diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp
index 0973aae0aa..de52578853 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/base.hpp
@@ -151,30 +151,16 @@ enum DecompTypes {
     DECOMP_NORMAL   = 16
 };
 
-/** norm types
-- For one array:
-\f[norm =  \forkthree{\|\texttt{src1}\|_{L_{\infty}} =  \max _I | \texttt{src1} (I)|}{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_INF}\) }
-{ \| \texttt{src1} \| _{L_1} =  \sum _I | \texttt{src1} (I)|}{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_L1}\) }
-{ \| \texttt{src1} \| _{L_2} =  \sqrt{\sum_I \texttt{src1}(I)^2} }{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_L2}\) }\f]
-
-- Absolute norm for two arrays
-\f[norm =  \forkthree{\|\texttt{src1}-\texttt{src2}\|_{L_{\infty}} =  \max _I | \texttt{src1} (I) -  \texttt{src2} (I)|}{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_INF}\) }
-{ \| \texttt{src1} - \texttt{src2} \| _{L_1} =  \sum _I | \texttt{src1} (I) -  \texttt{src2} (I)|}{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_L1}\) }
-{ \| \texttt{src1} - \texttt{src2} \| _{L_2} =  \sqrt{\sum_I (\texttt{src1}(I) - \texttt{src2}(I))^2} }{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_L2}\) }\f]
-
-- Relative norm for two arrays
-\f[norm =  \forkthree{\frac{\|\texttt{src1}-\texttt{src2}\|_{L_{\infty}}    }{\|\texttt{src2}\|_{L_{\infty}} }}{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_RELATIVE | NORM_INF}\) }
-{ \frac{\|\texttt{src1}-\texttt{src2}\|_{L_1} }{\|\texttt{src2}\|_{L_1}} }{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_RELATIVE | NORM_L1}\) }
-{ \frac{\|\texttt{src1}-\texttt{src2}\|_{L_2} }{\|\texttt{src2}\|_{L_2}} }{if  \(\texttt{normType} = \texttt{NORM_RELATIVE | NORM_L2}\) }\f]
-
- */
+//! norm types
 enum NormTypes { NORM_INF       = 1,
                  NORM_L1        = 2,
                  NORM_L2        = 4,
                  NORM_L2SQR     = 5,
                  NORM_HAMMING   = 6,
                  NORM_HAMMING2  = 7,
-                 NORM_TYPE_MASK = 7,
+                 #ifndef CV_DOXYGEN
+                     NORM_TYPE_MASK = 7,
+                 #endif
                  NORM_RELATIVE  = 8, //!< flag
                  NORM_MINMAX    = 32 //!< flag
                };