diff --git a/include/common/bl_common.h b/include/common/bl_common.h
index 47b1e40e..79f2329 100644
--- a/include/common/bl_common.h
+++ b/include/common/bl_common.h
@@ -194,23 +194,23 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Function & variable prototypes
  ******************************************************************************/
-extern unsigned long page_align(unsigned long, unsigned);
-extern void change_security_state(unsigned int);
-extern void init_bl2_mem_layout(meminfo_t *,
-				meminfo_t *,
-				unsigned int,
-				unsigned long) __attribute__((weak));
-extern void init_bl31_mem_layout(const meminfo_t *,
-				meminfo_t *,
-				unsigned int) __attribute__((weak));
-extern unsigned long image_size(const char *);
-extern int load_image(meminfo_t *,
-				const char *,
-				unsigned int,
-				unsigned long,
-				image_info_t *,
-				entry_point_info_t *);
-extern unsigned long *get_el_change_mem_ptr(void);
+unsigned long page_align(unsigned long, unsigned);
+void change_security_state(unsigned int);
+void init_bl2_mem_layout(meminfo_t *,
+			 meminfo_t *,
+			 unsigned int,
+			 unsigned long) __attribute__((weak));
+void init_bl31_mem_layout(const meminfo_t *,
+			  meminfo_t *,
+			  unsigned int) __attribute__((weak));
+unsigned long image_size(const char *);
+int load_image(meminfo_t *,
+		const char *,
+		unsigned int,
+		unsigned long,
+		image_info_t *,
+		entry_point_info_t *);
+unsigned long *get_el_change_mem_ptr(void);
 extern const char build_message[];
 
 #endif /*__ASSEMBLY__*/
diff --git a/include/common/debug.h b/include/common/debug.h
index 522b4df..5b496d7 100644
--- a/include/common/debug.h
+++ b/include/common/debug.h
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@
  * spin. This can be expanded in the future to provide more information.
  */
 #if DEBUG
-extern void __dead2 do_panic(const char *file, int line);
+void __dead2 do_panic(const char *file, int line);
 #define panic()	do_panic(__FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 #else
-extern void __dead2 do_panic(void);
+void __dead2 do_panic(void);
 #define panic()	do_panic()
 
 #endif
 
-extern void print_string_value(char *s, unsigned long *mem);
+void print_string_value(char *s, unsigned long *mem);
 
 #endif /* __DEBUG_H__ */