diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
index 163333af3ba..5db02f4ce54 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@
 (eval-when-compile
   (require 'cl-lib)
   (require 'vc)
-  (require 'vc-dir)
-  (require 'grep))
+  (require 'vc-dir))
 
 (defgroup vc-git nil
   "VC Git backend."