diff --git a/Alpha_shapes_3/doc_tex/Alpha_shapes_3_ref/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.tex b/Alpha_shapes_3/doc_tex/Alpha_shapes_3_ref/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.tex
index ddd930f7c88..fed34cf3bf9 100644
--- a/Alpha_shapes_3/doc_tex/Alpha_shapes_3_ref/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.tex
+++ b/Alpha_shapes_3/doc_tex/Alpha_shapes_3_ref/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.tex
@@ -171,18 +171,11 @@ is an internal format.
 \ccInclude{CGAL/IO/io.h}
 
 \ccFunction{ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,
-                  const Alpha_shape_3<Dt>& A);}
-{Inserts the alpha shape \ccVar\ for the alpha value of \ccc{A} into the stream \ccc{os}.
+                  const Fixed_alpha_shape_3<Dt>& A);}
+{Inserts the alpha shape \ccVar\ into the stream \ccc{os}.
 \ccRequire The insert operator must be defined for \ccc{GT::Point}.}
 
-\ccInclude{CGAL/IO/Geomview_stream.h}
 
-\ccInclude{CGAL/IO/alpha_shape_geomview_ostream_3.h}
-
-\ccFunction{Geomview_stream& operator<<(Geomview_stream& W,
-                         	const Alpha_shape_3<Dt>& A);}
-{Inserts the alpha shape \ccVar\ into the Geomview stream \ccc{W}.
-\ccRequire The insert operator must be defined for \ccc{GT::Point} and \ccc{GT::Triangle}.}
 
 \end{ccRefClass}
 
diff --git a/Alpha_shapes_3/include/CGAL/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.h b/Alpha_shapes_3/include/CGAL/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.h
index 0461ab84b12..36ac7ee2a52 100644
--- a/Alpha_shapes_3/include/CGAL/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.h
+++ b/Alpha_shapes_3/include/CGAL/Fixed_alpha_shape_3.h
@@ -1116,8 +1116,4 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,  const Fixed_alpha_shape_3<Dt>& A)
 
 } //namespace CGAL
 
-#ifdef CGAL_USE_GEOMVIEW
-#include <CGAL/IO/alpha_shape_geomview_ostream_3.h>
-#endif
-
 #endif //CGAL_FIXED_ALPHA_SHAPE_3_H