diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfBlock.h b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfBlock.h
index 8d568f8db..3be191a08 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfBlock.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfBlock.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class dxfFile;
 class codeValue;
 class dxfEntity;
 
+typedef std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> > EntityList;
+
 class dxfBlock : public osg::Referenced
 {
 public:
@@ -32,10 +34,11 @@ public:
     virtual ~dxfBlock() {}
     inline const std::string& getName() const { return _name; }
     virtual void assign(dxfFile* dxf, codeValue& cv);
-    std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> > & getEntityList() { return _entityList; }
+    EntityList& getEntityList() { return _entityList; }
     const osg::Vec3d& getPosition() const;
+    
 protected:
-    std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> > _entityList;
+    EntityList _entityList;
     dxfEntity* _currentEntity;
     std::string _name;
     osg::Vec3d _position;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfEntity.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfEntity.cpp
index 7881cf570..f27df73d5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfEntity.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfEntity.cpp
@@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ dxfInsert::drawScene(scene* sc)
     sc->pushMatrix(m);
     sc->pushMatrix(back);
 
-    std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> > l = _block->getEntityList();
-    for (std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> >::iterator itr = l.begin(); itr != l.end(); ++itr) {
+    EntityList& l = _block->getEntityList();
+    for (EntityList::iterator itr = l.begin(); itr != l.end(); ++itr) {
         dxfBasicEntity* e = (*itr)->getEntity();
         if (e) {
             e->drawScene(sc);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.cpp
index 92bd682b9..15dee2628 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void dxfEntities::assign(dxfFile* dxf, codeValue& cv)
 void 
 dxfEntities::drawScene(scene* sc)
 {
-    for (std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> >::iterator itr = _entityList.begin();
+    for (EntityList::iterator itr = _entityList.begin();
         itr != _entityList.end(); ++itr)
         (*itr)->drawScene(sc);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.h b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.h
index 15a52dfcb..155659a7f 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dxf/dxfSection.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public:
     virtual void drawScene(scene* sc);
 
 protected:
-    dxfEntity*                _currentEntity;
-    std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<dxfEntity> > _entityList;
+    dxfEntity*              _currentEntity;
+    EntityList              _entityList;
 
 };