diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_precomp.hpp b/modules/core/test/test_precomp.hpp
index 56b9d55198..d981cea066 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_precomp.hpp
@@ -15,127 +15,4 @@
 
 #include "opencv2/core/private.hpp"
 
-#define MWIDTH 256
-#define MHEIGHT 256
-
-#define MIN_VALUE 171
-#define MAX_VALUE 357
-
-#define RNG_SEED 123456
-
-template <typename T>
-struct TSTestWithParam : public ::testing::TestWithParam<T>
-{
-    cv::RNG rng;
-
-    TSTestWithParam()
-    {
-        rng = cv::RNG(RNG_SEED);
-    }
-
-    int randomInt(int minVal, int maxVal)
-    {
-        return rng.uniform(minVal, maxVal);
-    }
-
-    double randomDouble(double minVal, double maxVal)
-    {
-        return rng.uniform(minVal, maxVal);
-    }
-
-    double randomDoubleLog(double minVal, double maxVal)
-    {
-        double logMin = log((double)minVal + 1);
-        double logMax = log((double)maxVal + 1);
-        double pow = rng.uniform(logMin, logMax);
-        double v = exp(pow) - 1;
-        CV_Assert(v >= minVal && (v < maxVal || (v == minVal && v == maxVal)));
-        return v;
-    }
-
-    cv::Size randomSize(int minVal, int maxVal)
-    {
-#if 1
-        return cv::Size((int)randomDoubleLog(minVal, maxVal), (int)randomDoubleLog(minVal, maxVal));
-#else
-        return cv::Size(randomInt(minVal, maxVal), randomInt(minVal, maxVal));
-#endif
-    }
-
-    cv::Size randomSize(int minValX, int maxValX, int minValY, int maxValY)
-    {
-#if 1
-        return cv::Size(randomDoubleLog(minValX, maxValX), randomDoubleLog(minValY, maxValY));
-#else
-        return cv::Size(randomInt(minVal, maxVal), randomInt(minVal, maxVal));
-#endif
-    }
-
-    cv::Scalar randomScalar(double minVal, double maxVal)
-    {
-        return cv::Scalar(randomDouble(minVal, maxVal), randomDouble(minVal, maxVal), randomDouble(minVal, maxVal), randomDouble(minVal, maxVal));
-    }
-
-    cv::Mat randomMat(cv::Size size, int type, double minVal, double maxVal, bool useRoi = false)
-    {
-        cv::RNG dataRng(rng.next());
-        return cvtest::randomMat(dataRng, size, type, minVal, maxVal, useRoi);
-    }
-
-};
-
-#define PARAM_TEST_CASE(name, ...) struct name : public TSTestWithParam< std::tr1::tuple< __VA_ARGS__ > >
-
-#define GET_PARAM(k) std::tr1::get< k >(GetParam())
-
-#define UMAT_TEST_CHANNELS testing::Values(1, 2, 3, 4)
-
-#define UMAT_TEST_SIZES testing::Values(cv::Size(1,1), cv::Size(1,128), cv::Size(128,1), cv::Size(128, 128), cv::Size(640,480), cv::Size(751,373), cv::Size(1200, 1200))
-
-#define UMAT_TEST_DEPTH testing::Values(CV_8U, CV_8S, CV_16U, CV_16S, CV_32S, CV_32F, CV_64F)
-
-# define CORE_TEST_P(test_case_name, test_name) \
-    class GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name) : \
-        public test_case_name { \
-    public: \
-        GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name)() { } \
-        virtual void TestBody(); \
-        void CoreTestBody(); \
-    private: \
-        static int AddToRegistry() \
-        { \
-            ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->parameterized_test_registry(). \
-              GetTestCasePatternHolder<test_case_name>(\
-                  #test_case_name, __FILE__, __LINE__)->AddTestPattern(\
-                      #test_case_name, \
-                      #test_name, \
-                      new ::testing::internal::TestMetaFactory< \
-                          GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name)>()); \
-            return 0; \
-        } \
-    \
-        static int gtest_registering_dummy_; \
-        GTEST_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN_(\
-            GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name)); \
-    }; \
-    \
-    int GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, \
-                             test_name)::gtest_registering_dummy_ = \
-      GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name)::AddToRegistry(); \
-    \
-    void GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name)::TestBody() \
-    { \
-        try \
-        { \
-            CoreTestBody(); \
-        } \
-        catch (...) \
-        { \
-                std::cout << "Something wrong in CoreTestBody running" << std::endl; \
-                throw; \
-        } \
-    } \
-    \
-    void GTEST_TEST_CLASS_NAME_(test_case_name, test_name)::CoreTestBody()
-
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_umat.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_umat.cpp
index 536f3db01a..fd344a9b0d 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_umat.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_umat.cpp
@@ -40,20 +40,19 @@
 //M*/
 
 #include "test_precomp.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/core/ocl.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp"
 
 using namespace cvtest;
 using namespace testing;
 using namespace cv;
 
-#define EXPECT_MAT_NEAR(mat1, mat2, eps) \
-{ \
-   ASSERT_EQ(mat1.type(), mat2.type()); \
-   ASSERT_EQ(mat1.size(), mat2.size()); \
-   EXPECT_LE(cv::norm(mat1, mat2), eps); \
-}\
+namespace cvtest {
+namespace ocl {
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Basic Tests /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#define UMAT_TEST_SIZES testing::Values(cv::Size(1, 1), cv::Size(1,128), cv::Size(128, 1), \
+    cv::Size(128, 128), cv::Size(640, 480), cv::Size(751, 373), cv::Size(1200, 1200))
+
+/////////////////////////////// Basic Tests ////////////////////////////////
 
 PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatBasicTests, int, int, Size, bool)
 {
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatBasicTests, int, int, Size, bool)
     bool useRoi;
     Size roi_size;
     Rect roi;
+
     virtual void SetUp()
     {
         depth = GET_PARAM(0);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatBasicTests, int, int, Size, bool)
     }
 };
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, createUMat)
+TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, createUMat)
 {
     if(useRoi)
     {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, createUMat)
     ASSERT_EQ( ua.dims, 2);
 }
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, swap)
+TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, swap)
 {
     Mat b = randomMat(size, type, -100, 100);
     UMat ub;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, swap)
     EXPECT_MAT_NEAR(ud, ua, 0);
 }
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, base)
+TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, base)
 {
     if(useRoi)
     {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, base)
     ASSERT_EQ(ub.total(), total);
 }
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, copyTo)
+TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, DISABLED_copyTo)
 {
     UMat roi_ua;
     Mat roi_a;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, copyTo)
     }
 }
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, DISABLED_GetUMat)
+TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, DISABLED_GetUMat)
 {
     if(useRoi)
     {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatBasicTests, DISABLED_GetUMat)
 }
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatBasicTests, Combine(testing::Values(CV_8U), testing::Values(1, 2),
-    testing::Values(cv::Size(1,1), cv::Size(1,128), cv::Size(128,1), cv::Size(128, 128), cv::Size(640,480)), Bool() ) );
+    testing::Values(cv::Size(1, 1), cv::Size(1, 128), cv::Size(128, 1), cv::Size(128, 128), cv::Size(640, 480)), Bool()));
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Reshape ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatTestReshape,  int, int, Size, bool)
     }
 };
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestReshape, reshape)
+TEST_P(UMatTestReshape, DISABLED_reshape)
 {
     a = randomMat(size,type, -100, 100);
     a.copyTo(ua);
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestReshape, reshape)
     }
 }
 
