diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
index f95c79ccf2e..7e76725a05c 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
   :group 'package
   :version "29.1")
 
-(declare-function vc-clone "vc" (backend remote &optional directory))
-
 (defun package-vc-commit (pkg)
   "Extract the commit of a development package PKG."
   (cl-assert (eq (package-desc-kind pkg) 'vc))