diff --git a/src/pygccxml/declarations/container_traits.py b/src/pygccxml/declarations/container_traits.py
index 00463e57..6e29022d 100644
--- a/src/pygccxml/declarations/container_traits.py
+++ b/src/pygccxml/declarations/container_traits.py
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ def erase_allocator(self, cls_name, default_allocator='std::allocator'):
             container=c_name,
             value_type=value_type,
             allocator=default_allocator)
-        if self.normalize(cls_name) == \
-                self.normalize(tmpl):
+        if cls_name == tmpl:
             return templates.join(
                 c_name, [self.erase_recursive(value_type)])
 
@@ -122,8 +121,8 @@ def erase_container(self, cls_name, default_container_name='std::deque'):
             return
         value_type = c_args[0]
         dc_no_defaults = self.erase_recursive(c_args[1])
-        if self.normalize(dc_no_defaults) == self.normalize(
-                templates.join(default_container_name, [value_type])):
+        if dc_no_defaults == \
+                templates.join(default_container_name, [value_type]):
             return templates.join(
                 c_name, [self.erase_recursive(value_type)])
 
@@ -137,12 +136,12 @@ def erase_container_compare(
         if len(c_args) != 3:
             return
         dc_no_defaults = self.erase_recursive(c_args[1])
-        if self.normalize(dc_no_defaults) != self.normalize(
-                templates.join(default_container_name, [c_args[0]])):
+        if dc_no_defaults != \
+                templates.join(default_container_name, [c_args[0]]):
             return
         dcomp_no_defaults = self.erase_recursive(c_args[2])
-        if self.normalize(dcomp_no_defaults) != self.normalize(
-                templates.join(default_compare, [c_args[0]])):
+        if dcomp_no_defaults != \
+                templates.join(default_compare, [c_args[0]]):
             return
         value_type = self.erase_recursive(c_args[0])
         return templates.join(c_name, [value_type])
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@ def erase_compare_allocator(
             value_type=value_type,
             compare=default_compare,
             allocator=default_allocator)
-        if self.normalize(cls_name) == \
-                self.normalize(tmpl):
+        if cls_name == tmpl:
             return templates.join(
                 c_name, [self.erase_recursive(value_type)])
 
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ def erase_map_compare_allocator(
                 mapped_type=mapped_type,
                 compare=default_compare,
                 allocator=default_allocator)
-            if self.normalize(cls_name) == self.normalize(tmpl):
+            if cls_name == tmpl:
                 return templates.join(
                     c_name,
                     [self.erase_recursive(key_type),
@@ -237,8 +235,7 @@ def erase_hash_allocator(self, cls_name):
                 less=default_less,
                 equal_to=default_equal_to,
                 allocator=default_allocator)
-            if self.normalize(cls_name) == \
-                    self.normalize(inst):
+            if cls_name == inst:
                 return templates.join(
                     c_name, [self.erase_recursive(value_type)])
 
@@ -316,7 +313,7 @@ def erase_hashmap_compare_allocator(self, cls_name):
                 equal_to=default_equal_to,
                 allocator=default_allocator)
 
-            if self.normalize(cls_name) == self.normalize(inst):
+            if cls_name == inst:
                 return templates.join(
                     c_name,
                     [self.erase_recursive(key_type),