diff --git a/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test_vertex_edge.cpp b/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test_vertex_edge.cpp
index 410173c5ddb..57520032817 100644
--- a/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test_vertex_edge.cpp
+++ b/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test/Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2/test_vertex_edge.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ typedef Rt_2::Edge Edge;
 typedef Rt_2::Rec_edge_2 R_edge_2;
 
 void simple_point_set(PointMassList &points);
-void test_num_of_vertices_in_triangulation();
 void test_edge_collapse();
 
 int main ()
 {
-  test_num_of_vertices_in_triangulation();
   test_edge_collapse();
 }
 
@@ -123,29 +121,6 @@ void test_edge_collapse()
   CGAL_USE(found);
 }
 
-void test_num_of_vertices_in_triangulation()
-{
-  std::cerr << "test_num_of_vertices_in_triangulation" << std::endl;
-
-  PointMassList points;
-  simple_point_set(points);
-
-  CGAL::Optimal_transportation_reconstruction_2<K, Point_property_map, Mass_property_map> otr2;
-  int nb = 0;
-  for (PointMassList::iterator it = points.begin(); it != points.end(); it++)
-  {
-    PointMassPair pmp = *it;
-    Point point = pmp.first;
-    otr2.insert_point(point, false, nb++);
-  }
-
-  Rt_2 rt2;
-  otr2.extract_tds_output(rt2);
-
-  //test if vertices are indeed added to the Reconstruction_triangulation_2
-  assert(points.size() == rt2.number_of_vertices());
-}
-
 void simple_point_set(PointMassList &points)
 {
   points.push_back(std::make_pair(Point(0.1,0.1), 1));