diff --git a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_ratio_stop_predicate.h b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_ratio_stop_predicate.h
index ec8f2a3a225..36b784e4dbf 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_ratio_stop_predicate.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_ratio_stop_predicate.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Surface_mesh_simplification {
 
 // Stops when the ratio of initial to current number of edges is below some value.
 template<class TM_>
-using Count_ratio_stop_predicate = CGAL_DEPRECATED Edge_count_ratio_stop_predicate<TM_>;
+using Count_ratio_stop_predicate CGAL_DEPRECATED = Edge_count_ratio_stop_predicate<TM_>;
 
 } // namespace Surface_mesh_simplification
 } // namespace CGAL
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_stop_predicate.h b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_stop_predicate.h
index c72b0bafea2..66b0f5fb8c9 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_stop_predicate.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh_simplification/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh_simplification/Policies/Edge_collapse/Count_stop_predicate.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Surface_mesh_simplification {
 
 // Stops when the number of edges left falls below a given number.
 template<class TM_>
-using Count_stop_predicate = CGAL_DEPRECATED Edge_count_stop_predicate<TM_>;
+using Count_stop_predicate CGAL_DEPRECATED = Edge_count_stop_predicate<TM_>;
 
 } // namespace Surface_mesh_simplification
 } // namespace CGAL