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestReshape, Combine(UMAT_TEST_DEPTH, UMAT_TEST_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES, Bool() ));
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestReshape, Combine(OCL_ALL_DEPTHS, OCL_ALL_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES, Bool() ));
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ROI testing ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatTestRoi, int, int, Size)
     }
 };
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, createRoi)
+TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, createRoi)
 {
     int roi_shift_x = randomInt(0, size.width-1);
     int roi_shift_y = randomInt(0, size.height-1);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, createRoi)
     EXPECT_MAT_NEAR(roi_a, roi_ua, 0);
 }
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, locateRoi)
+TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, locateRoi)
 {
     int roi_shift_x = randomInt(0, size.width-1);
     int roi_shift_y = randomInt(0, size.height-1);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, locateRoi)
     ASSERT_EQ(p, up);
 }
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, adjustRoi)
+TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, adjustRoi)
 {
     int roi_shift_x = randomInt(0, size.width-1);
     int roi_shift_y = randomInt(0, size.height-1);
@@ -410,14 +410,14 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestRoi, adjustRoi)
     int adjTop = randomInt(-(roi_ua.rows/2), (size.height-1)/2);
     int adjBot = randomInt(-(roi_ua.rows/2), (size.height-1)/2);
     roi_ua.adjustROI(adjTop, adjBot, adjLeft, adjRight);
-    roi_shift_x = max(0, roi.x-adjLeft);
-    roi_shift_y = max(0, roi.y-adjTop);
-    Rect new_roi( roi_shift_x, roi_shift_y, min(roi.width+adjRight+adjLeft, size.width-roi_shift_x), min(roi.height+adjBot+adjTop, size.height-roi_shift_y) );
+    roi_shift_x = std::max(0, roi.x-adjLeft);
+    roi_shift_y = std::max(0, roi.y-adjTop);
+    Rect new_roi( roi_shift_x, roi_shift_y, std::min(roi.width+adjRight+adjLeft, size.width-roi_shift_x), std::min(roi.height+adjBot+adjTop, size.height-roi_shift_y) );
     UMat test_roi = UMat(ua, new_roi);
     EXPECT_MAT_NEAR(roi_ua, test_roi, 0);
 }
 
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestRoi, Combine(UMAT_TEST_DEPTH, UMAT_TEST_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES ));
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestRoi, Combine(OCL_ALL_DEPTHS, OCL_ALL_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES ));
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Size ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatTestSizeOperations, int, int, Size, bool)
     }
 };
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestSizeOperations, copySize)
+TEST_P(UMatTestSizeOperations, copySize)
 {
     Size s = randomSize(1,300);
     a = randomMat(size, type, -100, 100);
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestSizeOperations, copySize)
     ASSERT_EQ(ua.size, ub.size);
 }
 
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestSizeOperations, Combine(UMAT_TEST_DEPTH, UMAT_TEST_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES, Bool() ));
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestSizeOperations, Combine(OCL_ALL_DEPTHS, OCL_ALL_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES, Bool() ));
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// UMat operations ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ PARAM_TEST_CASE(UMatTestUMatOperations, int, int, Size, bool)
     }
 };
 
-CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestUMatOperations, diag)
+TEST_P(UMatTestUMatOperations, diag)
 {
     a = randomMat(size, type, -100, 100);
     a.copyTo(ua);
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ CORE_TEST_P(UMatTestUMatOperations, diag)
     EXPECT_MAT_NEAR(ua.diag(), new_diag.t(), 0);
 }
 
