diff --git a/src/logging/WriterBackend.h b/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
index 9ffa26d0c8..aa4448f5e2 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
+++ b/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual bool DoHeartbeat(double network_time, double current_time);
 
 private:
-	friend class Manager;
-
 	/**
 	 * Deletes the values as passed into Write().
 	 */