diff --git a/gnus b/gnus
index 8baaccc..f379906 100644
--- a/gnus
+++ b/gnus
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 (require 'gnus-agent)
 (require 'nnml)
 (require 'gnus-async)
-(require 'db-private)
 
 ;; Debugging
 
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f00cc6a..b8368e0 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ SMTP user."
 (use-package bbdb
   :commands (bbdb-search-name bbab-initialize bbdb-mua-auto-update-init bbdb-save)
   :config (progn
-            (require 'db-private)
             (setq bbdb-completion-display-record nil
                   bbdb-complete-mail-allow-cycling t
                   bbdb-mua-auto-update-p 'query