diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
index c46a54b561..f029b42c3a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 #include <retro_stat.h>
 #include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 /**
  * path_mkdir:
  * @dir                : directory
@@ -643,7 +639,3 @@ void fill_short_pathname_representation(char* out_rep,
    else
       strlcpy(out_rep, path_short, size);
 }
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
index fb5eb13df1..fc7666650a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 #include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 #include <boolean.h>
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 enum stat_mode
 {
    IS_DIRECTORY = 0,
@@ -215,7 +211,3 @@ bool mkdir_norecurse(const char *dir)
       printf("mkdir(%s) error: %s.\n", dir, strerror(errno));
    return ret == 0;
 }
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif