diff --git a/Surface_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3.h b/Surface_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3.h
index dcad2a470ed..1abc6c43e8c 100644
--- a/Surface_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3.h
+++ b/Surface_reconstruction_3/include/CGAL/Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/surface_reconstruction_assertions.h>
 
 #include <CGAL/Delaunay_triangulation_3.h>
-#include <CGAL/boost/graph/properties.h>
 #include <CGAL/Min_sphere_d.h>
 #include <CGAL/Optimisation_d_traits_3.h>
 #include <CGAL/bounding_box.h>
@@ -663,113 +662,6 @@ private:
 }; // end of Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3
 
 
-/// Helper class: type of the "vertex_point" property map
-/// of an Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3 object.
-template <class BaseGt, class Gt, class Tds>
-class Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_point_const_map
-{
-public:
-  typedef Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> Triangulation;
-  typedef typename Gt::Point_3 Point_3;
-
-  // Property maps required types
-  typedef boost::readable_property_map_tag                    category;
-  typedef Point_3                                             value_type;
-  typedef value_type                                          reference;
-  typedef typename Triangulation::Finite_vertices_iterator    key_type;
-
-  Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_point_const_map(const Triangulation&) {}
-
-  /// Free function to access the map elements.
-  friend inline
-  reference
-  get(const Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_point_const_map&, key_type v)
-  {
-    return v->point();
-  }
-};
-
-/// Free function to get the "vertex_point" property map
-/// of an Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3 object.
-template <class BaseGt, class Gt, class Tds>
-inline
-Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_point_const_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds>
-get(vertex_point_t, const Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3<BaseGt,Gt,Tds>& tr)
-{
-  Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_point_const_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> aMap(tr);
-  return aMap;
-}
-
-
-/// Helper class: type of the "vertex_normal" property map
-/// of an Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3 object.
-template <class BaseGt, class Gt, class Tds>
-class Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_normal_map
-  : public boost::put_get_helper< typename Gt::Point_3::Normal&,
-                                  Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_normal_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> >
-{
-public:
-    typedef Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> Triangulation;
-    typedef typename Gt::Point_3::Normal Normal;
-
-    // Property maps required types
-    typedef boost::lvalue_property_map_tag                      category;
-    typedef Normal                                              value_type;
-    typedef Normal&                                             reference;
-    typedef typename Triangulation::Finite_vertices_iterator    key_type;
-
-    Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_normal_map(const Triangulation&) {}
-
-    /// Access the map elements.
-    reference operator[](key_type v) const { return v->normal(); }
-};
-
-/// Free function to get the "vertex_normal" property map
-/// of an Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3 object.
-template <class BaseGt, class Gt, class Tds>
-inline
-Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_normal_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds>
-get(boost::vertex_normal_t, const Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3<BaseGt,Gt,Tds>& tr)
-{
-  Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_normal_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> aMap(tr);
-  return aMap;
-}
-
-
-/// Helper class: type of the "vertex_index" property map
-/// of an Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3 object.
-template <class BaseGt, class Gt, class Tds>
-class Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_index_map
-  : public boost::put_get_helper< unsigned int&,
-                                  Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_index_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> >
-{
-public:
-    typedef Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> Triangulation;
-
-    // Property maps required types
-    typedef boost::lvalue_property_map_tag                      category;
-    typedef unsigned int                                        value_type;
-    typedef unsigned int&                                       reference;
-    typedef typename Triangulation::Finite_vertices_iterator    key_type;
-
-    Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_index_map(const Triangulation&) {}
-
-    /// Access the map elements.
-    reference operator[](key_type v) const { return v->index(); }
-};
-
-/// Free function to get the "vertex_index" property map
-/// of an Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3 object.
-template <class BaseGt, class Gt, class Tds>
-inline
-Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_index_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds>
-get(boost::vertex_index_t, const Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_3<BaseGt,Gt,Tds>& tr)
-{
-  Implicit_fct_delaunay_triangulation_vertex_index_map<BaseGt,Gt,Tds> aMap(tr);
-  return aMap;
-}
-
-
 CGAL_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // CGAL_IMPLICIT_FCT_DELAUNAY_TRIANGULATION_H