diff --git a/samples/dnn/text_detection.cpp b/samples/dnn/text_detection.cpp
index 9ede4c9975..c958715d8c 100644
--- a/samples/dnn/text_detection.cpp
+++ b/samples/dnn/text_detection.cpp
@@ -94,10 +94,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Parsing command-line arguments
 
-    String sha1 = parser.get<String>("download_sha");
-    if (sha1.empty()){
-        sha1 = parser.get<String>("sha1");
-    }
+    String sha1 = parser.get<String>("sha1");
     String ocr_sha1 = parser.get<String>("ocr_sha1");
     String detModelPath = findModel(parser.get<String>("model"), sha1);
     String ocr = findModel(parser.get<String>("ocr_model"), ocr_sha1);
diff --git a/samples/dnn/text_detection.py b/samples/dnn/text_detection.py
index a880ffc09f..e0f361e63e 100644
--- a/samples/dnn/text_detection.py
+++ b/samples/dnn/text_detection.py
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ def main():
         help()
         exit(1)
 
-    if args.download_sha is not None:
-        args.model = findModel(args.model, args.download_sha)
-    else:
-        args.model = findModel(args.model, args.sha1)
+    args.model = findModel(args.model, args.sha1)
 
     args.ocr_model = findModel(args.ocr_model, args.ocr_sha1)
     args.input = findFile(args.input)