diff --git a/docs/abstractions2.py b/docs/abstractions2.py
index 07e2670b85..a7cf946e5a 100644
--- a/docs/abstractions2.py
+++ b/docs/abstractions2.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ assert out.as_buffer().cast('I')[0] == 5
 print("******** third, the LazyBuffer ***********")
 
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import run_schedule
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
+from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule_with_vars
 
 # allocate some values + load in values
 a = UOp.metaop(Ops.EMPTY, (1,), dtypes.int32, DEVICE)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ b = b.buf_uop_view()
 out = a.alu(Ops.ADD, b)
 
 # schedule the computation as a list of kernels
-sched = create_schedule([out])
+sched, _ = create_schedule_with_vars([out])
 for si in sched: print(si.ast.op)  # NOTE: the first two convert it to CLANG
 
 # DEBUGGING: print the compute ast
diff --git a/examples/handcode_opt.py b/examples/handcode_opt.py
index 2938f7072c..404fe9c94e 100644
--- a/examples/handcode_opt.py
+++ b/examples/handcode_opt.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from tinygrad import Tensor, Device, dtypes, nn
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops, sym_infer
 from tinygrad.device import Compiled
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.search import time_linearizer, beam_search, bufs_from_lin
 from tinygrad.helpers import DEBUG, ansilen, getenv, colored, TRACEMETA
 
@@ -18,12 +17,12 @@ def get_sched_resnet():
   # run model twice to get only what changes, these are the kernels of the model
   for _ in range(2):
     out = mdl(Tensor.empty(BS, 3, 224, 224))
-    targets = [out.lazydata]
+    targets = [out]
     if getenv("BACKWARD"):
       optim.zero_grad()
       out.sparse_categorical_crossentropy(Tensor.empty(BS, dtype=dtypes.int)).backward()
-      targets += [x.lazydata for x in optim.schedule_step()]
-    sched = create_schedule(targets)
+      targets += [x for x in optim.schedule_step()]
+    sched = Tensor.schedule(*targets)
     print(f"schedule length {len(sched)}")
   return sched
 
@@ -42,17 +41,16 @@ def get_sched_bert():
   next_sentence_labels = Tensor.empty((BS, 1), dtype=dtypes.float32)
 
   # run model twice to get only what changes, these are the kernels of the model
-  seen = set()
   for _ in range(2):
     lm_logits, seq_relationship_logits = mdl(input_ids, attention_mask, masked_positions, segment_ids)
-    targets = [lm_logits.lazydata, seq_relationship_logits.lazydata]
+    targets = [lm_logits, seq_relationship_logits]
     if getenv("BACKWARD"):
       optim.zero_grad()
       loss = mdl.loss(lm_logits, seq_relationship_logits, masked_lm_ids, masked_lm_weights, next_sentence_labels)
       # ignore grad norm and loss scaler for now
       loss.backward()
-      targets += [x.lazydata for x in optim.schedule_step()]
-    sched = create_schedule(targets)
+      targets += [x for x in optim.schedule_step()]
+    sched = Tensor.schedule(targets)
     print(f"schedule length {len(sched)}")
   return sched
 
diff --git a/examples/llm.c/export.py b/examples/llm.c/export.py
index c0d52f32cd..d257b81778 100755
--- a/examples/llm.c/export.py
+++ b/examples/llm.c/export.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from tinygrad import Device, nn, Tensor, dtypes, Variable
 Device.DEFAULT = "CLANG"
 from train_gpt2 import GPT, GPTConfig
 from tinygrad.helpers import dedup, to_function_name, flatten, getenv, GlobalCounters, ansilen, to_function_name
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import get_kernel, run_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.memory import memory_planner
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
       tensors = optimizer.schedule_step()
     else:
       tensors = []
-    sched = create_schedule([loss.lazydata] + [x.lazydata for x in tensors])
+    sched = loss.schedule(*tensors)
     print(f"calls {i}:", len(sched))
     #run_schedule(sched[:])
   sched = memory_planner(sched)
diff --git a/extra/gemm/tvm_gemm.py b/extra/gemm/tvm_gemm.py
index b6851e7f61..d09dd36c35 100644
--- a/extra/gemm/tvm_gemm.py
+++ b/extra/gemm/tvm_gemm.py
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import os
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 
 # define the compute
 A = Tensor.rand(M, K, device="clang")
 B = Tensor.rand(K, N, device="clang")
 C = (A.reshape(M, 1, K) * B.permute(1,0).reshape(1, N, K)).sum(axis=2)
 
-sched = create_schedule([C.lazydata])
+sched = C.schedule()
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel
 from tinygrad.device import CompilerOptions
 lin = Kernel(sched[-1].ast, CompilerOptions(has_local=False, supports_float4=False))
diff --git a/extra/hip_gpu_driver/test_pm4.py b/extra/hip_gpu_driver/test_pm4.py
index 27eb005705..b5a4541217 100644
--- a/extra/hip_gpu_driver/test_pm4.py
+++ b/extra/hip_gpu_driver/test_pm4.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from tinygrad import Tensor, Device
 import tinygrad.runtime.autogen.amd_gpu as amd_gpu
 import tinygrad.runtime.autogen.kfd as kfd
 import tinygrad.runtime.autogen.hsa as hsa
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.runtime.ops_amd import kio, AMDProgram
 from tinygrad.helpers import to_mv
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   a = Tensor([0.,1.,2.], device="KFD").realize()
   b = a + 7
   b.lazydata.buffer.allocate()
-  si = create_schedule([b.lazydata])[-1]
+  si = b.schedule()[-1]
   runner = dev.get_runner(*si.ast)
   prg: AMDProgram = runner.clprg
   print("device initted")
diff --git a/test/external/external_test_hcq.py b/test/external/external_test_hcq.py
index 74dec06e6b..0303948bd1 100644
--- a/test/external/external_test_hcq.py
+++ b/test/external/external_test_hcq.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import unittest, ctypes, struct, time, array
 from tinygrad import Device, Tensor, dtypes
 from tinygrad.helpers import to_mv, CI
 from tinygrad.device import Buffer, BufferSpec
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import get_runner
 
