diff --git a/pytriqs/gf/local/_gf_common.py b/pytriqs/gf/local/_gf_common.py
index 3d3e34f3..497af4b1 100644
--- a/pytriqs/gf/local/_gf_common.py
+++ b/pytriqs/gf/local/_gf_common.py
@@ -125,15 +125,16 @@ def invert(self):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------
 
-def transpose(self):
-    """Transposes the GF Bloc: return a new transposed view"""
-    ### WARNING: this depends on the C++ layering ....
-    return self.__class__(
-            indices = list(self.indices),
-            mesh = self.mesh,
-            data = self.data.transpose( (0, 2, 1) ),
-            tail = self.tail.transpose(),
-            name = self.name+'(t)')
+# FIXME NEVER USED CLEAN UP
+#def transpose(self):
+#    """Transposes the GF Bloc: return a new transposed view"""
+#    ### WARNING: this depends on the C++ layering ....
+#    return self.__class__(
+#            indices = list(self.indices),
+#            mesh = self.mesh,
+#            data = self.data.transpose( (0, 2, 1) ),
+#            tail = self.tail.transpose(),
+#            name = self.name+'(t)')
 
 #---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/test/pytriqs/base/CMakeLists.txt b/test/pytriqs/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d074d33..57b8fc73 100644
--- a/test/pytriqs/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/pytriqs/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ add_triqs_test_hdf(pade " -d 1.e-6")
 # Bug fix #112
 add_triqs_test_txt(gf_inplace_112)
 
+# Bug fix #134
+add_triqs_test_txt(gf_transpose)
diff --git a/test/pytriqs/base/gf_transpose.output b/test/pytriqs/base/gf_transpose.output
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1503fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pytriqs/base/gf_transpose.output
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Old data shape =  (1000, 3, 5)
+Old tail shape =  (10, 3, 5)
+New data shape =  (1000, 5, 3)
+New tail shape =  (10, 5, 3)
diff --git a/test/pytriqs/base/gf_transpose.py b/test/pytriqs/base/gf_transpose.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29bbf8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pytriqs/base/gf_transpose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from pytriqs.gf.local import *
+
+g = GfImFreq(indicesR = range(5), indicesL = range(3), beta = 40, n_points = 1000)
+gt = g.transpose()
+
+print "Old data shape = ", g.data.shape
+print "Old tail shape = ", g.tail.data.shape
+print "New data shape = ", gt.data.shape
+print "New tail shape = ", gt.tail.data.shape
diff --git a/triqs/gfs/tools.hpp b/triqs/gfs/tools.hpp
index 0a831c9a..b29f9121 100644
--- a/triqs/gfs/tools.hpp
+++ b/triqs/gfs/tools.hpp
@@ -162,13 +162,7 @@ namespace gfs {
  }
 
  inline indices_2 transpose(indices_2 const &x) {
-  auto ind2 = x.ind;
-  if (x.ind.size() > 0) {
-   int im = x.ind.size(), jm = x.ind[0].size();
-   for (int i = 0; i < im; ++i)
-    for (int j = 0; j < jm; ++j) ind2[i][j] = x.ind[j][i];
-  }
-  return indices_2(std::move(ind2));
+  return std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> {x.ind[1],x.ind[0]};
  }
 
  //------------------------------------------------------