diff --git a/lisp/net/tls.el b/lisp/net/tls.el
index d5e2de2e51c..104cb991254 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tls.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tls.el
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@
   (autoload 'format-spec "format-spec")
   (autoload 'format-spec-make "format-spec"))
 
-(eval-when-compile
-  (require 'rx))
-
 (defgroup tls nil
   "Transport Layer Security (TLS) parameters."
   :group 'comm)