diff --git a/lisp/loadup.el b/lisp/loadup.el
index 665aeb4a595..efc9e7ebb40 100644
--- a/lisp/loadup.el
+++ b/lisp/loadup.el
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@
 (load "subr")
 (load "keymap")
 
-;; Do it after subr, since both after-load-functions and add-hook are
-;; implemented in subr.el.
-(add-hook 'after-load-functions (lambda (_) (garbage-collect)))
-
 (load "version")
 
 (load "widget")
@@ -498,8 +494,6 @@ lost after dumping")))
 
 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
 
-(remove-hook 'after-load-functions (lambda (_) (garbage-collect)))
-
 (if (boundp 'load--prefer-newer)
     (progn
       (setq load-prefer-newer load--prefer-newer)