diff --git a/common/include/partial_range.h b/common/include/partial_range.h
index f37da22a8..c50c04232 100644
--- a/common/include/partial_range.h
+++ b/common/include/partial_range.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 namespace partial_range_detail
 {
 
-namespace {
-
 #define REPORT_FORMAT_STRING	 "%s:%u: %s %lu past %p end %lu \"%s\""
 /* Round reporting into large buckets.  Code size is more
  * important than stack space on a cold path.
@@ -85,8 +83,6 @@ inline auto adl_end(T &t)
 
 }
 
-}
-
 #if DXX_PARTIAL_RANGE_MINIMIZE_ERROR_TYPE
 struct partial_range_error;
 #endif
@@ -194,8 +190,6 @@ struct partial_range_t<I>::partial_range_error
 namespace partial_range_detail
 {
 
-namespace {
-
 template <typename range_exception, std::size_t required_buffer_size>
 inline void check_range_bounds(const char *file, unsigned line, const char *estr, const uintptr_t t, const std::size_t index_begin, const std::size_t index_end, const std::size_t d)
 {
@@ -270,10 +264,6 @@ void check_range_object_size(const char *, unsigned, const char *, const P &&, s
 
 }
 
-}
-
-namespace {
-
 template <
 #ifdef DXX_HAVE_BUILTIN_OBJECT_SIZE
 	std::size_t required_buffer_size,
@@ -436,8 +426,6 @@ inline partial_range_t<I> (make_range)(T &t)
 	return t;
 }
 
-}
-
 /* Explicitly block use on rvalue t because returned partial_range_t<I>
  * will outlive the rvalue.
  */