diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fbada006..de737bc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ endif ()
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-- find CGAL  ---------------------------------------------
+if( CGAL_USE_GMPXX )
+	add_definitions( "-DCGAL_USE_GMPXX" )
+endif()
 option( CGAL_USE_AUTOLINK "disable CGAL autolink" OFF )
+
 if( ${CGAL_USE_AUTOLINK} )
 	add_definitions( "-DCGAL_NO_AUTOLINK" )
 endif()
@@ -67,12 +71,13 @@ endif()
 find_package( CGAL 5.3 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED )
 message( STATUS "CGAL ${CGAL_VERSION} found" )
 
-# For CGAL >= 5
-add_definitions( "-DCGAL_USE_GMPXX=1" )
-
 include_directories( ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include )
 
 #-- BOOST --------------------------------------------------
+if( NOT CGAL_USE_GMPXX )
+	add_definitions( "-DCGAL_DO_NOT_USE_BOOST_MP" )
+endif()
+
 option( Boost_USE_AUTO_LINK "boost use autolink" OFF )
 if( NOT ${Boost_USE_AUTO_LINK} )
 	add_definitions( "-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB" )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b8df34a..bd1fb386 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ set_target_properties( SFCGAL PROPERTIES VERSION ${SFCGAL_VERSION}
 
 target_link_libraries( SFCGAL CGAL::CGAL CGAL::CGAL_Core)
 
-if( "${CGAL_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "5.0.0")
+if( CGAL_USE_GMPXX )
 target_link_libraries( SFCGAL gmpxx )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/algorithm/translate.cpp b/src/algorithm/translate.cpp
index 87f3d0f3..b441bba9 100644
--- a/src/algorithm/translate.cpp
+++ b/src/algorithm/translate.cpp
@@ -55,5 +55,18 @@ translate(Geometry &g, const Kernel::FT dx, const Kernel::FT dy,
   translate(g, Kernel::Vector_3(dx, dy, dz));
 }
 
+///
+///
+///
+void
+translate(Geometry &g, const double &dx, const double &dy, const double &dz)
+{
+  if (!std::isfinite(dx) || !std::isfinite(dy) || !std::isfinite(dz)) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(NonFiniteValueException(
+        "trying to translate with non finite value in direction"));
+  }
+
+  return translate(g, Kernel::FT(dx), Kernel::FT(dy), Kernel::FT(dz));
+}
 } // namespace algorithm
 } // namespace SFCGAL
diff --git a/src/algorithm/translate.h b/src/algorithm/translate.h
index b2707b35..46bf6dc7 100644
--- a/src/algorithm/translate.h
+++ b/src/algorithm/translate.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ SFCGAL_API void
 translate(Geometry &g, const Kernel::FT dx, const Kernel::FT dy,
           const Kernel::FT dz);
 
+/**
+ * @brief translate a geometry from double-coordinates
+ * @todo unittest
+ */
+SFCGAL_API void
+translate(Geometry &g, const double &dx, const double &dy, const double &dz);
+
 } // namespace algorithm
 } // namespace SFCGAL
 
diff --git a/test/unit/SFCGAL/KernelTest.cpp b/test/unit/SFCGAL/KernelTest.cpp
index ddd0cf0b..01deeaa2 100644
--- a/test/unit/SFCGAL/KernelTest.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/SFCGAL/KernelTest.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 #include <SFCGAL/Kernel.h>
-#include <CGAL/mpq_class.h>
 #include <SFCGAL/Coordinate.h>
 #include <SFCGAL/LineString.h>