diff --git a/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/function_objects_polynomial_circular.h b/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/function_objects_polynomial_circular.h
index aeb2525bdfd..c1e32f646c3 100644
--- a/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/function_objects_polynomial_circular.h
+++ b/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/function_objects_polynomial_circular.h
@@ -1141,6 +1141,44 @@ template < class CK >
 
   };
 
+#ifndef CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE
+  template <class CK>
+  class Construct_supporting_circle_2: Has_qrt
+  {
+    typedef typename CK::Circular_arc_2            Circular_arc_2;
+    typedef typename CK::Circle_2                  Circle_2;
+
+  public:
+
+    typedef Circle_2             result_type;
+    typedef const result_type &  qualified_result_type;
+    
+    CGAL_DEPRECATED qualified_result_type operator() (const Circular_arc_2 & a) const
+    {
+      return (a.rep().supporting_circle());
+    }
+  };
+  
+  
+  template <class CK>
+  class Construct_supporting_line_2: Has_qrt
+  {
+    typedef typename CK::Line_arc_2            Line_arc_2;
+    typedef typename CK::Line_2                Line_2;
+    typedef typename CK::Circle_2              Circle_2;
+
+  public:
+
+    typedef Line_2               result_type;
+    typedef const result_type &  qualified_result_type;
+    
+    CGAL_DEPRECATED qualified_result_type operator() (const Line_arc_2 & a) const
+    {
+      return (a.rep().supporting_line());
+    }
+  };
+#endif
+
 } // namespace CircularFunctors
 } // namespace CGAL
 
diff --git a/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/interface_macros.h b/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/interface_macros.h
index 4d954bf1fdc..5c83ac1c931 100644
--- a/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/interface_macros.h
+++ b/Circular_kernel_2/include/CGAL/Circular_kernel_2/interface_macros.h
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@
   CGAL_Circular_Kernel_pred(Bounded_side_2, bounded_side_2_object)
   CGAL_Circular_Kernel_pred(Do_intersect_2, do_intersect_2_object)
 
+#ifndef CGAL_NO_DEPRECATED_CODE
+	CGAL_Circular_Kernel_cons(Construct_supporting_circle_2,
+	  construct_supporting_circle_2_object)
+	CGAL_Circular_Kernel_cons(Construct_supporting_line_2,
+	  construct_supporting_line_2_object)
+#endif
+	
   CGAL_Circular_Kernel_cons(Construct_bbox_2,
   construct_bbox_2_object)