diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Mesh_global_optimizer.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Mesh_global_optimizer.h
index 4241cfcf352..de01bb08b5b 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Mesh_global_optimizer.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Mesh_global_optimizer.h
@@ -936,8 +936,6 @@ update_mesh(const Moves_vector& moves,
          it != moves.end() ;
          ++it )
     {
-      typename Gt::Construct_point_3 wp2p = Gt().construct_point_3_object();
-
       const Vertex_handle& v = cpp11::get<0>(*it);
       const Weighted_point& new_position = cpp11::get<1>(*it);
       // Get size at new position
diff --git a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Triangulation_helpers.h b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Triangulation_helpers.h
index 670d461f374..00a50e24302 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Triangulation_helpers.h
+++ b/Mesh_3/include/CGAL/Mesh_3/Triangulation_helpers.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ no_topological_change(const Tr& tr,
                       const Weighted_point& p,
                       Cell_vector& cells_tos) const
 {
-  Tr::Geom_traits::Construct_point_3 wp2p = tr.geom_traits().construct_point_3_object();
   bool np = true;
   const Weighted_point fp = v0->point();
   v0->set_point(p);