diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
index 5056f4d632..e816a3cc39 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Image, write_umat)
     ASSERT_FALSE(image2.empty());
 
     EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(cvtest::MatComparator(0, 0), image1, image2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(dst_name.c_str()));
 }
 
 }} // namespace