diff --git a/src/particles/spinors.jl b/src/particles/spinors.jl
index d26ebe5..d366807 100644
--- a/src/particles/spinors.jl
+++ b/src/particles/spinors.jl
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ end
 
 const SpinorVbar = IncomingAntiFermionSpinor
 
-function getindex(SP::T, idx) where {T<:QEDbase.AbstractParticleSpinor}
-    return idx in (1, 2) ? SP(idx) : throw(BoundsError())
-end
+# TODO: reenable when it's no longer in QEDbase
+# function getindex(SP::T, idx) where {T<:QEDbase.AbstractParticleSpinor}
+#     return idx in (1, 2) ? SP(idx) : throw(BoundsError())
+# end
diff --git a/test/particles/types.jl b/test/particles/types.jl
index 13fec88..4766170 100644
--- a/test/particles/types.jl
+++ b/test/particles/types.jl
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ using QEDbase
 using StaticArrays
 using Random
 
+# TODO this can be deleted when QEDbase is released again
+# fix for the broadcast tests
+Base.broadcastable(part::QEDbase.AbstractParticleType) = Ref(part)
+
 # test function to test scalar broadcasting
 test_broadcast(x::AbstractParticle) = x
 test_broadcast(x::ParticleDirection) = x