diff --git a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
index f4adcd8355..96f999bed8 100644
--- a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
+++ b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace cv
             void showWidget(const String &id, const Widget &widget, const Affine3f &pose = Affine3f::Identity());
             void removeWidget(const String &id);
             Widget getWidget(const String &id) const;
+            void removeAllWidgets();
 
             void setWidgetPose(const String &id, const Affine3f &pose);
             void updateWidgetPose(const String &id, const Affine3f &pose);
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp b/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp
index 583ece096b..bb88e1337d 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/viz3d.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void cv::viz::Viz3d::registerMouseCallback(MouseCallback callback, void* cookie)
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::showWidget(const String &id, const Widget &widget, const Affine3f &pose) { impl_->showWidget(id, widget, pose); }
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::removeWidget(const String &id) { impl_->removeWidget(id); }
 cv::viz::Widget cv::viz::Viz3d::getWidget(const String &id) const { return impl_->getWidget(id); }
+void cv::viz::Viz3d::removeAllWidgets() { impl_->removeAllWidgets(); }
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::setWidgetPose(const String &id, const Affine3f &pose) { impl_->setWidgetPose(id, pose); }
 void cv::viz::Viz3d::updateWidgetPose(const String &id, const Affine3f &pose) { impl_->updateWidgetPose(id, pose); }
 cv::Affine3f cv::viz::Viz3d::getWidgetPose(const String &id) const { return impl_->getWidgetPose(id); }
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp
index 4b7d1271f0..12a3de15f5 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.cpp
@@ -128,104 +128,13 @@ void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::spinOnce (int time, bool force_redraw)
     }
 }
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removePointCloud (const std::string &id)
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removeAllWidgets()
 {
-    CloudActorMap::iterator am_it = cloud_actor_map_->find (id);
-    if (am_it == cloud_actor_map_->end ())
-        return false;
-
-    if (removeActorFromRenderer (am_it->second.actor))
-        return cloud_actor_map_->erase (am_it), true;
-
-    return false;
+    widget_actor_map_->clear();
+    renderer_->RemoveAllViewProps();
 }
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removeShape (const std::string &id)
-{
-    // Check to see if the given ID entry exists
-    ShapeActorMap::iterator am_it = shape_actor_map_->find (id);
-    // Extra step: check if there is a cloud with the same ID
-    CloudActorMap::iterator ca_it = cloud_actor_map_->find (id);
-
-    bool shape = true;
-    // Try to find a shape first
-    if (am_it == shape_actor_map_->end ())
-    {
-        // There is no cloud or shape with this ID, so just exit
-        if (ca_it == cloud_actor_map_->end ())
-            return false;
-        // Cloud found, set shape to false
-        shape = false;
-    }
-
-    // Remove the pointer/ID pair to the global actor map
-    if (shape)
-    {
-        if (removeActorFromRenderer (am_it->second))
-        {
-            shape_actor_map_->erase (am_it);
-            return (true);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (removeActorFromRenderer (ca_it->second.actor))
-        {
-            cloud_actor_map_->erase (ca_it);
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removeText3D (const std::string &id)
-{
-    // Check to see if the given ID entry exists
-    ShapeActorMap::iterator am_it = shape_actor_map_->find (id);
-    if (am_it == shape_actor_map_->end ())
-        return false;
-
-    // Remove it from all renderers
-    if (removeActorFromRenderer (am_it->second))
-        return shape_actor_map_->erase (am_it), true;
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removeAllPointClouds ()
-{
-    // Check to see if the given ID entry exists
-    CloudActorMap::iterator am_it = cloud_actor_map_->begin ();
-    while (am_it != cloud_actor_map_->end () )
-    {
-        if (removePointCloud (am_it->first))
-            am_it = cloud_actor_map_->begin ();
-        else
-            ++am_it;
-    }
-    return (true);
-}
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removeAllShapes ()
-{
-    // Check to see if the given ID entry exists
-    ShapeActorMap::iterator am_it = shape_actor_map_->begin ();
-    while (am_it != shape_actor_map_->end ())
-    {
-        if (removeShape (am_it->first))
-            am_it = shape_actor_map_->begin ();
-        else
-            ++am_it;
-    }
-    return (true);
-}
-
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool cv::viz::Viz3d::VizImpl::removeActorFromRenderer (const vtkSmartPointer<vtkLODActor> &actor)
 {
diff --git a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp
index ef23cc1b90..83e41e4996 100644
--- a/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/viz/src/viz3d_impl.hpp
@@ -17,23 +17,7 @@ public:
     VizImpl (const String &name);
     virtual ~VizImpl ();
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-    //to refactor
-    bool removePointCloud (const String& id = "cloud");
-    inline bool removePolygonMesh (const String& id = "polygon") { return removePointCloud (id); }
-    bool removeShape (const String& id = "cloud");
-    bool removeText3D (const String& id = "cloud");
-    bool removeAllPointClouds ();
-
-    //create Viz3d::removeAllWidgets()
-    bool removeAllShapes ();
+    void removeAllWidgets();
 
     //to refactor
     bool addPolygonMesh (const Mesh3d& mesh, const cv::Mat& mask, const String& id = "polygon");