diff --git a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_face_base_2.h b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_face_base_2.h
index 223dcf5a225..7899a0da840 100644
--- a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_face_base_2.h
+++ b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_face_base_2.h
@@ -23,17 +23,16 @@
 
 namespace CGAL {
 
-template < typename Info_, typename GT,
+template < typename GT,
            typename Fb = Triangulation_ds_face_base_2< > >
 class Convex_hull_face_base_2
   : public Fb
 {
-  Info_ _info;
+  int _info = 0;
 
 public:
   typedef typename Fb::Vertex_handle                   Vertex_handle;
   typedef typename Fb::Face_handle                     Face_handle;
-  typedef Info_                                        Info;
 
   typename std::list<Face_handle>::iterator it;
   std::list<typename GT::Point_3> points;
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ public:
   template < typename TDS2 >
   struct Rebind_TDS {
     typedef typename Fb::template Rebind_TDS<TDS2>::Other       Fb2;
-    typedef Convex_hull_face_base_2<Info, GT, Fb2>  Other;
+    typedef Convex_hull_face_base_2<GT, Fb2>                  Other;
   };
 
   Convex_hull_face_base_2()
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ public:
                           Face_handle   n2 )
     : Fb(v0, v1, v2, n0, n1, n2), _info(0) {}
 
-  const Info& info() const { return _info; }
-  Info&       info()       { return _info; }
+  const int& info() const { return _info; }
+  int&       info()       { return _info; }
 
   static int ccw(int i) {return Triangulation_cw_ccw_2::ccw(i);}
   static int  cw(int i) {return Triangulation_cw_ccw_2::cw(i);}
diff --git a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h
index df73e228677..2ec965bb809 100644
--- a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h
+++ b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/Convex_hull_vertex_base_2.h
@@ -23,20 +23,19 @@
 
 namespace CGAL {
 
-template < typename Info_, typename GT,
+template < typename GT,
            typename Vb = Triangulation_ds_vertex_base_2< > >
 class Convex_hull_vertex_base_2
   : public Vb
 {
 public:
-  typedef Info_                                                      Info;
   typedef typename GT::Point_2                                       Point;
 
-  typedef typename Vb::Face_handle                                   Face_handle;
+  typedef typename Vb::Face_handle                                  Face_handle;
   typedef typename Vb::Vertex_handle                                 Vertex_handle;
 
 private:
-  Info _info;
+  int _info = 0;
   Point _p;
 
 public:
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ public:
   struct Rebind_TDS
   {
     typedef typename Vb::template Rebind_TDS<TDS2>::Other            Vb2;
-    typedef Convex_hull_vertex_base_2<Info, GT, Vb2>                 Other;
+    typedef Convex_hull_vertex_base_2<GT, Vb2>                       Other;
   };
 
   Convex_hull_vertex_base_2()
@@ -63,8 +62,8 @@ public:
   const Point&  point() const { return _p; }
   Point& point() { return _p; }
 
-  const Info& info() const { return _info; }
-  Info&       info()       { return _info; }
+  const int& info() const { return _info; }
+  int&       info()       { return _info; }
 };
 
 template <typename GT, typename Vb>
diff --git a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h
index 97ae55493fb..5a0938e170b 100644
--- a/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h
+++ b/Convex_hull_3/include/CGAL/convex_hull_3.h
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ ch_quickhull_3_scan(TDS_2& tds,
      }
      Vertex_handle vh = tds.star_hole(edges.begin(), edges.end(), visible_set.begin(), visible_set.end());
      vh->point() = farthest_pt;
-     vh->info() = 0;
 
      // now partition the set of outside set points among the new facets.
 
@@ -774,8 +773,8 @@ ch_quickhull_face_graph(std::list<typename Traits::Point_3>& points,
   typedef typename std::list<Point_3>::iterator               P3_iterator;
 
   typedef Triangulation_data_structure_2<
-    Convex_hull_vertex_base_2<int, GT3_for_CH3<Traits> >,
-    Convex_hull_face_base_2<int, Traits> >                    Tds;
+    Convex_hull_vertex_base_2<GT3_for_CH3<Traits> >,
+    Convex_hull_face_base_2<Traits> >                         Tds;
 
   typedef typename Tds::Vertex_handle                         Vertex_handle;
   typedef typename Tds::Face_handle                           Face_handle;
@@ -821,7 +820,6 @@ ch_quickhull_face_graph(std::list<typename Traits::Point_3>& points,
     Vertex_handle v2 = tds.create_vertex(); v2->set_point(*point3_it);
     Vertex_handle v3 = tds.create_vertex(); v3->set_point(*max_it);
 
-    v0->info() = v1->info() = v2->info() = v3->info() = 0;
     Face_handle f0 = tds.create_face(v0,v1,v2);
     Face_handle f1 = tds.create_face(v3,v1,v0);
     Face_handle f2 = tds.create_face(v3,v2,v1);