diff --git a/modules/ts/src/ts_arrtest.cpp b/modules/ts/src/ts_arrtest.cpp
index 47dcbaf53a..ec3f18330d 100644
--- a/modules/ts/src/ts_arrtest.cpp
+++ b/modules/ts/src/ts_arrtest.cpp
@@ -296,37 +296,15 @@ int ArrayTest::validate_test_results( int test_case_idx )
         for( j = 0; j < sizei; j++ )
         {
             double err_level;
-            vector<int> idx;
-            double max_diff = 0;
             int code;
-            char msg[100];
 
             if( !test_array[i1][j] )
                 continue;
 
             err_level = get_success_error_level( test_case_idx, i0, (int)j );
-            code = cmpEps( test_mat[i0][j], test_mat[i1][j], &max_diff, err_level, &idx, element_wise_relative_error );
+            code = cmpEps2(ts, test_mat[i0][j], test_mat[i1][j], err_level, element_wise_relative_error, arr_names[i0]);
 
-            switch( code )
-            {
-            case -1:
-                sprintf( msg, "Too big difference (=%g)", max_diff );
-                code = TS::FAIL_BAD_ACCURACY;
-                break;
-            case -2:
-                strcpy( msg, "Invalid output" );
-                code = TS::FAIL_INVALID_OUTPUT;
-                break;
-            case -3:
-                strcpy( msg, "Invalid output in the reference array" );
-                code = TS::FAIL_INVALID_OUTPUT;
-                break;
-            default:
-                continue;
-            }
-            string idxstr = vec2str(", ", &idx[0], idx.size());
-
-            ts->printf( TS::LOG, "%s in %s array %d at (%s)", msg, arr_names[i0], j, idxstr.c_str() );
+            if (code == 0) continue;
 
             for( i0 = 0; i0 < (int)test_array.size(); i0++ )
             {
diff --git a/modules/ts/src/ts_func.cpp b/modules/ts/src/ts_func.cpp
index fbbe8ecc6e..62e16fee4d 100644
--- a/modules/ts/src/ts_func.cpp
+++ b/modules/ts/src/ts_func.cpp
@@ -1934,6 +1934,10 @@ int check( const Mat& a, double fmin, double fmax, vector<int>* _idx )
     return idx == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
+#define CMP_EPS_OK 0
+#define CMP_EPS_BIG_DIFF -1
+#define CMP_EPS_INVALID_TEST_DATA -2 // there is NaN or Inf value in test data
+#define CMP_EPS_INVALID_REF_DATA -3 // there is NaN or Inf value in reference data
 
 // compares two arrays. max_diff is the maximum actual difference,
 // success_err_level is maximum allowed difference, idx is the index of the first
@@ -1946,7 +1950,7 @@ int cmpEps( const Mat& arr, const Mat& refarr, double* _realmaxdiff,
     CV_Assert( arr.type() == refarr.type() && arr.size == refarr.size );
 
     int ilevel = refarr.depth() <= CV_32S ? cvFloor(success_err_level) : 0;
-    int result = 0;
+    int result = CMP_EPS_OK;
 
     const Mat *arrays[]={&arr, &refarr, 0};
     Mat planes[2];
@@ -1998,13 +2002,13 @@ int cmpEps( const Mat& arr, const Mat& refarr, double* _realmaxdiff,
                     continue;
                 if( cvIsNaN(a_val) || cvIsInf(a_val) )
                 {
-                    result = -2;
+                    result = CMP_EPS_INVALID_TEST_DATA;
                     idx = startidx + j;
                     break;
                 }
                 if( cvIsNaN(b_val) || cvIsInf(b_val) )
                 {
-                    result = -3;
+                    result = CMP_EPS_INVALID_REF_DATA;
                     idx = startidx + j;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -2029,13 +2033,13 @@ int cmpEps( const Mat& arr, const Mat& refarr, double* _realmaxdiff,
                     continue;
                 if( cvIsNaN(a_val) || cvIsInf(a_val) )
                 {
-                    result = -2;
+                    result = CMP_EPS_INVALID_TEST_DATA;
                     idx = startidx + j;
                     break;
                 }
                 if( cvIsNaN(b_val) || cvIsInf(b_val) )
                 {
-                    result = -3;
+                    result = CMP_EPS_INVALID_REF_DATA;
                     idx = startidx + j;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -2051,7 +2055,7 @@ int cmpEps( const Mat& arr, const Mat& refarr, double* _realmaxdiff,
             break;
         default:
             assert(0);
-            return -1;
+            return CMP_EPS_BIG_DIFF;
         }
         if(_realmaxdiff)
             *_realmaxdiff = MAX(*_realmaxdiff, realmaxdiff);
@@ -2060,7 +2064,7 @@ int cmpEps( const Mat& arr, const Mat& refarr, double* _realmaxdiff,
     }
 
     if( result == 0 && idx != 0 )
-        result = -1;
+        result = CMP_EPS_BIG_DIFF;
 
     if( result < -1 && _realmaxdiff )
         *_realmaxdiff = exp(1000.);
@@ -2081,15 +2085,15 @@ int cmpEps2( TS* ts, const Mat& a, const Mat& b, double success_err_level,
 
     switch( code )
     {
-    case -1:
+    case CMP_EPS_BIG_DIFF:
         sprintf( msg, "%s: Too big difference (=%g)", desc, diff );
         code = TS::FAIL_BAD_ACCURACY;
         break;
-    case -2:
+    case CMP_EPS_INVALID_TEST_DATA:
         sprintf( msg, "%s: Invalid output", desc );
         code = TS::FAIL_INVALID_OUTPUT;
         break;
-    case -3:
+    case CMP_EPS_INVALID_REF_DATA:
         sprintf( msg, "%s: Invalid reference output", desc );
         code = TS::FAIL_INVALID_OUTPUT;
         break;