diff --git a/src/numerics/NonlinearSolver.cpp b/src/numerics/NonlinearSolver.cpp
index 33f4f178f..b48a9591b 100644
--- a/src/numerics/NonlinearSolver.cpp
+++ b/src/numerics/NonlinearSolver.cpp
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ void NonlinearSolver::calcSolnToResNormVector()
         for (size_t irow = 0; irow < neq_; irow++) {
             m_wksp[irow] = 0.0;
         }
-        doublereal* jptr = &(jacCopyPtr_->operator()(0,0));
+        doublereal* jptr = &((*jacCopyPtr_)(0,0));
         for (size_t jcol = 0; jcol < neq_; jcol++) {
             for (size_t irow = 0; irow < neq_; irow++) {
                 m_wksp[irow] += (*jptr) * m_ewt[jcol];
diff --git a/src/thermo/WaterSSTP.cpp b/src/thermo/WaterSSTP.cpp
index 7030b520a..8ece97a89 100644
--- a/src/thermo/WaterSSTP.cpp
+++ b/src/thermo/WaterSSTP.cpp
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ WaterSSTP& WaterSSTP::operator=(const WaterSSTP& b)
     if (&b == this) {
         return *this;
     }
-    m_sub->operator=(*(b.m_sub));
+    *m_sub = *b.m_sub;
 
     if (!m_waterProps) {
         m_waterProps = new WaterProps(m_sub);
     }
-    m_waterProps->operator=(*(b.m_waterProps));
-
+    *m_waterProps = *b.m_waterProps;
 
     m_mw = b.m_mw;
     m_ready = b.m_ready;