diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp b/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp
index cb118256b..8f7d4234e 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp
@@ -47,27 +47,6 @@ namespace gtsam {
     return keys;
   }
 
-  /* ************************************************************************* */
-  std::pair<GaussianFactorGraph::sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph>
-    GaussianFactorGraph::eliminateFrontals(size_t nFrontals) const
-  {
-    return FactorGraph<GaussianFactor>::eliminateFrontals(nFrontals, EliminateQR);
-  }
-
-  /* ************************************************************************* */
-  std::pair<GaussianFactorGraph::sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph>
-    GaussianFactorGraph::eliminate(const std::vector<Index>& variables)
-  {
-    return FactorGraph<GaussianFactor>::eliminate(variables, EliminateQR);
-  }
-
-  /* ************************************************************************* */
-  std::pair<GaussianFactorGraph::sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph>
-    GaussianFactorGraph::eliminateOne(Index variable)
-  {
-    return FactorGraph<GaussianFactor>::eliminateOne(variable, EliminateQR);
-  }
-
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   void GaussianFactorGraph::permuteWithInverse(
       const Permutation& inversePermutation) {
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.h b/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.h
index e5b17e599..90086c1e5 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.h
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ namespace gtsam {
      * FactorGraph<GaussianFactor>::eliminateFrontals with EliminateQR as the
      * eliminate function argument.
      */
-    std::pair<sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph> eliminateFrontals(size_t nFrontals) const;
+    std::pair<sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph> eliminateFrontals(size_t nFrontals, const Eliminate& function) const {
+      return Base::eliminateFrontals(nFrontals, function); }
         
     /** Factor the factor graph into a conditional and a remaining factor graph.
      * Given the factor graph \f$ f(X) \f$, and \c variables to factorize out
@@ -140,10 +141,12 @@ namespace gtsam {
      * FactorGraph<GaussianFactor>::eliminate with EliminateQR as the eliminate
      * function argument.
      */
-    std::pair<sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph> eliminate(const std::vector<Index>& variables);
+    std::pair<sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph> eliminate(const std::vector<Index>& variables, const Eliminate& function) {
+      return Base::eliminate(variables, function); }
 
     /** Eliminate a single variable, by calling GaussianFactorGraph::eliminate. */
-    std::pair<sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph> eliminateOne(Index variable);
+    std::pair<sharedConditional, GaussianFactorGraph> eliminateOne(Index variable, const Eliminate& function) {
+      return Base::eliminateOne(variable, function); }
 
     /** Permute the variables in the factors */
     void permuteWithInverse(const Permutation& inversePermutation);