diff --git a/Clp/src/ClpCholeskyUfl.cpp b/Clp/src/ClpCholeskyUfl.cpp
index ad9dc7d7..bd5abdae 100644
--- a/Clp/src/ClpCholeskyUfl.cpp
+++ b/Clp/src/ClpCholeskyUfl.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "ClpConfig.h"
 
-extern "C" {
 #ifndef COIN_HAS_CHOLMOD
 #ifndef COIN_HAS_AMD
 #error "Need to have AMD or CHOLMOD to compile ClpCholeskyUfl."
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #else
 #include "cholmod.h"
 #endif
-}
 
 #include "CoinPragma.hpp"
 #include "ClpCholeskyUfl.hpp"