diff --git a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
index b12147274..59654b5c9 100644
--- a/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
+++ b/modules/viz/include/opencv2/viz/viz3d.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ namespace cv
         class CV_EXPORTS Viz3d
         {
         public:
-            typedef cv::Ptr<Viz3d> Ptr;
             typedef void (*KeyboardCallback)(const KeyboardEvent&, void*);
             typedef void (*MouseCallback)(const MouseEvent&, void*);