diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/std_containers.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/std_containers.i
index 86ec31d6f..ed98f1c71 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/std_containers.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/std_containers.i
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     return v[index];
   }
 
-  std::pair<int,int> pident(const std::pair<int,int>& p) 
+  std::pair<int,double> pident(const std::pair<int,double>& p) 
   {
     return p;
   }
diff --git a/SWIG/Lib/python/std_pair.i b/SWIG/Lib/python/std_pair.i
index 440c507e2..0b447a44b 100644
--- a/SWIG/Lib/python/std_pair.i
+++ b/SWIG/Lib/python/std_pair.i
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace std {
       }
     }
 
-    %typemap_traits_ptr(SWIG_CCode(PAIR), std::pair<T,U >);
+    %typemap_traits(SWIG_CCode(PAIR), std::pair<T,U >);
 
     T first;
     U second;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace std {
       }
     }
 
-    %typemap_traits_ptr(SWIG_CCode(PAIR), std::pair<T,U* >);
+    %typemap_traits(SWIG_CCode(PAIR), std::pair<T,U* >);
 
     T first;
     U* second;