diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/ARAP_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/ARAP_parameterizer_3.h
index c42f07c1c40..2a638624662 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/ARAP_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/ARAP_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/function_output_iterator.hpp>
 #include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
 #include <boost/unordered_set.hpp>
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ public:
     BorderParameterizer_,
     Two_vertices_parameterizer_3<TriangleMesh_> >::type       Border_parameterizer;
 
+  #if !defined(CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED)
+  CGAL_static_assertion_msg(!(boost::is_same<SolverTraits_, Default>::value),
+                            "Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library");
+  #endif
+
   typedef typename Default::Get<
     SolverTraits_,
   #if defined(CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED)
@@ -184,7 +190,6 @@ public:
         Eigen::SparseLU<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType> >
     #endif
   #else
-    #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library")
     SolverTraits_ // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
   #endif
   >::type                                                     Solver_traits;
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Barycentric_mapping_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Barycentric_mapping_parameterizer_3.h
index 32a472ffb01..fa8307ab6ce 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Barycentric_mapping_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Barycentric_mapping_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class Barycentric_mapping_parameterizer_3
           Eigen::BiCGSTAB<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType,
                           Eigen::IncompleteLUT<double> > > >::type >
 #else
-  #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library")
         SolverTraits_>::type > // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
 #endif
 {
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_authalic_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_authalic_parameterizer_3.h
index 3ca77271989..c99c3d92d99 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_authalic_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_authalic_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class Discrete_authalic_parameterizer_3
           Eigen::BiCGSTAB<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType,
                           Eigen::IncompleteLUT<double> > > >::type >
 #else
-  #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library")
        SolverTraits_>::type > // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: don't compile
 #endif
 {
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_conformal_map_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_conformal_map_parameterizer_3.h
index 10da5aca451..2eda6baaaf4 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_conformal_map_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Discrete_conformal_map_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ class Discrete_conformal_map_parameterizer_3
           Eigen::BiCGSTAB<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType,
                           Eigen::IncompleteLUT<double> > > >::type >
   #else
-    #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library")
          SolverTraits_>::type > // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
   #endif
 {
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Fixed_border_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Fixed_border_parameterizer_3.h
index c6e443cdf97..99de2c63519 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Fixed_border_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Fixed_border_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <boost/function_output_iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
 #include <boost/unordered_set.hpp>
 
 /// \file Fixed_border_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ public:
     BorderParameterizer_,
     Circular_border_arc_length_parameterizer_3<TriangleMesh_> >::type  Border_parameterizer;
 
+  #if !defined(CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED)
+  CGAL_static_assertion_msg(!(boost::is_same<SolverTraits_, Default>::value),
+                            "Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library");
+  #endif
+
   typedef typename Default::Get<
     SolverTraits_,
   #if defined(CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED)
@@ -111,7 +117,6 @@ public:
       Eigen::BiCGSTAB<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType,
                       Eigen::IncompleteLUT<double> > >
   #else
-    #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library");
     SolverTraits_ // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
   #endif
   >::type                                                     Solver_traits;
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/MVC_post_processor_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/MVC_post_processor_3.h
index 007a2092bd1..d6402ca5e35 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/MVC_post_processor_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/MVC_post_processor_3.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ public:
       Eigen::BiCGSTAB<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType,
                       Eigen::IncompleteLUT<double> > >
   #else
-    #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library")
     SolverTraits_ // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
   #endif
   >::type                                                     Solver_traits;
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Mean_value_coordinates_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Mean_value_coordinates_parameterizer_3.h
index 8eea7686a9f..b832ae16ca1 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Mean_value_coordinates_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Mean_value_coordinates_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class Mean_value_coordinates_parameterizer_3
             Eigen::BiCGSTAB<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType,
                             Eigen::IncompleteLUT<double> > > >::type >
   #else
-    #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library");
          SolverTraits_>::type > // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
   #endif
 {
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Orbifold_Tutte_parameterizer_3.h b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Orbifold_Tutte_parameterizer_3.h
index 6d8692ce377..3d570311b53 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Orbifold_Tutte_parameterizer_3.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_parameterization/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_parameterization/Orbifold_Tutte_parameterizer_3.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/array.hpp>
 #include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
 #include <boost/unordered_map.hpp>
 #include <boost/unordered_set.hpp>
 
@@ -383,6 +384,11 @@ class Orbifold_Tutte_parameterizer_3
 {
 public:
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_RUNNING
+  #if !defined(CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED)
+  CGAL_static_assertion_msg(!(boost::is_same<SolverTraits_, Default>::value),
+                            "Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library");
+  #endif
+
   typedef typename Default::Get<
     SolverTraits_,
   #if defined(CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED)
@@ -394,7 +400,6 @@ public:
         Eigen::SparseLU<Eigen_sparse_matrix<double>::EigenType> >
     #endif
   #else
-    #pragma message("Error: You must either provide 'SolverTraits_' or link CGAL with the Eigen library")
     SolverTraits_ // no parameter provided, and Eigen is not enabled: so don't compile!
   #endif
   >::type                                                     Solver_traits;