 def _time_queue(q, d):
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class TestHCQ(unittest.TestCase):
     #TestHCQ.d1: AMDDevice = Device["AMD:1"]
     TestHCQ.a = Tensor([0.,1.], device=Device.DEFAULT).realize()
     TestHCQ.b = self.a + 1
-    si = create_schedule([self.b.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = self.b.schedule()[-1]
     TestHCQ.runner = get_runner(TestHCQ.d0.device, si.ast)
     TestHCQ.b.lazydata.buffer.allocate()
     # wow that's a lot of abstraction layers
diff --git a/test/external/external_test_nv.py b/test/external/external_test_nv.py
index a9b9f3f2db..26b976e99b 100644
--- a/test/external/external_test_nv.py
+++ b/test/external/external_test_nv.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import unittest, struct, array, ctypes
 from tinygrad import Device, dtypes, Tensor
 from tinygrad.helpers import to_mv
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.runtime.ops_nv import NVDevice, HWQueue
 from tinygrad.engine.search import Opt, OptOps
 from test.test_linearizer_failures import helper_test_lin
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ class TestNV(unittest.TestCase):
     TestNV.d0: NVDevice = Device["NV"]
     TestNV.a = Tensor([0.,1.], device="NV").realize()
     TestNV.b = self.a + 1
-    si = create_schedule([self.b.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = self.b.schedule()[-1]
     TestNV.d0_runner = get_runner(TestNV.d0.device, si.ast)
     TestNV.b.lazydata.buffer.allocate()
     TestNV.addr = struct.pack("QQ", TestNV.b.lazydata.buffer._buf.va_addr, TestNV.a.lazydata.buffer._buf.va_addr)
@@ -65,4 +64,3 @@ class TestNV(unittest.TestCase):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   unittest.main()
-
diff --git a/test/external/fuzz_graph.py b/test/external/fuzz_graph.py
index 0fa0b55b02..74c3af1dea 100644
--- a/test/external/fuzz_graph.py
+++ b/test/external/fuzz_graph.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from tinygrad.device import Buffer, Device
 from tinygrad.helpers import Context, getenv, from_mv
 from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor, _to_np_dtype
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import ExecItem, BufferXfer, get_runner
 from tinygrad.engine.jit import apply_graph_to_jit
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ def gen_prg(device, inputs_cnt):
     s = fst[0]
     for i in range(1, inputs_cnt): s = s.xor(fst[i])
 
-    si = create_schedule([s.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = s.schedule()[-1]
     prg = get_runner(device, si.ast)
   cached_prgs[(device, inputs_cnt)] = prg
   return prg
diff --git a/test/test_conv_shapetracker.py b/test/test_conv_shapetracker.py
index 3c14545d2f..f97c153f72 100644
--- a/test/test_conv_shapetracker.py
+++ b/test/test_conv_shapetracker.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import unittest
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor
 from tinygrad.nn import Conv2d
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.shape.shapetracker import ShapeTracker, View
 from tinygrad.helpers import prod
 from test.unit.test_shapetracker import shapetracker_getitem
@@ -11,11 +10,10 @@ from test.unit.test_shapetracker import shapetracker_getitem
 class TestConvShapetracker(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_conv_3x3_one_view(self):
     conv = Conv2d(16, 32, (3, 3))
-
     # first run to init the weights, they are scheduled.
     conv(Tensor.empty(1, 16, 10, 10)).schedule()
     # run it again to get the kernels
-    sched = [si for si in create_schedule([conv(Tensor.empty(1, 16, 10, 10)).lazydata]) if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
+    sched = [si for si in conv(Tensor.empty(1, 16, 10, 10)).schedule() if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
     assert len(sched) == 1, f"conv should only have one kernel, getting {len(sched)}"
     for st in [x.st_arg for x in sched[0].ast.toposort if x.op is Ops.LOAD]:
       assert len(st.views) == 1
diff --git a/test/test_dtype_alu.py b/test/test_dtype_alu.py
index 5606301d1d..a9528742ff 100644
--- a/test/test_dtype_alu.py
+++ b/test/test_dtype_alu.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import numpy as np
 from hypothesis import given, strategies as strat, settings, HealthCheck
 from tinygrad.dtype import DType
 from tinygrad.helpers import CI, getenv
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import run_schedule
 from tinygrad.ops import GroupOp
 from tinygrad.tensor import _to_np_dtype
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ def universal_test(a, b, dtype, op):
 def universal_test_unary(a, dtype, op):
   if not isinstance(op, tuple): op = (op, op)
   out: Tensor = op[0](Tensor([a], dtype=dtype))
-  sched = create_schedule([out.lazydata])
+  sched = out.schedule()
   ast = sched[-1].ast
   run_schedule(sched)
   tensor_value = out.numpy()
diff --git a/test/test_fusion_op.py b/test/test_fusion_op.py
index b979ef2b2f..574273af82 100644
--- a/test/test_fusion_op.py
+++ b/test/test_fusion_op.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import unittest
 import time
 import numpy as np
 from tinygrad import Tensor, dtypes
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import lower_schedule_item, run_schedule
 
