diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index e4aa9c19db..146f62609d 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -4,31 +4,31 @@ int data_received;
 int active_requests = 0;
 
 #ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
-int max_requests = -1;
-CURLM *curlm;
+static int max_requests = -1;
+static CURLM *curlm;
 #endif
 #ifndef NO_CURL_EASY_DUPHANDLE
-CURL *curl_default;
+static CURL *curl_default;
 #endif
 char curl_errorstr[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];
 
-int curl_ssl_verify = -1;
-char *ssl_cert = NULL;
+static int curl_ssl_verify = -1;
+static char *ssl_cert = NULL;
 #if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070902
-char *ssl_key = NULL;
+static char *ssl_key = NULL;
 #endif
 #if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070908
-char *ssl_capath = NULL;
+static char *ssl_capath = NULL;
 #endif
-char *ssl_cainfo = NULL;
-long curl_low_speed_limit = -1;
-long curl_low_speed_time = -1;
-int curl_ftp_no_epsv = 0;
-char *curl_http_proxy = NULL;
+static char *ssl_cainfo = NULL;
+static long curl_low_speed_limit = -1;
+static long curl_low_speed_time = -1;
+static int curl_ftp_no_epsv = 0;
+static char *curl_http_proxy = NULL;
 
-struct curl_slist *pragma_header;
+static struct curl_slist *pragma_header;
 
-struct active_request_slot *active_queue_head = NULL;
+static struct active_request_slot *active_queue_head = NULL;
 
 size_t fread_buffer(void *ptr, size_t eltsize, size_t nmemb,
 			   struct buffer *buffer)
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index 72abac20f8..fe1b0d153b 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -80,24 +80,6 @@ extern void http_cleanup(void);
 extern int data_received;
 extern int active_requests;
 
-#ifndef NO_CURL_EASY_DUPHANDLE
-extern CURL *curl_default;
-#endif
 extern char curl_errorstr[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];
 
-extern int curl_ssl_verify;
-extern char *ssl_cert;
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070902
-extern char *ssl_key;
-#endif
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070908
-extern char *ssl_capath;
-#endif
-extern char *ssl_cainfo;
-extern long curl_low_speed_limit;
-extern long curl_low_speed_time;
-
-extern struct curl_slist *pragma_header;
-extern struct curl_slist *no_range_header;
-
 #endif /* HTTP_H */