diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
index a9696f8eb2..d744e744cd 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 //M*/
 
 #include "seamless_cloning.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
 
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;