diff --git a/dlls/printui/printui.c b/dlls/printui/printui.c
index c25aadb14cc..7a2b466d411 100644
--- a/dlls/printui/printui.c
+++ b/dlls/printui/printui.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(printui);
 
-HINSTANCE PRINTUI_hInstance = NULL;
+static HINSTANCE PRINTUI_hInstance = NULL;
 
 /* ################################# */
 
diff --git a/dlls/printui/printui_private.h b/dlls/printui/printui_private.h
index 56143b77874..fc63c752146 100644
--- a/dlls/printui/printui_private.h
+++ b/dlls/printui/printui_private.h
@@ -63,10 +63,4 @@ typedef struct tag_context {
     LPWSTR  options[OPT_MAX];
     BOOL    flags[FLAG_MAX];
 } context_t;
-
-
-/* ## DLL-wide Globals ## */
-extern HINSTANCE PRINTUI_hInstance;
-
-
 #endif