diff --git a/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip/plugin.cc b/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip/plugin.cc
index c7338e632..e70d96eb3 100644
--- a/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip/plugin.cc
+++ b/libports/src/lib/libc_lwip/plugin.cc
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ static const long lwip_FIONREAD = FIONREAD;
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
-extern void init_lwip();
-
 
 namespace {