diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h
index 364f1bbf91a..336115eaa3b 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace CGAL {
 template < class R_ >
 class PointC3
 {
-  typedef typename R_::FT                   FT;
   typedef typename R_::Vector_3             Vector_3;
   typedef typename R_::Point_3              Point_3;
   typedef typename R_::Aff_transformation_3 Aff_transformation_3;
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ class PointC3
 public:
   typedef typename Vector_3::Cartesian_const_iterator Cartesian_const_iterator;
   typedef R_                                R;
+  typedef typename R_::FT                   FT;
 
   PointC3() {}
 
diff --git a/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/Point_3.h b/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/Point_3.h
index 1343826ec3f..2cf563afaba 100644
--- a/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/Point_3.h
+++ b/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/Point_3.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ template <class R_>
 class Point_3 : public R_::Kernel_base::Point_3
 {
   typedef typename R_::RT                    RT;
-  typedef typename R_::FT                    FT;
   typedef typename R_::Vector_3              Vector_3;
   typedef typename R_::Aff_transformation_3  Aff_transformation_3;