diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_2.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_2.h
index ca175779c9b..3279285cecc 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_2.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_2.h
@@ -60,12 +60,8 @@ public:
     : base(CGALi::make_array(x, y)) {}
 
   PointC2(const FT &hx, const FT &hy, const FT &hw)
-  {
-    if (hw != FT(1))
-      base = CGALi::make_array(hx/hw, hy/hw);
-    else
-      base = CGALi::make_array(hx, hy);
-  }
+    : base( hw != FT(1) ? CGALi::make_array(hx/hw, hy/hw)
+                        : CGALi::make_array(hx, hy) ) {}
 
   const FT& x() const
   {
diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h
index 6964650ea0b..37cf361b7a0 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Point_3.h
@@ -57,12 +57,8 @@ public:
     : base(CGALi::make_array(x, y, z)) {}
 
   PointC3(const FT &x, const FT &y, const FT &z, const FT &w)
-  {
-    if (w != FT(1))
-      base = CGALi::make_array(x/w, y/w, z/w);
-    else
-      base = CGALi::make_array(x, y, z);
-  }
+    : base( w != FT(1) ? CGALi::make_array(x/w, y/w, z/w)
+                       : CGALi::make_array(x, y, z) ) {}
 
 /*
   bool operator==(const PointC3 &p) const
diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_2.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_2.h
index 71c1317c44f..ab8db68c2bd 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_2.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_2.h
@@ -56,12 +56,8 @@ public:
     : base(CGALi::make_array(x, y)) {}
 
   VectorC2(const FT &hx, const FT &hy, const FT &hw)
-  {
-    if (hw != FT(1))
-      base = CGALi::make_array(hx/hw, hy/hw);
-    else
-      base = CGALi::make_array(hx, hy);
-  }
+    : base( hw != FT(1) ? CGALi::make_array(hx/hw, hy/hw)
+                        : CGALi::make_array(hx, hy) ) {}
 
   const FT & x() const
   {
diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_3.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_3.h
index 1a8873f599f..1b5cc2ba48e 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_3.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/Vector_3.h
@@ -70,12 +70,8 @@ public:
     : base(CGALi::make_array(x, y, z)) {}
 
   VectorC3(const FT &x, const FT &y, const FT &z, const FT &w)
-  {
-    if (w != FT(1))
-      base = CGALi::make_array(x/w, y/w, z/w);
-    else
-      base = CGALi::make_array(x, y, z);
-  }
+    : base( w != FT(1) ? CGALi::make_array(x/w, y/w, z/w)
+                       : CGALi::make_array(x, y, z) ) {}
 
   const FT & x() const
   {