diff --git a/vidix/dha.h b/vidix/dha.h
index 7acc3c6c73..eb2a269c46 100644
--- a/vidix/dha.h
+++ b/vidix/dha.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 #ifndef MPLAYER_DHA_H
 #define MPLAYER_DHA_H
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #ifndef DEV_SVGA
 #define DEV_SVGA "/dev/svga"
 #endif
@@ -92,8 +88,4 @@ extern void    unmap_phys_mem(void *ptr, unsigned long size);
 #define MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK     6
 extern int	mtrr_set_type(unsigned base,unsigned size,int type);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif /* MPLAYER_DHA_H */
diff --git a/vidix/pci_db2c.awk b/vidix/pci_db2c.awk
index 4f6a084bda..3d10297652 100644
--- a/vidix/pci_db2c.awk
+++ b/vidix/pci_db2c.awk
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ function print_head( out_file)
 
 function print_name_struct(out_file)
 {
-   print "#ifdef __cplusplus" >out_file
-   print "extern \"C\" {" >out_file
-   print "#endif" >out_file
    print "">out_file
    print "struct device_id_s" >out_file
    print "{" >out_file
@@ -164,9 +161,6 @@ function print_name_struct(out_file)
    print "extern const char *pci_vendor_name(unsigned short id);">out_file
    print "extern const char *pci_device_name(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short device_id);">out_file
    print "">out_file
-   print "#ifdef __cplusplus" >out_file
-   print "}" >out_file
-   print "#endif" >out_file
    return
 }
 
diff --git a/vidix/vidix.h b/vidix/vidix.h
index 91f1993185..01a998b004 100644
--- a/vidix/vidix.h
+++ b/vidix/vidix.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 #ifndef MPLAYER_VIDIX_H
 #define MPLAYER_VIDIX_H
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #define PROBE_NORMAL    0 /* normal probing */
 #define PROBE_FORCE     1 /* ignore device_id but recognize device if it's known */
   
@@ -309,8 +305,4 @@ typedef struct vidix_oem_fx_s
   char *name[80];	/* effect name to display */
 } vidix_oem_fx_t;
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif /* MPLAYER_VIDIX_H */
diff --git a/vidix/vidixlib.h b/vidix/vidixlib.h
index 664579de23..08ca9639da 100644
--- a/vidix/vidixlib.h
+++ b/vidix/vidixlib.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 #ifndef MPLAYER_VIDIXLIB_H
 #define MPLAYER_VIDIXLIB_H
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #include "vidix.h"
 
 typedef struct VDXDriver {
@@ -135,8 +131,4 @@ int	  vdlSetOemEffect(VDL_HANDLE, const vidix_oem_fx_t * );
 			/* Returns 0 if ok else errno */
 int	  vdlPlaybackCopyFrame(VDL_HANDLE, const vidix_dma_t * );
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif /* MPLAYER_VIDIXLIB_H */