diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
index df22296fa7b..8bd52c46c4c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ public:
     void stop() override { m_launcher.close(); }
 
 private:
-    friend class QdbDeviceDebugSupport;
-    friend class QdbDeviceQmlProfilerSupport;
-    friend class QdbDeviceQmlToolingSupport;
-    friend class QdbDevicePerfProfilerSupport;
-
     QmlDebugServicesPreset m_qmlServices;
     Process m_launcher;
 };