diff --git a/src/parser/AutoParser.cpp b/src/parser/AutoParser.cpp
index b4e72c4cf..4c2a91fde 100644
--- a/src/parser/AutoParser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/AutoParser.cpp
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ namespace storm {
 			// Open the file.
 			MappedFile file(filename.c_str());
             
-            LOG_THROW(file.getDataSize() >= hintLength, storm::exceptions::WrongFormatException, "File too short to be readable.");
+			LOG_THROW(file.getDataSize() >= STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH, storm::exceptions::WrongFormatException, "File too short to be readable.");
 			char const* fileData = file.getData();
             
-            char filehintBuffer[hintLength + 1];
-            memcpy(filehintBuffer, fileData, hintLength);
-            filehintBuffer[hintLength] = 0;
+			char filehintBuffer[STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH + 1];
+			memcpy(filehintBuffer, fileData, STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH);
+			filehintBuffer[STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH] = 0;
 
 			// Find and read in the hint.
-            std::string formatString = "%" + std::to_string(hintLength) + "s";
+			std::string formatString = "%" + std::to_string(STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH) + "s";
 			char hint[5];
 		#ifdef WINDOWS
-			sscanf_s(filehintBuffer, formatString.c_str(), hint, hintLength + 1);
+			sscanf_s(filehintBuffer, formatString.c_str(), hint, STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH + 1);
 		#else
 			int ret = sscanf(filehintBuffer, formatString.c_str(), hint);
 		#endif
diff --git a/src/parser/AutoParser.h b/src/parser/AutoParser.h
index c3bab16e6..5041e2f3c 100644
--- a/src/parser/AutoParser.h
+++ b/src/parser/AutoParser.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#define STORM_PARSER_AUTOPARSER_HINT_LENGTH (10ull)
+
 namespace storm {
 
 	/*!
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ namespace storm {
 
 		private:
             // Define the maximal length of a hint in the file.
-            static constexpr uint_fast64_t hintLength = 10;
+            static uint_fast64_t hintLength;
 
 			/*!
 			 *	Opens the given file and parses the file format hint.
diff --git a/src/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp b/src/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp
index 0b5846acc..f310c61ad 100644
--- a/src/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp
@@ -749,9 +749,9 @@ namespace storm {
         void SparseMatrix<ValueType>::multiplyWithVectorSequential(std::vector<ValueType> const& vector, std::vector<ValueType>& result) const {
             const_iterator it = this->begin();
             const_iterator ite;
-            typename std::vector<index_type>::const_iterator rowIterator = rowIndications.begin();
-            typename std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIterator = result.begin();
-            typename std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIteratorEnd = result.end();
+            std::vector<index_type>::const_iterator rowIterator = rowIndications.begin();
+            std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIterator = result.begin();
+            std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIteratorEnd = result.end();
             
             for (; resultIterator != resultIteratorEnd; ++rowIterator, ++resultIterator) {
                 *resultIterator = storm::utility::constantZero<ValueType>();
@@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ namespace storm {
                                   const_iterator ite;
                                   std::vector<index_type>::const_iterator rowIterator = this->rowIndications.begin() + startRow;
                                   std::vector<index_type>::const_iterator rowIteratorEnd = this->rowIndications.begin() + endRow;
-                                  typename std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIterator = result.begin() + startRow;
-                                  typename std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIteratorEnd = result.begin() + endRow;
+                                  std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIterator = result.begin() + startRow;
+                                  std::vector<ValueType>::iterator resultIteratorEnd = result.begin() + endRow;
                                   
                                   for (; resultIterator != resultIteratorEnd; ++rowIterator, ++resultIterator) {
                                       *resultIterator = storm::utility::constantZero<ValueType>();