diff --git a/bmp.h b/bmp.h
index 0d1e4dca..c50c260e 100644
--- a/bmp.h
+++ b/bmp.h
@@ -39,8 +39,4 @@ int savebmp(char *filename, unsigned char *buf, int w, int h, int pf,
 
 const char *bmpgeterr(void);
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
 #endif