diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain.rb
index 980b8e1baa..8f7ae2c33c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/explain.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "active_support/lazy_load_hooks"
 require "active_record/explain_registry"
 
 module ActiveRecord