diff --git a/include/libcamera/buffer.h b/include/libcamera/buffer.h
index d7784d9d24ab3f41..c349b995e1eb35ee 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/buffer.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/buffer.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	friend class Camera;
-	friend class PipelineHandler;
 	friend class Request;
 	friend class Stream;
 	friend class V4L2VideoDevice;