diff --git a/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.cpp b/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.cpp
index 91af3dc6e..999b82627 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ template class FactorBase<Index>;
 
 IndexFactor::IndexFactor(const IndexConditional& c) : Base(static_cast<const Base>(c)) {}
 
-pair<typename BayesNet<IndexConditional>::shared_ptr, IndexFactor::shared_ptr> IndexFactor::CombineAndEliminate(
+pair<BayesNet<IndexConditional>::shared_ptr, IndexFactor::shared_ptr> IndexFactor::CombineAndEliminate(
     const FactorGraph<This>& factors, size_t nrFrontals) {
-  pair<typename BayesNet<Conditional>::shared_ptr, shared_ptr> result;
+  pair<BayesNet<Conditional>::shared_ptr, shared_ptr> result;
   result.second = Combine(factors, VariableSlots(factors));
   result.first = result.second->eliminate(nrFrontals);
   return result;
diff --git a/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.h b/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.h
index 4f3366a8c..a0dd4c6bb 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/inference/IndexFactor.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Combine and eliminate several factors.
    */
-  static std::pair<typename BayesNet<Conditional>::shared_ptr, shared_ptr> CombineAndEliminate(
+  static std::pair<BayesNet<Conditional>::shared_ptr, shared_ptr> CombineAndEliminate(
       const FactorGraph<This>& factors, size_t nrFrontals=1);
 
   /** Create a combined joint factor (new style for EliminationTree). */