diff --git a/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Poisson_reconstruction_function.h b/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Poisson_reconstruction_function.h
index 0a6f40b3c06..e675eeb7a57 100644
--- a/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Poisson_reconstruction_function.h
+++ b/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Poisson_reconstruction_function.h
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ public:
       first,beyond,
       point_pmap,
       normal_pmap,
-      Triangulation::INPUT,
       visitor);
 
     // Prints status
@@ -279,7 +278,6 @@ public:
     m_tr->insert(
       first,beyond,
       normal_pmap,
-      Triangulation::INPUT,
       visitor);
 
     // Prints status
diff --git a/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_3.h b/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_3.h
index 9060a922e2b..2e2188483cb 100644
--- a/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_3.h
+++ b/Surface_reconstruction_points_3/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_3.h
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ public:
     InputIterator beyond, ///< past-the-end iterator over the input points.
     PointPMap point_pmap, ///< property map to access the position of an input point.
     NormalPMap normal_pmap, ///< property map to access the *oriented* normal of an input point.
-    Point_type type, // = INPUT,
     Visitor visitor)
   {
     if(! points.empty()){
@@ -446,14 +445,12 @@ public:
     InputIterator first,  ///< iterator over the first input point.
     InputIterator beyond, ///< past-the-end iterator over the input points.
     NormalPMap normal_pmap, ///< property map to access the *oriented* normal of an input point.
-    Point_type type,// = INPUT,
     Visitor visitor)
   {
     return insert(
       first,beyond,
       make_dereference_property_map(first),
       normal_pmap,
-      type,
       visitor);
   }