diff --git a/VisualEditor.hooks.php b/VisualEditor.hooks.php
index ad8f3d050f..5fcc4d4fc5 100644
--- a/VisualEditor.hooks.php
+++ b/VisualEditor.hooks.php
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ class VisualEditorHooks {
 				'ext.visualEditor.mwmeta',
 				'ext.visualEditor.mwtransclusion',
 				'ext.visualEditor.mwalienextension',
+				'ext.visualEditor.language',
 				'ext.visualEditor.experimental',
 				'ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init',
 				'ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget',
diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index efb1b94898..bcc78cae29 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -1821,7 +1821,6 @@
 				"modules/ve-mw/ui/contextitems/ve.ui.MWSignatureContextItem.js"
 			],
 			"dependencies": [
-				"ext.visualEditor.core",
 				"ext.visualEditor.mwtransclusion",
 				"mediawiki.api",
 				"oojs-ui.styles.icons-alerts"
@@ -1835,9 +1834,6 @@
 			]
 		},
 		"ext.visualEditor.experimental": {
-			"dependencies": [
-				"ext.visualEditor.language"
-			],
 			"targets": [
 				"desktop",
 				"mobile"