diff --git a/include/net/protocol.h b/include/net/protocol.h
index 047c0476c0a0..fbf7676c9a02 100644
--- a/include/net/protocol.h
+++ b/include/net/protocol.h
@@ -96,20 +96,20 @@ extern const struct net_offload __rcu *inet6_offloads[MAX_INET_PROTOS];
 extern const struct inet6_protocol __rcu *inet6_protos[MAX_INET_PROTOS];
 #endif
 
-extern int	inet_add_protocol(const struct net_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern int	inet_del_protocol(const struct net_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern int	inet_add_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern int	inet_del_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern void	inet_register_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
-extern void	inet_unregister_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
+int inet_add_protocol(const struct net_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet_del_protocol(const struct net_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet_add_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet_del_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
+void inet_register_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
+void inet_unregister_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-extern int	inet6_add_protocol(const struct inet6_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern int	inet6_del_protocol(const struct inet6_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern int	inet6_register_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
-extern void	inet6_unregister_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
+int inet6_add_protocol(const struct inet6_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet6_del_protocol(const struct inet6_protocol *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet6_register_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
+void inet6_unregister_protosw(struct inet_protosw *p);
 #endif
-extern int	inet6_add_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
-extern int	inet6_del_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet6_add_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
+int inet6_del_offload(const struct net_offload *prot, unsigned char num);
 
 #endif	/* _PROTOCOL_H */