diff --git a/pandatool/src/cvscopy/cvsCopy.cxx b/pandatool/src/cvscopy/cvsCopy.cxx
index d915b3e773..485b43eb69 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/cvscopy/cvsCopy.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/cvscopy/cvsCopy.cxx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ handle_args(Args &args) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  copy(args.begin(), args.end(), back_inserter<vector_string>(_source_files));
+  copy(args.begin(), args.end(), back_inserter(_source_files));
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggprogs/eggTextureCards.cxx b/pandatool/src/eggprogs/eggTextureCards.cxx
index f9f50a252f..8796a5369f 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggprogs/eggTextureCards.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggprogs/eggTextureCards.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ handle_args(ProgramBase::Args &args) {
   }
 
   copy(args.begin(), args.end(),
-       back_inserter<vector_string>(_texture_names));
+       back_inserter(_texture_names));
 
   return true;
 }