diff --git a/Packages/Spatial_searching/include/CGAL/Point_container.h b/Packages/Spatial_searching/include/CGAL/Point_container.h
index 398da83f153..c3c6ca080c1 100644
--- a/Packages/Spatial_searching/include/CGAL/Point_container.h
+++ b/Packages/Spatial_searching/include/CGAL/Point_container.h
@@ -359,9 +359,6 @@ namespace CGAL {
     };
 
 
-    ~Point_container()
-    {}
-
     inline bool empty() const { return the_size == 0;}