diff --git a/nsock/src/engine_epoll.c b/nsock/src/engine_epoll.c
index 9b81a6f6b..b4ecf5604 100644
--- a/nsock/src/engine_epoll.c
+++ b/nsock/src/engine_epoll.c
@@ -104,21 +104,6 @@ struct io_engine engine_epoll = {
 /* --- INTERNAL PROTOTYPES --- */
 static void iterate_through_event_lists(struct npool *nsp, int evcount);
 
-/* defined in nsock_core.c */
-void process_iod_events(struct npool *nsp, struct niod *nsi, int ev);
-void process_event(struct npool *nsp, gh_list_t *evlist, struct nevent *nse, int ev);
-void process_expired_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#if HAVE_PCAP
-int pcap_read_on_nonselect(struct npool *nsp);
-void iterate_through_pcap_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#endif
-
-/* defined in nsock_event.c */
-void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
-
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 
 /*
  * Engine specific data structure
diff --git a/nsock/src/engine_iocp.c b/nsock/src/engine_iocp.c
index 3e86c349b..b2ba4b45a 100644
--- a/nsock/src/engine_iocp.c
+++ b/nsock/src/engine_iocp.c
@@ -172,20 +172,6 @@ static void force_operation(struct npool *nsp, struct nevent *nse);
 static void free_eov(struct npool *nsp, struct extended_overlapped *eov);
 static int map_faulty_errors(int err);
 
-/* defined in nsock_core.c */
-void process_iod_events(struct npool *nsp, struct niod *nsi, int ev);
-void process_event(struct npool *nsp, gh_list_t *evlist, struct nevent *nse, int ev);
-void process_expired_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#if HAVE_PCAP
-int pcap_read_on_nonselect(struct npool *nsp);
-void iterate_through_pcap_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#endif
-
-/* defined in nsock_event.c */
-void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
-
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
 
 int iocp_init(struct npool *nsp) {
   struct iocp_engine_info *iinfo;
diff --git a/nsock/src/engine_kqueue.c b/nsock/src/engine_kqueue.c
index 5643b948f..d7fa82549 100644
--- a/nsock/src/engine_kqueue.c
+++ b/nsock/src/engine_kqueue.c
@@ -97,21 +97,6 @@ struct io_engine engine_kqueue = {
 /* --- INTERNAL PROTOTYPES --- */
 static void iterate_through_event_lists(struct npool *nsp, int evcount);
 
-/* defined in nsock_core.c */
-void process_iod_events(struct npool *nsp, struct niod *nsi, int ev);
-void process_event(struct npool *nsp, gh_list_t *evlist, struct nevent *nse, int ev);
-void process_expired_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#if HAVE_PCAP
-int pcap_read_on_nonselect(struct npool *nsp);
-void iterate_through_pcap_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#endif
-
-/* defined in nsock_event.c */
-void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
-
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 
 /*
  * Engine specific data structure
diff --git a/nsock/src/engine_poll.c b/nsock/src/engine_poll.c
index cbfdb0b07..7e77d00bd 100644
--- a/nsock/src/engine_poll.c
+++ b/nsock/src/engine_poll.c
@@ -129,21 +129,6 @@ struct io_engine engine_poll = {
 /* --- INTERNAL PROTOTYPES --- */
 static void iterate_through_event_lists(struct npool *nsp);
 
-/* defined in nsock_core.c */
-void process_iod_events(struct npool *nsp, struct niod *nsi, int ev);
-void process_event(struct npool *nsp, gh_list_t *evlist, struct nevent *nse, int ev);
-void process_expired_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#if HAVE_PCAP
-int pcap_read_on_nonselect(struct npool *nsp);
-void iterate_through_pcap_events(struct npool *nsp);
-#endif
-
-/* defined in nsock_event.c */
-void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
-
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 
 /*
  * Engine specific data structure
diff --git a/nsock/src/engine_select.c b/nsock/src/engine_select.c
index 3415d684d..d9e9b2097 100644
--- a/nsock/src/engine_select.c
+++ b/nsock/src/engine_select.c
@@ -91,21 +91,6 @@ struct io_engine engine_select = {
 /* --- INTERNAL PROTOTYPES --- */
 static void iterate_through_event_lists(struct npool *nsp);
 
-/* defined in nsock_core.c */
-void process_event(struct npool *nsp, gh_list_t *evlist, struct nevent *nse, int ev);
-void process_iod_events(struct npool *nsp, struct niod *nsi, int ev);
-void process_expired_events(struct npool *nsp);
-
-#if HAVE_PCAP
-int pcap_read_on_nonselect(struct npool *nsp);
-#endif
-
-/* defined in nsock_event.c */
-void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
-
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 
 /*
  * Engine specific data structure
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_core.c b/nsock/src/nsock_core.c
index 12b2664dc..3ab6ccd44 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_core.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_core.c
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@
  * this */
 struct timeval nsock_tod;
 
