diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
index da0227b9fd..b5580f95d9 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 
 #include "precomp.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/photo.hpp"
-#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
 
 #include "seamless_cloning.hpp"