diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/backtrace.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/backtrace.el
index 120972d6cd8..84d9e20abe9 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/backtrace.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/backtrace.el
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl-lib))
 (eval-when-compile (require 'pcase))
-(eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x))        ; if-let
 (require 'find-func)
 (require 'help-mode)     ; Define `help-function-def' button type.
 (require 'lisp-mode)
diff --git a/lisp/wid-edit.el b/lisp/wid-edit.el
index 6fbf6257232..ba99847f488 100644
--- a/lisp/wid-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/wid-edit.el
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 (require 'cl-lib)
-(eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x)) 	; when-let
 
 ;; The `string' widget completion uses this.
 (declare-function ispell-get-word "ispell"