diff --git a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Shape_detection_3/Shape_base.h b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Shape_detection_3/Shape_base.h
index 2d8d4d93d0d..92a177c44de 100644
--- a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Shape_detection_3/Shape_base.h
+++ b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/include/CGAL/Shape_detection_3/Shape_base.h
@@ -116,42 +116,6 @@ namespace CGAL {
       Computes the squared Euclidean distance from the query point `p` to the shape.
      */
     virtual FT squared_distance(const Point_3 &p) const = 0;
-    
-    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Utilities
-    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    FT get_x(const Vector_3& v) const { return m_traits.compute_x_3_object()(v); }
-    FT get_y(const Vector_3& v) const { return m_traits.compute_y_3_object()(v); }
-    FT get_z(const Vector_3& v) const { return m_traits.compute_z_3_object()(v); }
-    FT get_x(const Point_3& p) const { return m_traits.compute_x_3_object()(p); }
-    FT get_y(const Point_3& p) const { return m_traits.compute_y_3_object()(p); }
-    FT get_z(const Point_3& p) const { return m_traits.compute_z_3_object()(p); }
-      
-    Vector_3 constr_vec(const Point_3& p, const Point_3& q) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_vector_3_object()(p, q); }
-    Vector_3 constr_vec(const Line_3& l) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_vector_3_object()(l); }
-    Sphere_3 constr_sphere(const Point_3& c, FT r) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_sphere_3_object()(c, r); }
-    Point_3 constr_point_on(const Line_3& l) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_point_on_3_object()(l); }
-
-    FT sqlen(const Vector_3& v) const
-    { return m_traits.compute_squared_length_3_object()(v); }
-    Vector_3 scale(const Vector_3& v, FT scale) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_scaled_vector_3_object()(v, scale); }
-    Vector_3 sum_vectors(const Vector_3& u, const Vector_3& v) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_sum_of_vectors_3_object()(u, v); }
-    Point_3 transl(const Point_3& p, const Vector_3 &v) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_translated_point_3_object()(p, v); }
-    FT scalar_pdct(const Vector_3& u, const Vector_3& v) const
-    { return m_traits.compute_scalar_product_3_object()(u, v); }
-    Vector_3 cross_pdct(const Vector_3& u, const Vector_3& v) const
-    { return m_traits.compute_cross_product_3_object()(u, v); }
-    Point_3 sph_center(const Sphere_3& s) const
-    { return m_traits.construct_center_3_object()(s); }
-    FT sqradius(const Sphere_3& s) const
-    { return m_traits.compute_squared_radius_3_object()(s); }
 
   protected:
       
@@ -640,6 +604,43 @@ namespace CGAL {
       return false;
     };
 
+    
+      // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      // Utilities
+      // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      FT get_x(const Vector_3& v) const { return m_traits.compute_x_3_object()(v); }
+      FT get_y(const Vector_3& v) const { return m_traits.compute_y_3_object()(v); }
+      FT get_z(const Vector_3& v) const { return m_traits.compute_z_3_object()(v); }
+      FT get_x(const Point_3& p) const { return m_traits.compute_x_3_object()(p); }
+      FT get_y(const Point_3& p) const { return m_traits.compute_y_3_object()(p); }
+      FT get_z(const Point_3& p) const { return m_traits.compute_z_3_object()(p); }
+      
+      Vector_3 constr_vec(const Point_3& p, const Point_3& q) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_vector_3_object()(p, q); }
+      Vector_3 constr_vec(const Line_3& l) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_vector_3_object()(l); }
+      Sphere_3 constr_sphere(const Point_3& c, FT r) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_sphere_3_object()(c, r); }
+      Point_3 constr_point_on(const Line_3& l) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_point_on_3_object()(l); }
+
+      FT sqlen(const Vector_3& v) const
+      { return m_traits.compute_squared_length_3_object()(v); }
+      Vector_3 scale(const Vector_3& v, FT scale) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_scaled_vector_3_object()(v, scale); }
+      Vector_3 sum_vectors(const Vector_3& u, const Vector_3& v) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_sum_of_vectors_3_object()(u, v); }
+      Point_3 transl(const Point_3& p, const Vector_3 &v) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_translated_point_3_object()(p, v); }
+      FT scalar_pdct(const Vector_3& u, const Vector_3& v) const
+      { return m_traits.compute_scalar_product_3_object()(u, v); }
+      Vector_3 cross_pdct(const Vector_3& u, const Vector_3& v) const
+      { return m_traits.compute_cross_product_3_object()(u, v); }
+      Point_3 sph_center(const Sphere_3& s) const
+      { return m_traits.construct_center_3_object()(s); }
+      FT sqradius(const Sphere_3& s) const
+      { return m_traits.compute_squared_radius_3_object()(s); }
+
   protected:
     /// \endcond
     //