diff --git a/example/remove/t8_example_empty_trees.cxx b/example/remove/t8_example_empty_trees.cxx
index 6140b292ac..19da354526 100644
--- a/example/remove/t8_example_empty_trees.cxx
+++ b/example/remove/t8_example_empty_trees.cxx
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <sc_options.h>
 #include <string>
 
-T8_EXTERN_C_BEGIN ();
-
 /** Removes all elements of a local tree if they belong to the corresponding
  *  global trees which is given by the user_data. */
 static int
@@ -162,5 +160,3 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-T8_EXTERN_C_END ();
diff --git a/example/remove/t8_example_gauss_blob.cxx b/example/remove/t8_example_gauss_blob.cxx
index fe19a60037..0cb4b7d979 100644
--- a/example/remove/t8_example_gauss_blob.cxx
+++ b/example/remove/t8_example_gauss_blob.cxx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include <t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default.hxx>
 #include <sc_options.h>
 
-T8_EXTERN_C_BEGIN ();
-
 struct t8_adapt_data
 {
   const int remove_scope;
@@ -256,5 +254,3 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-T8_EXTERN_C_END ();
diff --git a/example/remove/t8_example_spheres.cxx b/example/remove/t8_example_spheres.cxx
index c647c50769..5c17c5d025 100644
--- a/example/remove/t8_example_spheres.cxx
+++ b/example/remove/t8_example_spheres.cxx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include <t8_schemes/t8_default/t8_default.hxx>
 #include <sc_options.h>
 
-T8_EXTERN_C_BEGIN ();
-
 struct t8_adapt_data
 {
   const int num_spheres;
@@ -206,5 +204,3 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-T8_EXTERN_C_END ();