diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/files b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/files
index 0c0f6f7966efb238b4a4b605e978696384379fc5..94ddc1e7e28dd97db2de1a6232b8d564ef6b1b51 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/files
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/files
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 surfaceFeatureExtract.C
-CGALPolyhedron/buildCGALPolyhedron.C
+/* CGALPolyhedron/buildCGALPolyhedron.C */
 
 EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/surfaceFeatureExtract
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/options b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/options
index 155b9f53db8ca3ffc06964957e18ca024eeec01a..cedd70cc1727c6a471df2958b125fdafd02e3ba5 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/options
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/Make/options
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+#if false
+
 EXE_FROUNDING_MATH = -frounding-math
 EXE_NDEBUG = -DNDEBUG
 USE_F2C = -DCGAL_USE_F2C
-
 include $(GENERAL_RULES)/CGAL
 
 EXE_INC = \
+    -DENABLE_CURVATURE \
     ${EXE_FROUNDING_MATH} \
     ${EXE_NDEBUG} \
     ${USE_F2C} \
@@ -27,3 +29,21 @@ EXE_LIBS = \
     -ledgeMesh \
     -ltriSurface \
     -lsampling
+
+#else
+
+EXE_INC = \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/edgeMesh/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/triSurface/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/surfMesh/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/sampling/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = \
+    -lmeshTools \
+    -ledgeMesh \
+    -ltriSurface \
+    -lsampling
+
+#endif
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
index a4a242558ac427c34724e36cb5bf7bc1fc6ebb4c..2536dd3504e9abf8a7ef191ca63b82d4c164459c 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ Description
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-
-#include "triangle.H"
-#include "triSurface.H"
 #include "argList.H"
 #include "Time.H"
+#include "triSurface.H"
 #include "surfaceFeatures.H"
 #include "featureEdgeMesh.H"
 #include "extendedFeatureEdgeMesh.H"
@@ -43,16 +41,17 @@ Description
 #include "triSurfaceMesh.H"
 #include "vtkSurfaceWriter.H"
 #include "triSurfaceFields.H"
-#include "unitConversion.H"
 #include "indexedOctree.H"
 #include "treeDataEdge.H"
 #include "unitConversion.H"
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_CURVATURE
 #include "buildCGALPolyhedron.H"
 #include "CGALPolyhedronRings.H"
 #include <CGAL/Monge_via_jet_fitting.h>
 #include <CGAL/Lapack/Linear_algebra_lapack.h>
 #include <CGAL/property_map.h>
+#endif
 
 using namespace Foam;
 
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ void drawHitProblem
 }
 
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_CURVATURE
 scalarField calcCurvature(const triSurface& surf)
 {
     scalarField k(surf.points().size(), 0);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ scalarField calcCurvature(const triSurface& surf)
 
     return k;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 // Unmark non-manifold edges if individual triangles are not features
 void unmarkBaffles
@@ -405,11 +405,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "writeVTK",
         "write extendedFeatureEdgeMesh vtk files"
     );
-    argList::addBoolOption
-    (
-        "calcCurvature",
-        "calculate curvature and closeness fields"
-    );
     argList::addOption
     (
         "closeness",
@@ -433,6 +428,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "remove any non-manifold (open or more than two connected faces) edges"
     );
 
+#   ifdef ENABLE_CURVATURE
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "calcCurvature",
+        "calculate curvature and closeness fields"
+    );
+#   endif
+
 
 #   include "setRootCase.H"
 #   include "createTime.H"
@@ -955,6 +958,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     externalClosenessField.write();
 
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_CURVATURE
     scalarField k = calcCurvature(surf);
 
     // Modify the curvature values on feature edges and points to be zero.
@@ -984,6 +989,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     );
 
     kField.write();
+#endif
 
     if (writeVTK)
     {
@@ -1011,6 +1017,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             true                                // verbose
         );
 
+#       ifdef ENABLE_CURVATURE
         vtkSurfaceWriter().write
         (
             runTime.constant()/"triSurface",    // outputDir
@@ -1022,6 +1029,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             true,                               // isNodeValues
             true                                // verbose
         );
+#       endif
     }
 
     Info<< "End\n" << endl;