diff --git a/modules/gapi/src/api/render.cpp b/modules/gapi/src/api/render.cpp
index a145e0a941..428ebdabc5 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/src/api/render.cpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/src/api/render.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
-#include <opencv2/imgproc.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/gapi/render/render.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/gapi/own/assert.hpp>