diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/db_plugin/dbOASISReader.h b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/db_plugin/dbOASISReader.h
index 6d381983b..2f7c372e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/db_plugin/dbOASISReader.h
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/oasis/db_plugin/dbOASISReader.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void do_read (db::Layout &layout);
 
 private:
-  friend class OASISReaderLayerMapping;
-
   typedef db::coord_traits<db::Coord>::distance_type distance_type;
 
   enum TableMode