diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index 9dbcfcf4521..9b91c2fbe9e 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ FILE *bfd_open_file();
    Perhaps, since unix has so many different kinds of locking anyway,
    we should use the emacs lock scheme?... */
 
-extern PTR malloc();
-extern void free();
 #define obstack_chunk_alloc malloc
 #define obstack_chunk_free free