diff --git a/pyquil/_parser/parser.py b/pyquil/_parser/parser.py
index 9fa1f7299..e1f11e432 100644
--- a/pyquil/_parser/parser.py
+++ b/pyquil/_parser/parser.py
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ def quil(self, instructions):
 
     @v_args(inline=True)
     def def_gate_matrix(self, name, variables, matrix):
-        print(name)
-        print(matrix)
         return DefGate(name, matrix=matrix, parameters=variables)
 
     @v_args(inline=True)
diff --git a/pyquil/api/_compiler.py b/pyquil/api/_compiler.py
index ac623c6bb..bd8c3b776 100644
--- a/pyquil/api/_compiler.py
+++ b/pyquil/api/_compiler.py
@@ -340,29 +340,35 @@ def quil_to_native_quil(self, program: Program, *, protoquil: Optional[bool] = N
 
     @_record_call
     def native_quil_to_executable(
-        self, nq_program: Program, *, debug: bool = False
+        self, nq_program: Program, *, debug: bool = False, expand_calibrations: bool = True,
     ) -> Optional[QuiltBinaryExecutableResponse]:
-        if not self.qpu_compiler_client:
-            raise UserMessageError(
-                "It looks like you're trying to compile to an executable, but "
-                "do not have access to the QPU compiler endpoint. Make sure you "
-                "are engaged to the QPU before trying to do this."
-            )
+        """
+        Compile a native quil program to a binary executable.
 
+        :param nq_program: Native quil to compile
+        :param debug: Include debug information in the response
+        :param expand_calibrations: Expand calibrations locally,
+            rather than expanding calibrations on the translation service
+        :return: An (opaque) binary executable
+        """
         self._connect_qpu_compiler()
 
-        arithmetic_response = rewrite_arithmetic(nq_program)
+        nq_program_calibrated = (
+            self.expand_calibrations(nq_program) if expand_calibrations else nq_program
+        )
+        arithmetic_response = rewrite_arithmetic(nq_program_calibrated)
 
         request = QuiltBinaryExecutableRequest(
             quilt=arithmetic_response.quil, num_shots=nq_program.num_shots
         )
         response = cast(
             QuiltBinaryExecutableResponse,
-            self.qpu_compiler_client.call(
+            self.qpu_compiler_client.call(  # type: ignore
                 "native_quilt_to_binary", request, rpc_timeout=self.timeout
             ),
         )
 
+        # TODO(notmgsk): use nq_program_calibrated?
         response.recalculation_table = arithmetic_response.recalculation_table  # type: ignore
         response.memory_descriptors = _collect_memory_descriptors(nq_program)
 
@@ -425,6 +431,20 @@ def calibration_program(self) -> Program:
         else:
             return self._calibration_program
 
+    def expand_calibrations(self, program: Program, discard_defcals: bool = True) -> Program:
+        # Prepend the system's calibrations to the user's calibrations
+        calibrated_program = (
+            self.calibration_program + program.copy_everything_except_instructions()
+        )
+        for instruction in program:
+            calibrated_instruction = calibrated_program.calibrate(instruction)
+            calibrated_program.inst(calibrated_instruction)
+
+        if discard_defcals:
+            calibrated_program._calibrations = []
+
+        return calibrated_program
+
     @_record_call
     def reset(self) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/pyquil/api/_qpu.py b/pyquil/api/_qpu.py
index 1fdf90b58..4a323a35c 100644
--- a/pyquil/api/_qpu.py
+++ b/pyquil/api/_qpu.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 ##############################################################################
 from collections import defaultdict
 import uuid
-import warnings
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union, cast
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -259,11 +258,6 @@ def run(self, run_priority: Optional[int] = None) -> "QPU":
             for name, array in extracted.items():
                 self._memory_results[name] = array
         elif not ro_sources:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "You are running a QPU program with no MEASURE instructions. "
-                "The result of this program will always be an empty array. Are "
-                "you sure you didn't mean to measure some of your qubits?"
-            )
             self._memory_results["ro"] = np.zeros((0, 0), dtype=np.int64)
 
         self._last_results = results
diff --git a/pyquil/tests/test_api.py b/pyquil/tests/test_api.py
index beb7923e1..62838c86f 100644
--- a/pyquil/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/pyquil/tests/test_api.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def test_quil_to_native_quil(compiler):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Deprecated.")
-def test_native_quil_to_binary(server, mock_qpu_compiler):
+def test_native_quil_to_executable(server, mock_qpu_compiler):
     p = COMPILED_BELL_STATE.copy()
     p.wrap_in_numshots_loop(10)
     response = mock_qpu_compiler.native_quil_to_executable(p)