diff --git a/fixed_wide_vectors/src/macros/wide.rs b/fixed_wide_vectors/src/macros/wide.rs
index ea5f6c3..01da30b 100644
--- a/fixed_wide_vectors/src/macros/wide.rs
+++ b/fixed_wide_vectors/src/macros/wide.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ macro_rules! impl_wide_operations {
         impl<U:std::ops::Add<Output=U>,T:Copy+fixed_wide_traits::wide::WideMul<Output=U>> $struct<T> {
             #[inline]
             pub fn wide_length_squared(&self) -> U {
-                let squared = $struct {
-                    $( $field: self.$field.wide_mul(self.$field) ), +
-                };
-
                 $crate::sum_repeating!(
-                    $( + squared.$field ) +
+                    $( + self.$field.wide_mul(self.$field) ) +
                 )
             }
         }