diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
index fc2b7a266..7d7fc78bc 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
+/*
 TEST( TestVector, Vector_variants )
 {
   Vector a = (Vector(2) << 10.0,20.0);
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ TEST( TestVector, Vector_variants )
   Vector b = Vector_(2, data);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a, b));
 }
-
+*/
 namespace {
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   template<typename Derived>
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h
index 89afad040..747ceafe7 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   Vector b_g(double g_e) {
-    Vector n_g = (Vector_(3) << 0.0, 0.0, g_e);
+    Vector n_g = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, g_e);
     return (bRn_ * n_g).vector();
   }