diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh
index 5e17d6a11..b12a046d3 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-private.hh
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ struct SinglePos
 
 struct PairValueRecord
 {
-  friend struct PairPosFormat1;
   friend struct PairSet;
 
   private: