diff --git a/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_euler_quasi_1d.jl b/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_euler_quasi_1d.jl
index ca418b3e654..19269fa925b 100644
--- a/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_euler_quasi_1d.jl
+++ b/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_euler_quasi_1d.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using OrdinaryDiffEq
 using Trixi
-using ForwardDiff
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Semidiscretization of the quasi 1d compressible Euler equations
diff --git a/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_shallow_water_quasi_1d.jl b/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_shallow_water_quasi_1d.jl
index a2818c099cc..85741f9dbd3 100644
--- a/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_shallow_water_quasi_1d.jl
+++ b/examples/dgmulti_1d/elixir_shallow_water_quasi_1d.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using OrdinaryDiffEq
 using Trixi
-using ForwardDiff
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Semidiscretization of the quasi 1d shallow water equations