diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
index a530b55f27d8..5ed8483fc24d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 extern const struct ethtool_ops cvm_oct_ethtool_ops;
 
-extern void octeon_mdiobus_force_mod_depencency(void);
+void octeon_mdiobus_force_mod_depencency(void);
 
 int cvm_oct_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
 int cvm_oct_phy_setup_device(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
index e9d3e9a7e8a7..a242c700bc53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-ethernet.h
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ struct octeon_ethernet {
 
 int cvm_oct_free_work(void *work_queue_entry);
 
-extern int cvm_oct_rgmii_init(struct net_device *dev);
-extern void cvm_oct_rgmii_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
-extern int cvm_oct_rgmii_open(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_rgmii_init(struct net_device *dev);
+void cvm_oct_rgmii_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_rgmii_open(struct net_device *dev);
 
-extern int cvm_oct_sgmii_init(struct net_device *dev);
-extern int cvm_oct_sgmii_open(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_sgmii_init(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_sgmii_open(struct net_device *dev);
 
-extern int cvm_oct_spi_init(struct net_device *dev);
-extern void cvm_oct_spi_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
-extern int cvm_oct_xaui_init(struct net_device *dev);
-extern int cvm_oct_xaui_open(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_spi_init(struct net_device *dev);
+void cvm_oct_spi_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_xaui_init(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_xaui_open(struct net_device *dev);
 
-extern int cvm_oct_common_init(struct net_device *dev);
-extern void cvm_oct_common_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
+int cvm_oct_common_init(struct net_device *dev);
+void cvm_oct_common_uninit(struct net_device *dev);
 void cvm_oct_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev);
 int cvm_oct_common_stop(struct net_device *dev);
 int cvm_oct_common_open(struct net_device *dev,