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diff --git a/mjo/eja/eja_utils.py b/mjo/eja/eja_utils.py
index 7c6c581..8422fbf 100644
--- a/mjo/eja/eja_utils.py
+++ b/mjo/eja/eja_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from sage.functions.other import sqrt
-from sage.matrix.constructor import matrix
-from sage.modules.free_module_element import vector
+from sage.structure.element import is_Matrix
 
 def _scale(x, alpha):
     r"""
@@ -111,9 +109,16 @@ def _all2list(x):
         # first needing to convert them to a list of octonions and
         # then recursing down into the list. It also avoids the wonky
         # list(x) when x is an element of a CFM. I don't know what it
-        # returns but it aint the coordinates. This will fall through
-        # to the iterable case the next time around.
-        return _all2list(x.to_vector())
+        # returns but it aint the coordinates. We don't recurse
+        # because vectors can only contain ring elements as entries.
+        return x.to_vector().list()
+
+    if is_Matrix(x):
+        # This sucks, but for performance reasons we don't want to
+        # call _all2list recursively on the contents of a matrix
+        # when we don't have to (they only contain ring elements
+        # as entries)
+        return x.list()
 
     try:
         xl = list(x)
@@ -124,15 +129,8 @@ def _all2list(x):
         # Avoid the retardation of list(QQ(1)) == [1].
         return [x]
 
-    return sum(list( map(_all2list, xl) ), [])
-
-
+    return sum( map(_all2list, xl) , [])
 
-def _mat2vec(m):
-        return vector(m.base_ring(), m.list())
-
-def _vec2mat(v):
-        return matrix(v.base_ring(), sqrt(v.degree()), v.list())
 
 def gram_schmidt(v, inner_product=None):
     """
@@ -267,8 +265,6 @@ def gram_schmidt(v, inner_product=None):
         # cool
         return v
 
-    R = v[0].base_ring()
-
     # Our "zero" needs to belong to the right space for sum() to work.
     zero = v[0].parent().zero()