diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageCms.py b/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
index f028f177533..b6c5de5b36f 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ def point(self, im: Image.Image) -> Image.Image:
         return self.apply(im)
 
     def apply(self, im: Image.Image, imOut: Image.Image | None = None) -> Image.Image:
-        im.load()
         if imOut is None:
             imOut = Image.new(self.output_mode, im.size, None)
         self.transform.apply(im.getim(), imOut.getim())
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@ def apply(self, im: Image.Image, imOut: Image.Image | None = None) -> Image.Imag
         return imOut
 
     def apply_in_place(self, im: Image.Image) -> Image.Image:
-        im.load()
         if im.mode != self.output_mode:
             msg = "mode mismatch"
             raise ValueError(msg)  # wrong output mode
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageMath.py b/src/PIL/ImageMath.py
index ff3014a8d5a..773147b5343 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageMath.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageMath.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ def apply(
         if im2 is None:
             # unary operation
             out = Image.new(mode or im_1.mode, im_1.size, None)
-            im_1.load()
             try:
                 op = getattr(_imagingmath, f"{op}_{im_1.mode}")
             except AttributeError as e:
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ def apply(
                 if im_2.size != size:
                     im_2 = im_2.crop((0, 0) + size)
             out = Image.new(mode or im_1.mode, im_1.size, None)
-            im_1.load()
             try:
                 op = getattr(_imagingmath, f"{op}_{im_1.mode}")
             except AttributeError as e: