diff --git a/common/fvector.hh b/common/fvector.hh
index 0048cccec988b67083b68cc9062e1bc2ec96aa1a..ab5032599d2c1100aafa9309bd6f5fbe039f6a81 100644
--- a/common/fvector.hh
+++ b/common/fvector.hh
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ namespace Dune {
          It is generally assumed that K is a numerical type compatible with double
          (E.g. norms are always computed in double precision).
 
-         Implementation of all members uses template meta programs where appropriate
    */
   template<class K, int SIZE>
   class FieldVector
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ namespace Dune {
          It is generally assumed that K is a numerical type compatible with double
          (E.g. norms are always computed in double precision).
 
-         Implementation of all members uses template meta programs where appropriate
    */
   template<class K, int SIZE>
   class FieldVector
@@ -652,7 +650,7 @@ namespace Dune {
     {
       double result = 0;
       for (int i=0; i<size; i++)
-        result += std::max(result, std::abs(p[i]));
+        result = std::max(result, std::abs(p[i]));
       return result;
     }
 
@@ -661,7 +659,7 @@ namespace Dune {
     {
       double result = 0;
       for (int i=0; i<size; i++)
-        result += std::max(result, fvmeta_absreal(p[i]));
+        result = std::max(result, fvmeta_absreal(p[i]));
       return result;
     }
 #endif