diff --git a/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h b/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h
index 2c33a9357f4f4a010ce583b3eee77b4e661061b0..a53cc22e26825fb937376cdc8f776b285986b830 100644
--- a/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h
+++ b/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h
@@ -223,8 +223,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #    endif
 #  endif
 
-  static void **PyXbobIo_API;
-
   /**************
    * Versioning *
    **************/