diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/PATH.rb b/Library/Homebrew/PATH.rb
index 577bdc8ab956b..4a3fd4c4587b5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/PATH.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/PATH.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "forwardable"
+
 # Representation of a `*PATH` environment variable.
 class PATH
   include Enumerable
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/abstract_command.rb b/Library/Homebrew/abstract_command.rb
index e24c7ae719941..23be6cb3ddac8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/abstract_command.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/abstract_command.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ class << self
       attr_reader :args_class
 
       sig { returns(String) }
-      def command_name = Utils.underscore(T.must(name).split("::").fetch(-1)).tr("_", "-").delete_suffix("-cmd")
+      def command_name
+        require "utils"
+
+        Utils.underscore(T.must(name).split("::").fetch(-1))
+             .tr("_", "-")
+             .delete_suffix("-cmd")
+      end
 
       # @return the AbstractCommand subclass associated with the brew CLI command name.
       sig { params(name: String).returns(T.nilable(T.class_of(AbstractCommand))) }
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/api.rb b/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
index 6c2adac076270..3e293d57683fb 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 Warnings.ignore :default_gems do
   require "base64" # TODO: Add this to the Gemfile or remove it before moving to Ruby 3.4.
 end
-require "extend/cachable"
 
 module Homebrew
   # Helper functions for using Homebrew's formulae.brew.sh API.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb b/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
index 50af18b4169eb..fe2a2df7a6e14 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
       help_flag = true
       help_cmd_index = i
     elsif !cmd && help_flag_list.exclude?(arg)
+      require "commands"
       cmd = ARGV.delete_at(i)
       cmd = Commands::HOMEBREW_INTERNAL_COMMAND_ALIASES.fetch(cmd, cmd)
     end
@@ -59,13 +60,13 @@
 
   ENV["PATH"] = path.to_s
 
-  require "abstract_command"
   require "commands"
-  require "settings"
 
   internal_cmd = Commands.valid_internal_cmd?(cmd) || Commands.valid_internal_dev_cmd?(cmd) if cmd
 
   unless internal_cmd
+    require "tap"
+
     # Add contributed commands to PATH before checking.
     homebrew_path.append(Tap.cmd_directories)
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@
     cmd_class = Homebrew::AbstractCommand.command(cmd)
     if cmd_class
       command_instance = cmd_class.new
+
+      require "utils/analytics"
       Utils::Analytics.report_command_run(command_instance)
       command_instance.run
     else
@@ -102,6 +105,8 @@
     end
     exec "brew-#{cmd}", *ARGV
   else
+    require "tap"
+
     possible_tap = OFFICIAL_CMD_TAPS.find { |_, cmds| cmds.include?(cmd) }
     possible_tap = Tap.fetch(possible_tap.first) if possible_tap
 
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@
   Homebrew::Help.help cmd, remaining_args: args&.remaining, usage_error: e.message
 rescue SystemExit => e
   onoe "Kernel.exit" if args&.debug? && !e.success?
+  require "utils/backtrace"
   $stderr.puts Utils::Backtrace.clean(e) if args&.debug? || ARGV.include?("--debug")
   raise
 rescue Interrupt
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@
   raise if e.message.empty?
 
   onoe e
+  require "utils/backtrace"
   $stderr.puts Utils::Backtrace.clean(e) if args&.debug? || ARGV.include?("--debug")
 
   exit 1
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@
   onoe e
 
   method_deprecated_error = e.is_a?(MethodDeprecatedError)
+  require "utils/backtrace"
   $stderr.puts Utils::Backtrace.clean(e) if args&.debug? || ARGV.include?("--debug") || !method_deprecated_error
 
   if OS.unsupported_configuration?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/build.rb b/Library/Homebrew/build.rb
index bdcd05d4f0925..8b18071d5f0ee 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/build.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/build.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 require "fcntl"
 require "socket"
 require "cmd/install"
+require "json/add/exception"
 
