diff --git a/Packages/Min_circle_2/changes.txt b/Packages/Min_circle_2/changes.txt
index fbb66e801f4..f3f6f989d6c 100644
--- a/Packages/Min_circle_2/changes.txt
+++ b/Packages/Min_circle_2/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Changes done to the `Min_circle_2' package
 
+Version 3.28 on 14-Nov-2003
+Replaced CGAL::Point_2<K>  with K::Point_2
+
 Version 3.27 on 17-Oct-2003
 - Removed one more #endif in Min_circle_2.h
 
diff --git a/Packages/Min_circle_2/include/CGAL/Min_circle_2_traits_2.h b/Packages/Min_circle_2/include/CGAL/Min_circle_2_traits_2.h
index dfeaaad8a7d..1c1239aa494 100644
--- a/Packages/Min_circle_2/include/CGAL/Min_circle_2_traits_2.h
+++ b/Packages/Min_circle_2/include/CGAL/Min_circle_2_traits_2.h
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #define CGAL_MIN_CIRCLE_2_TRAITS_2_H
 
 // includes
-#ifndef CGAL_POINT_2_H
-#  include <CGAL/Point_2.h>
-#endif
+
 #ifndef CGAL_OPTIMISATION_CIRCLE_2_H
 #  include <CGAL/Optimisation_circle_2.h>
 #endif
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ class Min_circle_2_traits_2 {
   public:
     // types
     typedef  K_                              K;
-    typedef  CGAL::Point_2<K>                Point;
+    typedef  typename K::Point_2             Point;
     typedef  CGAL::Optimisation_circle_2<K>  Circle;
 
 private: