diff --git a/modules/mcc/src/common.cpp b/modules/mcc/src/common.cpp
index 71cba1e8bc..1f44273202 100644
--- a/modules/mcc/src/common.cpp
+++ b/modules/mcc/src/common.cpp
@@ -86,5 +86,30 @@ mace_center(const std::vector<cv::Point2f> &ps)
     return center;
 }
 
+void polyanticlockwise(std::vector<cv::Point2f> &points)
+{
+    // Sort the points in anti-clockwise order
+    // Trace a line between the first and second point.
+    // If the third point is at the right side, then the points are anti-clockwise
+    cv::Point2f v1 = points[1] - points[0];
+    cv::Point2f v2 = points[2] - points[0];
+
+    //if the third point is in the left side, then sort in anti-clockwise order
+    if ((v1.x * v2.y) - (v1.y * v2.x) < 0.0)
+        std::swap(points[1], points[3]);
+}
+void polyclockwise(std::vector<cv::Point2f> &points)
+{
+    // Sort the points in clockwise order
+    // Trace a line between the first and second point.
+    // If the third point is at the right side, then the points are clockwise
+    cv::Point2f v1 = points[1] - points[0];
+    cv::Point2f v2 = points[2] - points[0];
+
+    //if the third point is in the left side, then sort in clockwise order
+    if ((v1.x * v2.y) - (v1.y * v2.x) > 0.0)
+        std::swap(points[1], points[3]);
+}
+
 } // namespace mcc
 } // namespace cv
diff --git a/modules/mcc/src/common.hpp b/modules/mcc/src/common.hpp
index aa4c383f55..998f8a4c51 100644
--- a/modules/mcc/src/common.hpp
+++ b/modules/mcc/src/common.hpp
@@ -73,34 +73,9 @@ void unique(const std::vector<T> &A, std::vector<T> &U)
             U.push_back(Tm[i]);
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-void polyanticlockwise(std::vector<T> &points)
-{
-    // Sort the points in anti-clockwise order
-    // Trace a line between the first and second point.
-    // If the third point is at the right side, then the points are anti-clockwise
-    cv::Point v1 = points[1] - points[0];
-    cv::Point v2 = points[2] - points[0];
-
-    double o = (v1.x * v2.y) - (v1.y * v2.x);
+void polyanticlockwise(std::vector<cv::Point2f> &points);
+void polyclockwise(std::vector<cv::Point2f> &points);
 
-    if (o < 0.0) //if the third point is in the left side, then sort in anti-clockwise order
-        std::swap(points[1], points[3]);
-}
-template <typename T>
-void polyclockwise(std::vector<T> &points)
-{
-    // Sort the points in clockwise order
-    // Trace a line between the first and second point.
-    // If the third point is at the right side, then the points are clockwise
-    cv::Point v1 = points[1] - points[0];
-    cv::Point v2 = points[2] - points[0];
-
-    double o = (v1.x * v2.y) - (v1.y * v2.x);
-
-    if (o > 0.0) //if the third point is in the left side, then sort in clockwise order
-        std::swap(points[1], points[3]);
-}
 // Does lexical cast of the input argument to string
 template <typename T>
 std::string ToString(const T &value)