diff --git a/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp b/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp
index f29a3da17..1eb635333 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport/Network.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class cTCPLinkImpl:
 	public cTCPLink
 {
 	typedef cTCPLink super;
-	friend class cServerHandleImpl;
 
 public:
 	/** Creates a new link based on the given socket.