diff --git a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk.h b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk.h
index 09102bea86f..5083d52ee3f 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_POLICIES_EDGE_COLLAPSE_LINDSTROMTURK_H
 #define CGAL_SURFACE_MESH_SIMPLIFICATION_POLICIES_EDGE_COLLAPSE_LINDSTROMTURK_H 1
 
-#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel_with_sqrt.h>
-
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk_params.h>
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk_cost.h>
 #include <CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/LindstromTurk_placement.h>