diff --git a/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Array.h b/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Array.h
index 15baf5fcc..e32df8bc8 100644
--- a/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Array.h
+++ b/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Array.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ public:
 private:
 
 	std::vector<RedisType::Ptr> _elements;
-
-	friend class Connection;
 };
 
 inline std::vector<RedisType::Ptr>::const_iterator Array::begin() const