diff --git a/modules/python/common.cmake b/modules/python/common.cmake
index ea8d0c832e..c79f5400e0 100644
--- a/modules/python/common.cmake
+++ b/modules/python/common.cmake
@@ -14,15 +14,7 @@ endforeach(mp)
 
 # module blacklist
 ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_cud(a|ev)")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_adas$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_face$")
 ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_matlab$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_tracking$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_optflow$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_bgsegm$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_xfeatures2d$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_ximgproc$")
-ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_xphoto$")
 ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_ts$")
 
 ocv_add_module(${MODULE_NAME} BINDINGS OPTIONAL ${candidate_deps})
@@ -43,7 +35,6 @@ ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs ".h$")
 ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "cuda")
 ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "cudev")
 ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "opencv2/objdetect/detection_based_tracker.hpp")
-ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "opencv2/optim.hpp")
 
 set(cv2_generated_hdrs
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pyopencv_generated_include.h"