diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index 47c8fe1f0bf..d26ca3c1911 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ void AndroidConfigurations::updateAndroidDevice()
 {
     DeviceManager * const devMgr = DeviceManager::instance();
     if (m_instance->m_config.adbToolPath().exists())
-        devMgr->addDevice(IDevice::Ptr(new AndroidDevice));
+        devMgr->addDevice(AndroidDevice::create());
     else if (devMgr->find(Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_ID))
         devMgr->removeDevice(Core::Id(Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_ID));
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
index 26058c6e8eb..e33c3e3d12d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ AndroidDevice::AndroidDevice()
     setQmlsceneCommand(activityPath);
 }
 
-AndroidDevice::AndroidDevice(const AndroidDevice &other) = default;
-
 IDevice::DeviceInfo AndroidDevice::deviceInformation() const
 {
     return IDevice::DeviceInfo();
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.h b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.h
index 719f479cf2b..22a0e53df1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.h
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
 
 namespace Android {
-class AndroidConfigurations; // needed for friend declaration
-
 namespace Internal {
 
 class AndroidDevice : public ProjectExplorer::IDevice
 {
 public:
+    static IDevice::Ptr create() { return IDevice::Ptr(new AndroidDevice); };
+
+private:
+    AndroidDevice();
+
     ProjectExplorer::IDevice::DeviceInfo deviceInformation() const override;
 
     QString displayType() const override;
@@ -45,12 +48,6 @@ public:
 
     ProjectExplorer::IDevice::Ptr clone() const override;
     QUrl toolControlChannel(const ControlChannelHint &) const override;
-
-protected:
-    friend class AndroidDeviceFactory;
-    friend class Android::AndroidConfigurations;
-    AndroidDevice();
-    AndroidDevice(const AndroidDevice &other);
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevicefactory.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddevicefactory.cpp
index 6e6f507679c..19a4679491a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevicefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevicefactory.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ AndroidDeviceFactory::AndroidDeviceFactory()
     setDisplayName(tr("Android Device"));
     setCombinedIcon(":/android/images/androiddevicesmall.png",
                     ":/android/images/androiddevice.png");
-    setConstructionFunction([] { return ProjectExplorer::IDevice::Ptr(new AndroidDevice); });
+    setConstructionFunction(&AndroidDevice::create);
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal