diff --git a/collects/meta/web/build.rkt b/collects/meta/web/build.rkt
index 95ac522d7f..48d00cf98f 100755
--- a/collects/meta/web/build.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/build.rkt
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ exec "$exe" "$0" "$@"
 
 #lang racket/base
 
-(require racket/cmdline racket/runtime-path racket/string racket/file
-         meta/web/html
+(require racket/cmdline racket/runtime-path racket/file meta/web/html
          "common/distribute.rkt" "config.rkt" "navbar.rkt")
 
 (define build-mode #f)
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/common/utils.rkt b/collects/meta/web/common/utils.rkt
index c0b8a325da..9c5e92119d 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/common/utils.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/common/utils.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang at-exp s-exp meta/web/html
 
-(require racket/string (for-syntax scheme/base))
+(require (for-syntax scheme/base))
 
 (provide in-here)
 (define-syntax (in-here stx)
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/download/data.rkt b/collects/meta/web/download/data.rkt
index 89381ac7fa..ec49d46bba 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/download/data.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/download/data.rkt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
          (struct-out installer) all-installers
          package->name platform->name suffix->name)
 
-(require racket/list racket/file version/utils racket/runtime-path)
+(require racket/file version/utils racket/runtime-path)
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/download/download-pages.rkt b/collects/meta/web/download/download-pages.rkt
index fdf539ca49..f46d2f9111 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/download/download-pages.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/download/download-pages.rkt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #lang at-exp s-exp "shared.rkt"
 
-(require "data.rkt" "installer-pages.rkt" (prefix-in pre: "../stubs/pre.rkt")
-         racket/list)
+(require "data.rkt" "installer-pages.rkt" (prefix-in pre: "../stubs/pre.rkt"))
 
 (provide render-download-page)
 
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/download/index.rkt b/collects/meta/web/download/index.rkt
index ce9e26367e..5dde68f9a0 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/download/index.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/download/index.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang at-exp s-exp "shared.rkt"
 
-(require racket/string "data.rkt" "../www/download.rkt")
+(require "data.rkt" "../www/download.rkt")
 
 (define (in-ftp . paths)
   (string-join (cons "/var/ftp/pub/racket" paths) "/"))
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/html/main.rkt b/collects/meta/web/html/main.rkt
index aab0a8c226..7b05152723 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/html/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/html/main.rkt
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
          ;; provide a `text' alias and an `include' alias
          (rename-out [begin/text text] [include/text include])
          ;; main functionality
-         (all-from-out "xml.rkt" "html.rkt" "resource.rkt"))
+         (all-from-out "xml.rkt" "html.rkt" "resource.rkt"
+                       racket/list racket/string))
 
-(require "xml.rkt" "html.rkt" "resource.rkt"
+(require "xml.rkt" "html.rkt" "resource.rkt" racket/list racket/string
          scribble/text scribble/text/syntax-utils (for-syntax racket/base))
 
 (define-syntax (top stx)
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/minis/bugs.rkt b/collects/meta/web/minis/bugs.rkt
index 82f6aa0a76..f8f2fb0010 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/minis/bugs.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/minis/bugs.rkt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       @option[selected: 'true value: (caddr s)]{@(cadr s)}
       @option[value: (cadr s)]{@(car s)})))
 
-(require "../www/main.rkt" racket/string)
+(require "../www/main.rkt")
 
 (define (cgi-link from . to)
   (apply symlink (format "/www/cgi-bin/~a" from) to))
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/minis/drracket.rkt b/collects/meta/web/minis/drracket.rkt
index 66171462e5..550654bf6f 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/minis/drracket.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/minis/drracket.rkt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 (define index
   (page #:title "DrRacket" #:extra-headers (delay headers) (center-div logo)))
 
-(require racket/list (only-in "../www/main.rkt" main))
+(require (only-in "../www/main.rkt" main))
 
 (define (logo)
   (define (text->lines text)
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/www/index.rkt b/collects/meta/web/www/index.rkt
index 81adf0280c..c1fab727aa 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/www/index.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/www/index.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang at-exp s-exp "shared.rkt"
 
-(require "code.rkt" "download.rkt" "learning.rkt" racket/string)
+(require "code.rkt" "download.rkt" "learning.rkt")
 
 (define (doc s)
   (string-append "http://docs.racket-lang.org/" s))
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt b/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt
index 4f52cf6e84..fe6142d00e 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang at-exp s-exp "shared.rkt"
 
-(require "people.rkt" "techreports.rkt" racket/list)
+(require "people.rkt" "techreports.rkt")
 
 (provide learning)
 (define learning
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/www/people.rkt b/collects/meta/web/www/people.rkt
index 8ed487f2ef..0b4d2b14f9 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/www/people.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/www/people.rkt
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
 (provide (struct-out place)  all-places find-place
          (struct-out person) all-people find-person)
 
-(require racket/list)
-
 (define-values (all-places find-place all-people find-person)
   (let ()
     (define places0
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/www/techreports.rkt b/collects/meta/web/www/techreports.rkt
index b4693ed475..42a2c21af8 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/www/techreports.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/www/techreports.rkt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #lang at-exp s-exp "shared.rkt"
 
-(require "bib.rkt" (prefix-in - version/utils) racket/list racket/string
-         "people.rkt" "../download/data.rkt")
+(require "people.rkt" "../download/data.rkt"
+         "bib.rkt" (prefix-in - version/utils))
 
 ;; New style TR entries -------------------------------------------------------