diff --git a/examples/basic_bank/src/main.leo b/examples/basic_bank/src/main.leo
index 4c88f846de..f10a1649dc 100644
--- a/examples/basic_bank/src/main.leo
+++ b/examples/basic_bank/src/main.leo
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ program basic_bank.aleo {
         // Compute the hash of the token owner.
         let hash: field = BHP256::hash(token.owner);
 
-        async finalize(hash, amount);
-
-        return remaining;
+        return remaining then finalize(hash, amount);
     }
 
     // Updates on-chain state by the amount of tokens deposited.
@@ -73,9 +71,7 @@ program basic_bank.aleo {
             amount: total,
         };
 
-        async finalize(hash, amount);
-
-        return token;
+        return token then finalize(hash, amount);
     }
 
     // Updates on-chain state by the amount of tokens withdrawn.
diff --git a/examples/token/src/main.leo b/examples/token/src/main.leo
index a4ddc06559..ec5b1628b3 100644
--- a/examples/token/src/main.leo
+++ b/examples/token/src/main.leo
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ program token.aleo {
     // The function `mint_public` issues the specified token amount for the token receiver publicly on the network.
     transition mint_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
         // Mint the tokens publicly by invoking the computation on-chain.
-        async finalize(receiver, amount);
+        return then finalize(receiver, amount);
     }
 
     finalize mint_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ program token.aleo {
     /* Transfer */
     transition transfer_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
         // Transfer the tokens publicly, by invoking the computation on-chain.
-        async finalize(self.caller, receiver, amount);
+        return then finalize(self.caller, receiver, amount);
     }
 
     finalize transfer_public(public sender: address, public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ program token.aleo {
             amount: difference,
         };
 
-        // Increment the token amount publicly for the token receiver.
-        async finalize(receiver, amount);
-
         // Output the sender's change record.
-        return remaining;
+        // Increment the token amount publicly for the token receiver.
+        return remaining then finalize(receiver, amount);
     }
 
     finalize transfer_private_to_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
@@ -117,11 +115,9 @@ program token.aleo {
             amount: amount,
         };
 
-        // Decrement the token amount of the caller publicly.
-        async finalize(self.caller, amount);
-
         // Output the receiver's record.
-        return transferred;
+        // Decrement the token amount of the caller publicly.
+        return transferred then finalize(self.caller, amount);
     }
 
     finalize transfer_public_to_private(public sender: address, public amount: u64) {
diff --git a/examples/vote/src/main.leo b/examples/vote/src/main.leo
index c4a371356c..a1ac0e21db 100644
--- a/examples/vote/src/main.leo
+++ b/examples/vote/src/main.leo
@@ -40,16 +40,15 @@ program vote.aleo {
         // Generate a new proposal id.
         let id: field = BHP256::hash(info.title);
 
-        // Finalize the proposal id.
-        async finalize(id);
 
         // Return a new record for the proposal.
+        // Finalize the proposal id.
         return Proposal {
             owner: self.caller,
             gates: 0u64,
             id,
             info,
-        };
+        } then finalize(id);
     }
     // Create a new proposal in the "tickets" mapping.
     finalize propose(public id: field) {
@@ -61,14 +60,13 @@ program vote.aleo {
         public pid: field,
         public voter: address,
     ) -> Ticket {
-        // Finalize the proposal id for the ticket.
-        async finalize(pid);
 
+        // Finalize the proposal id for the ticket.
         return Ticket {
             owner: voter,
             gates: 0u64,
             pid,
-        };
+        } then finalize(pid);
     }
     // Create a new ticket on a proposal in the "tickets" mapping.
     finalize new_ticket(public pid: field) {
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ program vote.aleo {
     // Vote privately to agree with a proposal.
     transition agree(ticket: Ticket) {
         // Finalize this vote.
-        async finalize(ticket.pid);
+        return then finalize(ticket.pid);
     }
     finalize agree(public pid: field) {
         // Publicly increment the number of agree votes.
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ program vote.aleo {
     // Vote privately to disagree with a proposal.
     transition disagree(ticket: Ticket) {
         // Finalize this vote.
-        async finalize(ticket.pid);
+        return then finalize(ticket.pid);
     }
     finalize disagree(pid: field) {
         // Publicly increment the number of disagree votes.