diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs
index 59a8cd03cd..dabf0cfce1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.SinclairSpectrum;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Arcades.MAME;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem;
 
-using GPGX64 = BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Sega.gpgx;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Sega.Saturn;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.NEC.PCFX;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Computers.AmstradCPC;
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/BitmapBuffer.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/BitmapBuffer.cs
index 356c655a2e..8beafb5fcb 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/BitmapBuffer.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/BitmapBuffer.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using sd = System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 
+using sd = System.Drawing;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 {
 	/// <summary>
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GdiPlusGuiRenderer.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GdiPlusGuiRenderer.cs
index bd1b6fc100..18d9987558 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GdiPlusGuiRenderer.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GdiPlusGuiRenderer.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using sd = System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
 
+using sd = System.Drawing;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 {
 	public class GDIPlusGuiRenderer : IGuiRenderer
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GuiRenderer.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GuiRenderer.cs
index 124bafff37..2bd01fab0d 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GuiRenderer.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/GuiRenderer.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using sd = System.Drawing;
 
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
 
+using sd = System.Drawing;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 {
 	/// <summary>
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL.cs
index 8cc33a03c0..d7f59a55f6 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Drawing;
-using swf=System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
 
+using swf = System.Windows.Forms;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 {
 
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_GdiPlus.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_GdiPlus.cs
index 70dbb22d31..62b70ec935 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_GdiPlus.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_GdiPlus.cs
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
-using swf = System.Windows.Forms;
-using sd = System.Drawing;
-using sdi = System.Drawing.Imaging;
-
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
 
 using BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL;
 
+using sd = System.Drawing;
+using sdi = System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using swf = System.Windows.Forms;
+
 //TODO - maybe a layer to cache Graphics parameters (notably, filtering) ?
 
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_SlimDX9.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_SlimDX9.cs
index 9425667361..7d1b210871 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_SlimDX9.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_SlimDX9.cs
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
-using swf = System.Windows.Forms;
-using sd = System.Drawing;
-using sdi = System.Drawing.Imaging;
-
 using BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL;
 
 using SlimDX.Direct3D9;
-using d3d9=SlimDX.Direct3D9;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
-using gl=OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
+
+using d3d9 = SlimDX.Direct3D9;
+using gl = OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
+using sd = System.Drawing;
+using sdi = System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using swf = System.Windows.Forms;
 
 //todo - do a better job selecting shader model? base on caps somehow? try several and catch compilation exceptions (yuck, exceptions)
 
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_TK.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_TK.cs
index 6a54bb0387..f910f39849 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_TK.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/IGL_TK.cs
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using sd = System.Drawing;
-using sdi = System.Drawing.Imaging;
-using swf=System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL;
 
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
-using otkg = OpenTK.Graphics;
+
+using sd = System.Drawing;
+using sdi = System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using swf = System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 {
diff --git a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs
index 11e4d360b2..9f2e75769e 100644
--- a/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs
+++ b/Bizware/BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL/StringRenderer.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 //http://cyotek.com/blog/angelcode-bitmap-font-parsing-using-csharp
 
 using System;
-using sd=System.Drawing;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 
+using sd=System.Drawing;
+
 namespace BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL
 {
 	public class StringRenderer : IDisposable
diff --git a/Common.ruleset b/Common.ruleset
index 361819e4a1..cfa5cc9354 100644
--- a/Common.ruleset
+++ b/Common.ruleset
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@
 		<!-- System using directives should be placed before other using directives -->
 		<Rule Id="SA1208" Action="Hidden" />
 
-		<!-- Using alias directives should be placed after other using directives -->
-		<Rule Id="SA1209" Action="Hidden" />
-
 		<!-- Using directives should be ordered alphabetically by namespace -->
 		<Rule Id="SA1210" Action="Hidden" />