diff --git content/public/browser/web_ui_controller_factory.h content/public/browser/web_ui_controller_factory.h
index eb068fb9bb42c..4e8e6a1a7abf4 100644
--- content/public/browser/web_ui_controller_factory.h
+++ content/public/browser/web_ui_controller_factory.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ class CONTENT_EXPORT WebUIControllerFactory {
   virtual bool UseWebUIForURL(BrowserContext* browser_context,
                               const GURL& url) = 0;
 
- private:
-  friend class ScopedWebUIControllerFactoryRegistration;
-
   static void UnregisterFactoryForTesting(WebUIControllerFactory* factory);
 };