diff --git a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index ed0ad008a7f..7e7ad73df98 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
   include_directories (BEFORE ../../include)
   include_directories (BEFORE ../../../AABB_tree/include)
 
-  create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_backward_compatibility.cpp" )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_boost_has_xxx.cpp" )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_c3t3.cpp" )
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "test_mesh_capsule_var_distance_bound.cpp" )
diff --git a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/test_backward_compatibility.cpp b/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/test_backward_compatibility.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b121ed4486..00000000000
--- a/Mesh_3/test/Mesh_3/test_backward_compatibility.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2010  GeometryFactory Sarl (France).
-// All rights reserved.
-//
-// This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org); you can redistribute it and/or
-// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
-// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
-// or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
-// accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the software.
-//
-// This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
-// WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-//
-// $URL$
-// $Id$
-//
-// Author(s)     : Laurent Rineau
-
-#ifndef CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE
-
-#include <boost/optional.hpp>
-
-// The following Mesh_cell_criteria<Tr> and Mesh_facet_criteria<Tr>
-// implements models of Mesh(Cell|Facet)Criteria_3 (from specification of
-// CGAL-3.7), that always return "not bad".
-
-template <typename Tr>
-struct Mesh_cell_criteria {
-  typedef int Cell_quality;
-  typedef boost::optional<Cell_quality> Cell_badness;
-
-  Cell_badness operator()(const typename Tr::Cell_handle) const {
-    return Cell_badness();
-  }
-};
-
-template <typename Tr>
-struct Mesh_facet_criteria {
-  typedef int Facet_quality;
-  typedef boost::optional<Facet_quality> Facet_badness;
-
-  Facet_badness operator()(const typename Tr::Facet&) const {
-    return Facet_badness();
-  }
-
-  Facet_badness operator()(const typename Tr::Cell_handle, int) const {
-    return Facet_badness();
-  }
-};
-
-// The following Mesh_new_cell_criteria<Tr> and Mesh_new_facet_criteria<Tr>
-// implements models of Mesh(Cell|Facet)Criteria_3 (from specification of
-// CGAL-3.8), that always return "not bad".
-
-template <typename Tr>
-struct Mesh_new_cell_criteria {
-  typedef int Cell_quality;
-  typedef boost::optional<Cell_quality> Is_cell_bad;
-
-  Is_cell_bad operator()(const typename Tr::Cell_handle) const {
-    return Is_cell_bad();
-  }
-};
-
-template <typename Tr>
-struct Mesh_new_facet_criteria {
-  typedef int Facet_quality;
-  typedef boost::optional<Facet_quality> Is_facet_bad;
-
-  Is_facet_bad operator()(const typename Tr::Facet&) const {
-    return Is_facet_bad();
-  }
-
-  Is_facet_bad operator()(const typename Tr::Cell_handle, int) const {
-    return Is_facet_bad();
-  }
-};
-
-#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
-
-#include <CGAL/Mesh_triangulation_3.h>
-#include <CGAL/Mesh_complex_3_in_triangulation_3.h>
-#include <CGAL/Mesh_criteria_3.h>
-
-#include <CGAL/Implicit_mesh_domain_3.h>
-#include <CGAL/make_mesh_3.h>
-#include <CGAL/remove_far_points_in_mesh_3.h>
-
-// Domain
-typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel K;
-typedef K::FT FT;
-typedef K::Point_3 Point;
-typedef FT (Function)(const Point&);
-typedef CGAL::Implicit_mesh_domain_3<Function,K> Mesh_domain;
-
-// To avoid verbose function and named parameters call
-using namespace CGAL::parameters;
-
-// Function
-FT sphere_function (const Point& p)
-{ return CGAL::squared_distance(p, Point(CGAL::ORIGIN))-1; }
-
-template <typename Tr>
-void test()
-{
-  typedef CGAL::Mesh_complex_3_in_triangulation_3<Tr> C3t3;
-
-  // Criteria
-  typedef CGAL::Mesh_criteria_3<Tr, 
-                                CGAL::Mesh_edge_criteria_3<Tr>,
-                                Mesh_facet_criteria<Tr>,
-                                Mesh_cell_criteria<Tr> > Mesh_criteria;
-  typedef CGAL::Mesh_criteria_3<Tr, 
-                                CGAL::Mesh_edge_criteria_3<Tr>,
-                                Mesh_new_facet_criteria<Tr>,
-                                Mesh_new_cell_criteria<Tr> > Mesh_new_criteria;
-
-  // Domain (Warning: Sphere_3 constructor uses squared radius !)
-  Mesh_domain domain(sphere_function, K::Sphere_3(CGAL::ORIGIN, 2.));
-
-  // Mesh criteria
-  Mesh_criteria criteria = Mesh_criteria(Mesh_facet_criteria<Tr>(),
-                                         Mesh_cell_criteria<Tr>());
-  Mesh_new_criteria new_criteria = 
-    Mesh_new_criteria(Mesh_new_facet_criteria<Tr>(),
-                      Mesh_new_cell_criteria<Tr>());
-  
-  // Mesh generation
-  C3t3 c3t3 = CGAL::make_mesh_3<C3t3>(domain, criteria, no_exude(), no_perturb());
-  CGAL::refine_mesh_3<C3t3>(c3t3, domain, new_criteria, no_exude(), no_perturb());
-  CGAL::remove_far_points_in_mesh_3(c3t3);
-
-  std::cout << "Number of vertices: "
-            << c3t3.triangulation().number_of_vertices() << "\n"
-            << " (should be a small number, because there are no criteria"
-            << " on facets and cells)\n";
-}
-
-int main()
-{
-  std::cout << "==== Test sequential meshing ====" << std::endl;
-  typedef CGAL::Mesh_triangulation_3<Mesh_domain>::type Tr;
-  test<Tr>();
-
-#ifdef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
-  std::cout << "==== Test parallel meshing ====" << std::endl;
-  typedef CGAL::Mesh_triangulation_3<
-    Mesh_domain,
-    CGAL::Kernel_traits<Mesh_domain>::Kernel,
-    CGAL::Parallel_tag>::type TrP;
-  test<TrP>();
-#endif
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-#else // CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE
-#include <iostream>
-int main() { 
-  std::cerr << "CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE is defined. Nothing to test.\n";
-  return 0; 
-}
-#endif // CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE