diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb
index 41f9a76b13..149b849b12 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "active_support/core_ext/module/remove_method"
-
 class Module
   # Provides a delegate class method to easily expose contained objects' methods
   # as your own. Pass one or more methods (specified as symbols or strings)