diff --git a/modules/python/common.cmake b/modules/python/common.cmake
index 7f17ad99af..d3f7008eb9 100644
--- a/modules/python/common.cmake
+++ b/modules/python/common.cmake
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs ".h$")
 ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "cuda")
 ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "cudev")
 ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "opencv2/objdetect/detection_based_tracker.hpp")
-ocv_list_filterout(opencv_hdrs "opencv2/ximgproc/structured_edge_detection.hpp")
 
 set(cv2_generated_hdrs
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pyopencv_generated_include.h"
diff --git a/modules/python/src2/hdr_parser.py b/modules/python/src2/hdr_parser.py
index e0f8ecfcdd..3e202fdc07 100755
--- a/modules/python/src2/hdr_parser.py
+++ b/modules/python/src2/hdr_parser.py
@@ -557,11 +557,6 @@ class CppHeaderParser(object):
                     args.append([arg_type, arg_name, defval, modlist])
                 npos = arg_start-1
 
-        npos = decl_str.replace(" ", "").find("=0", npos)
-        if npos >= 0:
-            # skip pure virtual functions
-            return []
-
         if static_method:
             func_modlist.append("/S")