diff --git a/doc/opencv1/c/core_basic_structures.rst b/doc/opencv1/c/core_basic_structures.rst
index 43ececd5e3..ec330aaebb 100644
--- a/doc/opencv1/c/core_basic_structures.rst
+++ b/doc/opencv1/c/core_basic_structures.rst
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ Multi-dimensional sparse multi-channel array.
         struct CvSet* heap; 
         void** hashtable; 
         int hashsize;
-        int total; 
         int valoffset; 
         int idxoffset; 
         int size[CV_MAX_DIM]; 
@@ -1010,13 +1009,6 @@ Multi-dimensional sparse multi-channel array.
     
     
     
-    .. attribute:: total
-    
-    
-    
-        Total number of sparse array nodes 
-    
-    
     
     .. attribute:: valoffset