diff --git a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_c_vector.wrap b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_c_vector.wrap
index fac4fe706bf..47d104b071e 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_c_vector.wrap
+++ b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_c_vector.wrap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # auto include feature must be disable because the class is not in the file
 # with the same name
 set(WRAPPER_AUTO_INCLUDE_HEADERS OFF)
-itk_wrap_include("vcl_complex.h")
+itk_wrap_include("complex")
 itk_wrap_include("vnl/vnl_c_vector.h")
 
 itk_wrap_class("vnl_c_vector" EXPLICIT_SPECIALIZATION)
diff --git a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_diag_matrix.wrap b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_diag_matrix.wrap
index c25a7cfd601..0c7b82a1770 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_diag_matrix.wrap
+++ b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_diag_matrix.wrap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # auto include feature must be disable because the class is not in the file
 # with the same name
 set(WRAPPER_AUTO_INCLUDE_HEADERS OFF)
-itk_wrap_include("vcl_complex.h")
+itk_wrap_include("complex")
 itk_wrap_include("vnl/vnl_diag_matrix.h")
 
 itk_wrap_class("vnl_diag_matrix" EXPLICIT_SPECIALIZATION)
diff --git a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_matrix.wrap b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_matrix.wrap
index 6443cc323d4..6ca982d3ae3 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_matrix.wrap
+++ b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_matrix.wrap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # auto include feature must be disable because the class is not in the file
 # with the same name
 set(WRAPPER_AUTO_INCLUDE_HEADERS OFF)
-itk_wrap_include("vcl_complex.h")
+itk_wrap_include("complex")
 itk_wrap_include("vnl/vnl_vector.h")
 itk_wrap_include("vnl/vnl_matrix.h")
 
diff --git a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_vector.wrap b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_vector.wrap
index f23486f8dac..c38d2cc1ac0 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_vector.wrap
+++ b/Modules/Core/Common/wrapping/vnl_vector.wrap
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # auto include feature must be disable because the class is not in the file
 # with the same name
 set(WRAPPER_AUTO_INCLUDE_HEADERS OFF)
-itk_wrap_include("vcl_complex.h")
+itk_wrap_include("complex")
 itk_wrap_include("vnl/vnl_matrix.h")
 itk_wrap_include("vnl/vnl_vector.h")
 
diff --git a/Wrapping/Generators/Python/itkTemplate.py b/Wrapping/Generators/Python/itkTemplate.py
index 4d7c21850f5..02404e8a240 100644
--- a/Wrapping/Generators/Python/itkTemplate.py
+++ b/Wrapping/Generators/Python/itkTemplate.py
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ def __add__(self, paramSetString, cl):
                 # itk::Numerics::Sample -> itkSample
                 shortNameSize = len(re.sub(r':.*:', '', self.__name__))
                 attributeName = cl.__name__[shortNameSize:]
-        elif cl.__name__.startswith("vcl_complex"):
-            raise AttributeError('former vcl_complex, handling ' + str(cl.__name__))
-            # C++ name is likely to be std::complex here, instead of the
-            # expected vcl_complex
-            attributeName = cl.__name__[len("vcl_complex"):]
         else:
             shortName = re.sub(r':.*:', '', self.__name__)