diff --git a/include/libcamera/buffer.h b/include/libcamera/buffer.h
index e14c9bd390a13bfc..d7784d9d24ab3f41 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/buffer.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/buffer.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ public:
 	unsigned int length() const { return length_; }
 
 private:
-	friend class Stream;
-
 	int mmap();
 	int munmap();