diff --git a/src/ftglue.c b/src/ftglue.c
index 9fd0f41f3..8dd6bb9cd 100644
--- a/src/ftglue.c
+++ b/src/ftglue.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_qalloc( FT_ULong   size,
 #define  QALLOC(ptr,size)    ( (ptr) = _hb_ftglue_qalloc( (size), &error ), error != 0 )
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( FT_Pointer )
+FT_Pointer
 _hb_ftglue_alloc( FT_ULong   size,
 		  HB_Error  *perror )
 {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_alloc( FT_ULong   size,
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( FT_Pointer )
+FT_Pointer
 _hb_ftglue_realloc( FT_Pointer  block,
 		    FT_ULong    new_size,
 		    HB_Error   *perror )
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_realloc( FT_Pointer  block,
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( void )
+void
 _hb_ftglue_free( FT_Pointer  block )
 {
   if ( block )
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_free( FT_Pointer  block )
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( FT_Long )
+FT_Long
 _hb_ftglue_stream_pos( FT_Stream   stream )
 {
   LOG(( "ftglue:stream:pos() -> %ld\n", stream->pos ));
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_stream_pos( FT_Stream   stream )
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( HB_Error )
+HB_Error
 _hb_ftglue_stream_seek( FT_Stream   stream,
                     FT_Long     pos )
 {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_stream_seek( FT_Stream   stream,
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( HB_Error )
+HB_Error
 _hb_ftglue_stream_frame_enter( FT_Stream   stream,
                            FT_ULong    count )
 {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Exit:
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( void )
+void
 _hb_ftglue_stream_frame_exit( FT_Stream  stream )
 {
   if ( stream->read )
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ _hb_ftglue_stream_frame_exit( FT_Stream  stream )
 }
 
 
-FTGLUE_APIDEF( HB_Error )
+HB_Error
 _hb_ftglue_face_goto_table( FT_Face    face,
                         FT_ULong   the_tag,
                         FT_Stream  stream )
diff --git a/src/ftglue.h b/src/ftglue.h
index 1e13a2c4a..cb71add53 100644
--- a/src/ftglue.h
+++ b/src/ftglue.h
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
 #define  SET_ERR(c)   ( (error = (c)) != 0 )
 
-#ifndef FTGLUE_API
-#define FTGLUE_API(x)  extern x
-#endif
-
-#ifndef FTGLUE_APIDEF
-#define FTGLUE_APIDEF(x)  x
-#endif
-
 /* stream macros used by the OpenType parser */
 #define  FILE_Pos()      _hb_ftglue_stream_pos( stream )
 #define  FILE_Seek(pos)  SET_ERR( _hb_ftglue_stream_seek( stream, pos ) )
@@ -91,21 +83,21 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #define  GET_ULong()     ((FT_ULong)GET_Long())
 #define  GET_Tag4()      GET_ULong()
 
-FTGLUE_API( FT_Long )
+FT_Long
 _hb_ftglue_stream_pos( FT_Stream   stream );
 
-FTGLUE_API( HB_Error )
+HB_Error
 _hb_ftglue_stream_seek( FT_Stream   stream,
                     FT_Long     pos );
 
-FTGLUE_API( HB_Error )
+HB_Error
 _hb_ftglue_stream_frame_enter( FT_Stream   stream,
                            FT_ULong    size );
 
-FTGLUE_API( void )
+void
 _hb_ftglue_stream_frame_exit( FT_Stream  stream );
 
-FTGLUE_API( HB_Error )
+HB_Error
 _hb_ftglue_face_goto_table( FT_Face    face,
                         FT_ULong   tag,
                         FT_Stream  stream );
@@ -135,16 +127,16 @@ _hb_ftglue_face_goto_table( FT_Face    face,
 #define  MEM_Copy(dest,source,count)   memcpy( (char*)(dest), (const char*)(source), (size_t)(count) )
 
 
-FTGLUE_API( FT_Pointer )
+FT_Pointer
 _hb_ftglue_alloc( FT_ULong   size,
 		  HB_Error  *perror_ );
 
-FTGLUE_API( FT_Pointer )
+FT_Pointer
 _hb_ftglue_realloc( FT_Pointer  block,
 		    FT_ULong    new_size,
 		    HB_Error   *perror_ );
 
-FTGLUE_API( void )
+void
 _hb_ftglue_free( FT_Pointer  block );
 
 /* abuse these private header/source files */