diff --git a/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_traits_3.h b/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_traits_3.h
index d7e0b0d17af..52757a35847 100644
--- a/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_traits_3.h
+++ b/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/AABB_traits_3.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Point type
   typedef typename GeomTraits::Point_3 Point; // because the AABB_tree is dimension agnostic
+  /// Deprecated point type
   typedef typename GeomTraits::Point_3 Point_3; // kept for backward compatibility
 
   /// additional types for the search tree, required by the RangeSearchTraits concept