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestUMatOperations, Combine(UMAT_TEST_DEPTH, UMAT_TEST_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES, Bool() ));
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(UMat, UMatTestUMatOperations, Combine(OCL_ALL_DEPTHS, OCL_ALL_CHANNELS, UMAT_TEST_SIZES, Bool()));
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// OpenCL ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -541,9 +541,208 @@ TEST(UMat, BufferPoolGrowing)
         c->freeAllReservedBuffers();
     }
     else
-    {
         std::cout << "Skipped, no OpenCL" << std::endl;
+}
+
+class CV_UMatTest :
+        public cvtest::BaseTest
+{
+public:
+    CV_UMatTest() {}
+    ~CV_UMatTest() {}
+protected:
+    void run(int);
+
+    struct test_excep
+    {
+        test_excep(const string& _s=string("")) : s(_s) { }
+        string s;
+    };
+
+    bool TestUMat();
+
+    void checkDiff(const Mat& m1, const Mat& m2, const string& s)
+    {
+        if (norm(m1, m2, NORM_INF) != 0)
+            throw test_excep(s);
+    }
+    void checkDiffF(const Mat& m1, const Mat& m2, const string& s)
+    {
+        if (norm(m1, m2, NORM_INF) > 1e-5)
+            throw test_excep(s);
     }
+};
+
+#define STR(a) STR2(a)
+#define STR2(a) #a
+
+#define CHECK_DIFF(a, b) checkDiff(a, b, "(" #a ")  !=  (" #b ")  at l." STR(__LINE__))
+#define CHECK_DIFF_FLT(a, b) checkDiffF(a, b, "(" #a ")  !=(eps)  (" #b ")  at l." STR(__LINE__))
+
+
+bool CV_UMatTest::TestUMat()
+{
+    try
+    {
+        Mat a(100, 100, CV_16SC2), b, c;
+        randu(a, Scalar::all(-100), Scalar::all(100));
+        Rect roi(1, 3, 5, 4);
+        Mat ra(a, roi), rb, rc, rc0;
+        UMat ua, ura, ub, urb, uc, urc;
+        a.copyTo(ua);
+        ua.copyTo(b);
+        CHECK_DIFF(a, b);
+
+        ura = ua(roi);
+        ura.copyTo(rb);
+
+        CHECK_DIFF(ra, rb);
+
+        ra += Scalar::all(1.f);
+        {
+            Mat temp = ura.getMat(ACCESS_RW);
+            temp += Scalar::all(1.f);
+        }
+        ra.copyTo(rb);
+        CHECK_DIFF(ra, rb);
+
+        b = a.clone();
+        ra = a(roi);
+        rb = b(roi);
+        randu(b, Scalar::all(-100), Scalar::all(100));
+        b.copyTo(ub);
+        urb = ub(roi);
+
+        /*std::cout << "==============================================\nbefore op (CPU):\n";
+        std::cout << "ra: " << ra << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "rb: " << rb << std::endl;*/
+
+        ra.copyTo(ura);
+        rb.copyTo(urb);
+        ra.release();
+        rb.release();
+        ura.copyTo(ra);
+        urb.copyTo(rb);
+
+        /*std::cout << "==============================================\nbefore op (GPU):\n";
+        std::cout << "ra: " << ra << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "rb: " << rb << std::endl;*/
+
+        cv::max(ra, rb, rc);
+        cv::max(ura, urb, urc);
+        urc.copyTo(rc0);
+
+        /*std::cout << "==============================================\nafter op:\n";
+        std::cout << "rc: " << rc << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "rc0: " << rc0 << std::endl;*/
+
+        CHECK_DIFF(rc0, rc);
+
+        {
+            UMat tmp = rc0.getUMat(ACCESS_WRITE);
+            cv::max(ura, urb, tmp);
+        }
+        CHECK_DIFF(rc0, rc);
+
+        ura.copyTo(urc);
+        cv::max(urc, urb, urc);
+        urc.copyTo(rc0);
+        CHECK_DIFF(rc0, rc);
+
+        rc = ra ^ rb;
+        cv::bitwise_xor(ura, urb, urc);
+        urc.copyTo(rc0);
+
+        /*std::cout << "==============================================\nafter op:\n";
+        std::cout << "ra: " << rc0 << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "rc: " << rc << std::endl;*/
+
+        CHECK_DIFF(rc0, rc);
+
+        rc = ra + rb;
+        cv::add(ura, urb, urc);
+        urc.copyTo(rc0);
+
+        CHECK_DIFF(rc0, rc);
+
+        cv::subtract(ra, Scalar::all(5), rc);
+        cv::subtract(ura, Scalar::all(5), urc);
+        urc.copyTo(rc0);
+
+        CHECK_DIFF(rc0, rc);
+    }
+    catch (const test_excep& e)
+    {
+        ts->printf(cvtest::TS::LOG, "%s\n", e.s.c_str());
+        ts->set_failed_test_info(cvtest::TS::FAIL_MISMATCH);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void CV_UMatTest::run( int /* start_from */)
+{
+    printf("Use OpenCL: %s\nHave OpenCL: %s\n",
+           cv::ocl::useOpenCL() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE",
+           cv::ocl::haveOpenCL() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE" );
+
+    if (!TestUMat())
+        return;
+
+    ts->set_failed_test_info(cvtest::TS::OK);
+}
+
+TEST(Core_UMat, base) { CV_UMatTest test; test.safe_run(); }
+
+TEST(Core_UMat, getUMat)
+{
+    {
+        int a[3] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+        Mat m = Mat(1, 1, CV_32SC3, a);
+        UMat u = m.getUMat(ACCESS_READ);
+        EXPECT_NE((void*)NULL, u.u);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Mat m(10, 10, CV_8UC1), ref;
+        for (int y = 0; y < m.rows; ++y)
+        {
+            uchar * const ptr = m.ptr<uchar>(y);
+            for (int x = 0; x < m.cols; ++x)
+                ptr[x] = (uchar)(x + y * 2);
+        }
+
+        ref = m.clone();
+        Rect r(1, 1, 8, 8);
+        ref(r).setTo(17);
+
+        {
+            UMat um = m(r).getUMat(ACCESS_WRITE);
+            um.setTo(17);
+        }
+
+        double err = norm(m, ref, NORM_INF);
+        if (err > 0)
+        {
+            std::cout << "m: " << std::endl << m << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "ref: " << std::endl << ref << std::endl;
+        }
+        EXPECT_EQ(0., err);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(UMat, Sync)
+{
+    UMat um(10, 10, CV_8UC1);
+
+    {
+        Mat m = um.getMat(ACCESS_WRITE);
+        m.setTo(cv::Scalar::all(17));
+    }
+
+    um.setTo(cv::Scalar::all(19));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, cv::norm(um.getMat(ACCESS_READ), cv::Mat(um.size(), um.type(), 19), NORM_INF));
 }
 
