diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/examples/Polygon_mesh_processing/isotropic_remeshing_example.cpp b/Polygon_mesh_processing/examples/Polygon_mesh_processing/isotropic_remeshing_example.cpp
index 0a01650a082..9db3996b581 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/examples/Polygon_mesh_processing/isotropic_remeshing_example.cpp
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/examples/Polygon_mesh_processing/isotropic_remeshing_example.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#define CGAL_NO_ASSERTIONS
-
-
 #include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesh.h>
 #include <CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/remesh.h>