diff --git a/src/base/blas_uninit.rs b/src/base/blas_uninit.rs
index 04812d7e..a50ec97d 100644
--- a/src/base/blas_uninit.rs
+++ b/src/base/blas_uninit.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::base::dimension::{Dim, Dynamic, U1};
 use crate::base::storage::{RawStorage, RawStorageMut};
 use crate::base::uninit::{InitStatus, Initialized};
 use crate::base::{Matrix, Scalar, Vector};
+use std::any::TypeId;
 
 // # Safety
 // The content of `y` must only contain values for which
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ pub unsafe fn gemm_uninit<
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if T::is::<f32>() {
+                if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<f32>() {
                     let (rsa, csa) = a.strides();
                     let (rsb, csb) = b.strides();
                     let (rsc, csc) = y.strides();
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ pub unsafe fn gemm_uninit<
                         csc as isize,
                     );
                     return;
-                } else if T::is::<f64>() {
+                } else if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<f64>() {
                     let (rsa, csa) = a.strides();
                     let (rsb, csb) = b.strides();
                     let (rsc, csc) = y.strides();
diff --git a/src/base/scalar.rs b/src/base/scalar.rs
index db9e458d..baee6e4f 100644
--- a/src/base/scalar.rs
+++ b/src/base/scalar.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 use std::any::Any;
-use std::any::TypeId;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 /// The basic scalar type for all structures of `nalgebra`.
 ///
 /// This does not make any assumption on the algebraic properties of `Self`.
-pub trait Scalar: Clone + PartialEq + Debug + Any {
-    #[inline]
-    /// Tests if `Self` the same as the type `T`
-    ///
-    /// Typically used to test of `Self` is a f32 or a f64 with `T::is::<f32>()`.
-    fn is<T: Scalar>() -> bool {
-        TypeId::of::<Self>() == TypeId::of::<T>()
-    }
-
+pub trait Scalar: 'static + Clone + PartialEq + Debug {
     #[inline(always)]
     /// Performance hack: Clone doesn't get inlined for Copy types in debug mode, so make it inline anyway.
     fn inlined_clone(&self) -> Self {