diff --git a/modules/shape/test_python/test_shape.py b/modules/shape/test_python/test_shape.py
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index 1c9f07b7d4b..00000000000
--- a/modules/shape/test_python/test_shape.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-import cv2 as cv
-
-from tests_common import NewOpenCVTests
-
-class shape_test(NewOpenCVTests):
-
-    def test_computeDistance(self):
-
-        a = self.get_sample('samples/data/shape_sample/1.png', cv.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
-        b = self.get_sample('samples/data/shape_sample/2.png', cv.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
-
-        ca, _ = cv.findContours(a, cv.RETR_CCOMP, cv.CHAIN_APPROX_TC89_KCOS)
-        cb, _ = cv.findContours(b, cv.RETR_CCOMP, cv.CHAIN_APPROX_TC89_KCOS)
-
-        hd = cv.createHausdorffDistanceExtractor()
-        sd = cv.createShapeContextDistanceExtractor()
-
-        d1 = hd.computeDistance(ca[0], cb[0])
-        d2 = sd.computeDistance(ca[0], cb[0])
-
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(d1, 26.4196891785, 3, "HausdorffDistanceExtractor")
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(d2, 0.25804194808, 3, "ShapeContextDistanceExtractor")
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    NewOpenCVTests.bootstrap()