 class TestFusionOp(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class TestFusionOp(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_expand_fuse(self):
     bt = Tensor(np.ones((10, 1)), dtype=dtypes.float32)
     out = (bt*2).expand(10,10).sum(1)
-    sched = create_schedule([out.lazydata])
+    sched = out.schedule()
     run_schedule(sched)
     outd = out.tolist()
     assert all(x == 20.0 for x in outd)
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class TestFusionOp(unittest.TestCase):
     st = time.perf_counter()
     a = Tensor([1,2,3,4])
     for _ in range(24): a = a + a
-    sched = create_schedule([a.lazydata])
+    sched = a.schedule()
     ei = lower_schedule_item(sched[-1])
     self.assertLess(time.perf_counter()-st, 2.0)
     assert len(ei.prg.p.src.splitlines()) < 250
@@ -35,13 +34,13 @@ class TestFusionOp(unittest.TestCase):
     st = time.perf_counter()
     a = Tensor([1,2,3,4])
     for _ in range(24): a = a + a
-    sched1 = create_schedule([a.lazydata])
+    sched1 = a.schedule()
     b = Tensor([1,2,3,4])
     for _ in range(24): b = b + b
-    sched2 = create_schedule([b.lazydata])
+    sched2 = b.schedule()
     c = Tensor([1,2,3,4])
     for _ in range(23): c = c + c
-    sched3 = create_schedule([c.lazydata])
+    sched3 = c.schedule()
     self.assertEqual(sched1[-1].ast, sched2[-1].ast)
     with self.assertRaises(AssertionError): self.assertEqual(sched1[-1].ast, sched3[-1].ast)
     self.assertLess(time.perf_counter()-st, 2.0)
diff --git a/test/test_graph.py b/test/test_graph.py
index e55ee912a0..989c51232f 100644
--- a/test/test_graph.py
+++ b/test/test_graph.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import unittest, ctypes
 
 from tinygrad.device import Device, Buffer
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor, _to_np_dtype
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.helpers import Context, CI, dedup, from_mv
 from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import ExecItem, BufferXfer, get_runner, CompiledRunner
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ def helper_exec_op(device, outbuf, inbufs):
       s = fst[0]
       for i in range(1, len(inbufs)): s = s.xor(fst[i])
 
-      si = create_schedule([s.lazydata])[-1]
+      si = s.schedule()[-1]
       prg = get_runner(device, si.ast)
     cached_prgs[(device, len(inbufs))] = prg
 
diff --git a/test/test_hcq.py b/test/test_hcq.py
index 626fd72e8e..b6d0469220 100644
--- a/test/test_hcq.py
+++ b/test/test_hcq.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from tinygrad import Device, Tensor, dtypes
 from tinygrad.helpers import CI, getenv
 from tinygrad.device import Buffer, BufferSpec
 from tinygrad.runtime.support.hcq import HCQCompiled
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import get_runner, CompiledRunner
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel, Opt, OptOps
 from tinygrad import Variable
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ class TestHCQ(unittest.TestCase):
 
     a = Tensor.randint((3, 3, 3), dtype=dtypes.int, device=Device.DEFAULT).realize()
     b = a + 1
-    si = create_schedule([b.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = b.schedule()[-1]
     k = Kernel(si.ast, opts=TestHCQ.d0.renderer)
     for i in range(3): k.apply_opt(Opt(op=OptOps.LOCAL, axis=0, amt=3))
 
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ class TestHCQ(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_memory_barrier(self):
     a = Tensor([0, 1], device=Device.DEFAULT, dtype=dtypes.int8).realize()
     b = a + 1
-    runner = get_runner(TestHCQ.d0.device, create_schedule([b.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+    runner = get_runner(TestHCQ.d0.device, b.schedule()[-1].ast)
 
     buf1 = Buffer(Device.DEFAULT, 2, dtypes.int8, options=BufferSpec(nolru=True)).ensure_allocated()
     buf2 = Buffer(Device.DEFAULT, 2, dtypes.int8, options=BufferSpec(cpu_access=True, nolru=True)).ensure_allocated()
diff --git a/test/test_lazybuffer.py b/test/test_lazybuffer.py
index 040c7ad926..785f27df25 100644
--- a/test/test_lazybuffer.py
+++ b/test/test_lazybuffer.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import unittest
 from tinygrad import Tensor, Device, dtypes
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import run_schedule
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops, UOp
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 
 class TestLazyBuffer(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_fromcpu_shape_tracker(self):
@@ -74,14 +73,14 @@ class TestLazyBuffer(unittest.TestCase):
     b = Tensor.randn(2, 2).realize()
     add = (a+b).contiguous()
     out = add+2
-    sched = create_schedule([out.lazydata])
+    sched = out.schedule()
     self.assertEqual(len(sched), 2)
     run_schedule(sched)
     np.testing.assert_allclose(out.numpy(), a.numpy()+b.numpy()+2)
 
