diff --git a/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp b/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
index c38bd4b10b..8ca1a90dc5 100644
--- a/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
+++ b/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ static const char *win32_video_get_ident(void)
    return video_driver_get_ident();
 }
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcD3D(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
       WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 {
@@ -301,10 +297,6 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcGL(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
    return DefWindowProc(hwnd, message, wparam, lparam);
 }
 
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-}
-#endif
-
 bool win32_window_create(void *data, unsigned style,
       RECT *mon_rect, unsigned width,
       unsigned height, bool fullscreen)