diff --git a/lemon/edge_set.h b/lemon/edge_set.h
--- a/lemon/edge_set.h
+++ b/lemon/edge_set.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   class ListArcSetBase {
   public:
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
     typedef typename GR::Node Node;
     typedef typename GR::NodeIt NodeIt;
 
@@ -208,10 +207,10 @@
 
     template <typename V>
     class NodeMap : public GR::template NodeMap<V> {
+      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
+
     public:
 
-      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
-
       explicit NodeMap(const ListArcSetBase<GR>& arcset)
         : Parent(*arcset._graph) {}
 
@@ -259,17 +258,13 @@
   /// "Digraph" concept.
   template <typename GR>
   class ListArcSet : public ArcSetExtender<ListArcSetBase<GR> > {
+    typedef ArcSetExtender<ListArcSetBase<GR> > Parent;
 
   public:
 
-    typedef ArcSetExtender<ListArcSetBase<GR> > Parent;
-
     typedef typename Parent::Node Node;
     typedef typename Parent::Arc Arc;
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
-
-
     typedef typename Parent::NodesImplBase NodesImplBase;
 
     void eraseNode(const Node& node) {
@@ -292,9 +287,9 @@
     }
 
     class NodesImpl : public NodesImplBase {
-    public:
       typedef NodesImplBase Parent;
 
+    public:
       NodesImpl(const GR& graph, ListArcSet& arcset)
         : Parent(graph), _arcset(arcset) {}
 
@@ -354,7 +349,6 @@
   class ListEdgeSetBase {
   public:
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
     typedef typename GR::Node Node;
     typedef typename GR::NodeIt NodeIt;
 
@@ -637,10 +631,10 @@
 
     template <typename V>
     class NodeMap : public GR::template NodeMap<V> {
+      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
+
     public:
 
-      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
-
       explicit NodeMap(const ListEdgeSetBase<GR>& arcset)
         : Parent(*arcset._graph) {}
 
@@ -688,18 +682,14 @@
   /// concept.
   template <typename GR>
   class ListEdgeSet : public EdgeSetExtender<ListEdgeSetBase<GR> > {
+    typedef EdgeSetExtender<ListEdgeSetBase<GR> > Parent;
 
   public:
 
-    typedef EdgeSetExtender<ListEdgeSetBase<GR> > Parent;
-
     typedef typename Parent::Node Node;
     typedef typename Parent::Arc Arc;
     typedef typename Parent::Edge Edge;
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
-
-
     typedef typename Parent::NodesImplBase NodesImplBase;
 
     void eraseNode(const Node& node) {
@@ -717,9 +707,9 @@
     }
 
     class NodesImpl : public NodesImplBase {
-    public:
       typedef NodesImplBase Parent;
 
+    public:
       NodesImpl(const GR& graph, ListEdgeSet& arcset)
         : Parent(graph), _arcset(arcset) {}
 
@@ -779,9 +769,8 @@
   class SmartArcSetBase {
   public:
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
-    typedef typename Graph::Node Node;
-    typedef typename Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
+    typedef typename GR::Node Node;
+    typedef typename GR::NodeIt NodeIt;
 
   protected:
 
@@ -900,10 +889,10 @@
 
     template <typename V>
     class NodeMap : public GR::template NodeMap<V> {
+      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
+
     public:
 
-      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
-
       explicit NodeMap(const SmartArcSetBase<GR>& arcset)
         : Parent(*arcset._graph) { }
 
@@ -956,16 +945,13 @@
   /// "Digraph" concept.
   template <typename GR>
   class SmartArcSet : public ArcSetExtender<SmartArcSetBase<GR> > {
+    typedef ArcSetExtender<SmartArcSetBase<GR> > Parent;
 
   public:
 
-    typedef ArcSetExtender<SmartArcSetBase<GR> > Parent;
-
     typedef typename Parent::Node Node;
     typedef typename Parent::Arc Arc;
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
-
   protected:
 
     typedef typename Parent::NodesImplBase NodesImplBase;
@@ -983,9 +969,9 @@
     }
 
     class NodesImpl : public NodesImplBase {
-    public:
       typedef NodesImplBase Parent;
 
+    public:
       NodesImpl(const GR& graph, SmartArcSet& arcset)
         : Parent(graph), _arcset(arcset) {}
 
@@ -1062,7 +1048,6 @@
   class SmartEdgeSetBase {
   public:
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
     typedef typename GR::Node Node;
     typedef typename GR::NodeIt NodeIt;
 
@@ -1249,10 +1234,10 @@
 
     template <typename V>
     class NodeMap : public GR::template NodeMap<V> {
+      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
+
     public:
 
-      typedef typename GR::template NodeMap<V> Parent;
-
       explicit NodeMap(const SmartEdgeSetBase<GR>& arcset)
         : Parent(*arcset._graph) { }
 
@@ -1304,17 +1289,14 @@
   /// "Graph" concept.
   template <typename GR>
   class SmartEdgeSet : public EdgeSetExtender<SmartEdgeSetBase<GR> > {
+    typedef EdgeSetExtender<SmartEdgeSetBase<GR> > Parent;
 
   public:
 
-    typedef EdgeSetExtender<SmartEdgeSetBase<GR> > Parent;
-
     typedef typename Parent::Node Node;
     typedef typename Parent::Arc Arc;
     typedef typename Parent::Edge Edge;
 
-    typedef GR Graph;
-
   protected:
 
     typedef typename Parent::NodesImplBase NodesImplBase;
@@ -1331,9 +1313,9 @@
     }
 
     class NodesImpl : public NodesImplBase {
-    public:
       typedef NodesImplBase Parent;
 
+    public:
       NodesImpl(const GR& graph, SmartEdgeSet& arcset)
         : Parent(graph), _arcset(arcset) {}