diff --git a/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt b/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt
index ce782368b8b..3236e45a49d 100644
--- a/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CGALimageIO/src/CGALImageIO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 project (CGAL_ImageIO)
    
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6.2 FATAL_ERROR)
+# Minimal version of CMake:
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
+
+# Tested version:
+cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.4)
 
 if ( NOT CGAL_FOUND )   
   find_package(CGAL REQUIRED)
diff --git a/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt b/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt
index 71f7c6226e1..e91b389dc24 100644
--- a/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/GraphicsView/src/CGALQt4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 project (CGAL_Qt4)
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6.2 FATAL_ERROR)
-   
+# Minimal version of CMake:
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
+
+# Tested version:
+cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.4)
+
 if ( NOT CGAL_FOUND )   
   find_package(CGAL REQUIRED)
 endif()
diff --git a/Installation/CMakeLists.txt b/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
index 93c39f28242..6e991ddecf6 100644
--- a/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@
 # ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} or ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}.
 project(CGAL)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+# Minimal version of CMake:
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
 
-# This allows else(), endif(), etc... (without repeating the expression)
-set(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS true)
-
-if ( COMMAND cmake_policy )
-  # Libraries linked via full path no longer produce linker search paths.
-  cmake_policy( SET CMP0003 NEW )  
-endif( COMMAND cmake_policy )
+# Tested version:
+cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.4)
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Common.cmake b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Common.cmake
index f38fd6df484..5b21a32ceba 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Common.cmake
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGAL_Common.cmake
@@ -25,34 +25,6 @@ if( NOT CGAL_COMMON_FILE_INCLUDED )
     set( CMAKE_2_6_3_OR_ABOVE FALSE )
   endif()
     
-  if ( COMMAND cmake_policy )
-    # CMP0007 OLD means: list command ignores empty elements
-    cmake_policy( SET CMP0007 OLD )  
-    if ( CMAKE_2_6_3_OR_ABOVE )
-      # CMP0011 OLD means: Included scripts do NOT automatic cmake_policy
-      # PUSH and POP.
-      # We set that policy to OLD to avoid a warning. We probably could
-      # have set to the NEW policy.
-      cmake_policy( SET CMP0011 OLD )  
-    endif()
-    if(POLICY CMP0017)
-      # New policy since CMake 2.8.4
-      if(NOT RUNNING_CGAL_AUTO_TEST)
-        # We do not set this in the testsuite, to see the warnings.
-        cmake_policy( SET CMP0017 OLD )
-      endif()
-      # CMP0017 OLD means: we want to be able to override CMake modules
-      # that are shipped with CMake.
-      # For the moment, we override:
-      #   FindBLAS.cmake
-      #   FindBoost.cmake
-      #   FindLAPACK.cmake
-      #   FindOpenGL.cmake
-      #   FindPackageMessage.cmake
-      # Laurent Rineau, 2011/03/09
-    endif()
-  endif()
-  
   if ( "${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}" STREQUAL "" )
     if ( WIN32 )
       set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
diff --git a/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt b/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt
index 924afdf05e2..c8c0c75e6e4 100644
--- a/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Qt_widget/src/CGALQt3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 project (CGAL_Qt3)
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6.2 FATAL_ERROR)
+# Minimal version of CMake:
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
+
+# Tested version:
+cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.4)
 
 if ( NOT CGAL_FOUND )
   find_package(CGAL REQUIRED)