diff --git a/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Filtered_kernel/internal/Static_filters/Orientation_4.h b/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Filtered_kernel/internal/Static_filters/Orientation_4.h
index f45a614e303..e80b295c0c8 100644
--- a/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Filtered_kernel/internal/Static_filters/Orientation_4.h
+++ b/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Filtered_kernel/internal/Static_filters/Orientation_4.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public:
              const Point_4 &r, const Point_4 &s,
              const Point_4 &t) const
   {
-            std::cout << "XX" << std::endl;
-
       CGAL_BRANCH_PROFILER_3("semi-static failures/attempts/calls to   : Orientation_4", tmp);
 
       double p0, p1, p2, p3, q0, q1, q2, q3, r0, r1, r2, r3, s0, s1, s2, s3, t0, t1, t2, t3;
diff --git a/Triangulation/benchmark/Triangulation/bench4d.cpp b/Triangulation/benchmark/Triangulation/bench4d.cpp
index 10c3f969ae7..b0746ed464e 100644
--- a/Triangulation/benchmark/Triangulation/bench4d.cpp
+++ b/Triangulation/benchmark/Triangulation/bench4d.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//  Switch off the static filters for 4, 5, and 6 points.
+// #define CGAL_NO_STATIC_FILTER_456
 
 #include <CGAL/Epick_d.h>
 #include <CGAL/Triangulation.h>