 TEST(UMat, setOpenCL)
@@ -586,3 +785,5 @@ TEST(UMat, setOpenCL)
     // reset state to the previous one
     cv::ocl::setUseOpenCL(useOCL);
 }
+
+} } // namespace cvtest::ocl
diff --git a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_perf.hpp b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_perf.hpp
index 6fa77f6577..c2e860067b 100644
--- a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_perf.hpp
+++ b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_perf.hpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #include "ocl_test.hpp"
 #include "ts_perf.hpp"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
-
 namespace cvtest {
 namespace ocl {
 
@@ -130,6 +128,4 @@ using namespace perf;
 } // namespace cvtest::ocl
 } // namespace cvtest
 
-#endif // HAVE_OPENCL
-
 #endif // __OPENCV_TS_OCL_PERF_HPP__
diff --git a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp
index a4b2ec38cd..169e34fdcc 100644
--- a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp
+++ b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@
 #ifndef __OPENCV_TS_OCL_TEST_HPP__
 #define __OPENCV_TS_OCL_TEST_HPP__
 
-#include "cvconfig.h" // to get definition of HAVE_OPENCL
 #include "opencv2/opencv_modules.hpp"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
-
 #include "opencv2/ts.hpp"
 
 #include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
@@ -60,45 +57,20 @@ namespace ocl {
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace testing;
 
-namespace traits {
-
-template <typename T>
-struct GetMatForRead
-{
-};
-template <>
-struct GetMatForRead<Mat>
-{
-    static const Mat get(const Mat& m) { return m; }
-};
-template <>
-struct GetMatForRead<UMat>
-{
-    static const Mat get(const UMat& m) { return m.getMat(ACCESS_READ); }
-};
-
-} // namespace traits
-
-template <typename T>
-const Mat getMatForRead(const T& mat)
-{
-    return traits::GetMatForRead<T>::get(mat);
-}
-
 extern int test_loop_times;
 
 #define MAX_VALUE 357
 
 #define EXPECT_MAT_NORM(mat, eps) \
 { \
-    EXPECT_LE(checkNorm(mat), eps) \
+    EXPECT_LE(TestUtils::checkNorm(mat), eps) \
 }
 
 #define EXPECT_MAT_NEAR(mat1, mat2, eps) \
 { \
     ASSERT_EQ(mat1.type(), mat2.type()); \
     ASSERT_EQ(mat1.size(), mat2.size()); \
-    EXPECT_LE(checkNorm(mat1, mat2), eps) \
+    EXPECT_LE(TestUtils::checkNorm(mat1, mat2), eps) \
         << "Size: " << mat1.size() << std::endl; \
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +78,7 @@ extern int test_loop_times;
 { \
     ASSERT_EQ(mat1.type(), mat2.type()); \
     ASSERT_EQ(mat1.size(), mat2.size()); \
-    EXPECT_LE(checkNormRelative(mat1, mat2), eps) \
+    EXPECT_LE(TestUtils::checkNormRelative(mat1, mat2), eps) \
         << "Size: " << mat1.size() << std::endl; \
 }
 
