diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.cc b/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.cc
index f826fc960..8a8232d89 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.cc
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.cc
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@
 
 #include <dynblas.h>
 
-#include <cstring>
-#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <limits>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
 
-ZeroPad zero_pad;
-
 Vector::Vector(const Vector &v)
   : len(v.len), data{new double[len], [](double *arr) { delete[] arr; }}
 {
@@ -156,19 +152,10 @@ void
 Vector::zeros()
 {
   if (s == 1)
-    {
-      double *p = base();
-      for (int i = 0; i < len/ZeroPad::length;
-           i++, p += ZeroPad::length)
-        memcpy(p, zero_pad.getBase(), sizeof(double)*ZeroPad::length);
-      for (; p < base()+len; p++)
-        *p = 0.0;
-    }
+    std::fill_n(base(), len, 0.0);
   else
-    {
-      for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
-        operator[](i) = 0.0;
-    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+      operator[](i) = 0.0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -410,8 +397,3 @@ ConstVector::print() const
     std::cout << i << '\t' << std::setw(8) << operator[](i) << std::endl;
   std::cout.flags(ff);
 }
-
-ZeroPad::ZeroPad()
-{
-  pad.fill(0.0);
-}
diff --git a/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.hh b/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.hh
index eca0f4bc9..76183c6c7 100644
--- a/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.hh
+++ b/dynare++/sylv/cc/Vector.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  * to avoid running virtual method invokation mechanism. Some
  * members, and methods are thus duplicated */
 
-#include <array>
 #include <memory>
 #include <complex>
 
@@ -216,19 +215,4 @@ public:
   void print() const;
 };
 
-class ZeroPad
-{
-public:
-  static const int length = 16;
-private:
-  std::array<double, length> pad;
-public:
-  ZeroPad();
-  const double *
-  getBase() const
-  {
-    return pad.data();
-  }
-};
-
 #endif /* VECTOR_H */