diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/i18n.h b/drivers/staging/speakup/i18n.h
index 326d086f9d5a..8fcce566653f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/i18n.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/i18n.h
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ struct msg_group_t {
 	enum msg_index_t end;
 };
 
-extern char *spk_msg_get(enum msg_index_t index);
-extern ssize_t spk_msg_set(enum msg_index_t index, char *text, size_t length);
-extern struct msg_group_t *spk_find_msg_group(const char *group_name);
-extern void spk_reset_msg_group(struct msg_group_t *group);
-extern void spk_initialize_msgs(void);
-extern void spk_free_user_msgs(void);
+char *spk_msg_get(enum msg_index_t index);
+ssize_t spk_msg_set(enum msg_index_t index, char *text, size_t length);
+struct msg_group_t *spk_find_msg_group(const char *group_name);
+void spk_reset_msg_group(struct msg_group_t *group);
+void spk_initialize_msgs(void);
+void spk_free_user_msgs(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h
index a7f4962427f3..df74c912da72 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup.h
@@ -42,46 +42,44 @@
 #define IS_CHAR(x, type) (spk_chartab[((u_char)x)]&type)
 #define IS_TYPE(x, type) ((spk_chartab[((u_char)x)]&type) == type)
 
-extern int speakup_thread(void *data);
-extern void spk_reset_default_chars(void);
-extern void spk_reset_default_chartab(void);
-extern void synth_start(void);
+int speakup_thread(void *data);
+void spk_reset_default_chars(void);
+void spk_reset_default_chartab(void);
+void synth_start(void);
 void synth_insert_next_index(int sent_num);
 void spk_reset_index_count(int sc);
 void spk_get_index_count(int *linecount, int *sentcount);
-extern int spk_set_key_info(const u_char *key_info, u_char *k_buffer);
-extern char *spk_strlwr(char *s);
-extern char *spk_s2uchar(char *start, char *dest);
-extern int speakup_kobj_init(void);
-extern void speakup_kobj_exit(void);
-extern int spk_chartab_get_value(char *keyword);
-extern void speakup_register_var(struct var_t *var);
-extern void speakup_unregister_var(enum var_id_t var_id);
-extern struct st_var_header *spk_get_var_header(enum var_id_t var_id);
-extern struct st_var_header *spk_var_header_by_name(const char *name);
-extern struct punc_var_t *spk_get_punc_var(enum var_id_t var_id);
-extern int spk_set_num_var(int val, struct st_var_header *var, int how);
-extern int spk_set_string_var(const char *page, struct st_var_header *var,
-				int len);
-extern int spk_set_mask_bits(const char *input, const int which, const int how);
+int spk_set_key_info(const u_char *key_info, u_char *k_buffer);
+char *spk_strlwr(char *s);
+char *spk_s2uchar(char *start, char *dest);
+int speakup_kobj_init(void);
+void speakup_kobj_exit(void);
+int spk_chartab_get_value(char *keyword);
+void speakup_register_var(struct var_t *var);
+void speakup_unregister_var(enum var_id_t var_id);
+struct st_var_header *spk_get_var_header(enum var_id_t var_id);
+struct st_var_header *spk_var_header_by_name(const char *name);
+struct punc_var_t *spk_get_punc_var(enum var_id_t var_id);
+int spk_set_num_var(int val, struct st_var_header *var, int how);
+int spk_set_string_var(const char *page, struct st_var_header *var, int len);
+int spk_set_mask_bits(const char *input, const int which, const int how);
 extern special_func spk_special_handler;
-extern int spk_handle_help(struct vc_data *vc, u_char type, u_char ch,
-				u_short key);
-extern int synth_init(char *name);
-extern void synth_release(void);
+int spk_handle_help(struct vc_data *vc, u_char type, u_char ch, u_short key);
+int synth_init(char *name);
+void synth_release(void);
 
-extern void spk_do_flush(void);
-extern void speakup_start_ttys(void);
-extern void synth_buffer_add(char ch);
-extern void synth_buffer_clear(void);
-extern void speakup_clear_selection(void);
-extern int speakup_set_selection(struct tty_struct *tty);
-extern int speakup_paste_selection(struct tty_struct *tty);
-extern void speakup_cancel_paste(void);
-extern void speakup_register_devsynth(void);
-extern void speakup_unregister_devsynth(void);
-extern void synth_write(const char *buf, size_t count);
-extern int synth_supports_indexing(void);
+void spk_do_flush(void);
+void speakup_start_ttys(void);
+void synth_buffer_add(char ch);
+void synth_buffer_clear(void);
+void speakup_clear_selection(void);
+int speakup_set_selection(struct tty_struct *tty);
+int speakup_paste_selection(struct tty_struct *tty);
+void speakup_cancel_paste(void);
+void speakup_register_devsynth(void);
+void speakup_unregister_devsynth(void);
+void synth_write(const char *buf, size_t count);
+int synth_supports_indexing(void);
 
 extern struct vc_data *spk_sel_cons;
 extern unsigned short spk_xs, spk_ys, spk_xe, spk_ye; /* our region points */