diff --git a/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h b/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h
index c5d8b78..18ab312 100644
--- a/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h
+++ b/include/cppkafka/utils/buffered_producer.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace cppkafka {
  */
 template <typename BufferType,
           typename Allocator = std::allocator<ConcreteMessageBuilder<BufferType>>>
-class CPPKAFKA_API BufferedProducer {
+class BufferedProducer {
 public:
     enum class FlushMethod {
         Sync,    ///< Empty the buffer and wait for acks from the broker.
diff --git a/include/cppkafka/utils/compacted_topic_processor.h b/include/cppkafka/utils/compacted_topic_processor.h
index 166dcfe..94bf949 100644
--- a/include/cppkafka/utils/compacted_topic_processor.h
+++ b/include/cppkafka/utils/compacted_topic_processor.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace cppkafka {
  * \brief Events generated by a CompactedTopicProcessor
  */
 template <typename Key, typename Value>
-class CPPKAFKA_API CompactedTopicEvent {
+class CompactedTopicEvent {
 public:
     /**
      * \brief Event type enum
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 template <typename Key, typename Value>
-class CPPKAFKA_API CompactedTopicProcessor {
+class CompactedTopicProcessor {
 public:
     /**
      * The type of events generated by this processor
diff --git a/include/cppkafka/utils/consumer_dispatcher.h b/include/cppkafka/utils/consumer_dispatcher.h
index 05b1875..33bcc5b 100644
--- a/include/cppkafka/utils/consumer_dispatcher.h
+++ b/include/cppkafka/utils/consumer_dispatcher.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace cppkafka {
  * * EOF: void(BasicConsumerDispatcher::EndOfFile, TopicPartition)
  */
 template <typename ConsumerType>
-class CPPKAFKA_API BasicConsumerDispatcher {
+class BasicConsumerDispatcher {
 public:
     /**
      * Tag to indicate a timeout occurred