--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -102,15 +102,6 @@ static char *term_string_buffer = (char
 
 static int tcap_initialized;
 
-/* Systems for which PC/BC/UP are defined in the curses library and need an
-   extern definition here. */
-#if !defined (__linux__) && !defined (__gnu_hurd__) && !defined (NCURSES_VERSION)
-#  if defined (__EMX__) || defined (NEED_EXTERN_PC)
-extern
-#  endif /* __EMX__ || NEED_EXTERN_PC */
-char PC, *BC, *UP;
-#endif /* !__linux__ && !NCURSES_VERSION */
-
 
 /* Some strings to control terminal actions.  These are output by tputs (). */
 char *_rl_term_clreol;