diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/extern.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/extern.h
index 779985ac16..5628e30dd1 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/extern.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/extern.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extern struct when when_error,
 			when_nf,
 			when_warn;
 extern struct ECPGstruct_member *struct_member_list[STRUCT_DEPTH];
-extern struct descriptor *descriptors;
 
 /* functions */