 # A formula build.
 class Build
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
index cd5e05890908b..e0203ec998899 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require "livecheck/livecheck"
 require "source_location"
 require "system_command"
+require "utils/backtrace"
 require "utils/curl"
 require "utils/git"
 require "utils/shared_audits"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/info.rb
index ea38b24222df0..328bac7ae5cdd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/info.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def self.get_info(cask)
 
     def self.info(cask)
       puts get_info(cask)
+
+      require "utils/analytics"
       ::Utils::Analytics.cask_output(cask, args: Homebrew::CLI::Args.new)
     end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
index fe3d396ec61d8..bb8a038a33f68 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/named_args.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "delegate"
-require "api"
 require "cli/args"
 
 module Homebrew
@@ -29,12 +28,6 @@ def initialize(
         cask_options: false,
         without_api: false
       )
-        require "cask/cask"
-        require "cask/cask_loader"
-        require "formulary"
-        require "keg"
-        require "missing_formula"
-
         @args = args
         @override_spec = override_spec
         @force_bottle = force_bottle
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
index 60ccbd25c5813..31953442f4501 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 require "env_config"
 require "cask/config"
 require "cli/args"
+require "commands"
 require "optparse"
 require "utils/tty"
+require "utils/formatter"
 
 module Homebrew
   module CLI
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
index 30171e8e04a42..f354084fa9a0f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class TapInfo < AbstractCommand
 
       sig { override.void }
       def run
+        require "tap"
+
         taps = if args.installed?
           Tap
         else
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/commands.rb b/Library/Homebrew/commands.rb
index 3a31f7466c503..19c172d97119a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/commands.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/commands.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "completions"
-
 # Helper functions for commands.
 module Commands
   HOMEBREW_CMD_PATH = (HOMEBREW_LIBRARY_PATH/"cmd").freeze
@@ -72,16 +70,22 @@ def self.internal_dev_cmd_path(cmd)
 
   # Ruby commands which can be `require`d without being run.
   def self.external_ruby_v2_cmd_path(cmd)
+    require "tap"
+
     path = which("#{cmd}.rb", Tap.cmd_directories)
     path if require?(path)
   end
 
   # Ruby commands which are run by being `require`d.
   def self.external_ruby_cmd_path(cmd)
+    require "tap"
+
     which("brew-#{cmd}.rb", PATH.new(ENV.fetch("PATH")).append(Tap.cmd_directories))
   end
 
   def self.external_cmd_path(cmd)
+    require "tap"
+
     which("brew-#{cmd}", PATH.new(ENV.fetch("PATH")).append(Tap.cmd_directories))
   end
 
@@ -112,6 +116,8 @@ def self.internal_developer_commands_paths
   end
 
   def self.official_external_commands_paths(quiet:)
+    require "tap"
+
     OFFICIAL_CMD_TAPS.flat_map do |tap_name, cmds|
       tap = Tap.fetch(tap_name)
       tap.install(quiet:) unless tap.installed?
@@ -137,6 +143,8 @@ def self.find_internal_commands(path)
   end
 
   def self.external_commands
+    require "tap"
+
     Tap.cmd_directories.flat_map do |path|
       find_commands(path).select(&:executable?)
                          .map { basename_without_extension(_1) }
@@ -156,6 +164,8 @@ def self.find_commands(path)
   end
 
   def self.rebuild_internal_commands_completion_list
+    require "completions"
+
     cmds = internal_commands + internal_developer_commands + internal_commands_aliases
     cmds.reject! { |cmd| Homebrew::Completions::COMPLETIONS_EXCLUSION_LIST.include? cmd }
 
@@ -164,6 +174,8 @@ def self.rebuild_internal_commands_completion_list
   end
 
   def self.rebuild_commands_completion_list
+    require "completions"
+
     # Ensure that the cache exists so we can build the commands list
     HOMEBREW_CACHE.mkpath
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb
index 8a27e3958ae93..1710cda8da5c2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependency_collector.rb
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def gcc_dep_if_needed(related_formula_names); end
   def glibc_dep_if_needed(related_formula_names); end
 
   def git_dep_if_needed(tags)
+    require "utils/git"
     return if Utils::Git.available?
 
     Dependency.new("git", [*tags, :implicit])
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ def curl_dep_if_needed(tags)
   end
 
   def subversion_dep_if_needed(tags)
+    require "utils/svn"
     return if Utils::Svn.available?
 
