diff --git a/board/zeus/zeus.c b/board/zeus/zeus.c
index 18cb85f..272e59b 100644
--- a/board/zeus/zeus.c
+++ b/board/zeus/zeus.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 
 extern flash_info_t flash_info[CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS]; /* info for FLASH chips	*/
 extern env_t *env_ptr;
-extern uchar default_environment[];
 
 ulong flash_get_size(ulong base, int banknum);
 void env_crc_update(void);
diff --git a/common/env_dataflash.c b/common/env_dataflash.c
index 0c4c676..b1386d1 100644
--- a/common/env_dataflash.c
+++ b/common/env_dataflash.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 	unsigned long addr_src, unsigned long size);
 extern int AT91F_DataflashInit(void);
 
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
 	uchar c;
diff --git a/common/env_flash.c b/common/env_flash.c
index 8e415d7..d9f8fcb 100644
--- a/common/env_flash.c
+++ b/common/env_flash.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
 static ulong end_addr_new = CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND + CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE - 1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND */
 
-extern const uchar default_environment[];
-
 
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
diff --git a/common/env_mgdisk.c b/common/env_mgdisk.c
index a69923b..b95d85e 100644
--- a/common/env_mgdisk.c
+++ b/common/env_mgdisk.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <mg_disk.h>
 
-/* references to names in env_common.c */
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 char *env_name_spec = "MG_DISK";
 
 env_t *env_ptr = 0;
diff --git a/common/env_mmc.c b/common/env_mmc.c
index 12d647a..78df808 100644
--- a/common/env_mmc.c
+++ b/common/env_mmc.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 #include <search.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-/* references to names in env_common.c */
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 char *env_name_spec = "MMC";
 
 #ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
diff --git a/common/env_nand.c b/common/env_nand.c
index da4d3b1..1b12c68 100644
--- a/common/env_nand.c
+++ b/common/env_nand.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_ENV_RANGE	CONFIG_ENV_SIZE
 #endif
 
-/* references to names in env_common.c */
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 char *env_name_spec = "NAND";
 
 
diff --git a/common/env_nowhere.c b/common/env_nowhere.c
index 75ef78d..a6890db 100644
--- a/common/env_nowhere.c
+++ b/common/env_nowhere.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 env_t *env_ptr = NULL;
 
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/common/env_nvram.c b/common/env_nvram.c
index b108e6e..f32d06f 100644
--- a/common/env_nvram.c
+++ b/common/env_nvram.c
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 
 char * env_name_spec = "NVRAM";
 
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
diff --git a/common/env_onenand.c b/common/env_onenand.c
index 4144475..b7170e6 100644
--- a/common/env_onenand.c
+++ b/common/env_onenand.c
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 extern struct mtd_info onenand_mtd;
 extern struct onenand_chip onenand_chip;
 
-/* References to names in env_common.c */
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 char *env_name_spec = "OneNAND";
 
 #define ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE	4096
diff --git a/common/env_sf.c b/common/env_sf.c
index a1ff297..8ff52a3 100644
--- a/common/env_sf.c
+++ b/common/env_sf.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-/* references to names in env_common.c */
-extern uchar default_environment[];
-
 char * env_name_spec = "SPI Flash";
 
 static struct spi_flash *env_flash;
diff --git a/include/environment.h b/include/environment.h
index 2c8c4f1..20775da 100644
--- a/include/environment.h
+++ b/include/environment.h
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@
 	unsigned char	data[ENV_SIZE]; /* Environment data		*/
 } env_t;
 
+extern const unsigned char default_environment[];
+
 #ifndef DO_DEPS_ONLY
 
 #include <search.h>