diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_edge.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_edge.cc
index 655a2889..9689cf89 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_edge.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_edge.cc
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshTrimeshCirculatorVertexEdge, CWAndCCWCheck) {
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
-  Mesh::FaceHandle fh0 = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+  mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
 
   face_vhandles.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_face.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_face.cc
index b86c408e..de3db015 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_face.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_face.cc
@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshTrimeshCirculatorVertexFace, CWAndCCWCheck) {
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
-  Mesh::FaceHandle fh0 = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+  
+  mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
 
   face_vhandles.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ihalfedge.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ihalfedge.cc
index f8c0622a..370554f4 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ihalfedge.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ihalfedge.cc
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshTrimeshCirculatorVertexIHalfEdge, CWAndCCWCheck) {
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
-  Mesh::FaceHandle fh0 = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+  mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
 
   face_vhandles.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ohalfedge.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ohalfedge.cc
index b0d0ee07..7d66b6df 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ohalfedge.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_ohalfedge.cc
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshTrimeshCirculatorVertexOHalfEdge, CWAndCCWCheck) {
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
-  Mesh::FaceHandle fh0 = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+  mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
 
   face_vhandles.clear();
 
diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_vertex.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_vertex.cc
index 5946cb64..18e839ff 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_vertex.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_trimesh_circulator_vertex_vertex.cc
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshTrimeshCirculatorVertexVertex, CWAndCCWCheck) {
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[0]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[1]);
   face_vhandles.push_back(vhandle[2]);
-  Mesh::FaceHandle fh0 = mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
+  mesh_.add_face(face_vhandles);
 
   face_vhandles.clear();