   def test_forced_realized_metaop(self):
     empty = Tensor.empty(1).contiguous()
-    sched = create_schedule([empty.lazydata])
+    sched = empty.schedule()
     self.assertEqual(len(sched), 1)
     self.assertIs(sched[0].ast.op, Ops.EMPTY)
     run_schedule(sched)
@@ -90,14 +89,14 @@ class TestReduceOp(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_no_split_reduce_kernel(self):
     a = Tensor.rand(4, 4).realize()
     a = a.sum()
-    sched = create_schedule([a.lazydata])
+    sched = a.schedule()
     assert len(sched) == 1
     self.assertIs(sched[0].ast.src[0].src[2].op, Ops.REDUCE_AXIS)
 
   def test_split_reduce_kernel_dim0(self):
     a = Tensor.rand(256, 255).realize()
     a = a.sum()
-    sched = create_schedule([a.lazydata])
+    sched = a.schedule()
     assert len(sched) == 2
     for s in sched:
       self.assertIs(s.ast.src[0].src[2].op, Ops.REDUCE_AXIS)
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class TestReduceOp(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_split_reduce_kernel_dim1(self):
     a = Tensor.rand(255, 256).realize()
     a = a.sum()
-    sched = create_schedule([a.lazydata])
+    sched = a.schedule()
     assert len(sched) == 2
     for s in sched:
       self.assertIs(s.ast.src[0].src[2].op, Ops.REDUCE_AXIS)
diff --git a/test/test_linearizer.py b/test/test_linearizer.py
index 10a01a1483..a8a26f1b92 100644
--- a/test/test_linearizer.py
+++ b/test/test_linearizer.py
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ from tinygrad.shape.shapetracker import ShapeTracker
 from tinygrad.shape.view import View
 # from tinygrad.ops import Variable
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor, _to_np_dtype
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import BUF_LIMIT, create_schedule
+from tinygrad.engine.schedule import BUF_LIMIT
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import run_schedule, lower_schedule, CompiledRunner
 from tinygrad.helpers import prod, Context, getenv, CI, flatten, dedup, AMX
 from tinygrad.dtype import DType, dtypes
 
 def helper_realized_ast(r:Union[Tensor, List[Tensor]]) -> Tuple[UOp, List[Buffer]]:
   if isinstance(r, Tensor): r = [r]
-  s = create_schedule([x.lazydata for x in r])
+  s = Tensor.schedule(*r)
   run_schedule(s[:-1])  # run all kernels except the last one
   # now all input LazyBuffers buffers in s[-1] should be realized
   # create fresh buffers for the output buffer
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def helper_tc_allclose(n:int, m:int, k:int, dtype_in:DType, dtype_out:DType, axi
   a, b = Tensor.rand(m, k, dtype=dtype_in), Tensor.rand(k, n, dtype=dtype_in)
   np_a, np_b = a.numpy(), b.numpy()
   r = a.matmul(b, acc_dtype=dtype_out)
-  sched = create_schedule([r.lazydata])
+  sched = r.schedule()
   realized_ast = sched[-1].ast
   run_schedule(sched)
   out = r.numpy()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def helper_tc_allclose(n:int, m:int, k:int, dtype_in:DType, dtype_out:DType, axi
 def helper_tc_ensure_uops_and_opts_count(n: int, m:int, k:int, dtype_in:DType, dtype_out:DType, axis:int=0, tc_opt:int=0, ensure_triggered:bool=True):
   a, b = Tensor.rand(m, k, dtype=dtype_in), Tensor.rand(k, n, dtype=dtype_in)
   r = a.matmul(b, acc_dtype=dtype_out)
-  sched = create_schedule([r.lazydata])
+  sched = r.schedule()
   realized_ast = sched[-1].ast
   k = Kernel(realized_ast)
   k.apply_tensor_cores(1, axis=axis, tc_opt=tc_opt)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     a, b = Tensor.randn(4), Tensor.randn(4)
     np_a, np_b = a.numpy(), b.numpy()
     c = ((a.shrink(((0, 2),)) - a.shrink(((2, 4),))) - (b.shrink(((0, 2),)) - b.shrink(((2, 4),))))
-    lowered = list(lower_schedule(create_schedule([c.lazydata])))
+    lowered = list(lower_schedule(c.schedule()))
     for ei in lowered: ei.run()
     rawbufs = lowered[-1].bufs
     assert len(rawbufs) == 3 and set(rawbufs[1:]) == {a.lazydata.base.realized, b.lazydata.base.realized}
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     # these are of size 3 to avoid float4 coalesce
     r = a[:-1] + a[1:]
 
-    k = Kernel(create_schedule([r.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+    k = Kernel(r.schedule()[-1].ast)
     k.upcast()
     k.linearize()
     num_loads = len([uop for uop in k.uops if uop.op is Ops.LOAD])
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     a, b = Tensor.randn(1).realize(), Tensor.randn(1).realize()
     r = a.expand([2]) + b.expand([2])
 
-    k = Kernel(create_schedule([r.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+    k = Kernel(r.schedule()[-1].ast)
     k.upcast()
     k.linearize()
     num_ops = len([uop for uop in k.uops if uop.op in GroupOp.ALU])
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     x, w = Tensor.randn((1,1,3)).realize(), Tensor.randn((1,1,2)).realize()
     r = Tensor.conv2d(x,w,padding=1).relu()
 
