diff --git a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 622a576332e6..03be473aee79 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ file(GLOB highgui_ext_hdrs
      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/*.h")
 
 # Removing WinRT API headers by default
-status("  ${name}: Removing WinRT API headers by default")
 list(REMOVE_ITEM highgui_ext_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/highgui_winrt.hpp")
 
 if(HAVE_QT5)