diff --git a/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Feature/Vertical_dispersion.h b/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Feature/Vertical_dispersion.h
index dd776c4ea71..2d545072245 100644
--- a/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Feature/Vertical_dispersion.h
+++ b/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Feature/Vertical_dispersion.h
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@ public:
     
     std::size_t square = (std::size_t)(0.5 * radius_neighbors / grid.resolution()) + 1;
     typename GeomTraits::Vector_3 verti (0., 0., 1.);
-    
+
+    std::vector<float> hori;
     for (std::size_t j = 0; j < grid.height(); j++){	
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < grid.width(); i++){
 						
         if(!(grid.has_points(i,j)))
           continue;
-        std::vector<float> hori;
+        hori.clear();
             
         std::size_t squareXmin = (i < square ? 0 : i - square);
         std::size_t squareXmax = (std::min) (grid.width()-1, i + square);
diff --git a/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Local_eigen_analysis.h b/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Local_eigen_analysis.h
index dda061410b2..5e786eb96e2 100644
--- a/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Local_eigen_analysis.h
+++ b/Classification/include/CGAL/Classification/Local_eigen_analysis.h
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ private:
     
     void operator()(const tbb::blocked_range<std::size_t>& r) const
     {
+      std::vector<std::size_t> neighbors;
       for (std::size_t i = r.begin(); i != r.end(); ++ i)
       {
-        std::vector<std::size_t> neighbors;
+        neighbors.clear();
         m_neighbor_query (get(m_point_map, *(m_input.begin()+i)), std::back_inserter (neighbors));
 
         std::vector<typename PointMap::value_type> neighbor_points;