diff --git a/examples/KAPPA/in.langevin b/examples/KAPPA/in.langevin
index 267b811de8..5c83248af6 100644
--- a/examples/KAPPA/in.langevin
+++ b/examples/KAPPA/in.langevin
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fix_modify      cold temp Tcold
 fix             ave all ave/time 10 100 1000 v_tdiff ave running
 thermo_style    custom step temp c_Thot c_Tcold f_hot f_cold v_tdiff f_ave
 
-fix		2 all ave/spatial 10 100 1000 z lower 0.05 v_temp &
-		  file profile.langevin units reduced
+compute         layers all chunk/atom bin/1d z lower 0.05 units reduced
+fix		2 all ave/chunk 10 100 1000 layers v_temp file profile.langevin
 
 run             20000
diff --git a/examples/KAPPA/in.mp b/examples/KAPPA/in.mp
index ba19765844..10ddd266d1 100644
--- a/examples/KAPPA/in.mp
+++ b/examples/KAPPA/in.mp
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ compute		ke all ke/atom
 variable	temp atom c_ke/1.5
 
 fix		1 all nve
-fix		2 all ave/spatial 10 100 1000 z lower 0.05 v_temp &
-		  file profile.mp units reduced
+
+compute         layers all chunk/atom bin/1d z lower 0.05 units reduced
+fix		2 all ave/chunk 10 100 1000 layers v_temp file profile.mp
+
 fix		3 all thermal/conductivity 10 z 20
 
 variable        tdiff equal f_2[11][3]-f_2[1][3]
diff --git a/examples/VISCOSITY/in.mp.2d b/examples/VISCOSITY/in.mp.2d
index fdf0652d62..5ef4857e53 100644
--- a/examples/VISCOSITY/in.mp.2d
+++ b/examples/VISCOSITY/in.mp.2d
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ unfix		2
 velocity	all scale $t
 
 fix		4 all viscosity 100 x y 20
-fix		5 all ave/spatial 20 50 1000 y center 0.05 vx &
-		  units reduced file profile.mp.2d
+
+compute         layers all chunk/atom bin/1d y center 0.05 units reduced
+fix		5 all ave/chunk 20 50 1000 layers vx file profile.mp.2d
 
 # equilibration run
 
diff --git a/examples/VISCOSITY/in.nemd.2d b/examples/VISCOSITY/in.nemd.2d
index 0ff9c1e321..6eba2eaede 100644
--- a/examples/VISCOSITY/in.nemd.2d
+++ b/examples/VISCOSITY/in.nemd.2d
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ variable	xyrate equal ${srate}/ly
 
 fix		1 all nvt/sllod temp $t $t 0.1
 fix		2 all deform 1 xy erate ${xyrate} remap v
-fix		4 all ave/spatial 20 250 5000 y center 0.05 vx &
-		  units reduced file profile.nemd.2d
+
+compute         layers all chunk/atom bin/1d y center 0.05 units reduced
+fix		4 all ave/chunk 20 250 5000 layers vx file profile.nemd.2d
 
 compute		usual all temp
 compute		tilt all temp/deform
diff --git a/examples/VISCOSITY/in.wall.2d b/examples/VISCOSITY/in.wall.2d
index 1c3a8016dc..91b444a7da 100644
--- a/examples/VISCOSITY/in.wall.2d
+++ b/examples/VISCOSITY/in.wall.2d
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ fix	        2 flow langevin $t $t 0.1 498094
 fix_modify      2 temp thermal
 
 fix		3 wall setforce 0.0 0.0 0.0
-fix		4 flow ave/spatial 20 500 10000 y center 0.05 vx &
-		  units reduced file profile.wall.2d
+
+compute         layers all chunk/atom bin/1d y center 0.05 units reduced
+fix		4 all ave/chunk 20 500 10000 layers vx file profile.wall.2d
+
 fix	        5 all enforce2d
 
 # equilibration run