diff --git a/Surface_mesher/changes.txt b/Surface_mesher/changes.txt
index 6a1c8eae61a..79caf7b3a62 100644
--- a/Surface_mesher/changes.txt
+++ b/Surface_mesher/changes.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
    - merge parameters.* with the Mesh_3 version,
    - use <CGAL/Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3.h>
    - new polyhedron_remesher.cpp
+- use Robust_circumcenter_traits_3<K> by default, in
+  Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3
 
 9 August 2006 Laurent Rineau
 - documentation of Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3
diff --git a/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3.h b/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3.h
index 0cce18f192f..ba3d2719513 100644
--- a/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesher/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 // traits class
 #include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/Robust_circumcenter_traits_3.h>
 
 // Delaunay
 #include <CGAL/Delaunay_triangulation_3.h>
@@ -36,15 +37,16 @@ namespace CGAL {
     class Surface_mesh_default_triangulation_3_generator {
 
       // traits class
-      typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel K;
+      typedef Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel K2;
+      typedef Robust_circumcenter_traits_3<K2>  K;
 
       // vertex and cell types
-      typedef CGAL::Surface_mesh_vertex_base_3<K> Vb;
-      typedef CGAL::Surface_mesh_cell_base_3<K> Cb;
+      typedef Surface_mesh_vertex_base_3<K> Vb;
+      typedef Surface_mesh_cell_base_3<K> Cb;
 
       // triangulation
-      typedef CGAL::Triangulation_data_structure_3<Vb, Cb> Tds;
-      typedef CGAL::Delaunay_triangulation_3<K, Tds> Tr;
+      typedef Triangulation_data_structure_3<Vb, Cb> Tds;
+      typedef Delaunay_triangulation_3<K, Tds> Tr;
 
     public:
       // result type