diff --git a/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/internal/Static_filters/Collinear_3.h b/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/internal/Static_filters/Collinear_3.h
index 723ae59fa0c..6038bfef01f 100644
--- a/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/internal/Static_filters/Collinear_3.h
+++ b/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/internal/Static_filters/Collinear_3.h
@@ -77,32 +77,18 @@ public:
         upper_bound_1 = max1;
 
       int int_tmp_result;
-      if (lower_bound_1 < 5.00368081960964635413e-147)
+
+      if ( (lower_bound_1 < 5.00368081960964635413e-147) || (upper_bound_1 > 1.67597599124282407923e+153) )
         return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
-      else
-      {
-        if (upper_bound_1 > 1.67597599124282407923e+153)
-          return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
 
-        double eps = (8.88720573725927976811e-16 * (max1 * max2));
-        if (double_tmp_result > eps)
-          int_tmp_result = 1;
-        else
-        {
-          if (double_tmp_result < -eps)
-            int_tmp_result = -1;
-          else
-            return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
-        }
-      }
-
-      int sign_of_determinant_return_value = int_tmp_result;
-      if (sign_of_determinant_return_value != 0)
+      double eps = (8.88720573725927976811e-16 * (max1 * max2));
+      if ( (double_tmp_result > eps) || (double_tmp_result < -eps) )
         return false;
 
+
       double dpz = (pz - rz);
       double dqz = (qz - rz);
-      int int_tmp_result_3SPBwDj;
+
       double double_tmp_result_k3Lzf6g = ((dpx * dqz) - (dpz * dqx));
 
       double max3 = CGAL::abs(dpz);
@@ -117,28 +103,13 @@ public:
       else if (max3 > upper_bound_1)
         upper_bound_1 = max3;
 
-      if (lower_bound_1 < 5.00368081960964635413e-147)
-        return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
-      else
-      {
-        if (upper_bound_1 > 1.67597599124282407923e+153)
+      if ( (lower_bound_1 < 5.00368081960964635413e-147) || (upper_bound_1 > 1.67597599124282407923e+153) )
           return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
 
-        double eps = (8.88720573725927976811e-16 * (max1 * max3));
-        if (double_tmp_result_k3Lzf6g > eps)
-          int_tmp_result_3SPBwDj = 1;
-        else
-        {
-          if (double_tmp_result_k3Lzf6g < -eps)
-            int_tmp_result_3SPBwDj = -1;
-          else
-            return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
-        }
-      }
+      eps = (8.88720573725927976811e-16 * (max1 * max3));
+      if ( std::abs(double_tmp_result_k3Lzf6g) > eps)
+        return false;
 
-      int sign_of_determinant_return_value_FFWKCAA = int_tmp_result_3SPBwDj;
-
-      int int_tmp_result_Gx4H;
       double double_tmp_result_AvrrXBP = ((dpy * dqz) - (dpz * dqy));
 
       lower_bound_1 = max2;
@@ -149,26 +120,12 @@ public:
       else if (max3 > upper_bound_1)
         upper_bound_1 = max3;
 
-      if (lower_bound_1 < 5.00368081960964635413e-147)
-        return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
-      else
-      {
-        if (upper_bound_1 > 1.67597599124282407923e+153)
+      if ( (lower_bound_1 < 5.00368081960964635413e-147) || (upper_bound_1 > 1.67597599124282407923e+153) )
           return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
 
-        double eps = (8.88720573725927976811e-16 * (max2 * max3));
-        if (double_tmp_result_AvrrXBP > eps)
-          int_tmp_result_Gx4H = 1;
-        else
-        {
-          if (double_tmp_result_AvrrXBP < -eps)
-            int_tmp_result_Gx4H = -1;
-          else
-            return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
-        }
-      }
-      int sign_of_determinant_return_value_k60Ocge = int_tmp_result_Gx4H;
-      return ((sign_of_determinant_return_value_FFWKCAA == 0) && (sign_of_determinant_return_value_k60Ocge == 0));
+      eps = (8.88720573725927976811e-16 * (max2 * max3));
+      if ( std::abs(double_tmp_result_AvrrXBP) > eps)
+        return false;
     }
     return Base::operator()(p, q, r);
   }