diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h
index 511e92b2f..5ed7c437b 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseBlock.h
@@ -326,46 +326,6 @@ private:
 
 //----------
 
-/** \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
-  * is col-major (resp. row-major).
-  */
-template<typename Derived>
-typename SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::InnerVectorReturnType SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::innerVector(Index outer)
-{ return InnerVectorReturnType(derived(), outer); }
-
-/** \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
-  * is col-major (resp. row-major). Read-only.
-  */
-template<typename Derived>
-const typename SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::ConstInnerVectorReturnType SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::innerVector(Index outer) const
-{ return ConstInnerVectorReturnType(derived(), outer); }
-
-/** \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
-  * is col-major (resp. row-major).
-  */
-template<typename Derived>
-typename SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::InnerVectorsReturnType
-SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize)
-{
-  return Block<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true>(derived(),
-                                             IsRowMajor ? outerStart : 0, IsRowMajor ? 0 : outerStart,
-                                             IsRowMajor ? outerSize : rows(), IsRowMajor ? cols() : outerSize);
-
-}
-
-/** \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
-  * is col-major (resp. row-major). Read-only.
-  */
-template<typename Derived>
-const typename SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::ConstInnerVectorsReturnType
-SparseMatrixBase<Derived>::innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize) const
-{
-  return Block<const Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true>(derived(),
-                                                  IsRowMajor ? outerStart : 0, IsRowMajor ? 0 : outerStart,
-                                                  IsRowMajor ? outerSize : rows(), IsRowMajor ? cols() : outerSize);
-
-}
-
 /** Generic implementation of sparse Block expression.
   * Real-only.
   */
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
index c6b548f11..dac2d8c62 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseMatrixBase.h
@@ -350,18 +350,6 @@ template<typename Derived> class SparseMatrixBase
     const ConstTransposeReturnType transpose() const { return ConstTransposeReturnType(derived()); }
     const AdjointReturnType adjoint() const { return AdjointReturnType(transpose()); }
 
-    // inner-vector
-    typedef Block<Derived,IsRowMajor?1:Dynamic,IsRowMajor?Dynamic:1,true>       InnerVectorReturnType;
-    typedef Block<const Derived,IsRowMajor?1:Dynamic,IsRowMajor?Dynamic:1,true> ConstInnerVectorReturnType;
-    InnerVectorReturnType innerVector(Index outer);
-    const ConstInnerVectorReturnType innerVector(Index outer) const;
-
-    // set of inner-vectors
-    typedef Block<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true> InnerVectorsReturnType;
-    typedef Block<const Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true> ConstInnerVectorsReturnType;
-    InnerVectorsReturnType innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize);
-    const ConstInnerVectorsReturnType innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize) const;
-
     DenseMatrixType toDense() const
     {
       return DenseMatrixType(derived());
diff --git a/Eigen/src/plugins/BlockMethods.h b/Eigen/src/plugins/BlockMethods.h
index 5caf14469..5fcd13cc4 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/plugins/BlockMethods.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/plugins/BlockMethods.h
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ typedef const VectorBlock<const Derived> ConstSegmentReturnType;
 template<int Size> struct FixedSegmentReturnType { typedef VectorBlock<Derived, Size> Type; };
 template<int Size> struct ConstFixedSegmentReturnType { typedef const VectorBlock<const Derived, Size> Type; };
 
+/// \internal inner-vector
+typedef Block<Derived,IsRowMajor?1:Dynamic,IsRowMajor?Dynamic:1,true>       InnerVectorReturnType;
+typedef Block<const Derived,IsRowMajor?1:Dynamic,IsRowMajor?Dynamic:1,true> ConstInnerVectorReturnType;
+
+/// \internal set of inner-vectors
+typedef Block<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true> InnerVectorsReturnType;
+typedef Block<const Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true> ConstInnerVectorsReturnType;
+
 #endif // not EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
 
 /// \returns an expression of a block in \c *this with either dynamic or fixed sizes.
@@ -1354,3 +1362,39 @@ inline typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type tail(Index n = N) const
   EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT_VECTOR_ONLY(Derived)
   return typename ConstFixedSegmentReturnType<N>::Type(derived(), size() - n);
 }
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major).
+///
+InnerVectorReturnType innerVector(Index outer)
+{ return InnerVectorReturnType(derived(), outer); }
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major). Read-only.
+///
+const ConstInnerVectorReturnType innerVector(Index outer) const
+{ return ConstInnerVectorReturnType(derived(), outer); }
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major).
+///
+InnerVectorsReturnType
+innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize)
+{
+  return Block<Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true>(derived(),
+                                             IsRowMajor ? outerStart : 0, IsRowMajor ? 0 : outerStart,
+                                             IsRowMajor ? outerSize : rows(), IsRowMajor ? cols() : outerSize);
+
+}
+
+/// \returns the \a outer -th column (resp. row) of the matrix \c *this if \c *this
+/// is col-major (resp. row-major). Read-only.
+///
+const ConstInnerVectorsReturnType
+innerVectors(Index outerStart, Index outerSize) const
+{
+  return Block<const Derived,Dynamic,Dynamic,true>(derived(),
+                                                  IsRowMajor ? outerStart : 0, IsRowMajor ? 0 : outerStart,
+                                                  IsRowMajor ? outerSize : rows(), IsRowMajor ? cols() : outerSize);
+
+}
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