diff --git a/lib/editline/editline.c b/lib/editline/editline.c
index 8efe1efaf..3fce274d2 100644
--- a/lib/editline/editline.c
+++ b/lib/editline/editline.c
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ int		rl_meta_chars = 1;
 **  Declarations.
 */
 static unsigned char	*editinput();
-extern int	read();
-extern int	write();
-extern char	*getenv();
 extern char	*tgetstr();
 extern int	tgetent();