diff --git a/src/slice.rs b/src/slice.rs
index 0146d6dba..51146c94c 100644
--- a/src/slice.rs
+++ b/src/slice.rs
@@ -842,15 +842,13 @@ macro_rules! s(
         }
     };
     // empty call, i.e. `s![]`
-    (@parse ::core::marker::PhantomData::<$crate::Ix0>, ::core::marker::PhantomData::<$crate::Ix0>, []) => {
+    (@parse $in_dim:expr, $out_dim:expr, []) => {
         {
+            let in_dim = $in_dim;
+            let out_dim = $out_dim;
             #[allow(unsafe_code)]
             unsafe {
-                $crate::SliceInfo::new_unchecked(
-                    [],
-                    ::core::marker::PhantomData::<$crate::Ix0>,
-                    ::core::marker::PhantomData::<$crate::Ix0>,
-                )
+                $crate::SliceInfo::new_unchecked([], in_dim, out_dim)
             }
         }
     };