diff --git a/vcg/simplex/face/component_rt.h b/vcg/simplex/face/component_rt.h
index d1168be2..39f68788 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/face/component_rt.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/face/component_rt.h
@@ -74,21 +74,6 @@ private:
 EdgePlaneType _ep;
 };
 
-
-template <class T> class EdgePlaneEmpty: public T {
-public:
-    typedef EdgePlaneInfo<typename T::VertexType::CoordType> EdgePlaneType;
-
-  typename T::VertexType::CoordType &Edge(const int ) { assert(0);  static typename T::VertexType::CoordType dum; return dum;}
-  typename T::VertexType::CoordType &cEdge(const int ) const { assert(0);  static typename T::VertexType::CoordType dum; return dum;}
-
-  typename vcg::Plane3<typename T::VertexType::CoordType::ScalarType> &Plane() {assert(0);  static typename vcg::Plane3<typename T::VertexType::CoordType::ScalarType> dum; return dum;}
-  typename vcg::Plane3<typename T::VertexType::CoordType::ScalarType> &cPlane() const {assert(0);  static typename vcg::Plane3<typename T::VertexType::CoordType::ScalarType> dum; return dum;}
-  static bool HasEdgePlane()   {   return false; }
-
-  static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string(""));T::Name(name);}
-};
-
   } // end namespace face
 }// end namespace vcg
 #endif