diff --git a/src/avr_usart.c b/src/avr_usart.c
index ed1bf3b..ede6e42 100644
--- a/src/avr_usart.c
+++ b/src/avr_usart.c
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
  * Description: Small library to handle Serial communication on AVR micros 
  */
 
-#include <avr/io.h>
-#include <avr/interrupt.h>
-#include <avr/sleep.h>
-#include <util/delay.h>
 #include "avr_usart.h"
 
 
@@ -25,8 +21,8 @@ int demo() {
 
     //enable interrupts
     sei();
-    unsigned char data[8] = "AT+BAUD3";
-    unsigned char data_cmd[2] = "AT";
+    char data[8] = "AT+BAUD3";
+    char data_cmd[2] = "AT";
     uint8_t data_len = 8;
     uint8_t data_cmd_len = 2;
 
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ void init_usart0(void) {
  * Output: None
  * Description: Sends a char over usart0
  */
-void tx_usart0(unsigned char data) {
+void tx_usart0(char data) {
     //first wait for the transmit buffer to be empty
     while(!(UCSR0A & (1<<UDRE0))) {
        ;//Equiv of continue
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ void tx_usart0(unsigned char data) {
  * Output: a 8bit char
  * Description: Recvs a char over usart0
  */
-unsigned char rx_usart0(void) {
+char rx_usart0(void) {
     //first wait for the data to be received.
     while( !(UCSR0A & (1<<RXC0)) ) {
         ;//Equiv of continue
@@ -136,7 +132,7 @@ void serial0_enable_timeouts(uint8_t ms) {
  * Output: None
  * Description:
  */
-void serial0_write(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t write_length) {
+void serial0_write(char* buffer, uint8_t write_length) {
     for(uint8_t i = 0; i < write_length; i++) {
         tx_usart0(buffer[i]);
     }
@@ -199,7 +195,7 @@ void serial0_set_stop_bits(uint8_t number) {
  * Output: None
  * Description: Reads the serial data into a buffer of x length.
  */
-void serial0_read(unsigned char* buffer, uint8_t buf_length) {
+void serial0_read(char* buffer, uint8_t buf_length) {
     //clear buffer out?
     //buffer = 0;
     for(uint8_t i = 0; i < buf_length; i++) {