diff --git a/BGL/examples/BGL_triangulation_2/dijkstra.cpp b/BGL/examples/BGL_triangulation_2/dijkstra.cpp
index 5f9ab2a55fd..3a1b061eb9e 100644
--- a/BGL/examples/BGL_triangulation_2/dijkstra.cpp
+++ b/BGL/examples/BGL_triangulation_2/dijkstra.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ int main(int argc,char* argv[])
   VertexIndexMap vertex_id_map;
   VertexIdPropertyMap vertex_index_pmap(vertex_id_map);
   int index = 0;
-  {
-      vertex_iterator vit = vertices(tr).begin();
-      vit = std::prev(vit);
-  }
 
   for(vertex_descriptor vd : vertices(tr))
     vertex_id_map[vd] = index++;