-    k = Kernel(create_schedule([r.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+    k = Kernel(r.schedule()[-1].ast)
     k.upcast()
     k.upcast()
     k.linearize()
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_upcast_with_locals(self):
     x, y = Tensor.rand(1,128), Tensor.rand(128, 128)
     r = (x@y).relu()
-    k = Kernel(create_schedule([r.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+    k = Kernel(r.schedule()[-1].ast)
     k.hand_coded_optimizations()
     k.linearize()
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     a, b = Tensor.randn(1).realize(), Tensor.randn(1).realize()
     r = Tensor.stack(a, b)
 
-    k = Kernel(create_schedule([r.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+    k = Kernel(r.schedule()[-1].ast)
     k.upcast()
     k.linearize()
     num_ops = len([uop for uop in k.uops if uop.op in GroupOp.ALU])
@@ -1011,14 +1011,14 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
       (dtypes.bool, dtypes.int), (dtypes.int16, dtypes.int), (dtypes.float16, dtypes.float), (dtypes.bfloat16, dtypes.float)):
       if is_dtype_supported(tensor_dtype) and is_dtype_supported(acc_dtype):
         a = Tensor([1, 2, 3], dtype=tensor_dtype).sum()
-        k = Kernel(create_schedule([a.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+        k = Kernel(a.schedule()[-1].ast)
         k.linearize()
         local = [uop for uop in k.uops if uop.op is Ops.DEFINE_ACC]
         assert local[0].dtype == acc_dtype
 
   def test_arg_acc_dtype(self):
     def helper_arg_acc_dtype(c: Tensor, expected_dtype:DType):
-      k = Kernel(create_schedule([c.lazydata])[-1].ast)
+      k = Kernel(c.schedule()[-1].ast)
       k.linearize()
       local = [uop for uop in k.uops if uop.op is Ops.DEFINE_ACC]
       assert local[0].dtype == expected_dtype
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
 
   def test_div_collapse(self):
     def helper(t, msg, max_ops=0):
-      sched = [si for si in create_schedule([t.lazydata]) if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
+      sched = [si for si in t.schedule() if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
       assert len(sched) == 1
 
       lin = Kernel(sched[0].ast)
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
 
   def test_sum_collapse(self):
     t = Tensor([2]).reshape(1, 1).expand(256, 256).sum()
-    sched = [si for si in create_schedule([t.lazydata]) if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
+    sched = [si for si in t.schedule() if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
     assert len(sched) == 1
     lin = Kernel(sched[0].ast)
     assert not any(u.op is Ops.RANGE for u in lin.linearize().uops), "found loop in sum collapse"
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ class TestLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     a = Tensor.ones(4, 4).contiguous().realize()
     b = a.shrink(((1, 2), None)).pad(((1, 2), None))
     a.assign(b.where(2, a))
-    sched = create_schedule([a.lazydata])
+    sched = a.schedule()
     assert len(sched) == 1
     sched_copy = sched[:]
     run_schedule(sched)
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     b = Tensor.rand(2, 8).realize()
     c = a + b
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.hand_coded_optimizations()
     k.linearize()
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     b = Tensor.rand(2, 8).realize()
     c = a + b
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.shift_to(0, 4)  # float4 dimension
     k.shift_to(0, 2, insert_before=k.shape_len-1)
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
       b = Tensor.rand(2, size).realize()
       c = a + b
 
-      s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+      s = c.schedule()[0]
       k = Kernel(s.ast)
       k.shift_to(0, 4)
       k.shift_to(0, shift, insert_before=k.shape_len-1)
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     b = Tensor.rand(9).realize().shrink(((1, 9),))
     c = a + b
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.hand_coded_optimizations()  # implicit trigger float4 dim
     k.linearize()
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     b = Tensor.rand(2, 9).realize().shrink(((0, 2), (1, 9),))
     c = a + b
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.shift_to(len(k.full_unupcasted_shape)-1, 4)  # manual trigger float4 dim
     k.upcast()
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
       b = Tensor.rand(2, size).realize().shrink(((0, 2), (1, size),))
       c = a + b
 
-      s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+      s = c.schedule()[0]
       k = Kernel(s.ast)
       k.shift_to(len(k.full_unupcasted_shape)-1, 4)  # manual trigger float4 dim
       k.upcast()
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     # only the first and last conv dot products are aligned in a, and b is never aligned, so no
     # float4 should be emitted (the reduce axis of size 4 is the float4 axis here)
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.upcast()
     k.linearize()
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     # don't.
     # UPDATE: now we do this fusion
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.upcast()
     k.upcast()
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     # we will upcast the top axis of sz 4. they should not be coalesced into float4,
     # since the top axis is not contiguous.
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.shift_to(0, 4, top=True)  # top axes are float4 axes
     k.upcast()
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
     # we will upcast the top axis of sz 4. they should not be coalesced into float4,
     # since the top axis is not contiguous.
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.shift_to(0, 4)  # float4 axis
     k.upcast()
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ class TestFloat4(unittest.TestCase):
 
