diff --git a/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/nearest_point_segment_3.h b/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/nearest_point_segment_3.h
index a419661c817..a7d756c28f1 100644
--- a/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/nearest_point_segment_3.h
+++ b/AABB_tree/include/CGAL/nearest_point_segment_3.h
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
             const K& k)
         {
             typedef typename K::FT FT;
-            typedef typename K::Point_3 Point_3;
-            typedef typename K::Vector_3 Vector_3;
+            typedef typename K::Point_3 Point;
 
             const Point& a = s.source();
             const Point& b = s.target();