diff --git a/ci/style.rs b/ci/style.rs
index 70fc0a081437797f67c5fa56a58f5ce8be041169..dcb3536ec30bab51411c6540a6f7c907a43599f7 100644
--- a/ci/style.rs
+++ b/ci/style.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 //! * No trailing whitespace
 //! * No tabs
 //! * 80-character lines
-//! * `extern` instead of `extern "C"`
 //! * Specific module layout:
 //!     1. use directives
 //!     2. typedefs
@@ -126,9 +125,6 @@ fn check_style(file: &str, path: &Path, err: &mut Errors) {
         if line.len() > 80 {
             err.error(path, i, "line longer than 80 chars");
         }
-        if line.contains("extern \"C\"") {
-            err.error(path, i, "use `extern` instead of `extern \"C\"");
-        }
         if line.contains("#[cfg(") && !line.contains(" if ")
             && !(line.contains("target_endian") ||
                  line.contains("target_arch"))