diff --git a/include/boost/graph/adjacency_list.hpp b/include/boost/graph/adjacency_list.hpp
index 1bb70df4..eca0f4b7 100644
--- a/include/boost/graph/adjacency_list.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/graph/adjacency_list.hpp
@@ -382,16 +382,14 @@ namespace boost {
   inline
   typename graph_property<adjacency_list<EL,VL,DS,VP,EP,GP>, Tag>::type&
   get_property(adjacency_list<EL,VL,DS,VP,EP,GP>& g, Tag) {
-    typedef typename property_value<GP, Tag>::type value_type;
-    return get_property_value(g.m_property, value_type(), Tag());
+    return get_property_value(g.m_property, Tag());
   }
 
   template <class EL, class VL, class DS, class VP,class EP,class GP,class Tag>
   inline
   const typename graph_property<adjacency_list<EL,VL,DS,VP,EP,GP>, Tag>::type&
   get_property(const adjacency_list<EL,VL,DS,VP,EP,GP>& g, Tag) {
-    typedef typename property_value<GP, Tag>::type value_type;
-    return get_property_value(g.m_property, value_type(), Tag());
+    return get_property_value(g.m_property, Tag());
   }
 
   // dwa 09/25/00 - needed to be more explicit so reverse_graph would work.
diff --git a/include/boost/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp b/include/boost/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp
index ef8c017b..f02c0556 100644
--- a/include/boost/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/graph/adjacency_matrix.hpp
@@ -665,12 +665,10 @@ namespace boost {
     typedef boost::lvalue_property_map_tag category;
     adj_matrix_vertex_property_map(Graph& g) : m_g(g) { }
     inline value_type& operator[](key_type v) {
-      return get_property_value(m_g.m_vertex_properties[v], 
-                                value_type(), Tag());
+      return get_property_value(m_g.m_vertex_properties[v], Tag());
     }
     inline const value_type& operator[](key_type v) const {
-      return get_property_value(m_g.m_vertex_properties[v], 
-                                value_type(), Tag());
+      return get_property_value(m_g.m_vertex_properties[v], Tag());
     }
     Graph& m_g;
   };
@@ -756,11 +754,11 @@ namespace boost {
 
     inline value_type& operator[](key_type e) {
       Property& p = *(Property*)e.get_property();
-      return get_property_value(p, value_type(), Tag());
+      return get_property_value(p, Tag());
     }
     inline const value_type& operator[](key_type e) const {
       const Property& p = *(const Property*)e.get_property();
-      return get_property_value(p, value_type(), Tag());
+      return get_property_value(p, Tag());
     }
   };
   struct adj_matrix_edge_property_selector {