diff --git a/src/cc/CCassetstx.cpp b/src/cc/CCassetstx.cpp
index 74ef9fb58..45b9d7d6e 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCassetstx.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/CCassetstx.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "CCassets.h"
-extern std::string CCerror;
 
 int64_t AddAssetInputs(struct CCcontract_info *cp,CMutableTransaction &mtx,CPubKey pk,uint256 assetid,int64_t total,int32_t maxinputs)
 {
diff --git a/src/cc/CCinclude.h b/src/cc/CCinclude.h
index 673b30f8e..bdb95ed82 100644
--- a/src/cc/CCinclude.h
+++ b/src/cc/CCinclude.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ one other technical note is that komodod has the insight-explorer extensions bui
 
 extern int32_t KOMODO_CONNECTING,KOMODO_CCACTIVATE;
 extern uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_CC;
+extern std::string CCerror;
 
 #define SMALLVAL 0.000000000000001
 union _bits256 { uint8_t bytes[32]; uint16_t ushorts[16]; uint32_t uints[8]; uint64_t ulongs[4]; uint64_t txid; };
diff --git a/src/cc/dice.cpp b/src/cc/dice.cpp
index 6f1282035..da9bdbe5f 100644
--- a/src/cc/dice.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/dice.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 #include "CCdice.h"
 
-extern std::string CCerror;
-
 // timeout
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/cc/rewards.cpp b/src/cc/rewards.cpp
index 33c5f01d4..9a63e2187 100644
--- a/src/cc/rewards.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/rewards.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
  
  */
 
-extern std::string CCerror;
-
 int64_t RewardsCalc(int64_t amount,uint256 txid,uint64_t APR,uint64_t minseconds,uint64_t maxseconds,uint64_t mindeposit)
 {
     int32_t numblocks; uint64_t duration,reward = 0;