diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 88eb0e18c..7e3cd0757 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ gem "caxlsx", "~> 4.2.0"
 gem "caxlsx_rails", "~> 0.6.4"
 gem "ckeditor", "~> 4.3.0"
 gem "cocoon", "~> 1.2.15"
+gem "csv", "~> 3.3.5"
 gem "daemons", "~> 1.4.1"
 gem "dalli", "~> 3.2.8"
 gem "delayed_job_active_record", "~> 4.1.11"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c8fae07ad..748939353 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   caxlsx_rails (~> 0.6.4)
   ckeditor (~> 4.3.0)
   cocoon (~> 1.2.15)
+  csv (~> 3.3.5)
   daemons (~> 1.4.1)
   dalli (~> 3.2.8)
   debug (~> 1.9.2)
diff --git a/app/models/budget/investment/exporter.rb b/app/models/budget/investment/exporter.rb
index 6ba272ab2..efe7576f1 100644
--- a/app/models/budget/investment/exporter.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget/investment/exporter.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 class Budget::Investment::Exporter
-  require "csv"
   include JsonExporter
 
   def initialize(investments)
diff --git a/app/models/local_census_records/import.rb b/app/models/local_census_records/import.rb
index e7d09a96b..23f6325bf 100644
--- a/app/models/local_census_records/import.rb
+++ b/app/models/local_census_records/import.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "csv"
-
 class LocalCensusRecords::Import
   include ActiveModel::Model