diff --git a/Modular_arithmetic/test/Modular_arithmetic/makefile b/Modular_arithmetic/test/Modular_arithmetic/makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index f18a41d2b22..00000000000
--- a/Modular_arithmetic/test/Modular_arithmetic/makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# Created by the script cgal_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 = \
-           -I../../include \
-           -I../Number_types/include \
-           $(CGAL_CXXFLAGS) \
-           $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_CXXFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    linker flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-LIBPATH = \
-          $(CGAL_LIBPATH)
-
-LDFLAGS = \
-          $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_LDFLAGS) \
-          $(CGAL_LDFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    target entries
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-all:            \
-                Modular$(EXE_EXT) \
-                Modular_traits$(EXE_EXT) 
-
-Modular$(EXE_EXT): Modular$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)Modular Modular$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-Modular_traits$(EXE_EXT): Modular_traits$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)Modular_traits Modular_traits$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-clean: \
-                   Modular.clean \
-                   Modular_traits.clean 
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    suffix rules
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-.C$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-
-
-.cpp$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-