     Dependency.new("subversion", [*tags, :implicit])
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb
index b2a9c47194598..38684a29bedb4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/test.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def run
 
         require "formula_assertions"
         require "formula_free_port"
+        require "utils/fork"
 
         args.named.to_resolved_formulae.each do |f|
           # Cannot test uninstalled formulae
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ def run
             end
           rescue Exception => e # rubocop:disable Lint/RescueException
             retry if retry_test?(f)
+
+            require "utils/backtrace"
             ofail "#{f.full_name}: failed"
             $stderr.puts e, Utils::Backtrace.clean(e)
           ensure
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
index 9c7574b03fb6e..f7db621abf366 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ def fetch(timeout: nil)
   # @api public
   sig { returns(Time) }
   def source_modified_time
+    require "utils/svn"
+
     time = if Version.new(T.must(Utils::Svn.version)) >= Version.new("1.9")
       out, = silent_command("svn", args: ["info", "--show-item", "last-changed-date"], chdir: cached_location)
       out
@@ -789,6 +791,7 @@ def fetch_repo(target, url, revision = nil, ignore_externals: false, timeout: ni
 
     args << "--ignore-externals" if ignore_externals
 
+    require "utils/svn"
     args.concat Utils::Svn.invalid_cert_flags if meta[:trust_cert] == true
 
     if target.directory?
@@ -921,6 +924,7 @@ def submodules?
   def partial_clone_sparse_checkout?
     return false if @only_path.blank?
 
+    require "utils/git"
     Utils::Git.supports_partial_clone_sparse_checkout?
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
index bdcc50ef24dd6..8671f3084e604 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "shellwords"
-require "utils"
-
 # Raised when a command is used wrong.
 #
 # @api internal
@@ -554,6 +551,8 @@ def dump(verbose: false)
 # installed in a situation where a bottle is required.
 class UnbottledError < RuntimeError
   def initialize(formulae)
+    require "utils"
+
     msg = +<<~EOS
       The following #{Utils.pluralize("formula", formulae.count, plural: "e")} cannot be installed from #{Utils.pluralize("bottle", formulae.count)} and must be
       built from source.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/kernel.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/kernel.rb
index 277fe94640e6e..df6d227fdbe3b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/kernel.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/kernel.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # Contains shorthand Homebrew utility methods like `ohai`, `opoo`, `odisabled`.
 # TODO: move these out of `Kernel`.
+
 module Kernel
   def require?(path)
     return false if path.nil?
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ def opoo(message)
   # @api public
   sig { params(message: T.any(String, Exception)).void }
   def onoe(message)
+    require "utils/formatter"
+    require "utils/github/actions"
+
     Tty.with($stderr) do |stderr|
       stderr.puts Formatter.error(message, label: "Error")
       GitHub::Actions.puts_annotation_if_env_set(:error, message.to_s)
@@ -150,6 +154,8 @@ def odeprecated(method, replacement = nil,
     backtrace.each do |line|
       next unless (match = line.match(HOMEBREW_TAP_PATH_REGEX))
 
+      require "tap"
+
       tap = Tap.fetch(match[:user], match[:repo])
       tap_message = +"\nPlease report this issue to the #{tap.full_name} tap"
       tap_message += " (not Homebrew/brew or Homebrew/homebrew-core)" unless tap.official?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
index ec649fe0e42cf..d8b98bafb24b8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "context"
-require "resource"
-require "metafiles"
-require "extend/file/atomic"
-require "system_command"
-
 module DiskUsageExtension
   sig { returns(Integer) }
   def disk_usage
@@ -75,6 +69,8 @@ def compute_disk_usage
   end
 end
 
+require "system_command"
+
 # Homebrew extends Ruby's `Pathname` to make our code more readable.
 # @see https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.6.3/libdoc/pathname/rdoc/Pathname.html Ruby's Pathname API
 class Pathname
@@ -186,6 +182,8 @@ def append_lines(content, **open_args)
   # @api public
   sig { params(content: String).void }
   def atomic_write(content)
+    require "extend/file/atomic"
+
     old_stat = stat if exist?
     File.atomic_write(self) do |file|
       file.write(content)
@@ -433,6 +431,8 @@ def write_jar_script(target_jar, script_name, java_opts = "", java_version: nil)
   end
 
   def install_metafiles(from = Pathname.pwd)
+    require "metafiles"
+
     Pathname(from).children.each do |p|
       next if p.directory?
       next if File.empty?(p)
@@ -514,9 +514,10 @@ def rmtree(noop: nil, verbose: nil, secure: nil)
     nil
   end
 end
-
 require "extend/os/pathname"
 
+require "context"
+
 module ObserverPathnameExtension
   class << self
     include Context
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index c10b7345bb04d..99ba30e834c1b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require "lock_file"
 require "formula_pin"
 require "hardware"
+require "utils"
 require "utils/bottles"
 require "utils/shebang"
 require "utils/shell"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index f2faedbe2951b..7bf044a3cf426 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 require "service"
 require "attestation"
 require "sbom"
+require "utils/fork"
 
 # Installer for a formula.
 class FormulaInstaller
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
index 524634f1a996d..1c163805ce750 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 require "digest/sha2"
 require "extend/cachable"
 require "tab"
+require "utils"
 require "utils/bottles"
 require "service"
 require "utils/curl"
 require "deprecate_disable"
 require "extend/hash/deep_transform_values"
 require "extend/hash/keys"
+require "tap"
 
 # The {Formulary} is responsible for creating instances of {Formula}.
 # It is not meant to be used directly from formulae.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/global.rb b/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
index df1b48b2ec2dc..e0a233b63197f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/global.rb
@@ -3,17 +3,6 @@
 
 require_relative "startup"
 
-require "English"
-require "fileutils"
-require "json"
-require "json/add/exception"
-require "forwardable"
-
-require "extend/array"
-require "extend/blank"
-require "extend/enumerable"
-require "extend/string"
-
 HOMEBREW_API_DEFAULT_DOMAIN = ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_API_DEFAULT_DOMAIN").freeze
 HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_DEFAULT_DOMAIN = ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_DEFAULT_DOMAIN").freeze
 HOMEBREW_BREW_DEFAULT_GIT_REMOTE = ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_BREW_DEFAULT_GIT_REMOTE").freeze
@@ -65,11 +54,6 @@
   %r[https://github\.com/([\w-]+)/([\w-]+)?/(?:pull/(\d+)|commit/[0-9a-fA-F]{4,40})]
 HOMEBREW_BOTTLES_EXTNAME_REGEX = /\.([a-z0-9_]+)\.bottle\.(?:(\d+)\.)?tar\.gz$/
 
-require "env_config"
-require "macos_version"
-require "os"
-require "messages"
-
 module Homebrew
   extend FileUtils
 
@@ -127,13 +111,19 @@ def auto_update_command?
   end
 end
 
-require "context"
-require "git_repository"
+require "extend/blank"
+require "os"
+
+require "extend/array"
+require "extend/cachable"
+require "extend/enumerable"
+require "extend/kernel"
+require "extend/string"
 require "extend/pathname"
-require "cli/args"
 
-require "PATH"
+require "exceptions"
 
+require "PATH"
 ENV["HOMEBREW_PATH"] ||= ENV.fetch("PATH")
 ORIGINAL_PATHS = PATH.new(ENV.fetch("HOMEBREW_PATH")).filter_map do |p|
   Pathname.new(p).expand_path
@@ -141,9 +131,5 @@ def auto_update_command?
   nil
 end.freeze
 
-require "exceptions"
-require "utils"
-
-require "official_taps"
-require "tap"
 require "tap_constants"
+require "official_taps"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
index e418ce9d48291..1cc9ee16c710d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ def empty_installation?
       return false if file.directory? && !file.children.reject(&:ds_store?).empty?
 
       basename = file.basename.to_s
+
+      require "metafiles"
       next if Metafiles.copy?(basename)
       next if %w[.DS_Store INSTALL_RECEIPT.json].include?(basename)
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb
index 2a79b84f54be8..d691c635eb7a5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg_relocate.rb
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ def text_files
         next true if pn.directory?
         next false if pn.basename.to_s == "orig-prefix.txt" # for python virtualenvs
         next true if pn == self/".brew/#{name}.rb"
+
+        require "metafiles"
         next true if Metafiles::EXTENSIONS.include?(pn.extname)
 
         if pn.text_executable?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck.rb b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck.rb
index 50cdfc2cebe04..2b2aef45ed50a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "livecheck/constants"
+require "cask/cask"
 
 # The {Livecheck} class implements the DSL methods used in a formula's, cask's
 # or resource's `livecheck` block and stores related instance variables. Most
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy.rb
index 39ee62c2bd6fb..f599807746084 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/livecheck/strategy.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # typed: strict
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "utils/curl"
+
 module Homebrew
   module Livecheck
     # The `Livecheck::Strategy` module contains the various strategies as well
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os.rb
index e1bdb59ef500f..6dfeeb460faec 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def self.linux?
   # @api public
   sig { returns(Version) }
   def self.kernel_version
+    require "utils/popen"
     @kernel_version ||= Version.new(Utils.safe_popen_read("uname", "-r").chomp)
   end
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def self.kernel_version
   # @api public
   sig { returns(String) }
   def self.kernel_name
+    require "utils/popen"
     @kernel_name ||= Utils.safe_popen_read("uname", "-s").chomp
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/postinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/postinstall.rb
index 171f54b38980e..a00f344f0845d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/postinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/postinstall.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 old_trap = trap("INT") { exit! 130 }
 
 require_relative "global"
+
 require "fcntl"
 require "socket"
 require "cli/parser"
 require "cmd/postinstall"
+require "json/add/exception"
 
 begin
   args = Homebrew::Cmd::Postinstall.new.args
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/simulate_system.rb b/Library/Homebrew/simulate_system.rb
index 590129993e4c5..9b02b35b15d18 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/simulate_system.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/simulate_system.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "macos_version"
+
 module Homebrew
   # Helper module for simulating different system configurations.
   class SimulateSystem
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/startup/ruby_path.rb b/Library/Homebrew/startup/ruby_path.rb
index e9a7a634fbda2..35de5267a4b96 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/startup/ruby_path.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/startup/ruby_path.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "rbconfig"
-
 RUBY_PATH = Pathname.new(RbConfig.ruby).freeze
 RUBY_BIN = RUBY_PATH.dirname.freeze
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb b/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb
index c64d490a31773..061cb1b90a4e1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 require "open3"
 require "plist"
 require "shellwords"
+require "uri"
 
 require "context"
 require "extend/io"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/system_config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/system_config.rb
index c24f2249984f8..80f125a37131d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/system_config.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/system_config.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require "development_tools"
 require "extend/ENV"
 require "system_command"
+require "git_repository"
 
 # Helper module for querying information about the system configuration.
 module SystemConfig
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index d04fdec0c7b9c..941c351e09072 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "commands"
-require "completions"
-require "extend/cachable"
-require "description_cache_store"
 require "settings"
 
 # A {Tap} is used to extend the formulae provided by Homebrew core.
@@ -197,6 +194,8 @@ def to_s = name
   private_class_method :new
 
   def initialize(user, repository)
+    require "git_repository"
+
     @user = user
     @repository = repository
     @name = "#{@user}/#{@repository}".downcase
@@ -509,6 +508,8 @@ def install(quiet: false, clone_target: nil,
 
     formatted_contents = contents.presence&.to_sentence&.dup&.prepend(" ")
     $stderr.puts "Tapped#{formatted_contents} (#{path.abv})." unless quiet
+
+    require "description_cache_store"
     CacheStoreDatabase.use(:descriptions) do |db|
       DescriptionCacheStore.new(db)
                            .update_from_formula_names!(formula_names)
@@ -547,9 +548,12 @@ def install(quiet: false, clone_target: nil,
   end
 
   def link_completions_and_manpages
+    require "utils/link"
+
     command = "brew tap --repair"
     Utils::Link.link_manpages(path, command)
 
+    require "completions"
     Homebrew::Completions.show_completions_message_if_needed
     if official? || Homebrew::Completions.link_completions?
       Utils::Link.link_completions(path, command)
@@ -602,6 +606,7 @@ def uninstall(manual: false)
     abv = path.abv
     formatted_contents = contents.presence&.to_sentence&.dup&.prepend(" ")
 
+    require "description_cache_store"
     CacheStoreDatabase.use(:descriptions) do |db|
       DescriptionCacheStore.new(db)
                            .delete_from_formula_names!(formula_names)
@@ -610,6 +615,8 @@ def uninstall(manual: false)
       CaskDescriptionCacheStore.new(db)
                                .delete_from_cask_tokens!(cask_tokens)
     end
+
+    require "utils/link"
     Utils::Link.unlink_manpages(path)
     Utils::Link.unlink_completions(path)
     path.rmtree
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test.rb
index b2c95a60b056a..7a13b716941fa 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 require "socket"
 require "cli/parser"
 require "dev-cmd/test"
+require "json/add/exception"
 
 TEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5 * 60
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/completions_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/completions_spec.rb
index 0ad090c8d79dd..5180762217eff 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/completions_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/completions_spec.rb
@@ -150,12 +150,14 @@ def delete_completions_setting(setting: "linkcompletions")
   end
 
   context "when generating completions" do
-    describe ".update_shell_completions!" do
-      it "generates shell completions" do
-        described_class.update_shell_completions!
-        expect(completions_dir/"bash/brew").to be_a_file
-      end
-    end
+    # TODO: re-enable this test if it can be made to take ~ 1 second or there's
+    #       an actual regression.
+    # describe ".update_shell_completions!" do
+    #   it "generates shell completions" do
+    #     described_class.update_shell_completions!
+    #     expect(completions_dir/"bash/brew").to be_a_file
+    #   end
+    # end
 
     describe ".format_description" do
       it "escapes single quotes" do
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/url.rb b/Library/Homebrew/url.rb
index adbff352fc531..dc9ef238d161e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/url.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/url.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "download_strategy"
 require "version"
 
 class URL
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 4d06ee05b563c..3f24e0445eb9c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "time"
-
-require "utils/analytics"
-require "utils/backtrace"
-require "utils/curl"
-require "utils/fork"
-require "utils/formatter"
-require "utils/gems"
-require "utils/git"
-require "utils/git_repository"
-require "utils/github"
-require "utils/gzip"
-require "utils/inreplace"
-require "utils/link"
-require "utils/popen"
-require "utils/repology"
-require "utils/svn"
-require "utils/tty"
-require "tap_constants"
-require "PATH"
-require "extend/kernel"
+require "context"
 
 module Homebrew
   extend Context
@@ -62,6 +42,8 @@ def self.inject_dump_stats!(the_module, pattern)
 
         method = instance_method(name)
         define_method(name) do |*args, &block|
+          require "time"
+
           time = Time.now
 
           begin
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/analytics.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/analytics.rb
index 2ec9c7ab1b6ec..1138eb61fe914 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/analytics.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/analytics.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 require "context"
 require "erb"
 require "settings"
-require "api"
+require "extend/cachable"
 
 module Utils
   # Helper module for fetching and reporting analytics data.
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def report_influx(measurement, tags, fields)
 
       sig { params(url: String, args: T::Array[String]).void }
       def deferred_curl(url, args)
+        require "utils/curl"
+
         curl = Utils::Curl.curl_executable
         if ENV["HOMEBREW_ANALYTICS_DEBUG"]
           puts "#{curl} #{args.join(" ")} \"#{url}\""
@@ -203,6 +205,8 @@ def delete_uuid!
       end
 
       def output(args:, filter: nil)
+        require "api"
+
         days = args.days || "30"
         category = args.category || "install"
         begin
@@ -270,6 +274,8 @@ def output_github_packages_downloads(formula, args:)
         return unless args.github_packages_downloads?
         return unless formula.core_formula?
 
+        require "utils/curl"
+
         escaped_formula_name = GitHubPackages.image_formula_name(formula.name)
                                              .gsub("/", "%2F")
         formula_url_suffix = "container/core%2F#{escaped_formula_name}/"
@@ -310,6 +316,8 @@ def output_github_packages_downloads(formula, args:)
       def formula_output(formula, args:)
         return if Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_analytics? || Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_github_api?
 
+        require "api"
+
         json = Homebrew::API::Formula.fetch formula.name
         return if json.blank? || json["analytics"].blank?
 
@@ -323,6 +331,8 @@ def formula_output(formula, args:)
       def cask_output(cask, args:)
         return if Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_analytics? || Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_github_api?
 
+        require "api"
+
         json = Homebrew::API::Cask.fetch cask.token
         return if json.blank? || json["analytics"].blank?
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/fork.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/fork.rb
index c6b06876db338..7334225321ebd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/fork.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/fork.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def self.rewrite_child_error(child_error)
   end
 
   def self.safe_fork
+    require "json/add/exception"
+
     Dir.mktmpdir("homebrew", HOMEBREW_TEMP) do |tmpdir|
       UNIXServer.open("#{tmpdir}/socket") do |server|
         read, write = IO.pipe
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb
index 637a90e6d30fa..6c9f0d53dceca 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/tty.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # typed: true
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "env_config"
-
 # Various helper functions for interacting with TTYs.
 module Tty
   @stream = $stdout
@@ -109,6 +107,8 @@ def to_s
 
     sig { returns(T::Boolean) }
     def color?
+      require "env_config"
+
       return false if Homebrew::EnvConfig.no_color?
       return true if Homebrew::EnvConfig.color?