diff --git a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/types_c.h b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/types_c.h
index 14fe81034..6e18aa9fa 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/types_c.h
+++ b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/types_c.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #define __OPENCV_IMGPROC_TYPES_C_H__
 
 #include "opencv2/core/core_c.h"
-#include "opencv2/imgproc/types_c.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {