diff --git a/Source/dx.h b/Source/dx.h
index d03a36028..f55c5e6d8 100644
--- a/Source/dx.h
+++ b/Source/dx.h
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 
 DEVILUTION_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 CelOutputBuffer GlobalBackBuffer();
 
 void dx_init();
@@ -25,10 +21,6 @@ void Blit(SDL_Surface *src, SDL_Rect *src_rect, SDL_Rect *dst_rect);
 void RenderPresent();
 void PaletteGetEntries(DWORD dwNumEntries, SDL_Color *lpEntries);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 DEVILUTION_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif /* __DX_H__ */