diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_OpenMesh.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_OpenMesh.h
index 9261d01b7f9..f52f17fd72b 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_OpenMesh.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_OpenMesh.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/assertions.h>
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/properties.h>
 #include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
-#include <CGAL/Kernel_traits.h>
-
 #include <boost/mpl/if.hpp>
 
 #ifndef OPEN_MESH_CLASS
@@ -233,8 +231,9 @@ public:
 #if defined(CGAL_USE_OM_POINTS)
     const_cast<OpenMesh&>(*pm.sm_).set_point(v,p);
 #else
-    typedef typename CGAL::Kernel_traits<typename OpenMesh::Point>::type FT;
-    const_cast<OpenMesh&>(*pm.sm_).set_point(v, typename OpenMesh::Point(FT(p[0]), FT(p[1]), FT(p[2])));
+    typedef typename OpenMesh::vector_traits<typename OpenMesh::Point>::value_type Scalar;
+    const_cast<OpenMesh&>(*pm.sm_).set_point
+      (v, typename OpenMesh::Point(Scalar(p[0]), Scalar(p[1]), Scalar(p[2])));
 #endif
   }