diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index a477bd07d..90528eb8e 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include "msg.h"
 #include "node.h"
 
-extern struct config config;
-
 int node_create(struct node *n, const char *name, enum node_type type,
 	struct sockaddr_in local, struct sockaddr_in remote)
 {