diff --git a/core/autoload/cache.el b/core/autoload/cache.el
index c4392be0a..1093bf9ce 100644
--- a/core/autoload/cache.el
+++ b/core/autoload/cache.el
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 ;; Like persistent-soft, caches assume a 2-tier structure, where all caches are
 ;; namespaced by location.
 
-(require 'persistent-soft)
-
 (defvar doom-cache-alists ()
   "An alist of alists, containing lists of variables for the doom cache library
 to persist across Emacs sessions.")
diff --git a/core/autoload/help.el b/core/autoload/help.el
index 202b49980..969081464 100644
--- a/core/autoload/help.el
+++ b/core/autoload/help.el
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ in, or d) the module associated with the current major mode (see
                                "init.el")
                       (thing-at-point 'sexp t)))
                 ((save-excursion
+                   (require 'smartparens)
                    (ignore-errors
                      (sp-beginning-of-sexp)
                      (unless (eq (char-after) ?\()
diff --git a/core/autoload/packages.el b/core/autoload/packages.el
index 49eb5e5d5..3938c5c68 100644
--- a/core/autoload/packages.el
+++ b/core/autoload/packages.el
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 ;;; core/autoload/packages.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
 (load! cache)
-(require 'use-package)
-(require 'quelpa)
-(require 'package)
-(require 'async)
 
 ;;; Private functions
 (defsubst doom--sort-alpha (it other)