diff --git a/src/orbitdata.jl b/src/orbitdata.jl
index c133a74..13fe2da 100644
--- a/src/orbitdata.jl
+++ b/src/orbitdata.jl
@@ -213,17 +213,6 @@ function (g::perm)(y::GroupRingElem{T, <:SparseVector}) where T
     return result
 end
 
-function (p::perm)(A::MatElem)
-    length(p.d) == size(A, 1) == size(A,2) || throw("Can't act via $p on matrix of size $(size(A))")
-    result = similar(A)
-    @inbounds for i in 1:size(A, 1)
-        for j in 1:size(A, 2)
-            result[p[i],p[j]] = A[i,j] # action by permuting rows and colums/conjugation
-        end
-    end
-    return result
-end
-
 function (p::perm)(A::MatElem)
     length(p.d) == size(A, 1) == size(A,2) || throw("Can't act via $p on matrix of size $(size(A))")
     result = similar(A)
@@ -231,6 +220,7 @@ function (p::perm)(A::MatElem)
         for j in 1:size(A, 2)
             result[i, j] = A[p[i], p[j]] # action by permuting rows and colums/conjugation
         end
+    end
     return result
 end