diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/libsbew.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/libsbew.h
index c5a1be989a6d..dfc0fd3db00b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/libsbew.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/libsbew.h
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern      "C"
-{
-#endif
-
 /********************************/
 /**  set driver logging level  **/
 /********************************/
@@ -570,8 +565,4 @@ struct sbecom_port_param
     extern int  wancfg_set_tsioc (wcfg_t *, struct wanc1t3_ts_param *);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif                          /*** _INC_LIBSBEW_H_ ***/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h
index 9e4d1688bee8..fc65fbf8dee5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@
 #define VINT8   volatile u_int8_t
 #define VINT32  volatile u_int32_t
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern      "C"
-{
-#endif
-
 #include "pmcc4_defs.h"
 
 
@@ -444,10 +439,6 @@ extern      "C"
 /*  This must be defined on an entire channel group (Port) basis */
 #define SUERM_THRESHOLD     0x1f
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #undef VINT32
 #undef VINT8
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h
index 54158cc75c32..f223354909c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ typedef int status_t;
 #define SBE_DRVR_FAIL     0
 #define SBE_DRVR_SUCCESS  1
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern      "C"
-{
-#endif
-
-
 /********************/
 /* PMCC4 memory Map */
 /********************/
@@ -94,10 +88,6 @@ extern      "C"
 #define sbeE1errSMF    0x02
 #define sbeE1CRC       0x01
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_cpld.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_cpld.h
index e008b9ee0a3b..7860b6d1eb1d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_cpld.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_cpld.h
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern      "C"
-{
-#endif
-
-
 /********************************/
 /* iSPLD control chip registers */
 /********************************/
@@ -108,8 +102,4 @@ extern      "C"
 #define PMCC4_CPLD_INTR_CMT_3   0x04
 #define PMCC4_CPLD_INTR_CMT_4   0x08
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif                          /* _INC_PMCC4_CPLD_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbe_promformat.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbe_promformat.h
index 746f81b15c73..35d64cebb4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbe_promformat.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbe_promformat.h
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern      "C"
-{
-#endif
-
-
 #define STRUCT_OFFSET(type, symbol)  ((long)&(((type *)0)->symbol))
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -150,8 +144,4 @@ extern      "C"
         FLD_TYPE2   fldType2;
     }           PROMFORMAT;
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif                          /*** _INC_SBE_PROMFORMAT_H_ ***/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbew_ioc.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbew_ioc.h
index b66d6f256867..4d5a4a0f0bd7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbew_ioc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbew_ioc.h
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern      "C"
-{
-#endif
-
 #define SBE_LOCKFILE   "/tmp/.sbewan.LCK"
 
 #define SBE_IOC_COOKIE     0x19780926
@@ -121,9 +116,4 @@ extern      "C"
 
 #define SBE_IOC_MAXVEC    1
 
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif                          /*** _INC_SBEWIOC_H_ ***/