diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPAliasTemplate.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPAliasTemplate.java
index a4a3c3276cf..4d8257a99bf 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPAliasTemplate.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPAliasTemplate.java
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.CPPVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.PlatformObject;
 
 public class CPPAliasTemplate extends PlatformObject implements ICPPAliasTemplate {
-	private IASTName aliasName;
-	private IType aliasedType;
+	private final IASTName aliasName;
+	private final IType aliasedType;
 	private ICPPTemplateParameter[] templateParameters;
 	
-	public CPPAliasTemplate(IASTName aliasName){
+	public CPPAliasTemplate(IASTName aliasName, IType aliasedType) {
 		this.aliasName = aliasName;
+		this.aliasedType = aliasedType;
 		aliasName.setBinding(this);
 	}
 	
@@ -43,10 +44,6 @@ public class CPPAliasTemplate extends PlatformObject implements ICPPAliasTemplat
 		return aliasedType;
 	}
 
-	public void setType(IType type) {
-		this.aliasedType = type;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String getName() {
 		return new String(getNameCharArray());
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ public class CPPAliasTemplate extends PlatformObject implements ICPPAliasTemplat
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isSameType(IType type) {
-		if(type == null){
+		if (type == null) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		IType aliasedType = getType();
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ public class CPPAliasTemplate extends PlatformObject implements ICPPAliasTemplat
    		try {
             t = (IType) super.clone();
         } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
-            //not going to happen
+            // Not going to happen
         }
         return t;
     }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
index c68310ee3d8..5fb3c781c4c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
@@ -673,9 +673,7 @@ public class CPPVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 			    }
 			    if (type != null) {
 			    	if (alias.getParent() instanceof ICPPASTTemplateDeclaration) {
-			    		CPPAliasTemplate templateAlias = new CPPAliasTemplate(alias.getAlias());
-		    			templateAlias.setType(type);
-			    		binding = templateAlias;
+			    		binding = new CPPAliasTemplate(alias.getAlias(), type);
 			    	} else {
 				    	CPPTypedef typedef = new CPPTypedef(alias.getAlias());
 				    	typedef.setType(type);