     # should float4 b but not a
 
-    s = create_schedule([c.lazydata])[0]
+    s = c.schedule()[0]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.shift_to(0, 4)  # float4 axis
     k.upcast()
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ class TestHandCodedOpts(unittest.TestCase):
     layer_1 = Tensor.cat(*[Tensor.rand(5) for _ in range(4)])
     layer_2 = Tensor.cat(layer_1.unsqueeze(0), Tensor.rand(6, 20))
 
-    s = create_schedule([layer_2.lazydata])[-1]
+    s = layer_2.schedule()[-1]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.hand_coded_optimizations()
     assert len(k.bufs) == 6  # make sure all ops are done in one kernel
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ class TestHandCodedOpts(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_masked_upcast_wino(self):
     monster = Tensor.stack(*[Tensor.stack(*[Tensor.rand(16) for _ in range(6)]) for _ in range(6)])
 
-    s = create_schedule([monster.lazydata])[-1]
+    s = monster.schedule()[-1]
     k = Kernel(s.ast)
     k.hand_coded_optimizations()
     assert len(k.bufs) == 37  # make sure all ops are done in one kernel
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ class TestHandCodedOpts(unittest.TestCase):
       out.mean().backward()
 
       upcasts = []
-      wino_schedule = create_schedule([out.lazydata])
+      wino_schedule = out.schedule()
       # collect upcasts of tile transform kernels
       for i, si in enumerate(wino_schedule):
         k = Kernel(si.ast)
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ class TestHandCodedOpts(unittest.TestCase):
       # this test case's inputs are too small, so one of the 4-stacks became a local, which is fine i guess
       assert upcasts.count((6, 6)) == 2 #and upcasts.count((4, 4)) == 1
 
-      backward_schedule = create_schedule([x.grad.lazydata, w.grad.lazydata])
+      backward_schedule = Tensor.schedule(x.grad, w.grad)
       for si in backward_schedule:
         k = Kernel(si.ast)
         k.hand_coded_optimizations()
diff --git a/test/test_multitensor.py b/test/test_multitensor.py
index 2cbcc0ad14..a80014c084 100644
--- a/test/test_multitensor.py
+++ b/test/test_multitensor.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from tinygrad import Tensor, Device, nn, GlobalCounters, TinyJit, dtypes
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops
 from tinygrad.helpers import CI, getenv, prod, Context
 from tinygrad.nn.state import get_parameters, get_state_dict
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import lower_schedule, BufferCopy, CompiledRunner, run_schedule
 from tinygrad.multi import all_reduce, MultiLazyBuffer
 import numpy as np
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ class TestMultiTensor(unittest.TestCase):
     X = Tensor.ones(256).contiguous().realize()
     X.shard_(devices_2, 0)
     out = (X + X)
-    sched = create_schedule(out.lazydata.lbs)
+    sched = out.schedule()
     names = []
     for si, ei in zip(sched[:], lower_schedule(sched)):
       if isinstance(ei.prg, CompiledRunner): names.append(ei.prg.p.name)
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ class TestMultiTensor(unittest.TestCase):
     for p in get_parameters(bn): p.shard_(devices_4).realize()
 
     out = bn(t)
-    scheds = [sched for sched in create_schedule(out.lazydata.lbs) if sched.outputs[0].device in devices_4 and sched.ast.op is not Ops.COPY]
+    scheds = [sched for sched in out.schedule() if sched.outputs[0].device in devices_4 and sched.ast.op is not Ops.COPY]
     assert set(out.device for sched in scheds for out in sched.outputs) == set(devices_4), "should have ast on each shard device"
     asts = [sched.ast for sched in scheds]
     assert len(asts)
@@ -723,7 +722,7 @@ class TestHandleData(unittest.TestCase):
     device = (d0, d1, d2, d3)
     t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]).shard(device).realize()
     not_covered = t.to(d5)
-    sched = create_schedule([not_covered.lazydata])
+    sched = not_covered.schedule()
     assert len(sched) == 1
     # setup again because create_schedule has side effect
     t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]).shard(device).realize()
@@ -733,7 +732,7 @@ class TestHandleData(unittest.TestCase):
     for d in device:
       t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]).shard(device).realize()
       covered = t.to(d)
-      sched = create_schedule([covered.lazydata])
+      sched = covered.schedule()
       assert len(sched) == 0
       # setup again because create_schedule has side effect
       t = Tensor([1, 2, 3, 4]).shard(device).realize()
@@ -1001,9 +1000,9 @@ class TestBatchNorm(unittest.TestCase):
           p.to_(devices)
 
       synced_out = synced_bn(x)
-      synced_si = list(create_schedule(synced_out.lazydata.lbs))
+      synced_si = list(synced_out.schedule())
       unsynced_out = unsynced_bn(x)
-      unsynced_si = list(create_schedule(unsynced_out.lazydata.lbs))
+      unsynced_si = list(unsynced_out.schedule())
 
