diff --git a/mutation/mutation.hh b/mutation/mutation.hh
index 630d0dd1eb..58b602da3f 100644
--- a/mutation/mutation.hh
+++ b/mutation/mutation.hh
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ private:
     friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const mutation& m);
 };
 
-namespace {
-
 template<consume_in_reverse reverse, FlattenedConsumerV2 Consumer>
 std::optional<stop_iteration> consume_clustering_fragments(schema_ptr s, mutation_partition& partition, Consumer& consumer, mutation_consume_cookie& cookie, is_preemptible preempt = is_preemptible::no) {
     constexpr bool crs_in_reverse = reverse == consume_in_reverse::yes;
@@ -308,8 +306,6 @@ std::optional<stop_iteration> consume_clustering_fragments(schema_ptr s, mutatio
     return stop;
 }
 
-} // anonymous namespace
-
 template<FlattenedConsumerV2 Consumer>
 auto mutation::consume(Consumer& consumer, consume_in_reverse reverse, mutation_consume_cookie cookie) &&
         -> mutation_consume_result<decltype(consumer.consume_end_of_stream())> {
diff --git a/utils/config_file_impl.hh b/utils/config_file_impl.hh
index 63a2e6a973..b3f83fb763 100644
--- a/utils/config_file_impl.hh
+++ b/utils/config_file_impl.hh
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ void validate(boost::any& out, const std::vector<std::string>& in, std::unordere
 
 namespace utils {
 
-namespace {
-
 /*
  * Our own bpo::typed_valye.
  * Only difference is that we _don't_ apply defaults (they are already applied)
@@ -172,8 +170,6 @@ inline typed_value_ex<T>* value_ex() {
     return r;
 }
 
-}
-
 sstring hyphenate(const std::string_view&);
 
 }