diff --git a/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.cpp b/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.cpp
index d1a2354a1..10db3775f 100644
--- a/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.cpp
+++ b/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace Horus {
 
-std::unordered_map<VarId, VarInfo> Var::varsInfo_;
+std::unordered_map<VarId, Var::VarInfo> Var::varsInfo_;
 
 
 Var::Var (const Var* v)
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ std::string
 Var::label() const
 {
   if (Var::varsHaveInfo()) {
-    return Var::getVarInfo (varId_).label;
+    assert (Util::contains (varsInfo_, varId_));
+    return varsInfo_.find (varId_)->second.first;
   }
   std::stringstream ss;
   ss << "x" << varId_;
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ States
 Var::states() const
 {
   if (Var::varsHaveInfo()) {
-    return Var::getVarInfo (varId_).states;
+    assert (Util::contains (varsInfo_, varId_));
+    return varsInfo_.find (varId_)->second.second;
   }
   States states;
   for (unsigned i = 0; i < range_; i++) {
@@ -87,15 +89,6 @@ Var::addVarInfo (
 
 
 
-VarInfo
-Var::getVarInfo (VarId vid)
-{
-  assert (Util::contains (varsInfo_, vid));
-  return varsInfo_.find (vid)->second;
-}
-
-
-
 bool
 Var::varsHaveInfo()
 {
diff --git a/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.h b/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.h
index 2b8708fc3..9a265a241 100644
--- a/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.h
+++ b/packages/CLPBN/horus/Var.h
@@ -12,19 +12,11 @@
 
 namespace Horus {
 
-struct VarInfo {
-  VarInfo (std::string l, const States& sts)
-      : label(l), states(sts) { }
-  std::string label;
-  States states;
-};
-
-
 class Var {
   public:
     Var (const Var*);
 
-    Var (VarId, unsigned, int = Constants::unobserved);
+    Var (VarId, unsigned range, int evidence = Constants::unobserved);
 
     virtual ~Var() { };
 
@@ -57,13 +49,13 @@ class Var {
     static void addVarInfo (
         VarId vid, std::string label, const States& states);
 
-    static VarInfo getVarInfo (VarId vid);
-
     static bool varsHaveInfo();
 
     static void clearVarsInfo();
 
   private:
+    typedef std::pair<std::string, States> VarInfo;
+
     VarId     varId_;
     unsigned  range_;
     int       evidence_;