diff --git a/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_cell_base_3.h b/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_cell_base_3.h
index ff78dbbd401..92828129902 100644
--- a/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_cell_base_3.h
+++ b/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_cell_base_3.h
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ public:
                             Cell_handle   n2, Cell_handle   n3)
     : Cb(v0, v1, v2, v3, n0, n1, n2, n3) {}
 
-  Point_iterator hidden_points_begin() const { return hidden_points_end(); }
-  Point_iterator hidden_points_end() const { return NULL; }
-  void hide_point (const Point &) const { }
-
   // note the circumcenter() function is not part of the concept TriangulationCellBase_3
   // it is requested only by DelaunayTriangulartionCellBase_3
   // we keep it here for backward compatibility