diff --git a/lib/net/ldap/dataset.rb b/lib/net/ldap/dataset.rb
index 46be4f6f..bc225e89 100644
--- a/lib/net/ldap/dataset.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ldap/dataset.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require_relative 'entry'
-
 # -*- ruby encoding: utf-8 -*-
 ##
 # An LDAP Dataset. Used primarily as an intermediate format for converting
diff --git a/lib/net/ldap/entry.rb b/lib/net/ldap/entry.rb
index 8e71b389..18668892 100644
--- a/lib/net/ldap/entry.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ldap/entry.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require_relative 'dataset'
-
 # -*- ruby encoding: utf-8 -*-
 ##
 # Objects of this class represent individual entries in an LDAP directory.