@@ -227,54 +199,22 @@ struct CV_EXPORTS TestUtils
     // If the two vectors are not equal, it will return the difference in vector size
     // Else it will return (total diff of each 1 and 2 rects covered pixels)/(total 1 rects covered pixels)
     // The smaller, the better matched
-    static double checkRectSimilarity(cv::Size sz, std::vector<cv::Rect>& ob1, std::vector<cv::Rect>& ob2);
+    static double checkRectSimilarity(const cv::Size & sz, std::vector<cv::Rect>& ob1, std::vector<cv::Rect>& ob2);
 
     //! read image from testdata folder.
-
     static cv::Mat readImage(const String &fileName, int flags = cv::IMREAD_COLOR);
     static cv::Mat readImageType(const String &fname, int type);
 
-    static double checkNorm(const cv::Mat &m);
-    static double checkNorm(const cv::Mat &m1, const cv::Mat &m2);
-    static double checkSimilarity(const cv::Mat &m1, const cv::Mat &m2);
-    static inline double checkNormRelative(const Mat &m1, const Mat &m2)
-    {
-        return cv::norm(m1, m2, cv::NORM_INF) /
-                std::max((double)std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon(),
-                         (double)std::max(cv::norm(m1, cv::NORM_INF), norm(m2, cv::NORM_INF)));
-    }
-    static void showDiff(const Mat& src, const Mat& gold, const Mat& actual, double eps, bool alwaysShow = false);
+    static double checkNorm(InputArray m);
+    static double checkNorm(InputArray m1, InputArray m2);
+    static double checkSimilarity(InputArray m1, InputArray m2);
+    static void showDiff(InputArray _src, InputArray _gold, InputArray _actual, double eps, bool alwaysShow);
 
-    template <typename T1>
-    static double checkNorm(const T1& m)
-    {
-        return checkNorm(getMatForRead(m));
-    }
-    template <typename T1, typename T2>
-    static double checkNorm(const T1& m1, const T2& m2)
-    {
-        return checkNorm(getMatForRead(m1), getMatForRead(m2));
-    }
-    template <typename T1, typename T2>
-    static double checkSimilarity(const T1& m1, const T2& m2)
+    static inline double checkNormRelative(InputArray m1, InputArray m2)
     {
-        return checkSimilarity(getMatForRead(m1), getMatForRead(m2));
-    }
-    template <typename T1, typename T2>
-    static inline double checkNormRelative(const T1& m1, const T2& m2)
-    {
-        const Mat _m1 = getMatForRead(m1);
-        const Mat _m2 = getMatForRead(m2);
-        return checkNormRelative(_m1, _m2);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T1, typename T2, typename T3>
-    static void showDiff(const T1& src, const T2& gold, const T3& actual, double eps, bool alwaysShow = false)
-    {
-        const Mat _src = getMatForRead(src);
-        const Mat _gold = getMatForRead(gold);
-        const Mat _actual = getMatForRead(actual);
-        showDiff(_src, _gold, _actual, eps, alwaysShow);
+        return cv::norm(m1.getMat(), m2.getMat(), cv::NORM_INF) /
+                std::max((double)std::numeric_limits<float>::epsilon(),
+                         (double)std::max(cv::norm(m1.getMat(), cv::NORM_INF), norm(m2.getMat(), cv::NORM_INF)));
     }
 };
 
@@ -334,8 +274,6 @@ CV_ENUM(BorderType, BORDER_CONSTANT, BORDER_REPLICATE, BORDER_REFLECT, BORDER_WR
 #define OCL_INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(prefix, test_case_name, generator) \
     INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(OCL_ ## prefix, test_case_name, generator)
 
-}} // namespace cvtest::ocl
-
-#endif // HAVE_OPENCL
+} } // namespace cvtest::ocl
 
 #endif // __OPENCV_TS_OCL_TEST_HPP__
diff --git a/modules/ts/src/ocl_perf.cpp b/modules/ts/src/ocl_perf.cpp
index 4348a58a3b..8dacf219f6 100644
--- a/modules/ts/src/ocl_perf.cpp
+++ b/modules/ts/src/ocl_perf.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #include "opencv2/ts/ocl_perf.hpp"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
-
 namespace cvtest {
 namespace ocl {
 
@@ -82,6 +80,4 @@ void randu(InputOutputArray dst)
 
