diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
index 338caedf..95dca2df 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/topology.cpp
@@ -1474,11 +1474,13 @@ namespace netgen
   {
     return surffaces.Get(elnr).fnr+1;
   }
-
+  
+  /*
   int MeshTopology :: GetFace (SurfaceElementIndex elnr) const
   {
     return surffaces[elnr].fnr;
   }
+  */
 
 
   void MeshTopology :: 
@@ -1837,11 +1839,12 @@ namespace netgen
       }
   }
 
-
+  /*
   ELEMENT_TYPE MeshTopology :: GetFaceType (int fnr) const
   {
     if (face2vert.Get(fnr)[3] == 0) return TRIG; else return QUAD;
   }
+  */
 
 
   void MeshTopology :: GetVertexElements (int vnr, Array<ElementIndex> & elements) const
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp
index 21da2b23..5acbcdbb 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/topology.hpp
@@ -114,14 +114,16 @@ public:
   const int * GetFaceVerticesPtr (int fnr) const { return &face2vert[fnr][0]; }
   void GetFaceEdges (int fnr, Array<int> & edges, bool withorientation = false) const;
 
-  ELEMENT_TYPE GetFaceType (int fnr) const;
+  ELEMENT_TYPE GetFaceType (int fnr) const
+  { return (face2vert.Get(fnr)[3] == 0) ? TRIG : QUAD; }
 
   void GetSurfaceElementEdges (int elnr, Array<int> & edges) const;
   int GetSurfaceElementFace (int elnr) const;
   void GetSurfaceElementEdgeOrientations (int elnr, Array<int> & eorient) const;
   int GetSurfaceElementFaceOrientation (int elnr) const;
   void GetEdges (SurfaceElementIndex elnr, Array<int> & edges) const;
-  int GetFace (SurfaceElementIndex elnr) const;
+  int GetFace (SurfaceElementIndex elnr) const
+  { return surffaces[elnr].fnr; }
 
   int GetSurfaceElementEdges (int elnr, int * edges, int * orient) const;