diff --git a/benchmarks/occ/occ_sphere.geo b/benchmarks/occ/occ_sphere.geo
index 8b7b58fe8578cff50e65ef322e871ae267ef917c..689da71600379bbbe2f32eba32b4b35064f8dd93 100644
--- a/benchmarks/occ/occ_sphere.geo
+++ b/benchmarks/occ/occ_sphere.geo
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-// This example shows the possibility of inserting embedded points and lines on
-// periodic surfaces
-
 SetFactory("OpenCASCADE");
 Sphere(1) = {0, 0, 0, 0.5, -Pi/2, Pi/2, 2*Pi};
 
-Characteristic Length {1, 2} = 1.0;
-Mesh.CharacteristicLengthFactor = 1.0;
+Mesh.CharacteristicLengthFactor = 0.99;
 
-Mesh.Algorithm = 6; // Frontal
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+Mesh.Algorithm = 6; // Frontal
+Mesh.Algorithm3D = 2; // New Delaunay
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