diff --git a/qualtran/bloqs/block_encoding/sparse_matrix_hermitian.py b/qualtran/bloqs/block_encoding/sparse_matrix_hermitian.py
index 43ff03547..0097a2bbf 100644
--- a/qualtran/bloqs/block_encoding/sparse_matrix_hermitian.py
+++ b/qualtran/bloqs/block_encoding/sparse_matrix_hermitian.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 from qualtran.bloqs.state_preparation.prepare_uniform_superposition import (
     PrepareUniformSuperposition,
 )
-from qualtran.resource_counting import BloqCountT, SympySymbolAllocator
+from qualtran.resource_counting import BloqCountDictT, SympySymbolAllocator
+from qualtran.resource_counting.generalizers import ignore_split_join
 from qualtran.symbolics import is_symbolic, SymbolicFloat, SymbolicInt
 from qualtran.symbolics.math_funcs import bit_length
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ def diffusion(self):
             ],
         )
 
-    def build_call_graph(self, ssa: SympySymbolAllocator) -> set[BloqCountT]:
+    def build_call_graph(self, ssa: SympySymbolAllocator) -> BloqCountDictT:
         counts = Counter[Bloq]()
 
         counts[self.diffusion] += 1
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ def build_call_graph(self, ssa: SympySymbolAllocator) -> set[BloqCountT]:
         counts[self.col_oracle.adjoint()] += 1
         counts[self.diffusion.adjoint()] += 1
 
-        return set(counts.items())
+        return counts
 
     def build_composite_bloq(
         self, bb: BloqBuilder, system: SoquetT, ancilla: SoquetT, **soqs
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ def build_composite_bloq(
         return soqs
 
 
-@bloq_example
+@bloq_example(generalizer=ignore_split_join)
 def _sparse_matrix_hermitian_block_encoding() -> SparseMatrixHermitian:
     from qualtran.bloqs.block_encoding.sparse_matrix import TopLeftRowColumnOracle
     from qualtran.bloqs.block_encoding.sparse_matrix_hermitian import UniformSqrtEntryOracle
diff --git a/qualtran/bloqs/mcmt/multi_control_pauli.py b/qualtran/bloqs/mcmt/multi_control_pauli.py
index 79616f971..aceff0c99 100644
--- a/qualtran/bloqs/mcmt/multi_control_pauli.py
+++ b/qualtran/bloqs/mcmt/multi_control_pauli.py
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ def _X(self):
     def __attrs_post_init__(self):
         pass
 
+    def adjoint(self) -> 'Bloq':
+        return self
+
 
 @bloq_example
 def _ccpauli() -> MultiControlX:
@@ -233,3 +236,6 @@ def _Z(self):
 
     def __attrs_post_init__(self):
         pass
+
+    def adjoint(self) -> 'Bloq':
+        return self
diff --git a/qualtran/bloqs/mod_arithmetic/mod_subtraction.py b/qualtran/bloqs/mod_arithmetic/mod_subtraction.py
index c4da9e861..e0d0fbf81 100644
--- a/qualtran/bloqs/mod_arithmetic/mod_subtraction.py
+++ b/qualtran/bloqs/mod_arithmetic/mod_subtraction.py
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ def build_call_graph(self, ssa: 'SympySymbolAllocator') -> 'BloqCountDictT':
         else:
             cvs = HasLength(self.dtype.bitsize)
         return {
-            MultiControlX(cvs): 1,
-            MultiControlX(cvs).adjoint(): 1,
+            MultiControlX(cvs): 2,
             And(self.cv, 1): 1,
             And(self.cv, 1).adjoint(): 1,
             MultiTargetCNOT(self.dtype.bitsize): 1,