-/* Internal function defined in nsock_event.c
- * Update the nse->iod first events, assuming nse is about to be deleted */
-void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
-
-
 
 /* Each iod has a count of pending socket reads, socket writes, and pcap reads.
  * When a descriptor's count is nonzero, its bit must be set in the appropriate
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_event.c b/nsock/src/nsock_event.c
index d639be442..0b040b0f8 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_event.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_event.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 /* Find the type of an event that spawned a callback */
 enum nse_type nse_type(nsock_event nse) {
   struct nevent *me = (struct nevent *)nse;
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h b/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
index c0cd17471..f5026f6e9 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_internal.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ enum iod_state {
 
 /* ------------------- STRUCTURES ------------------- */
 
+extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
+
 struct readinfo {
   enum nsock_read_types read_type;
   /* num lines; num bytes; whatever (depends on read_type) */
@@ -521,5 +523,20 @@ static inline struct nevent *lnode_nevent2(gh_lnode_t *lnode) {
   return container_of(lnode, struct nevent, nodeq_pcap);
 }
 
+/* defined in nsock_core.c */
+void process_iod_events(struct npool *nsp, struct niod *nsi, int ev);
+void process_event(struct npool *nsp, gh_list_t *evlist, struct nevent *nse, int ev);
+void process_expired_events(struct npool *nsp);
+#if HAVE_PCAP
+int pcap_read_on_nonselect(struct npool *nsp);
+void iterate_through_pcap_events(struct npool *nsp);
+#endif
+
+/* defined in nsock_event.c */
+void update_first_events(struct nevent *nse);
+
+/* defined in nsock_engines.c */
+struct io_engine *get_io_engine(void);
+
 #endif /* NSOCK_INTERNAL_H */
 
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_log.c b/nsock/src/nsock_log.c
index c6df9f852..bca4a50a1 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_log.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_log.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
 
 static void nsock_stderr_logger(const struct nsock_log_rec *rec);
 
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 nsock_loglevel_t    NsockLogLevel = NSOCK_LOG_ERROR;
 nsock_logger_t      NsockLogger   = nsock_stderr_logger;
 
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c b/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c
index 24a6b8152..3ee47ec67 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
 
 #include "nsock_pcap.h"
 
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 #if HAVE_PCAP
 
 #ifndef PCAP_NETMASK_UNKNOWN
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c b/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c
index d99894b3d..9f5c95bc9 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_pool.c
@@ -71,16 +71,11 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #endif
 
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 /* To use this library, the first thing they must do is create a pool
  * so we do the initialization during the first pool creation */
 static int nsocklib_initialized = 0;
 
 
-/* defined in nsock_engines.h */
-struct io_engine *get_io_engine(void);
-
 /* ---- INTERNAL FUNCTIONS PROTOTYPES ---- */
 static void nsock_library_initialize(void);
 /* --------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c b/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c
index 29d7fe8ad..959ad45a7 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
  *  (bri@ifokr.org) tests on an Pentium 686 against the ciphers listed. */
 #define CIPHERS_FAST "RC4-SHA:RC4-MD5:NULL-SHA:EXP-DES-CBC-SHA:EXP-EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA:EXP-RC4-MD5:NULL-MD5:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA:EXP-RC2-CBC-MD5:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:EXP-ADH-RC4-MD5:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:EXP-ADH-DES-CBC-SHA:ADH-AES256-SHA:ADH-DES-CBC-SHA:ADH-RC4-MD5:AES256-SHA:DES-CBC-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA:ADH-DES-CBC3-SHA:AES128-SHA:ADH-AES128-SHA:eNULL:ALL"
 
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
 #define NSOCK_SSL_STATE_UNINITIALIZED -1
 #define NSOCK_SSL_STATE_INITIALIZED 1
 #define NSOCK_SSL_STATE_ATEXIT 0
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_timers.c b/nsock/src/nsock_timers.c
index df21d8acd..cb8e4e434 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_timers.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_timers.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 #include "nsock_internal.h"
 #include "nsock_log.h"
 
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
-
 /* Send back an NSE_TYPE_TIMER after the number of milliseconds specified.  Of
  * course it can also return due to error, cancellation, etc. */
 nsock_event_id nsock_timer_create(nsock_pool ms_pool, nsock_ev_handler handler,
diff --git a/nsock/src/proxy_http.c b/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
index 3dcb03b3e..4b83f1b25 100644
--- a/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
+++ b/nsock/src/proxy_http.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT_HTTP 8080
 
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
 extern const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecHttp;
 
 
diff --git a/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c b/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
index ccdca3d56..6ad08d7da 100644
--- a/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
+++ b/nsock/src/proxy_socks4.c
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT_SOCKS4 1080
 
-
-extern struct timeval nsock_tod;
 extern const struct proxy_spec ProxySpecSocks4;