diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Dual.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Dual.h
index 4d81f9d2ceb..f36b9a964b4 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Dual.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Dual.h
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ face(typename boost::graph_traits<Dual<P> >::halfedge_descriptor h,
 {
   const typename Dual<P>::Primal& primal = dual.primal();
   return target(h,primal);
-  const typename Dual<P>::Primal& primal = dual.primal();
-  return vertex(h,primal);
 }
 
 template <typename P>