diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/base/base.h b/orte/mca/pls/base/base.h
index 20a32a207b..074b4006e2 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/base/base.h
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/base/base.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ extern "C" {
      * Global instance of pls-wide framework data
      */
     ORTE_DECLSPEC extern orte_pls_base_t orte_pls_base;
-    ORTE_DECLSPEC extern orte_pls_base_module_t orte_pls;
 
     /*
      * Global functions for MCA overall collective open and close