diff --git a/matrix/Vector3.hpp b/matrix/Vector3.hpp
index e449b2657f..70d503aafd 100644
--- a/matrix/Vector3.hpp
+++ b/matrix/Vector3.hpp
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     Vector3 cross(const Matrix31 & b) const {
         const Vector3 &a(*this);
-        Vector3 c;
-        c(0) = a(1)*b(2,0) - a(2)*b(1,0);
-        c(1) = -a(0)*b(2,0) + a(2)*b(0,0);
-        c(2) = a(0)*b(1,0) - a(1)*b(0,0);
-        return c;
+        return {a(1)*b(2,0) - a(2)*b(1,0), -a(0)*b(2,0) + a(2)*b(0,0), a(0)*b(1,0) - a(1)*b(0,0)};
     }
 
     /**