diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
index 1e943466..497477e1 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-__BEGIN_DECLS
-
 /**
  * @private
  * From lib/external/dewey.c
@@ -263,6 +261,4 @@ void HIDDEN xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *,
  */
 const char HIDDEN *vpkg_user_conf(struct xbps_handle *, const char *, bool);
 
-__END_DECLS
-
 #endif /* !_XBPS_API_IMPL_H_ */