diff --git a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h
index 8ea5cc8b11d..0788f823f39 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h
+++ b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/tuple.h>
 #include <utility>
 
-//#include <boost/range.hpp>
 
 namespace CGAL {
 
@@ -93,25 +92,5 @@ namespace CGAL {
   }  
 } // namespace CGAL
 
-namespace boost {
-  
-  template <typename T> 
-  struct range_iterator<CGAL::Iterator_range<T> >
-  {
-    typedef T type;
-  };
 
-
-  template<typename T>
-  struct range_mutable_iterator< CGAL::Iterator_range<T> >
-  {
-    typedef T type;
-  };
-  
-  template<typename T>
-  struct range_const_iterator< CGAL::Iterator_range<T> >
-  {
-    typedef T type;
-  };
-}
 #endif // CGAL_ITERATOR_RANGE_H