diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/remesh.h b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/remesh.h
index a21b59b9472..8967f31b48f 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/remesh.h
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/remesh.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ void split_long_edges(const EdgeRange& edges
   typedef PolygonMesh PM;
   typedef typename boost::graph_traits<PM>::edge_descriptor edge_descriptor;
   typedef typename boost::graph_traits<PM>::vertex_descriptor vertex_descriptor;
+  typedef typename boost::graph_traits<PM>::edge_descriptor edge_descriptor;
+  typedef typename boost::graph_traits<PM>::vertex_descriptor vertex_descriptor;
   using boost::choose_pmap;
   using boost::choose_param;
   using boost::get_param;