diff --git a/include/iris/x4/operator/alternative.hpp b/include/iris/x4/operator/alternative.hpp
index d4f9b9b71..91ff59d5e 100644
--- a/include/iris/x4/operator/alternative.hpp
+++ b/include/iris/x4/operator/alternative.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace iris::x4 {
 template<class Left, class Right>
 struct alternative : binary_parser<Left, Right, alternative<Left, Right>>
 {
-    using attribute_type = traits::attribute_of_binary<iris::rvariant, alternative, Left, Right>::type;
+    using attribute_type = traits::attribute_of_binary<iris::rvariant, Left, Right>::type;
 
     using binary_parser<Left, Right, alternative>::binary_parser;
 
diff --git a/include/iris/x4/operator/sequence.hpp b/include/iris/x4/operator/sequence.hpp
index 0b69a4509..74a7aaea3 100644
--- a/include/iris/x4/operator/sequence.hpp
+++ b/include/iris/x4/operator/sequence.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace iris::x4 {
 template<class Left, class Right>
 struct sequence : binary_parser<Left, Right, sequence<Left, Right>>
 {
-    using attribute_type = traits::attribute_of_binary<alloy::tuple, x4::sequence, Left, Right>::type;
+    using attribute_type = traits::attribute_of_binary<alloy::tuple, Left, Right>::type;
 
     static constexpr std::size_t sequence_size =
         parser_traits<Left>::sequence_size + parser_traits<Right>::sequence_size;
diff --git a/include/iris/x4/traits/attribute_of_binary.hpp b/include/iris/x4/traits/attribute_of_binary.hpp
index 0628e2429..6e7b4a109 100644
--- a/include/iris/x4/traits/attribute_of_binary.hpp
+++ b/include/iris/x4/traits/attribute_of_binary.hpp
@@ -16,81 +16,102 @@
 #include <iris/x4/core/unused.hpp>
 #include <iris/x4/core/parser_traits.hpp>
 
+#include <iris/type_traits.hpp>  // TODO: move iris::type_list to separate header
+
 #include <type_traits>
 
 namespace iris::x4::traits {
 
 namespace detail {
 
-template<class... Ts>
-struct type_sequence
-{
-    using type = type_sequence;
-
-    static constexpr std::size_t size = sizeof...(Ts);
-
-    template<class... Us>
-    using prepend = type_sequence<Us..., Ts...>;
+template<class TypeList, class... Us>
+struct append_to_type_list {};
 
-    template<class U>
-    using extend = U::template prepend<Ts...>;
+template<class TypeList, class... Us>
+using append_to_type_list_t = append_to_type_list<TypeList, Us...>::type; 
 
-    template<template<class...> class U>
-    using transfer_to = U<Ts...>;
+template<class... Ts>
+struct append_to_type_list<type_list<Ts...>>
+{
+    using type = type_list<Ts...>;
 };
 
-template<X4Attribute Attr>
-struct types_of_binary_init : type_sequence<Attr>
+template<class... Ts, class... Us>
+struct append_to_type_list<type_list<Ts...>, unused_type, Us...>
+    : append_to_type_list<type_list<Ts...>, Us...>
 {};
 
-template<>
-struct types_of_binary_init<unused_type> : type_sequence<>
+template<class... Ts, class U, class... Us>
+struct append_to_type_list<type_list<Ts...>, U, Us...>
+    : append_to_type_list<type_list<Ts..., U>, Us...>
 {};
 
-template<>
-struct types_of_binary_init<unused_type const> : type_sequence<>
+template<class... Ts, class... Us, class... Vs>
+struct append_to_type_list<type_list<Ts...>, type_list<Us...>, Vs...>
+    : append_to_type_list<append_to_type_list_t<type_list<Ts...>, Us...>, Vs...>
 {};
 
-template<template<class, class> class BinaryParserTT, class ParserT>
-struct get_types_of_binary
-    : types_of_binary_init<typename parser_traits<ParserT>::attribute_type> // TODO: unwrap
-{};
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class T>
+struct tuple_to_type_list;
 
-template<template<class, class> class BinaryParserTT, class Left, class Right>
-struct get_types_of_binary<BinaryParserTT, BinaryParserTT<Left, Right>>
-    : get_types_of_binary<BinaryParserTT, Left>::template extend<get_types_of_binary<BinaryParserTT, Right>>
-{};
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class T>
+using tuple_to_type_list_t = tuple_to_type_list<TupleTT, T>::type;
 
-template<template<class...> class AttrTT, class T, std::size_t = T::size>
-struct type_sequence_to_attribute
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class T>
+struct tuple_to_type_list
 {
-    using type = typename T::template transfer_to<AttrTT>;
+    using type = T;
 };
 
-template<template<class...> class AttrTT, class T>
-struct type_sequence_to_attribute<AttrTT, T, 1>
-    : T::template transfer_to<std::type_identity>
-{};
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class... Ts>
+struct tuple_to_type_list<TupleTT, TupleTT<Ts...>>
+{
+    using type = type_list<tuple_to_type_list_t<TupleTT, Ts>...>;
+};
+
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class T>
+using tuple_to_type_list_t = tuple_to_type_list<TupleTT, T>::type;
+
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class TypeList>
+struct type_list_to_tuple {};
 
-template<template<class...> class AttrTT, class T>
-struct type_sequence_to_attribute<AttrTT, T, 0>
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT>
+struct type_list_to_tuple<TupleTT, type_list<>>
 {
     using type = unused_type;
 };
 
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class T>
+struct type_list_to_tuple<TupleTT, type_list<T>>
+{
+    using type = T;
+};
+
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class T0, class T1, class... Ts>
+struct type_list_to_tuple<TupleTT, type_list<T0, T1, Ts...>>
+{
+    using type = TupleTT<T0, T1, Ts...>;
+};
+
+template<template<class...> class TupleTT, class TypeList>
+using type_list_to_tuple_t = type_list_to_tuple<TupleTT, TypeList>::type;
+
 } // detail
 
 template<
-    template<class...> class AttrTT,
-    template<class, class> class BinaryParserTT,
-    class Left, class Right
+    template<class...> class TupleTT,
+    class LeftParser, class RightParser
 >
 struct attribute_of_binary
 {
-    using type = detail::type_sequence_to_attribute<
-        AttrTT,
-        typename detail::get_types_of_binary<BinaryParserTT, BinaryParserTT<Left, Right>>::type
-    >::type;
+    using type = detail::type_list_to_tuple_t<
+        TupleTT,
+        detail::append_to_type_list_t<
+            type_list<>,
+            detail::tuple_to_type_list_t<TupleTT, typename parser_traits<LeftParser>::attribute_type>,
+            detail::tuple_to_type_list_t<TupleTT, typename parser_traits<RightParser>::attribute_type>
+        >
+    >;
 };
 
 } // iris::x4::traits