diff --git a/skeletons/constr_CHOICE.c b/skeletons/constr_CHOICE.c
index f3a53d36ae7421b941237b05111209eaceea275f..d99e1bd83746d1b0adbae92129fd4d88e9ef3cf4 100644
--- a/skeletons/constr_CHOICE.c
+++ b/skeletons/constr_CHOICE.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,6 @@ CHOICE_variant_get_presence(const asn_TYPE_descriptor_t *td, const void *sptr) {
 int
 CHOICE_variant_set_presence(const asn_TYPE_descriptor_t *td, void *sptr,
                             unsigned present) {
-    extern asn_CHOICE_specifics_t asn_SPC_value_specs_3;
     asn_CHOICE_specifics_t *specs = (asn_CHOICE_specifics_t *)td->specifics;
     unsigned old_present;