diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7a9cb54e..fe1070fb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2014-04-06  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/global.c (shortcut_init): Limit M-T (cut-till-end) to the main
 	menu, and M-J (full-justify) to the main and search menus.
+	* src/proto.h: There is no need for the helpline tags to be external,
+	they are only ever used in src/global.c.
 
 2014-04-05  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/nano.c (version): Print the correct configuration options.
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 33dd363f..be38858b 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -810,29 +810,6 @@ void xoff_complaint(void);
 int sc_seq_or (void (*func)(void), int defaultval);
 void do_suspend_void(void);
 
-extern const char *cancel_msg;
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-extern const char *case_sens_msg;
-extern const char *backwards_msg;
-extern const char *prev_history_msg;
-extern const char *next_history_msg;
-#endif
-extern const char *replace_msg;
-extern const char *no_replace_msg;
-extern const char *go_to_line_msg;
-extern const char *whereis_next_msg;
-extern const char *first_file_msg;
-extern const char *last_file_msg;
-extern const char *goto_dir_msg;
-extern const char *ext_cmd_msg;
-extern const char *to_files_msg;
-extern const char *dos_format_msg;
-extern const char *mac_format_msg;
-extern const char *append_msg;
-extern const char *prepend_msg;
-extern const char *backup_file_msg;
-extern const char *gototext_msg;
-extern const char *new_buffer_msg;
 
 void enable_nodelay(void);
 void disable_nodelay(void);