diff --git a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_traits_3.h b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_traits_3.h
index 25387b106b5..f7aaa5c3b44 100644
--- a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_traits_3.h
+++ b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_traits_3.h
@@ -145,12 +145,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-// without this we get an internal compiler error on bcc
-#if defined(__BORLANDC__)
-template <class R_, class Polyhedron_ = CGAL::Polyhedron_3<R_> >
-#else
 template <class R_>
-#endif
 class Convex_hull_traits_3 
 {
  public:  
@@ -162,11 +157,7 @@ class Convex_hull_traits_3
   typedef Point_triple<R>                        Plane_3;
   typedef typename R::Vector_3                   Vector_3;
 
-#if defined(__BORLANDC__)
-  typedef Polyhedron_                            Polyhedron_3;
-#else
   typedef CGAL::Polyhedron_3<R>                  Polyhedron_3;
-#endif
 
 
   typedef typename R::Construct_segment_3        Construct_segment_3;