diff --git a/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example5.C b/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example5.C
index e6bf65e8bfc..73769dc6039 100755
--- a/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example5.C
+++ b/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example5.C
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/Random.h>
 #include <CGAL/Timer.h>
 
-//#undef assert
-//#define assert
-
-#pragma hdrstop
 
 
 
diff --git a/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example6.C b/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example6.C
index d956a8f15bd..737d441ecdf 100755
--- a/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example6.C
+++ b/Packages/Spatial_searching/examples/Spatial_searching/Example6.C
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/Random.h>
 #include <CGAL/Timer.h>
 
-//#undef assert
-//#define assert
-
-#pragma hdrstop
-
-
-
 #include <CGAL/point_generators_2.h>
 #include <CGAL/algorithm.h>