diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp
index c10f6fc2ac..61252a9fee 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp
@@ -466,11 +466,9 @@ bool PxMEncoder::write(const Mat& img, const std::vector<int>& params)
     // write header;
     const int code = ((mode == PXM_TYPE_PBM) ? 1 : (mode == PXM_TYPE_PGM) ? 2 : 3)
          + (isBinary ? 3 : 0);
-    const char* comment = "# Generated by OpenCV " CV_VERSION "\n";
 
-    int header_sz = sprintf(buffer, "P%c\n%s%d %d\n",
-            (char)('0' + code), comment,
-            width, height);
+    int header_sz = sprintf(buffer, "P%c\n%d %d\n",
+            (char)('0' + code), width, height);
     CV_Assert(header_sz > 0);
     if (mode != PXM_TYPE_PBM)
     {