diff --git a/code/CApi/AssimpCExport.cpp b/code/CApi/AssimpCExport.cpp
index e3d85504d..21e40205c 100644
--- a/code/CApi/AssimpCExport.cpp
+++ b/code/CApi/AssimpCExport.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Assimp C export interface. See Exporter.cpp for some notes.
 #include <assimp/SceneCombiner.h>
 #include <assimp/Exporter.hpp>
 
-namespace Assimp {
+using namespace Assimp;
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ASSIMP_API size_t aiGetExportFormatCount(void) {
@@ -139,6 +139,4 @@ ASSIMP_API C_STRUCT void aiReleaseExportBlob(const aiExportDataBlob *pData) {
     delete pData;
 }
 
-} // namespace Assimp
-
 #endif // !ASSIMP_BUILD_NO_EXPORT