diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
index 20457e991..da0227b9f 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning.cpp
@@ -39,14 +39,9 @@
 //
 //M*/
 
-#include <string>
 #include "precomp.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/photo.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include <iostream>
-
 
 #include "seamless_cloning.hpp"
 
diff --git a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
index 6314d1c6b..a9696f8eb 100644
--- a/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/src/seamless_cloning_impl.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 #include "seamless_cloning.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <complex>
-
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;