diff --git a/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_edge_2.h b/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_edge_2.h
index 294ff19ae6d..77499041a26 100644
--- a/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_edge_2.h
+++ b/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_edge_2.h
@@ -136,22 +136,6 @@ protected:
 };
 
 
-//---------------Reconstruction_edge_2---------------------
-template <class T>
-struct less_Recon_Edge_2
-{
-    bool operator() (const T& a, const T& b) const
-    {
-    	if (a.priority() < b.priority())
-    		return true;
-    	if (a.priority() > b.priority())
-    		return false;
-    	return a < b;
-    }
-};
-
-
-
 
 template <class T>
 class Dynamic_priority_queue_edges : public Dynamic_priority_queue<T> {
diff --git a/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_2.h b/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_2.h
index 0301390bc87..ec4bb4eea44 100644
--- a/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_2.h
+++ b/Reconstruction_simplification_2/include/CGAL/Reconstruction_triangulation_2.h
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ public:
 	Reconstruction_edge_2;
 	typedef Dynamic_priority_queue_edges<Reconstruction_edge_2> PQueue;
 
-	typedef std::set<Reconstruction_edge_2, less_Recon_Edge_2<Reconstruction_edge_2> >  PQueue_set;
-
 	double m_factor; // ghost vs solid