diff --git a/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Basic_sweep_line_2_impl.h b/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Basic_sweep_line_2_impl.h
index 0cc93082487..9a56082cb72 100644
--- a/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Basic_sweep_line_2_impl.h
+++ b/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Basic_sweep_line_2_impl.h
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ _remove_curve_from_status_line(Subcurve* sc)
   // The position of the next event can be right after the deleted subcurve.
   m_status_line_insert_hint = sl_iter;
   ++m_status_line_insert_hint;
+  sc->set_hint(m_statusLine.end());
 
   // Erase the subcurve from the status line.
   CGAL_SL_PRINT_ERASE(*sl_iter);
diff --git a/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Sweep_line_2_impl.h b/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Sweep_line_2_impl.h
index a659e4adf39..1e9dac1e9e1 100644
--- a/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Sweep_line_2_impl.h
+++ b/Sweep_line_2/include/CGAL/Sweep_line_2/Sweep_line_2_impl.h
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ _remove_curve_from_status_line(Subcurve* leftCurve, bool remove_for_good)
   Status_line_iterator sliter = leftCurve->hint();
   this->m_status_line_insert_hint = sliter;
   ++(this->m_status_line_insert_hint);
+  leftCurve->set_hint(this->m_statusLine.end());
 
   if (! remove_for_good) {
     // the subcurve is not removed for good, so we dont need to intersect