diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_grfmt.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_grfmt.cpp
index 64a0c1e3ad..74b72c3b3e 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_grfmt.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_grfmt.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ TEST_P(Imgcodecs_ExtSize, write_imageseq)
             EXPECT_LT(n, 1.);
             EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(cvtest::MatComparator(0, 0), img, img_gt);
         }
-        remove(filename.c_str());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(filename.c_str()));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_jpeg.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_jpeg.cpp
index 5546f2d91a..6ddb028402 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_jpeg.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_jpeg.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Jpeg, encode_decode_progressive_jpeg)
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0, cvtest::norm(img_jpg_progressive, img_jpg_normal, NORM_INF));
 
-    remove(output_progressive.c_str());
-    remove(output_normal.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output_progressive.c_str()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output_normal.c_str()));
 }
 
 TEST(Imgcodecs_Jpeg, encode_decode_optimize_jpeg)
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Jpeg, encode_decode_optimize_jpeg)
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0, cvtest::norm(img_jpg_optimized, img_jpg_normal, NORM_INF));
 
-    remove(output_optimized.c_str());
-    remove(output_normal.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output_optimized.c_str()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output_normal.c_str()));
 }
 
 TEST(Imgcodecs_Jpeg, encode_decode_rst_jpeg)
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Jpeg, encode_decode_rst_jpeg)
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0, cvtest::norm(img_jpg_rst, img_jpg_normal, NORM_INF));
 
-    remove(output_rst.c_str());
-    remove(output_normal.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output_rst.c_str()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output_normal.c_str()));
 }
 
 #endif // HAVE_JPEG
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp
index c46f901199..4e97043e1c 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_png.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Png, write_big)
     EXPECT_EQ(13043, img.cols);
     EXPECT_EQ(13917, img.rows);
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(imwrite(dst_file, img));
-    remove(dst_file.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(dst_file.c_str()));
 }
 
 TEST(Imgcodecs_Png, encode)
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
index 38f10225f6..5119813bf8 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Image, read_write_bmp)
         psnr = cvtest::PSNR(buf_loaded, image);
         EXPECT_GT(psnr, thresDbell);
 
-        remove(dst_name.c_str());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(dst_name.c_str()));
     }
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ TEST_P(Imgcodecs_Image, read_write)
     psnr = cvtest::PSNR(buf_loaded, image);
     EXPECT_GT(psnr, thresDbell);
 
-    remove(full_name.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(full_name.c_str()));
 }
 
 const string exts[] = {
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_tiff.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_tiff.cpp
index 0264da4cd8..6ef0c17482 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_tiff.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_tiff.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Tiff, decode_tile16384x16384)
         // not enough memory
     }
 
-    remove(file3.c_str());
-    remove(file4.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(file3.c_str()));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(file4.c_str()));
 }
 
 TEST(Imgcodecs_Tiff, write_read_16bit_big_little_endian)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Tiff, write_read_16bit_big_little_endian)
         EXPECT_EQ(0xDEAD, img.at<ushort>(0,0));
         EXPECT_EQ(0xBEEF, img.at<ushort>(0,1));
 
-        remove(filename.c_str());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(filename.c_str()));
     }
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Tiff, decode_infinite_rowsperstrip)
 
     EXPECT_NO_THROW(cv::imread(filename, IMREAD_UNCHANGED));
 
-    remove(filename.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(filename.c_str()));
 }
 
 //==================================================================================================
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_webp.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_webp.cpp
index 6d40ce21e2..d82fdd2896 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_webp.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_webp.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_WebP, encode_decode_lossless_webp)
         }
     }
 
-    remove(output.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output.c_str()));
 
     cv::Mat decode = cv::imdecode(buf, IMREAD_COLOR);
     ASSERT_FALSE(decode.empty());
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_WebP, encode_decode_lossy_webp)
 
         EXPECT_NO_THROW(cv::imwrite(output, img, params));
         cv::Mat img_webp = cv::imread(output);
-        remove(output.c_str());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output.c_str()));
         EXPECT_FALSE(img_webp.empty());
         EXPECT_EQ(3,   img_webp.channels());
         EXPECT_EQ(512, img_webp.cols);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_WebP, encode_decode_with_alpha_webp)
 
     EXPECT_NO_THROW(cv::imwrite(output, img));
     cv::Mat img_webp = cv::imread(output);
-    remove(output.c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, remove(output.c_str()));
     EXPECT_FALSE(img_webp.empty());
     EXPECT_EQ(4,   img_webp.channels());
     EXPECT_EQ(512, img_webp.cols);