diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
index a85d2d39fe..4c27d2fae5 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
@@ -933,10 +933,6 @@ inline hfloat hfloatFromBits(ushort w) {
 #endif
 }
 
-#if !defined(__OPENCV_BUILD) && !(defined __STDCPP_FLOAT16_T__) && !(defined __ARM_NEON)
-typedef hfloat float16_t;
-#endif
-
 class bfloat
 {
 public: