diff --git a/system/Helpers/form_helper.php b/system/Helpers/form_helper.php
index 1706147b3b41..61a0872a6084 100644
--- a/system/Helpers/form_helper.php
+++ b/system/Helpers/form_helper.php
@@ -58,12 +58,10 @@ function form_open(string $action = '', $attributes = [], array $hidden = []): s
 		// If no action is provided then set to the current url
 		if ( ! $action)
 		{
-			helper('url');
 			$action = current_url(true);
 		} // If an action is not a full URL then turn it into one
 		elseif (strpos($action, '://') === false)
 		{
-			helper('url');
 			$action = site_url($action);
 		}
 
diff --git a/system/View/Plugins.php b/system/View/Plugins.php
index 80eec7af5b6b..cf189a288845 100644
--- a/system/View/Plugins.php
+++ b/system/View/Plugins.php
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ class Plugins
 	 */
 	public static function currentURL(array $params = [])
 	{
-		if ( ! function_exists('current_url'))
-			// can't unit test this since it is loaded in CIUnitTestCase setup
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-			helper('url');
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
-
 		return current_url();
 	}
 
@@ -63,12 +57,6 @@ public static function currentURL(array $params = [])
 	 */
 	public static function previousURL(array $params = [])
 	{
-		if ( ! function_exists('previous_url'))
-			// can't unit test this since it is loaded in CIUnitTestCase setup
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-			helper('url');
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
-
 		return previous_url();
 	}
 
@@ -81,12 +69,6 @@ public static function previousURL(array $params = [])
 	 */
 	public static function mailto(array $params = [])
 	{
-		if ( ! function_exists('mailto'))
-			// can't unit test this since it is loaded in CIUnitTestCase setup
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-			helper('url');
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
-
 		$email = $params['email'] ?? '';
 		$title = $params['title'] ?? '';
 		$attrs = $params['attributes'] ?? '';
@@ -103,12 +85,6 @@ public static function mailto(array $params = [])
 	 */
 	public static function safeMailto(array $params = [])
 	{
-		if ( ! function_exists('safe_mailto'))
-			// can't unit test this since it is loaded in CIUnitTestCase setup
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-			helper('url');
-			// @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
-
 		$email = $params['email'] ?? '';
 		$title = $params['title'] ?? '';
 		$attrs = $params['attributes'] ?? '';