diff --git a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Detail/Edge_collapse_impl.h b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Detail/Edge_collapse_impl.h
index f08dd008554..bcfffe9edac 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Detail/Edge_collapse_impl.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Detail/Edge_collapse_impl.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #ifndef CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_DETAIL_EDGE_COLLAPSE_IMPL_H
 #define CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_DETAIL_EDGE_COLLAPSE_IMPL_H
 
-#include <boost/mpl/has_xxx.hpp>
-
 namespace CGAL {
 
 namespace Surface_mesh_simplification 
@@ -644,11 +642,6 @@ EdgeCollapse<M,SP,VIM,VPM,EIM,ECTM,CF,PF,V>::find_exterior_link_triangle_3rd_ver
   return r ;
 }
 
-namespace internal{
-
-BOOST_MPL_HAS_XXX_TRAIT_NAMED_DEF(Do_skip_geom_test,Skip_geom_valid_test,false)
-
-} //namespace CGAL::internal
 
 // A collapse is geometrically valid if, in the resulting local mesh no two adjacent triangles form an internal dihedral angle
 // greater than a fixed threshold (i.e. triangles do not "fold" into each other)
@@ -659,7 +652,7 @@ bool EdgeCollapse<M,SP,VIM,VPM,EIM,ECTM,CF,PF,V>::Is_collapse_geometrically_vali
   bool rR = true ;
   
   CGAL_ECMS_TRACE(3,"Testing geometrical collapsabilty of v0-v1=E" << get(Edge_index_map,aProfile.v0_v1()) );
-  if ( k0 && !internal::Do_skip_geom_test<GetPlacement>::value )
+  if ( k0 )
   {
     //
     // Use the current link to extract all local triangles incident to 'vx' in the collapsed mesh (which at this point doesn't exist yet)
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Geometric_test_skipper.h b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Geometric_test_skipper.h
deleted file mode 100644
index acf7695d2d1..00000000000
--- a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Geometric_test_skipper.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2013  GeometryFactory (France). All rights reserved.
-//
-// This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org).
-// You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
-// General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
-// either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
-// accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the software.
-//
-// This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
-// WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-//
-// $URL$
-// $Id$
-//
-// Author(s)     : Sebastien Loriot
-//
-#ifndef CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_POLICIES_GEOMETRIC_TEST_SKIPPER_H
-#define CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_POLICIES_GEOMETRIC_TEST_SKIPPER_H 1
-
-namespace CGAL {
-
-namespace Surface_mesh_simplification
-{
-  template <class GetPlacement>
-  struct Geometric_test_skipper: public GetPlacement{
-    struct Skip_geom_valid_test{};
-  };
-}
-
-}
-
-#endif // CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_POLICIES_GEOMETRIC_TEST_SKIPPER_H
\ No newline at end of file