diff --git a/Circular_kernel_3/test/Circular_kernel_3/makefile b/Circular_kernel_3/test/Circular_kernel_3/makefile
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-# Created by the script create_makefile
-# This is the makefile for compiling a CGAL application.
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    include platform specific settings
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-# Choose the right include file from the <cgalroot>/make directory.
-
-# CGAL_MAKEFILE = ENTER_YOUR_INCLUDE_MAKEFILE_HERE
-include $(CGAL_MAKEFILE)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    compiler flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-CXXFLAGS = \
-           -g \
-           -I../../include\
-           -I../../../Algebraic_kernel_for_spheres/include \
-           -Iinclude\
-	       $(TESTSUITE_CXXFLAGS) \
-           $(EXTRA_FLAGS) \
-           $(CGAL_CXXFLAGS) \
-           $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_CXXFLAGS)
-           # -I../../../synaps \
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    linker flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-LIBPATH = \
-          $(TESTSUITE_LIBPATH) \
-          $(CGAL_LIBPATH)
-
-LDFLAGS = \
-          $(TESTSUITE_LDFLAGS) \
-          $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_LDFLAGS) \
-          $(CGAL_LDFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    target entries
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-all:            \
-                test_Spherical_kernel$(EXE_EXT)
-
-test_Spherical_kernel$(EXE_EXT): test_Spherical_kernel$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)test_Spherical_kernel test_Spherical_kernel$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-
-clean: \
-                   test_Spherical_kernel.clean 
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    suffix rules
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-.C$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-