diff --git a/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc b/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc
index 4ebb15553421f1851c9e2434a01f761c1b08b9f5..83cbb5d19cb3dafd2b0379fcee1cb8cdad269949 100644
--- a/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc
+++ b/modules/geom/tests/test_composite3.cc
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rotation3)
   Rotation3 r(Vec3(0,1,0), 30.0*M_PI/180.0);
   Vec3 vrot=r.Apply(v);
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(cos(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot[0]), Real(1e-5));
-  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot[1],float(1e-5));
+  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot[1],Real(1e-5));
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(-sin(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot[2]), Real(1e-5));
 
   Rotation3 r2(Vec3(0,1,0), 30.0*M_PI/180.0,Vec3(2,0,0));
   Vec3 vrot2=r2.Apply(v);
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(2.0)-Real(cos(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot2[0]), Real(1e-5));
-  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot2[1],float(1e-5));
+  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot2[1],Real(1e-5));
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(sin(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot2[2]), Real(1e-5));
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/geom/tests/test_quat.cc b/modules/geom/tests/test_quat.cc
index 209d129c7880a613d7af62a4d993e44e2a257b9c..cfd36460be4d09487e15000f2579cfdb78ed8697 100644
--- a/modules/geom/tests/test_quat.cc
+++ b/modules/geom/tests/test_quat.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(quat_rotate)
   Quat q(30.0*M_PI/180.0,Vec3(0,1,0));
   Vec3 vrot=q.Rotate(v);
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(cos(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot[0]), Real(1e-5));
-  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot[1],float(1e-5));
+  BOOST_CHECK_SMALL(vrot[1],Real(1e-5));
   BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE(Real(-sin(30.0*M_PI/180.0)), Real(vrot[2]), Real(1e-5));
 }