diff --git a/Algebraic_kernel_d/test/Algebraic_kernel_d/Algebraic_surface_3.cpp b/Algebraic_kernel_d/test/Algebraic_kernel_d/Algebraic_surface_3.cpp
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-//
-// Author(s)     : Eric Berberich <eric@mpi-inf.mpg.de>
-//
-// ============================================================================
-
-#include <CGAL/config.h>
-
-#include <sstream>
-
-#include <CGAL/Arithmetic_kernel.h>
-
-#include <CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/macros.h>
-#include <CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Algebraic_surface_3.h>
-
-template < class AK >
-void test_Algebraic_surface_3() {
-
-    CGAL_SNAP_AK_3_TYPEDEFS(AK);
-    
-    typedef Integer NT;
-
-    typedef CGAL::Algebraic_surface_3< AK > Algebraic_surface_3;
-    
-    typename Algebraic_surface_3::Surface_cache cache;
-
-    Poly_int3 t1, t2, t3;
-
-    {
-        Integer ra(10);
-        Integer rb(5);
-        
-        Integer ra2 = ra*ra;
-        Integer rb2 = rb*rb;
-        
-        Poly_int1 c0(Integer(0));
-        Poly_int1 cp1(Integer(1));
-        Poly_int1 cm4a2(Integer(-4)*ra2);
-        Poly_int1 ca2(ra2);
-        Poly_int1 cb2(rb2);
-        
-        Poly_int1 x2(Integer(0),Integer(0),Integer(1));
-        
-        Poly_int2 x2y2(x2,c0,cp1);
-        
-        Poly_int2 pt1_0 = x2y2 + Poly_int2(ca2 - cb2);
-        Poly_int2 pt1_1(c0);
-        Poly_int2 pt1_2(cp1);
-        Poly_int2 pt2_0 = x2y2 * Poly_int2(cm4a2);
-        
-        Poly_int3 pt1(pt1_0, pt1_1, pt1_2);
-        Poly_int3 pt2(pt2_0);
-        
-        t1 = pt1*pt1 + pt2;
-    }
-    
-    //::CGAL::set_pretty_mode(std::cout);
-    //std::cout << "t1: " << t1 << std::endl;
-    
-    Algebraic_surface_3 sf1(cache(t1));
-    
-    assert(sf1.f() == t1);
-    
-    {
-        Integer ra(12);
-        Integer rb(5);
-        
-        Integer ra2 = ra*ra;
-        Integer rb2 = rb*rb;
-        
-        Poly_int1 c0(Integer(0));
-        Poly_int1 cp1(Integer(1));
-        Poly_int1 cm4a2(Integer(-4)*ra2);
-        Poly_int1 ca2(ra2);
-        Poly_int1 cb2(rb2);
-        
-        Poly_int1 x2(Integer(0),Integer(0),Integer(1));
-        
-        Poly_int2 x2y2(x2,c0,cp1);
-        
-        Poly_int2 pt1_0 = x2y2 + Poly_int2(ca2 - cb2);
-        Poly_int2 pt1_1(c0);
-        Poly_int2 pt1_2(cp1);
-        Poly_int2 pt2_0 = x2y2 * Poly_int2(cm4a2);
-        
-        Poly_int3 pt1(pt1_0, pt1_1, pt1_2);
-        Poly_int3 pt2(pt2_0);
-        
-        t2 = pt1*pt1 + pt2;
-    }
-    
-    // cache
-    //::CGAL::set_pretty_mode(std::cout);
-    //std::cout << "t1: " << t1 << std::endl;
-    
-    Algebraic_surface_3 sf2(cache(t2));
-        
-    assert(sf2.f() == t2);
-
-
-    Algebraic_surface_3 sf3(cache(t1));
-    
-    assert(sf3.id() == sf1.id());
-
-    // operator<<
-
-    std::stringstream strtest;
-    std::stringstream strout;
-    strtest << sf3.f() << std::endl;
-    strout << sf3 << std::endl;
-    assert(strout.str() == strtest.str());
-    
-    // TODO test for resultant/cofactors etc
-}
-
-int main() {
-    #if CGAL_USE_LEDA
-    {
-        typedef CGAL::LEDA_arithmetic_kernel AK;;
-        test_Algebraic_surface_3< AK >();
-    }
-#endif
-#if LiS_HAVE_CORE
-    {
-        typedef CGAL::CORE_arithmetic_kernel AK;
-        test_Algebraic_surface_3< AK >();
-    }
-#endif
-    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}