diff --git a/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 389ce3f9d8..119c8e1bd0 100644
--- a/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,4 +108,3 @@ install(TARGETS ${the_module}
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main
         )
-install(FILES src2/cv.py ${PYTHON_INSTALL_CONFIGURATIONS} DESTINATION ${PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH} COMPONENT main)