diff --git a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index dcdf59d391..888ab35ada 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 SET(OPENCV_CPP_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS opencv_core opencv_imgproc opencv_flann
     opencv_imgcodecs opencv_videoio opencv_highgui opencv_ml opencv_video
     opencv_objdetect opencv_photo opencv_features2d opencv_calib3d
-    opencv_stitching opencv_videostab opencv_shape opencv_xfeatures2d)
+    opencv_stitching opencv_videostab opencv_shape)
 
 ocv_check_dependencies(${OPENCV_CPP_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS})