diff --git a/dlls/user.exe16/user.c b/dlls/user.exe16/user.c
index f4c774120ba..ba90db46109 100644
--- a/dlls/user.exe16/user.c
+++ b/dlls/user.exe16/user.c
@@ -508,16 +508,6 @@ static void free_clipboard_formats(void)
 }
 
 
-/**********************************************************************
- *		DllMain
- */
-BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE inst, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved )
-{
-    if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) LoadLibrary16( "user.exe" );
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-
 /**********************************************************************
  *		InitApp (USER.5)
  */
diff --git a/dlls/user32/user_main.c b/dlls/user32/user_main.c
index d076e671791..19482e46d24 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/user_main.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/user_main.c
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ static BOOL process_attach(void)
     /* Setup palette function pointers */
     palette_init();
 
-    LoadLibraryA( "user.exe16" );
-
     /* Initialize built-in window classes */
     CLASS_RegisterBuiltinClasses();