diff --git a/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2.h b/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2.h
index 1576d625b5c..1cab4f8b9cd 100755
--- a/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2.h
+++ b/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
 #undef CGAL_CKvA_2_functor_cons
     
     //! access to \c Curve_interval_arcno_cache
-    const Curve_interval_arcno_cache& get_interval_arcno_cache() const {
+    const Curve_interval_arcno_cache& interval_arcno_cache() const {
         return _m_interval_arcno_cache;
     }
             
diff --git a/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Arc_2_base.h b/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Arc_2_base.h
index 8bfda04fc49..07724098111 100755
--- a/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Arc_2_base.h
+++ b/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Arc_2_base.h
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ public:
      *
      * \pre !is_vertical()
      */
-    int get_interval_id() const {
+    int interval_id() const {
         CGAL_precondition(!is_vertical());
         if(!this->ptr()->_m_interval_id) 
             this->ptr()->_m_interval_id = _compute_interval_id();
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ public:
                         CGAL::EQUAL)
                     return false;
             }
-        } else if(get_interval_id() != cv2.get_interval_id()) 
+        } else if(interval_id() != cv2.interval_id()) 
             return false; // non-vertical case
 
         return true;
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ protected:
         Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2 ckernel_2;
         const typename Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2::
             Curve_interval_arcno_cache& map_interval_arcno =
-                ckernel_2.get_interval_arcno_cache();
+                ckernel_2.interval_arcno_cache();
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         if(src_line.is_event()) 
             CGAL_precondition(map_interval_arcno(src_line, 0,
diff --git a/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Make_x_monotone.h b/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Make_x_monotone.h
index 7dd36f2c684..130a14d865b 100755
--- a/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Make_x_monotone.h
+++ b/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/include/CGAL/Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2/Make_x_monotone.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ struct Make_x_monotone_2 :
         typedef typename Curved_kernel_via_analysis_2::
             Curve_interval_arcno_cache CIA_cache;
         const CIA_cache& map_interval_arcno =
-            _m_curved_kernel_2->get_interval_arcno_cache();
+            _m_curved_kernel_2->interval_arcno_cache();
         
         typename CIA_cache::result_type info1, info2;
         std::vector<Point_2> min_pts, max_pts;