diff --git a/common/perl_eqdb.cpp b/common/perl_eqdb.cpp
index 06fb7f958..2538be645 100644
--- a/common/perl_eqdb.cpp
+++ b/common/perl_eqdb.cpp
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ XS(XS_EQDB_escape_string)
 	XSRETURN(1);
 }
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
 XS(boot_EQDB); /* prototype to pass -Wmissing-prototypes */
 XS(boot_EQDB)
 {
diff --git a/common/perl_eqdb_res.cpp b/common/perl_eqdb_res.cpp
index 61b2f4043..5f5d1e465 100644
--- a/common/perl_eqdb_res.cpp
+++ b/common/perl_eqdb_res.cpp
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ XS(XS_EQDBRes_fetch_lengths)
 	XSRETURN(1);
 }
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
 XS(boot_EQDBRes); /* prototype to pass -Wmissing-prototypes */
 XS(boot_EQDBRes)
 {