diff --git a/src/osd/ECBackend.h b/src/osd/ECBackend.h
index 7058a9ae0dc1d..3cdce99ece9c3 100644
--- a/src/osd/ECBackend.h
+++ b/src/osd/ECBackend.h
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ class ECBackend : public PGBackend {
   ECUtil::HashInfoRef get_hash_info(const hobject_t &hoid, bool checks = true,
 				    const map<string,bufferptr> *attr = NULL);
 
-  friend struct ReadCB;
 public:
   ECBackend(
     PGBackend::Listener *pg,