diff --git a/include/beman/execution/detail/affine.hpp b/include/beman/execution/detail/affine.hpp
index cb6d556d..a18564ca 100644
--- a/include/beman/execution/detail/affine.hpp
+++ b/include/beman/execution/detail/affine.hpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace beman::execution::detail {
  * scheduler obtained the receiver's environment. The get_start_scheduler query is used
  * to obtain the scheduler on which the sender gets started.
  */
-struct affine_t {
+struct affine_t : ::beman::execution::sender_adaptor_closure<affine_t> {
     /**
      * @brief Adapt a sender with affine.
      *
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct affine_t {
      *
      * @return A sender adaptor for the affine_t.
      */
-    auto operator()() const { return ::beman::execution::detail::make_sender_adaptor(*this); }
+    [[deprecated("use `sender | affine` instead of `sender | affine()`")]] auto operator()() const { return *this; }
 
     /**
      * @brief affine is implemented by transforming it into a use of continues_on.
diff --git a/include/beman/execution/detail/into_variant.hpp b/include/beman/execution/detail/into_variant.hpp
index 6d51375a..63146798 100644
--- a/include/beman/execution/detail/into_variant.hpp
+++ b/include/beman/execution/detail/into_variant.hpp
@@ -64,13 +64,16 @@ import beman.execution.detail.variant_or_empty;
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 namespace beman::execution::detail {
-struct into_variant_t {
+struct into_variant_t : ::beman::execution::sender_adaptor_closure<into_variant_t> {
     template <::beman::execution::sender Sender>
     auto operator()(Sender&& sender) const {
         return ::beman::execution::detail::make_sender(*this, {}, ::std::forward<Sender>(sender));
     }
 
-    auto operator()() const noexcept { return ::beman::execution::detail::make_sender_adaptor(*this); }
+    [[deprecated("use `sender | into_variant` instead of `sender | into_variant()`")]] auto
+    operator()() const noexcept {
+        return *this;
+    }
 
   private:
     template <typename... E>
diff --git a/include/beman/execution/detail/stopped_as_optional.hpp b/include/beman/execution/detail/stopped_as_optional.hpp
index 21eb4f18..9fe0a5a1 100644
--- a/include/beman/execution/detail/stopped_as_optional.hpp
+++ b/include/beman/execution/detail/stopped_as_optional.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import beman.execution.detail.then;
 #endif
 
 namespace beman::execution::detail {
-struct stopped_as_optional_t {
+struct stopped_as_optional_t : ::beman::execution::sender_adaptor_closure<stopped_as_optional_t> {
     template <::beman::execution::detail::sender_for<stopped_as_optional_t> Sndr, typename Env>
     auto transform_sender(::beman::execution::set_value_t, Sndr&& sndr, Env&&) const noexcept {
         static_assert(
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ struct stopped_as_optional_t {
         return ::beman::execution::detail::make_sender(stopped_as_optional_t{}, {}, ::std::forward<Sndr>(sndr));
     }
 
-    auto operator()() const noexcept { return ::beman::execution::detail::make_sender_adaptor(*this); }
+    [[deprecated("use `sender | stopped_as_optional` instead of `sender | stopped_as_optional()`")]] auto
+    operator()() const noexcept {
+        return *this;
+    }
 };
 
 } // namespace beman::execution::detail
diff --git a/tests/beman/execution/exec-affine.test.cpp b/tests/beman/execution/exec-affine.test.cpp
index bf8e89f2..8a757124 100644
--- a/tests/beman/execution/exec-affine.test.cpp
+++ b/tests/beman/execution/exec-affine.test.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ auto test_affine_attributes() {
 
     test_std::run_loop loop;
     test_std::prop     env{test_std::get_start_scheduler, test_std::task_scheduler(loop.get_scheduler())};
-    auto               sndr = s | test_std::affine();
+    auto               sndr = s | test_std::affine;
     auto               sch  = test_std::get_completion_scheduler<test_std::set_value_t>(test_std::get_env(sndr), env);
 
     static_assert(std::same_as<decltype(sch), test_std::task_scheduler>);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ auto test_affine_attributes() {
 
 TEST(affine) {
     static_assert(test_std::sender<decltype(test_std::affine(test_std::just(42)))>);
-    static_assert(test_std::sender<decltype(test_std::just(42) | test_std::affine())>);
+    static_assert(test_std::sender<decltype(test_std::just(42) | test_std::affine)>);
 
     static_assert(test_std::sender_in<decltype(test_std::affine(test_std::just(42))), test_std::env<>>);
 
diff --git a/tests/beman/execution/exec-snd-concepts.test.cpp b/tests/beman/execution/exec-snd-concepts.test.cpp
index 54f21017..ab7b9a4b 100644
--- a/tests/beman/execution/exec-snd-concepts.test.cpp
+++ b/tests/beman/execution/exec-snd-concepts.test.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ auto test_sender_in() -> void {
     test_std::prop     env_has_start_scheduler{test_std::get_start_scheduler, loop.get_scheduler()};
 
     auto sndr = test_std::just() |
-                test_std::let_value([] { return test_std::read_env(test_std::get_allocator) | test_std::affine(); });
+                test_std::let_value([] { return test_std::read_env(test_std::get_allocator) | test_std::affine; });
     static_assert(!test_std::sender_in<decltype(sndr), test_std::env<>>);
     static_assert(test_std::sender_in<decltype(sndr), decltype(env_has_allocator)>);
     auto [al] = test_std::sync_wait(sndr | test_std::write_env(env_has_allocator)).value();
diff --git a/tests/beman/execution/exec-stopped-opt.test.cpp b/tests/beman/execution/exec-stopped-opt.test.cpp
index aaa96f2f..5c00e668 100644
--- a/tests/beman/execution/exec-stopped-opt.test.cpp
+++ b/tests/beman/execution/exec-stopped-opt.test.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import beman.execution.detail;
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 namespace {
 auto test_stopped_as_optional() -> void {
-    test_std::sender auto sndr1 = test_std::just(42) | test_std::stopped_as_optional();
+    test_std::sender auto sndr1 = test_std::just(42) | test_std::stopped_as_optional;
     using sigs_of_sndr1         = test_std::completion_signatures_of_t<decltype(sndr1), test_detail::sync_wait_env>;
     static_assert(
         std::same_as<sigs_of_sndr1, test_std::completion_signatures<test_std::set_value_t(std::optional<int>)>>);