diff --git a/src/base_media_func.h b/src/base_media_func.h
--- a/src/base_media_func.h
+++ b/src/base_media_func.h
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
 #include "ini_type.h"
 #include "string_func.h"
 
-template <class Tbase_set> /* static */ const char *BaseMedia<Tbase_set>::ini_set;
-template <class Tbase_set> /* static */ const Tbase_set *BaseMedia<Tbase_set>::used_set;
-template <class Tbase_set> /* static */ Tbase_set *BaseMedia<Tbase_set>::available_sets;
-template <class Tbase_set> /* static */ Tbase_set *BaseMedia<Tbase_set>::duplicate_sets;
-
 /**
  * Try to read a single piece of metadata and return false if it doesn't exist.
  * @param name the name of the item to fetch.