     # TODO: test synced / unsynced batchnorm cross device kernel and copies
     assert synced_si
diff --git a/test/test_pickle.py b/test/test_pickle.py
index 0880959373..ec501969f1 100644
--- a/test/test_pickle.py
+++ b/test/test_pickle.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import unittest, pickle, types
 import numpy as np
 from tinygrad import Tensor, TinyJit, Variable, dtypes
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.helpers import GlobalCounters
 from tinygrad.ops import PatternMatcher, UPat, UOp
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ class TestPickle(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_pickle_schedule(self):
     a = Tensor([1,2])
     out = a + 2
-    sched = create_schedule([out.lazydata])
+    sched = out.schedule()
     pk = pickle.dumps(sched)
     sched_pk = pickle.loads(pk)
     self.assertEqual(sched_pk[-1].ast, sched[-1].ast)
diff --git a/test/test_schedule.py b/test/test_schedule.py
index 68e536a938..d94a0f10ce 100644
--- a/test/test_schedule.py
+++ b/test/test_schedule.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from tinygrad.shape.view import View
 from tinygrad.ops import PatternMatcher, UOp, Ops, UPat, graph_rewrite, track_rewrites, view_supported_devices, symbolic
 from tinygrad.helpers import CI, DEBUG, FUSE_ARANGE, GlobalCounters, getenv, SPLIT_REDUCEOP, unwrap, prod, Context
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel, verify_ast
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import BUF_LIMIT, ScheduleItem, create_schedule, view_right, view_left, remove_movement_ops
+from tinygrad.engine.schedule import BUF_LIMIT, ScheduleItem, create_schedule_with_vars, view_right, view_left, remove_movement_ops
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import CompiledRunner, get_runner, run_schedule
 from extra.models.llama import precompute_freqs_cis
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def check_schedule(t:Union[Tensor, List[Tensor], UOp], allowed:int, to_prerealiz
   elif isinstance(t, List) and isinstance(t[0], Tensor): sched = Tensor.schedule(*t)
   else:
     assert isinstance(t, UOp), f"can't schedule {t}"
-    sched = create_schedule([t])
+    sched, _ = create_schedule_with_vars([t])
   if filter_sink: sched = [s for s in sched if s.ast.op is Ops.SINK]
   if len(sched) != allowed:
     print(f"SCHEDULE ISSUE, expecting {allowed} got {len(sched)}")
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def _test_conv2d(allowed:int, dtype:DType=dtypes.float, **kwargs):
   w = Tensor.uniform(16, CIN, 3, 3, requires_grad=True).realize()
   ret = Tensor.conv2d(img, w).relu().mean().backward()
   dtypes.default_float = old_default_float
-  with Context(**kwargs): s = create_schedule([ret.lazydata, img.grad.lazydata, w.grad.lazydata])
+  with Context(**kwargs): s = Tensor.schedule(ret, img.grad, w.grad)
   run_schedule(s.copy())
   cnt = len([si for si in s if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK])
   assert cnt == allowed, f"expected {allowed} kernels, got {cnt}"
@@ -1394,11 +1394,11 @@ class TestSchedule(unittest.TestCase):
 
   def test_const_schedule(self):
     constv = Tensor.empty(2, 2).lazydata.const_like(10)
-    self.assertEqual(len(create_schedule([constv])), 0)
+    check_schedule(constv, 0)
 
   def test_const_schedule_contig(self):
     constv = Tensor.empty(2, 2).lazydata.const_like(10).contiguous()
-    self.assertEqual(len(create_schedule([constv])), 1)
+    check_schedule(constv, 1)
 
   @unittest.skipIf(Device.DEFAULT != "GPU", "image only supported on GPU")
   def test_image_matmul(self):
diff --git a/test/test_search.py b/test/test_search.py
index 37747b2106..d22e03bc59 100644
--- a/test/test_search.py
+++ b/test/test_search.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from test.helpers import ast_const
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Opt, OptOps
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel
 from tinygrad.ops import UOp, Ops
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.search import time_linearizer, bufs_from_lin, actions, beam_search
 from tinygrad.device import Device, Buffer
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor
@@ -16,7 +15,8 @@ from tinygrad.shape.view import View
 
 class TestTimeLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_reasonable_time(self):
-    si = [i for i in create_schedule([Tensor([1,2,3,4]).add(1).lazydata]) if i.ast.op is Ops.SINK][0]
+    a = Tensor([1,2,3,4]).realize()
+    si = (a+1).schedule()[0]
     out = Buffer(Device.DEFAULT, si.outputs[0].size, si.outputs[0].dtype).allocate()
     memops = {x.src[0].arg:x.src[-1].arg.real_size() for x in si.ast.toposort if x.op is Ops.LOAD}
     rawbufs = [out] + [Buffer(Device.DEFAULT, memops[i], x.dtype).allocate() for i,x in enumerate(si.inputs, start=len(si.outputs))]
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class TestTimeLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
     assert tm > 0 and tm != float('inf')
 
   def test_bufs_from_lin(self):
-    si = [i for i in create_schedule([Tensor([1,2,3,4]).add(1).lazydata]) if i.ast.op is Ops.SINK][0]
+    a = Tensor([1,2,3,4]).realize()
+    si = (a+1).schedule()[0]
     rawbufs = bufs_from_lin(lin:=Kernel(si.ast))
     assert len(rawbufs) == len(lin.membufs) == 2
     assert all(r is not None for r in rawbufs)
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class TestTimeLinearizer(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_bufs_from_lin_alt(self):
     a = Tensor.randn(4, 4).realize()
     b = a+a[0]
-    si = [si for si in b.schedule() if si.ast.op is Ops.SINK][0]
+    si = b.schedule()[0]
     rawbufs = bufs_from_lin(k:=Kernel(si.ast))
     assert len(rawbufs) == len(k.membufs) == 2
     assert all(r is not None for r in rawbufs)
diff --git a/test/test_tensor.py b/test/test_tensor.py
index 3a5853e2c5..610fa7c6af 100644
--- a/test/test_tensor.py
+++ b/test/test_tensor.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import numpy as np
 import torch
 import unittest, copy, mmap, random, math, array
 from tinygrad import Tensor, Device, dtypes
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, temp, _METADATA, mv_address
 from extra.gradcheck import numerical_jacobian, jacobian, gradcheck
 from hypothesis import given, settings, strategies as strat
@@ -725,7 +724,7 @@ class TestTensorMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
     W = Tensor.rand(3, 3, requires_grad=True)
     out = x.matmul(W)
     self.assertEqual(out.lazydata.metadata.name, "matmul")
-    si = create_schedule([out.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = out.schedule()[-1]
     self.assertEqual(len(si.metadata), 1)
     self.assertEqual(si.metadata[0].name, "matmul")
 
