diff --git a/Net/include/Poco/Net/Net.h b/Net/include/Poco/Net/Net.h
index cde84564e..c9934c4a9 100644
--- a/Net/include/Poco/Net/Net.h
+++ b/Net/include/Poco/Net/Net.h
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ namespace Poco {
 namespace Net {
 
 
-inline void Net_API initializeNetwork();
+void Net_API initializeNetwork();
 	/// Initialize the network subsystem.
 	/// (Windows only, no-op elsewhere)
 
 
-inline void Net_API uninitializeNetwork();
+void Net_API uninitializeNetwork();
 	/// Uninitialize the network subsystem.
 	/// (Windows only, no-op elsewhere)