer<0> : si32
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/for-a.c b/test/vast/Conversion/for-a.c
index 38fb08e88f..0929a7743b 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/for-a.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/for-a.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // RUN: %check-hl-to-ll-cf %s | %file-check %s -check-prefix=LL_CF
 
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
 // LL_CF-NEXT: ll.br ^bb1
 
 // LL_CF: ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb0
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/for-b.c b/test/vast/Conversion/for-b.c
index 342ab95529..68cbfbb9d8 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/for-b.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/for-b.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %check-hl-to-ll-cf %s | %file-check %s -check-prefix=LL_CF
 
-// LL_CF:   ll.scope {
+// LL_CF:   core.scope {
 // LL_CF:     ll.br ^bb2
 // LL_CF:   ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb4
 // LL_CF:     ll.br ^bb2
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/loops-a.c b/test/vast/Conversion/loops-a.c
index 437a8bffa2..ae1398c2ad 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/loops-a.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/loops-a.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // RUN: %check-hl-to-ll-cf %s | %file-check %s -check-prefix=LL_CF
 // RUN: %check-core-to-llvm %s | %file-check %s -check-prefix=C_LLVM
 
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
 // LL_CF:   ll.br ^bb1
 // LL_CF: ^bb1:  // 2 preds: ^bb0, ^bb2
 // LL_CF:   [[W1:%[0-9]+]] = hl.const #core.integer<0> : si32
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void fn_while() {
     while (0) {}
 }
 
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
 // LL_CF:   ll.br ^bb2
 // LL_CF: ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb2
 // LL_CF:   [[DW1:%[0-9]+]] = hl.const #core.integer<0> : si32
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void fn_do_while() {
     do {} while(0);
 }
 
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
 // LL_CF:   ll.br ^bb2
 // LL_CF: ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb3
 // LL_CF:   ll.br ^bb2
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/scope-a.c b/test/vast/Conversion/scope-a.c
index 4e1add0cd8..7011d05353 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/scope-a.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/scope-a.c
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 void fn(int arg)
 {
-    // LL_CF: ll.scope {
+    // LL_CF: core.scope {
     // LL_CF:   hl.var @a
-    // LL_CF:   ll.scope {
+    // LL_CF:   core.scope {
     // LL_CF:     ll.cond_br {{.*}} : i1, ^bb1, ^bb2
     // LL_CF:   ^bb1:  // pred: ^bb0
     // LL_CF:     hl.ref @a
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/while-a.c b/test/vast/Conversion/while-a.c
index 8a13ed72d6..2034e24be0 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/while-a.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/while-a.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %check-hl-to-ll-cf %s | %file-check %s -check-prefix=LL_CF
 
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
 // LL_CF:   ll.br ^bb1
 // LL_CF: ^bb1:  // 2 preds: ^bb0, ^bb2
 // LL_CF:   ll.cond_scope_ret {{.*}} : i1, ^bb2
diff --git a/test/vast/Conversion/while-b.c b/test/vast/Conversion/while-b.c
index 806cb0b66b..9a34c083f2 100644
--- a/test/vast/Conversion/while-b.c
+++ b/test/vast/Conversion/while-b.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %check-hl-to-ll-cf %s | %file-check %s -check-prefix=LL_CF
 
-// LL_CF: ll.scope {
+// LL_CF: core.scope {
 // LL_CF:   ll.br ^bb1
 // LL_CF:  ^bb1:  // 2 preds: ^bb0, ^bb4
 // LL_CF:   ll.cond_scope_ret {{.*}} : i1, ^bb2