diff --git a/src/bitboard.cpp b/src/bitboard.cpp
index 856d775f..1d90292c 100644
--- a/src/bitboard.cpp
+++ b/src/bitboard.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-namespace Bitboards { void init(); }
-
 int A[8];
 int B[8];
 int C;
 
-/// Bitboards::init() initializes various bitboard tables. It is called at
-/// startup and relies on global objects to be already zero-initialized.
-
-void Bitboards::init() {
+void init() {
 
   for (int f = 0; f <= 7; ++f)
       A[f] = f > 0 ? A[f - 1] << 1 : 0x01010101;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a7a38d1a..544f77cb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-namespace Bitboards { void init(); }
-int main() { Bitboards::init(); }
+extern void init(); 
+int main() { init(); }