diff --git a/test/test2/test2.cpp b/test/test2/test2.cpp
index dbabc93a..83c4b61f 100644
--- a/test/test2/test2.cpp
+++ b/test/test2/test2.cpp
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@
 int main () {
 #ifdef USE_FLOAT
     std::cout << "float" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<float>, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<float>, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_DOUBLE
     std::cout << "double" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<double>, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<double>, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_STD_COMPLEX
 #ifdef USE_FLOAT
     std::cout << "std::complex<float>" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<std::complex<float> >, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<std::complex<float> >, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_DOUBLE
     std::cout << "std::complex<double>" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<std::complex<double> >, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_1<ublas::vector<std::complex<double> >, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -43,23 +43,23 @@ int main () {
 
 #ifdef USE_FLOAT
     std::cout << "float" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<float>, ublas::matrix<float>, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<float>, ublas::matrix<float>, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_DOUBLE
     std::cout << "double" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<double>, ublas::matrix<double>, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<double>, ublas::matrix<double>, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_STD_COMPLEX
 #ifdef USE_FLOAT
     std::cout << "std::complex<float>" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<std::complex<float> >, ublas::matrix<std::complex<float> >, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<std::complex<float> >, ublas::matrix<std::complex<float> >, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_DOUBLE
     std::cout << "std::complex<double>" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<std::complex<double> >, ublas::matrix<std::complex<double> >, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_2<ublas::vector<std::complex<double> >, ublas::matrix<std::complex<double> >, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ int main () {
 
 #ifdef USE_FLOAT
     std::cout << "float" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<float>, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<float>, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_DOUBLE
     std::cout << "double" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<double>, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<double>, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_STD_COMPLEX
 #ifdef USE_FLOAT
     std::cout << "std::complex<float>" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<std::complex<float> >, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<std::complex<float> >, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_DOUBLE
     std::cout << "std::complex<double>" << std::endl;
-    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<std::complex<double> >, 3> () ();
+    test_blas_3<ublas::matrix<std::complex<double> >, 3> ().test ();
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/test/test2/test2.hpp b/test/test2/test2.hpp
index e8338aab..b38e5f56 100644
--- a/test/test2/test2.hpp
+++ b/test/test2/test2.hpp
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ struct test_blas_1 {
     typedef typename V::value_type value_type;
     typedef typename ublas::type_traits<value_type>::real_type real_type;
 
-    void operator () ();
+    void test ();
 };
 
 template<class V, class M, int N>
 struct test_blas_2 {
     typedef typename V::value_type value_type;
 
-    void operator () ();
+    void test ();
 };
 
 template<class M, int N>
 struct test_blas_3 {
     typedef typename M::value_type value_type;
 
-    void operator () ();
+    void test ();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/test2/test21.cpp b/test/test2/test21.cpp
index 657a61b5..e23f8890 100644
--- a/test/test2/test21.cpp
+++ b/test/test2/test21.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "test2.hpp"
 
 template<class V, int N>
-void test_blas_1<V, N>::operator () () {
+void test_blas_1<V, N>::test () {
     {
         value_type t;
         real_type n;
diff --git a/test/test2/test22.cpp b/test/test2/test22.cpp
index d4788daa..3681c2b9 100644
--- a/test/test2/test22.cpp
+++ b/test/test2/test22.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "test2.hpp"
 
 template<class V, class M, int N>
-void test_blas_2<V, M, N>::operator () () {
+void test_blas_2<V, M, N>::test () {
     {
         V v1 (N), v2 (N);
         M m (N, N);
diff --git a/test/test2/test23.cpp b/test/test2/test23.cpp
index 73e87c07..de7e045f 100644
--- a/test/test2/test23.cpp
+++ b/test/test2/test23.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "test2.hpp"
 
 template<class M, int N>
-void test_blas_3<M, N>::operator () () {
+void test_blas_3<M, N>::test () {
     {
         M m1 (N, N), m2 (N, N), m3 (N, N);