diff --git a/modules/python/test/test_shape.py b/modules/python/test/test_shape.py
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--- a/modules/python/test/test_shape.py
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@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-import cv2 as cv
-
-from tests_common import NewOpenCVTests
-
-class shape_test(NewOpenCVTests):
-
-    def test_computeDistance(self):
-
-        a = self.get_sample('samples/data/shape_sample/1.png', cv.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
-        b = self.get_sample('samples/data/shape_sample/2.png', cv.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
-
-        ca, _ = cv.findContours(a, cv.RETR_CCOMP, cv.CHAIN_APPROX_TC89_KCOS)
-        cb, _ = cv.findContours(b, cv.RETR_CCOMP, cv.CHAIN_APPROX_TC89_KCOS)
-
-        hd = cv.createHausdorffDistanceExtractor()
-        sd = cv.createShapeContextDistanceExtractor()
-
-        d1 = hd.computeDistance(ca[0], cb[0])
-        d2 = sd.computeDistance(ca[0], cb[0])
-
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(d1, 26.4196891785, 3, "HausdorffDistanceExtractor")
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(d2, 0.25804194808, 3, "ShapeContextDistanceExtractor")
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    NewOpenCVTests.bootstrap()
diff --git a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index c3786aaf74..131681e61c 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ set(OPENCV_CPP_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS
   opencv_calib3d
   opencv_stitching
   opencv_videostab
-  opencv_shape
   ${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC}
   ${OpenCV_LIB_COMPONENTS})
 ocv_check_dependencies(${OPENCV_CPP_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS})
diff --git a/samples/cpp/shape_example.cpp b/samples/cpp/shape_example.cpp
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--- a/samples/cpp/shape_example.cpp
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@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * shape_context.cpp -- Shape context demo for shape matching
- */
-
-#include "opencv2/shape.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/imgproc.hpp"
-#include <opencv2/core/utility.hpp>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace cv;
-
-static void help()
-{
-    printf("\n"
-            "This program demonstrates a method for shape comparison based on Shape Context\n"
-            "You should run the program providing a number between 1 and 20 for selecting an image in the folder ../data/shape_sample.\n"
-            "Call\n"
-            "./shape_example [number between 1 and 20, 1 default]\n\n");
-}
-
-static vector<Point> simpleContour( const Mat& currentQuery, int n=300 )
-{
-    vector<vector<Point> > _contoursQuery;
-    vector <Point> contoursQuery;
-    findContours(currentQuery, _contoursQuery, RETR_LIST, CHAIN_APPROX_NONE);
-    for (size_t border=0; border<_contoursQuery.size(); border++)
-    {
-        for (size_t p=0; p<_contoursQuery[border].size(); p++)
-        {
-            contoursQuery.push_back( _contoursQuery[border][p] );
-        }
-    }
-
-    // In case actual number of points is less than n
-    int dummy=0;
-    for (int add=(int)contoursQuery.size()-1; add<n; add++)
-    {
-        contoursQuery.push_back(contoursQuery[dummy++]); //adding dummy values
-    }
-
-    // Uniformly sampling
-    cv::randShuffle(contoursQuery);
-    vector<Point> cont;
-    for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
-    {
-        cont.push_back(contoursQuery[i]);
-    }
-    return cont;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-    string path = "../data/shape_sample/";
-    cv::CommandLineParser parser(argc, argv, "{help h||}{@input|1|}");
-    if (parser.has("help"))
-    {
-        help();
-        return 0;
-    }
-    int indexQuery = parser.get<int>("@input");
-    if (!parser.check())
-    {
-        parser.printErrors();
-        help();
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (indexQuery < 1 || indexQuery > 20)
-    {
-        help();
-        return 1;
-    }
-    cv::Ptr <cv::ShapeContextDistanceExtractor> mysc = cv::createShapeContextDistanceExtractor();
-
-    Size sz2Sh(300,300);
-    stringstream queryName;
-    queryName<<path<<indexQuery<<".png";
-    Mat query=imread(queryName.str(), IMREAD_GRAYSCALE);
-    Mat queryToShow;
-    resize(query, queryToShow, sz2Sh, 0, 0, INTER_LINEAR_EXACT);
-    imshow("QUERY", queryToShow);
-    moveWindow("TEST", 0,0);
-    vector<Point> contQuery = simpleContour(query);
-    int bestMatch = 0;
-    float bestDis=FLT_MAX;
-    for ( int ii=1; ii<=20; ii++ )
-    {
-        if (ii==indexQuery) continue;
-        waitKey(30);
-        stringstream iiname;
-        iiname<<path<<ii<<".png";
-        cout<<"name: "<<iiname.str()<<endl;
-        Mat iiIm=imread(iiname.str(), 0);
-        Mat iiToShow;
-        resize(iiIm, iiToShow, sz2Sh, 0, 0, INTER_LINEAR_EXACT);
-        imshow("TEST", iiToShow);
-        moveWindow("TEST", sz2Sh.width+50,0);
-        vector<Point> contii = simpleContour(iiIm);
-        float dis = mysc->computeDistance( contQuery, contii );
-        if ( dis<bestDis )
-        {
-            bestMatch = ii;
-            bestDis = dis;
-        }
-        std::cout<<" distance between "<<queryName.str()<<" and "<<iiname.str()<<" is: "<<dis<<std::endl;
-    }
-    destroyWindow("TEST");
-    stringstream bestname;
-    bestname<<path<<bestMatch<<".png";
-    Mat iiIm=imread(bestname.str(), 0);
-    Mat bestToShow;
-    resize(iiIm, bestToShow, sz2Sh, 0, 0, INTER_LINEAR_EXACT);
-    imshow("BEST MATCH", bestToShow);
-    moveWindow("BEST MATCH", sz2Sh.width+50,0);
-    waitKey();
-
-    return 0;
-}
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