 } // namespace perf
 
-}} // namespace cvtest::ocl
-
-#endif // HAVE_OPENCL
+} } // namespace cvtest::ocl
diff --git a/modules/ts/src/ocl_test.cpp b/modules/ts/src/ocl_test.cpp
index 3387b193b9..994ae489ac 100644
--- a/modules/ts/src/ocl_test.cpp
+++ b/modules/ts/src/ocl_test.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #include "opencv2/ts/ocl_test.hpp"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENCL
-
 namespace cvtest {
 namespace ocl {
 
@@ -197,41 +195,39 @@ Mat TestUtils::readImageType(const String &fname, int type)
     return src;
 }
 
-double TestUtils::checkNorm(const Mat &m)
+double TestUtils::checkNorm(InputArray m)
 {
-    return norm(m, NORM_INF);
+    return norm(m.getMat(), NORM_INF);
 }
 
-double TestUtils::checkNorm(const Mat &m1, const Mat &m2)
+double TestUtils::checkNorm(InputArray m1, InputArray m2)
 {
-    return norm(m1, m2, NORM_INF);
+    return norm(m1.getMat(), m2.getMat(), NORM_INF);
 }
 
-double TestUtils::checkSimilarity(const Mat &m1, const Mat &m2)
+double TestUtils::checkSimilarity(InputArray m1, InputArray m2)
 {
     Mat diff;
-    matchTemplate(m1, m2, diff, CV_TM_CCORR_NORMED);
+    matchTemplate(m1.getMat(), m2.getMat(), diff, CV_TM_CCORR_NORMED);
     return std::abs(diff.at<float>(0, 0) - 1.f);
 }
 
-double TestUtils::checkRectSimilarity(Size sz, std::vector<Rect>& ob1, std::vector<Rect>& ob2)
+double TestUtils::checkRectSimilarity(const Size & sz, std::vector<Rect>& ob1, std::vector<Rect>& ob2)
 {
     double final_test_result = 0.0;
     size_t sz1 = ob1.size();
     size_t sz2 = ob2.size();
 
-    if(sz1 != sz2)
-    {
+    if (sz1 != sz2)
         return sz1 > sz2 ? (double)(sz1 - sz2) : (double)(sz2 - sz1);
-    }
     else
     {
-        if(sz1==0 && sz2==0)
+        if (sz1 == 0 && sz2 == 0)
             return 0;
         cv::Mat cpu_result(sz, CV_8UC1);
         cpu_result.setTo(0);
 
-        for(vector<Rect>::const_iterator r = ob1.begin(); r != ob1.end(); r++)
+        for (vector<Rect>::const_iterator r = ob1.begin(); r != ob1.end(); r++)
         {
             cv::Mat cpu_result_roi(cpu_result, *r);
             cpu_result_roi.setTo(1);
@@ -251,7 +247,7 @@ double TestUtils::checkRectSimilarity(Size sz, std::vector<Rect>& ob1, std::vect
         cv::Mat result_;
         multiply(cpu_result, gpu_result, result_);
         int result = cv::countNonZero(result_ > 0);
-        if(cpu_area!=0 && result!=0)
+        if (cpu_area!=0 && result!=0)
             final_test_result = 1.0 - (double)result/(double)cpu_area;
         else if(cpu_area==0 && result!=0)
             final_test_result = -1;
@@ -259,8 +255,10 @@ double TestUtils::checkRectSimilarity(Size sz, std::vector<Rect>& ob1, std::vect
     return final_test_result;
 }
 
-void TestUtils::showDiff(const Mat& src, const Mat& gold, const Mat& actual, double eps, bool alwaysShow)
+void TestUtils::showDiff(InputArray _src, InputArray _gold, InputArray _actual, double eps, bool alwaysShow)
 {
+    Mat src = _src.getMat(), actual = _actual.getMat(), gold = _gold.getMat();
+
     Mat diff, diff_thresh;
     absdiff(gold, actual, diff);
     diff.convertTo(diff, CV_32F);
@@ -288,6 +286,4 @@ void TestUtils::showDiff(const Mat& src, const Mat& gold, const Mat& actual, dou
     }
 }
 
-}} // namespace cvtest::ocl
-
-#endif // HAVE_OPENCL
+} } // namespace cvtest::ocl