diff --git a/src/Python/Vector.hh b/src/Python/Vector.hh
index e3031709..fc453816 100644
--- a/src/Python/Vector.hh
+++ b/src/Python/Vector.hh
@@ -66,31 +66,27 @@ struct Factory {
 };
 }
 
-template<class Scalar, int N>
-void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, N> > &classVector);
-
 template<class Scalar>
 void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 2> > &classVector) {
     classVector
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec2_default))
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec2_user_defined))
         ;
-
-    typedef OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 2> Vector;
-    def("dot", &Vector::operator|);
 }
 template<class Scalar>
 void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 3> > &classVector) {
     classVector
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec3_default))
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec3_user_defined))
+#if (_MSC_VER >= 1900 || __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)) && !defined(OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY)
+        .def("__mod__", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::template operator%<Scalar>)
+        ;
+    def("cross", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::template operator%<Scalar>);
+#else
         .def("__mod__", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::operator%)
         ;
-
     def("cross", &Factory<Scalar>::Vector3::operator%);
-
-    typedef OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 3> Vector;
-    def("dot", &Vector::operator|);
+#endif
 }
 template<class Scalar>
 void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 4> > &classVector) {
@@ -98,9 +94,6 @@ void defInitMod(class_< OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 4> > &classVector) {
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec4_default))
         .def("__init__", make_constructor(&Factory<Scalar>::vec4_user_defined))
         ;
-
-    typedef OpenMesh::VectorT<Scalar, 4> Vector;
-    def("dot", &Vector::operator|);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -151,12 +144,23 @@ void expose_vec(const char *_name) {
 		.def("vectorize", &Vector::vectorize, return_internal_reference<>())
 		.def(self < self)
 
-		.def("norm", &Vector::template norm<Scalar>)
-		.def("length", &Vector::template length<Scalar>)
-		.def("sqrnorm", &Vector::template sqrnorm<Scalar>)
-		.def("normalize", &Vector::template normalize<Scalar>, return_internal_reference<>())
-		.def("normalized", &Vector::template normalized<Scalar>)
-		.def("normalize_cond", &Vector::template normalize_cond<Scalar>, return_internal_reference<>())
+#if (_MSC_VER >= 1900 || __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)) && !defined(OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY)
+        .def("dot", &Vector::template operator|<Scalar>)
+        .def("norm", &Vector::template norm<Scalar>)
+        .def("length", &Vector::template length<Scalar>)
+        .def("sqrnorm", &Vector::template sqrnorm<Scalar>)
+        .def("normalize", &Vector::template normalize<Scalar>, return_internal_reference<>())
+        .def("normalized", &Vector::template normalized<Scalar>)
+        .def("normalize_cond", &Vector::template normalize_cond<Scalar>, return_internal_reference<>())
+#else
+        .def("dot", &Vector::operator|)
+        .def("norm", &Vector::norm)
+        .def("length", &Vector::length)
+        .def("sqrnorm", &Vector::sqrnorm)
+        .def("normalize", &Vector::normalize, return_internal_reference<>())
+        .def("normalized", &Vector::normalized)
+        .def("normalize_cond", &Vector::normalize_cond, return_internal_reference<>())
+#endif
 
 		.def("l1_norm", &Vector::l1_norm)
 		.def("l8_norm", &Vector::l8_norm)
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ void expose_vec(const char *_name) {
 		.staticmethod("vectorized")
 		;
 
-	defInitMod<Scalar, N>(classVector);
+    defInitMod<Scalar>(classVector);
 }
 
 } // namespace OpenMesh