diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index e0efffafcd31..e1703ded543a 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ enum wb_reason {
 
 	WB_REASON_MAX,
 };
-extern const char *wb_reason_name[];
 
 /*
  * A control structure which tells the writeback code what to do.  These are