diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c b/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c
index 4d9fc70..6152a1d 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.c
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #include "bgpd/bgp_aspath.h"
 
 /* Hash of community attribute. */
-struct hash *ecomhash;
+static struct hash *ecomhash;
 
 /* Allocate a new ecommunities.  */
-struct ecommunity *
+static struct ecommunity *
 ecommunity_new (void)
 {
   return (struct ecommunity *) XCALLOC (MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY,
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.h b/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.h
index 278721c..5c8deb5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_ecommunity.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 
 extern void ecommunity_init (void);
 extern void ecommunity_free (struct ecommunity *);
-extern struct ecommunity *ecommunity_new (void);
 extern struct ecommunity *ecommunity_parse (u_int8_t *, u_short);
 extern struct ecommunity *ecommunity_dup (struct ecommunity *);
 extern struct ecommunity *ecommunity_merge (struct ecommunity *, struct ecommunity *);