diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
index 34502ba99..828208361 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@ TEST( matrix, constructor_data )
   EQUALITY(A,B);
 }
 
-/* ************************************************************************* */
-/*
-TEST( matrix, constructor_vector )
-{
-  double data[] = { -5, 3, 0, -5 };
-  Matrix A = Matrix_(2, 2, -5, 3, 0, -5);
-  Vector v(4);
-  copy(data, data + 4, v.data());
-  Matrix B = Matrix_(2, 2, v); // this one is column order !
-  EQUALITY(A,trans(B));
-}
-*/
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, Matrix_ )
 {
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
index 7d7fc78bc..ee0d94366 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
-/* ************************************************************************* */
-/*
-TEST( TestVector, Vector_variants )
-{
-  Vector a = (Vector(2) << 10.0,20.0);
-  double data[] = {10,20};
-  Vector b = Vector_(2, data);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(a, b));
-}
-*/
 namespace {
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   template<typename Derived>
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
index a2f078ee2..502d9314b 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ namespace gtsam {
    * Example:
    * \code
      VectorValues values;
-     values.insert(3, Vector_(3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
-     values.insert(4, Vector_(2, 4.0, 5.0));
-     values.insert(0, Vector_(4, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0));
+     values.insert(3, (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
+     values.insert(4, (Vector(2) << 4.0, 5.0));
+     values.insert(0, (Vector(4) << 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0));
 
      // Prints [ 3.0 4.0 ]
      gtsam::print(values[1]);
 
      // Prints [ 8.0 9.0 ]
-     values[1] = Vector_(2, 8.0, 9.0);
+     values[1] = (Vector(2) << 8.0, 9.0);
      gtsam::print(values[1]);
      \endcode
    *