diff --git a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.cxx b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.cxx
index 5966d91a5a..e5b273da3e 100644
--- a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.cxx
+++ b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.cxx
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ void ShapeFix_Wire::ClearModes()
   myFixAddCurve3dMode = -1;
   myFixSeamMode = -1;
   myFixShiftedMode = -1;
-  myCheckMissingEdges = Standard_True;
   myFixSameParameterMode = -1;
   myFixVertexToleranceMode = -1;
 
@@ -1461,8 +1460,7 @@ Standard_Boolean ShapeFix_Wire::FixShifted()
 
     // abv 23 Feb 00: UKI60107-6 210: additional check for near-degenerated case
     //smh#15 PRO19800. Check if the surface is surface of revolution.
-    if (myCheckMissingEdges &&
-        surf->Surface()->IsKind (STANDARD_TYPE(Geom_SurfaceOfRevolution))) {
+    if (surf->Surface()->IsKind (STANDARD_TYPE(Geom_SurfaceOfRevolution))) {
       if ( ! isDeg && ! vclosed ) {
 	if ( c2d1.IsNull() && ! sae.PCurve ( E1, Face(), c2d1, a1, b1, Standard_True ) ) continue;
 	gp_Pnt2d p1 ( SUF, c2d1->Value(b1).Y() );
diff --git a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.hxx b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.hxx
index 19b8bf69df..a266bc218b 100644
--- a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.hxx
+++ b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.hxx
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ public:
   
     Standard_Integer& FixShiftedMode();
   
-    Standard_Boolean& CheckMissingEdgesMode();
-  
     Standard_Integer& FixSameParameterMode();
   
     Standard_Integer& FixVertexToleranceMode();
@@ -480,7 +478,6 @@ protected:
   Standard_Integer myFixAddCurve3dMode;
   Standard_Integer myFixSeamMode;
   Standard_Integer myFixShiftedMode;
-  Standard_Boolean myCheckMissingEdges;
   Standard_Integer myFixSameParameterMode;
   Standard_Integer myFixVertexToleranceMode;
   Standard_Integer myFixNotchedEdgesMode;
diff --git a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.lxx b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.lxx
index ae139489f5..2ba6455f1c 100644
--- a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.lxx
+++ b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Wire.lxx
@@ -305,16 +305,6 @@ inline  Standard_Integer& ShapeFix_Wire::FixShiftedMode()
   return myFixShiftedMode;
 }
  
-//=======================================================================
-//function : CheckMissingEdgesMode
-//purpose  : 
-//=======================================================================
-
-inline  Standard_Boolean& ShapeFix_Wire::CheckMissingEdgesMode()
-{
-  return myCheckMissingEdges;
-}
- 
 //=======================================================================
 //function : FixSameParameterMode
 //purpose  :