diff --git a/include/extern/err.h b/include/extern/err.h
index 56fa01bc..9033c2bf 100644
--- a/include/extern/err.h
+++ b/include/extern/err.h
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 #define errx rgbds_errx
 #define verrx rgbds_verrx
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 void warn(const char *, ...);
 void vwarn(const char *, va_list);
 void warnx(const char *, ...);
@@ -55,10 +51,6 @@ noreturn void verr(int, const char *, va_list);
 noreturn void errx(int, const char *, ...);
 noreturn void verrx(int, const char *, va_list);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif
 
 #endif