diff --git a/Packages/Snap_rounding_2/include/CGAL/Snap_rounding_2.h b/Packages/Snap_rounding_2/include/CGAL/Snap_rounding_2.h
index 46dd4ea8808..513dbd99d58 100644
--- a/Packages/Snap_rounding_2/include/CGAL/Snap_rounding_2.h
+++ b/Packages/Snap_rounding_2/include/CGAL/Snap_rounding_2.h
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ public:
   typedef typename Segments_container::const_iterator Segment_const_iterator;
   typedef typename Segments_container::iterator Segment_iterator;
 
-  //  static bool erase_hp;
-  //  static inline bool get_erase_hp() {return(erase_hp);}
-
   //! A constructor
   Snap_rounding_2(Segment_const_iterator begin,
                   Segment_const_iterator end,
@@ -316,12 +313,10 @@ Hot_Pixel<Rep_>::Hot_Pixel(const Point_2& inp_point,NT inp_pixel_size) :
 template<class Rep_>
 Hot_Pixel<Rep_>::~Hot_Pixel()
   {
-    //    if(Snap_rounding_2<Rep_>::get_erase_hp()) {
-      delete(right_seg);
-      delete(left_seg);
-      delete(top_seg);
-      delete(bot_seg);
-      //    }
+    delete(right_seg);
+    delete(left_seg);
+    delete(top_seg);
+    delete(bot_seg);
   }
 
 template<class Rep_>
@@ -715,9 +710,7 @@ void Snap_rounding_2<Rep_>::iterate(
         // segment entirely inside a pixel
         hp = new Hot_Pixel<Rep_>(iter->source(),pixel_size);
         seg_output.push_back(hp->get_center(int_output));
-        //erase_hp = true;
         delete(hp);
-	//        erase_hp = false;
       } else {
         seg_output.push_back((*hot_pixel_iter)->get_center(int_output));
         if(number_of_intersections > 1) {
@@ -745,8 +738,7 @@ Snap_rounding_2<Rep_>::Snap_rounding_2(
   bool int_output,
   unsigned int number_of_kd_trees)
   {
-    // initialize approximation angles map    
-    //erase_hp = false;
+    // initialize approximation angles map
     number_of_segments = 0;
     // copy segments list
     while(begin != end) {
@@ -764,9 +756,6 @@ Snap_rounding_2<Rep_>::Snap_rounding_2(
 template<class Rep>
 typename Snap_rounding_2<Rep>::Direction Snap_rounding_2<Rep>::seg_dir;
 
-//template<class Rep>
-//bool Snap_rounding_2<Rep>::erase_hp = false;
-
 CGAL_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // CGAL_ISR_2_H