diff --git a/xtrn/sbl/sbl.c b/xtrn/sbl/sbl.c
index e1d5a860adf56b052fe94d1d6108eb023efe84e1..91f413c9981ee87a29edff5a3403471d035f8e92 100644
--- a/xtrn/sbl/sbl.c
+++ b/xtrn/sbl/sbl.c
@@ -205,12 +205,6 @@ unsigned _stklen=16000; 		  /* Set stack size in code, not header */
 #define Y2K_2DIGIT_WINDOW	70
 #define VERIFICATION_MOD	FALSE
 
-#ifndef __16BIT__	/* Sockets */
-
-extern SOCKET client_socket;
-
-#endif
-
 typedef struct {
 
 	char	str[32];