diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb
index dcc1cd5ba9..25e138264e 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'active_support/deprecation'
-
 class Module
   # Encapsulates the common pattern of:
   #
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/deprecation.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/deprecation.rb
index 5134b5ad41..56d670fbe8 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/deprecation.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/deprecation.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'active_support/deprecation'
-
 class Module
   #   deprecate :foo
   #   deprecate bar: 'message'