diff --git a/Polygon_repair/include/CGAL/Polygon_repair/Polygon_repair.h b/Polygon_repair/include/CGAL/Polygon_repair/Polygon_repair.h
index 8ff40ee27d5..b3453d6146a 100644
--- a/Polygon_repair/include/CGAL/Polygon_repair/Polygon_repair.h
+++ b/Polygon_repair/include/CGAL/Polygon_repair/Polygon_repair.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ namespace CGAL {
 
 namespace Polygon_repair {
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_RUNNING
 template <class Kernel, class Container>
 class Polygon_repair;
+#endif
 
 /// \ingroup PkgPolygonRepairFunctions
 /// Repair a polygon without holes using
@@ -289,6 +291,8 @@ bool is_valid(const Multipolygon_with_holes_2<Kernel, Container>& multipolygon)
   return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_RUNNING
+
 template <class Kernel, class Container = std::vector<typename Kernel::Point_2>>
 class Polygon_repair {
 public:
@@ -694,6 +698,8 @@ protected:
   typename Triangulation::Face_handle search_start;
 };
 
+#endif // DOXYGEN_RUNNING
+
 } // namespace Polygon_repair
 } // namespace CGAL