diff --git a/lisp/align.el b/lisp/align.el
index 102f009a2df..081f587d4b2 100644
--- a/lisp/align.el
+++ b/lisp/align.el
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(require 'cl-lib)
-
 (defgroup align nil
   "Align text to a specific column, by regexp."
   :version "21.1"
@@ -1324,8 +1322,7 @@ aligner would have dealt with are."
 	     (modes (assq 'modes rule)))
 	;; unless the `run-if' form tells us not to, look for the
 	;; rule..
-	(unless (or (and modes (not (cl-member-if #'derived-mode-p
-					  (eval (cdr modes)))))
+	(unless (or (and modes (not (apply #'derived-mode-p (eval (cdr modes)))))
 		    (and run-if (not (funcall (cdr run-if)))))
 	  (let* ((case-fold-search case-fold-search)
 		 (case-fold (assq 'case-fold rule))
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper.el b/lisp/emulation/viper.el
index 4b4b4be8978..bded174b0d3 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper.el
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 ;; filed in the Emacs bug reporting system against this file, a copy
 ;; of the bug report be sent to the maintainer's email address.
 
-(require 'cl-lib)
-
 (defconst viper-version "3.14.2 of July 4, 2013"
   "The current version of Viper")
 
@@ -594,10 +592,8 @@ This startup message appears whenever you load Viper, unless you type `y' now."
 		    ))
 	      (viper-set-expert-level 'dont-change-unless)))
 
-	(or (cl-member-if #'derived-mode-p
-                          viper-emacs-state-mode-list) ; don't switch to Vi
-	    (cl-member-if #'derived-mode-p
-                          viper-insert-state-mode-list) ; don't switch
+	(or (apply #'derived-mode-p viper-emacs-state-mode-list) ; don't switch to Vi
+	    (apply #'derived-mode-p viper-insert-state-mode-list) ; don't switch
 	    (viper-change-state-to-vi))
 	))
 
@@ -609,13 +605,10 @@ This startup message appears whenever you load Viper, unless you type `y' now."
 ;; Apply a little heuristic to invoke vi state on major-modes
 ;; that are not listed in viper-vi-state-mode-list
 (defun this-major-mode-requires-vi-state (mode)
-  (let ((check (lambda (one-mode)
-                 (provided-mode-derived-p mode one-mode))))
-    (cond ((cl-member-if check viper-vi-state-mode-list) t)
-          ((cl-member-if check viper-emacs-state-mode-list)
-           nil)
-          ((cl-member-if check viper-insert-state-mode-list)
-           nil)
+  (let ((major-mode mode))
+    (cond ((apply #'derived-mode-p viper-vi-state-mode-list) t)
+          ((apply #'derived-mode-p viper-emacs-state-mode-list) nil)
+          ((apply #'derived-mode-p viper-insert-state-mode-list) nil)
           (t (and (eq (key-binding "a") 'self-insert-command)
                   (eq (key-binding " ") 'self-insert-command))))))