diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/flamegraphmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/flamegraphmodel.h
index cafc2d6c4c0..b65f08230f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/flamegraphmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/flamegraphmodel.h
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ public slots:
     void clear();
 
 private:
-    friend class FlameGraphRelativesModel;
-    friend class FlameGraphParentsModel;
-    friend class FlameGraphChildrenModel;
-
     QVariant lookup(const FlameGraphData &data, int role) const;
     FlameGraphData *pushChild(FlameGraphData *parent, const QmlEvent &data);