diff --git a/Intersections_2/include/CGAL/Intersections_2/Segment_2_Segment_2.h b/Intersections_2/include/CGAL/Intersections_2/Segment_2_Segment_2.h
index 3b212871857..d7494b3892d 100644
--- a/Intersections_2/include/CGAL/Intersections_2/Segment_2_Segment_2.h
+++ b/Intersections_2/include/CGAL/Intersections_2/Segment_2_Segment_2.h
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ template <class K>
 typename Segment_2_Segment_2_pair<K>::Intersection_results
 Segment_2_Segment_2_pair<K>::intersection_type() const
 {
-  typename K::Construct_vector_2 construct_vector;
     if (_result!=UNKNOWN)
         return _result;