diff --git a/Cite_body.php b/Cite_body.php
index 0b0c6218d..3029f6ae4 100644
--- a/Cite_body.php
+++ b/Cite_body.php
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class Cite {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	function ref( $str, $argv, $parser ) {
-		wfLoadExtensionMessages( 'Cite' );
 		if ( $this->mInCite ) {
 			return htmlspecialchars( "<ref>$str</ref>" );
 		} else {
@@ -453,7 +452,6 @@ class Cite {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	function references( $str, $argv, $parser ) {
-		wfLoadExtensionMessages( 'Cite' );
 		if ( $this->mInCite || $this->mInReferences ) {
 			if ( is_null( $str ) ) {
 				return htmlspecialchars( "<references/>" );
diff --git a/SpecialCite.php b/SpecialCite.php
index 6988395a1..57f83e6b3 100644
--- a/SpecialCite.php
+++ b/SpecialCite.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ $wgSpecialPages['Cite'] = 'SpecialCite';
 $wgAutoloadClasses['SpecialCite'] = $dir . 'SpecialCite_body.php';
 
 function wfSpecialCiteNav( &$skintemplate, &$nav_urls, &$oldid, &$revid ) {
-	wfLoadExtensionMessages( 'SpecialCite' );
 	// check whether we’re in the right namespace, the $revid has the correct type and is not empty 
 	// (what would mean that the current page doesn’t exist)
 	if ( $skintemplate->mTitle->isContentPage() && $revid !== 0 && !empty( $revid ) )
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ function wfSpecialCiteToolbox( &$skin ) {
 global $wgUser;
 
 	if ( isset( $skin->data['nav_urls']['cite'] ) ) {
-		wfLoadExtensionMessages( 'SpecialCite' );
 		echo Html::rawElement(
 			'li',
 			array( 'id' => 't-cite' ),
diff --git a/SpecialCite_body.php b/SpecialCite_body.php
index 7cd8d3721..83c8c38f4 100644
--- a/SpecialCite_body.php
+++ b/SpecialCite_body.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class SpecialCite extends SpecialPage {
 
 	function execute( $par ) {
 		global $wgOut, $wgRequest, $wgUseTidy;
-		wfLoadExtensionMessages( 'SpecialCite' );
 
 		// Having tidy on causes whitespace and <pre> tags to
 		// be generated around the output of the CiteOutput