diff --git a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp
index 4827f85ea1..0b10293d86 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp
@@ -558,29 +558,21 @@ namespace cv
 
         //! performs per-elements bit-wise inversion
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_not(const GpuMat& src, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask=GpuMat());
-        //! version without mask
-        CV_EXPORTS GpuMat operator ~ (const GpuMat& src);
         //! async version
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_not(const GpuMat& src, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask, const Stream& stream);
 
         //! calculates per-element bit-wise disjunction of two arrays
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_or(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask=GpuMat());
-        //! version without mask
-        CV_EXPORTS GpuMat operator | (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2);
         //! async version
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_or(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask, const Stream& stream);
 
         //! calculates per-element bit-wise conjunction of two arrays
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_and(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask=GpuMat());
-        //! version without mask
-        CV_EXPORTS GpuMat operator & (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2);
         //! async version
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_and(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask, const Stream& stream);
 
         //! calculates per-element bit-wise "exclusive or" operation
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_xor(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask=GpuMat());
-        //! version without mask
-        CV_EXPORTS GpuMat operator ^ (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2);
         //! async version
         CV_EXPORTS void bitwise_xor(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask, const Stream& stream);
 
diff --git a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/matrix_operations.hpp b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/matrix_operations.hpp
index 51e9cfc5de..5d4f06aef7 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/matrix_operations.hpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/matrix_operations.hpp
@@ -432,6 +432,40 @@ inline size_t CudaMem::step1() const { return step/elemSize1(); }
 inline Size CudaMem::size() const { return Size(cols, rows); }
 inline bool CudaMem::empty() const { return data == 0; }
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Arithmetical operations
+
+inline GpuMat operator ~ (const GpuMat& src)
+{
+    GpuMat dst;
+    bitwise_not(src, dst);
+    return dst;
+}
+
+
+inline GpuMat operator | (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2)
+{
+    GpuMat dst;
+    bitwise_or(src1, src2, dst);
+    return dst;
+}
+
+
+inline GpuMat operator & (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2)
+{
+    GpuMat dst;
+    bitwise_and(src1, src2, dst);
+    return dst;
+}
+
+
+inline GpuMat operator ^ (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2)
+{
+    GpuMat dst;
+    bitwise_xor(src1, src2, dst);
+    return dst;
+}
+
 
 } /* end of namespace gpu */
 
diff --git a/modules/gpu/src/element_operations.cpp b/modules/gpu/src/element_operations.cpp
index 5d802bd86b..6ad18a1623 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/src/element_operations.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/src/element_operations.cpp
@@ -403,14 +403,6 @@ void cv::gpu::bitwise_not(const GpuMat& src, GpuMat& dst, const GpuMat& mask, co
 }
 
 
-cv::gpu::GpuMat cv::gpu::operator ~ (const GpuMat& src)
-{
-    GpuMat dst;
-    bitwise_not(src, dst);
-    return dst;
-}
-
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Binary bitwise logical operations
 
@@ -582,28 +574,4 @@ void cv::gpu::bitwise_xor(const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2, GpuMat& dst, c
         ::bitwiseXorCaller(src1, src2, dst, mask, StreamAccessor::getStream(stream));
 }
 
-
-cv::gpu::GpuMat cv::gpu::operator | (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2)
-{
-    GpuMat dst;
-    bitwise_or(src1, src2, dst);
-    return dst;
-}
-
-
-cv::gpu::GpuMat cv::gpu::operator & (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2)
-{
-    GpuMat dst;
-    bitwise_and(src1, src2, dst);
-    return dst;
-}
-
-
-cv::gpu::GpuMat cv::gpu::operator ^ (const GpuMat& src1, const GpuMat& src2)
-{
-    GpuMat dst;
-    bitwise_xor(src1, src2, dst);
-    return dst;
-}
-
 #endif
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