diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el b/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
index 14b749296cb..07050fb3d6b 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-;; So that we can use the edebug spec in `lisp-current-defun-name'.
-(require 'edebug)
-
 ;; Variables for customization
 ;; ---------------------------
 ;;