diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/index/detail/rtree/node/node_s_mem_static.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/index/detail/rtree/node/node_s_mem_static.hpp
index d5d68cbd1..5df869c95 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/index/detail/rtree/node/node_s_mem_static.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/index/detail/rtree/node/node_s_mem_static.hpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct create_node<
         return create_static_node<
             typename Allocators::node_pointer,
             static_internal_node<Value, Parameters, Box, Allocators, node_s_mem_static_tag>
-        >::template apply(allocators.node_allocator());
+        >::apply(allocators.node_allocator());
     }
 };
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ struct create_node<
         return create_static_node<
             typename Allocators::node_pointer,
             static_leaf<Value, Parameters, Box, Allocators, node_s_mem_static_tag>
-        >::template apply(allocators.node_allocator());
+        >::apply(allocators.node_allocator());
     }
 };