@@ -733,7 +732,7 @@ class TestTensorMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
     x = Tensor.rand(3, requires_grad=True)
     out = x.relu()
     self.assertEqual(out.lazydata.metadata.name, "relu")
-    si = create_schedule([out.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = out.schedule()[-1]
     self.assertEqual(len(si.metadata), 1)
     self.assertEqual(si.metadata[0].name, "relu")
 
@@ -744,7 +743,7 @@ class TestTensorMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(out.lazydata.metadata.name, "__mul__")
     self.assertEqual(out.lazydata.src[0].metadata.name, "relu")
     self.assertEqual(out.lazydata.src[1].metadata.name, "sigmoid")
-    si = create_schedule([out.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = out.schedule()[-1]
     self.assertEqual(len(si.metadata), 3)
     self.assertEqual(set(m.name for m in si.metadata), {"relu", "sigmoid", "__mul__"})
 
@@ -758,7 +757,7 @@ class TestTensorMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertTrue(x.grad.lazydata.metadata.backward)
     self.assertEqual(y.grad.lazydata.metadata.name, "sigmoid")
     self.assertTrue(y.grad.lazydata.metadata.backward)
-    si = create_schedule([out.lazydata, x.grad.lazydata, y.grad.lazydata])[-1]
+    si = Tensor.schedule(out, x.grad, y.grad)[-1]
     self.assertEqual(len(si.metadata), 3, f"failed with {si.metadata}")
     self.assertEqual(set(m.name for m in si.metadata), {"sigmoid", "sigmoid", "relu"})
     bw = [m for m in si.metadata if m.backward]
diff --git a/test/test_uops.py b/test/test_uops.py
index 68bb875f99..e908b9d735 100644
--- a/test/test_uops.py
+++ b/test/test_uops.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes, DType
 from tinygrad.device import Buffer, Device
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops, UOp, UPat, KernelInfo, exec_alu, spec # noqa F401
 from tinygrad.renderer import ProgramSpec
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule, to_si
+from tinygrad.engine.schedule import to_si
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import CompiledRunner, lower_schedule_item, get_kernel
 from tinygrad.codegen.linearize import linearize_uop
 from tinygrad.codegen.uopgraph import full_graph_rewrite, sym
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ class TestExecALU(TestUOps):
 class TestConstantFolding(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_cast_const(self):
     t = Tensor(1, dtype=dtypes.float).cast(dtypes.int)
-    si = create_schedule([t.lazydata])
+    si = t.schedule()
     assert len(si) == 0
 
   def test_bitcast_const(self):
     t = Tensor(1, dtype=dtypes.float).bitcast(dtypes.int)
-    si = create_schedule([t.lazydata])
+    si = t.schedule()
     assert len(si) == 1
     ji = lower_schedule_item(si[-1])
     assert any(uop.op is Ops.BITCAST for uop in ji.prg.p.uops), f"{[uop.op for uop in ji.prg.p.uops]} does not contain bitcast"
diff --git a/test/test_uops_stats.py b/test/test_uops_stats.py
index 323c8bbbc5..e95e539b35 100644
--- a/test/test_uops_stats.py
+++ b/test/test_uops_stats.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 from tinygrad import Tensor
 from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, GlobalCounters
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import lower_schedule_item, ProgramSpec
 from tinygrad.renderer import Estimates
 from tinygrad.codegen.linearize import linearize_uop
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ def flops_mem(uops, ignore_indexing=False):
 # **************** new FlopCounter ****************
 
 def get_stats(x:Tensor):
-  si = create_schedule([x.lazydata])[-1]
+  si = x.schedule()[-1]
   ei = lower_schedule_item(si)
   return ei.prg.estimates.ops, ei.prg.estimates.mem
 
diff --git a/test/test_winograd.py b/test/test_winograd.py
index 0acbee9de5..36d984678f 100644
--- a/test/test_winograd.py
+++ b/test/test_winograd.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from tinygrad import Tensor, GlobalCounters, dtypes
 from tinygrad.ops import Ops
 from tinygrad.helpers import Timing, CI, Profiling, WINO, DEBUG, getenv
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel
-from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
 
 class TestWinograd(unittest.TestCase):
   def setUp(self):
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ class TestWinograd(unittest.TestCase):
       out = Tensor.conv2d(x, w)
 
     with Timing("scheduling: "):
-      sched = create_schedule([out.lazydata])
+      sched = out.schedule()
 
     for i,s in enumerate(sched):
       if s.ast.op is not Ops.SINK: continue