diff --git a/python/core/qgsfeature.sip b/python/core/qgsfeature.sip
index 69fa6a0f68f..1f4a01794bb 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsfeature.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsfeature.sip
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ class QgsFeature
     
   public:
 
-    typedef unsigned int size_t;
-    
     //! Constructor
     QgsFeature(int id = 0, QString typeName = "" );
 
diff --git a/python/core/qgsgeometry.sip b/python/core/qgsgeometry.sip
index 29278fb875d..51ca4ccf31e 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsgeometry.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsgeometry.sip
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ typedef QVector< QVector<QgsPoint> > QgsMultiPolyline;
 /** a collection of QgsPolygons that share a common collection of attributes */
 typedef QVector< QVector< QVector<QgsPoint> > > QgsMultiPolygon;
 
+typedef unsigned int size_t;
     
 class QgsGeometry
 {
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ class QgsGeometry
     /** construct geometry from a rectangle */
     static QgsGeometry* fromRect(const QgsRectangle& rect) /Factory/;
         
-    typedef unsigned int size_t;
 
     
     /**