diff --git a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/Face_graph_output_builder.h b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/Face_graph_output_builder.h
index 341bd670405..3b3d9f82699 100644
--- a/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/Face_graph_output_builder.h
+++ b/Polygon_mesh_processing/include/CGAL/Polygon_mesh_processing/internal/Corefinement/Face_graph_output_builder.h
@@ -1117,7 +1117,6 @@ public:
       typedef typename VPM_helper::VPM SOTM_vpm2;
       typedef typename VPM_helper::Tree_type Tree_type;
 
-      SOTM_vpm2 sotm_vpm2 = VPM_helper::get_vpm(vertex_to_node_id2, vpm2, nodes);
       Tree_type tree;
       VPM_helper::build_tree(tm2, tree, vertex_to_node_id2, fids2, vpm2, nodes);
       Side_of_triangle_mesh<TriangleMesh, Exact_kernel, SOTM_vpm2, Tree_type> inside_tm2(tree);