diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index e87b28319..e82e3fe22 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 (require 'org-keys)
 (require 'ol)
 (require 'oc)
-(require 'oc-basic)
 (require 'org-table)
 
 ;; `org-outline-regexp' ought to be a defconst but is let-bound in
diff --git a/lisp/ox.el b/lisp/ox.el
index 98c9c1119..eb3a25ec0 100644
--- a/lisp/ox.el
+++ b/lisp/ox.el
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 (require 'cl-lib)
 (require 'ob-exp)
 (require 'oc)
-(require 'oc-basic)    ;default value for `org-cite-export-processors'
 (require 'ol)
 (require 'org-element)
 (require 'org-macro)