diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 9cd2e6ef7d695..512b05582b481 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -6020,7 +6020,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             // FOREIGN STATIC ITEM
             return Ok(Some(self.parse_item_foreign_static(visibility, lo, attrs)?));
         }
-        if self.check_keyword(keywords::Fn) || self.check_keyword(keywords::Unsafe) {
+        if self.check_keyword(keywords::Fn) {
             // FOREIGN FUNCTION ITEM
             return Ok(Some(self.parse_item_foreign_fn(visibility, lo, attrs)?));
         }
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/extern-no-fn.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/extern-no-fn.rs
index bf5cbe0c4592a..acf7187cf436f 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/extern-no-fn.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/extern-no-fn.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // compile-flags: -Z parse-only
 
 extern {
-    f(); //~ ERROR expected one of `fn`, `pub`, `static`, `unsafe`, or `}`, found `f`
+    f(); //~ ERROR expected one of `fn`, `pub`, `static`, or `}`, found `f`
 }
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-extern-const.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-extern-const.rs
index c42fae71237da..e632af6c83b1d 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-extern-const.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-extern-const.rs
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 extern {
     const i: isize;
-    //~^ ERROR expected one of `fn`, `pub`, `static`, `unsafe`, or `}`, found `const`
+    //~^ ERROR expected one of `fn`, `pub`, `static`, or `}`, found `const`
 }