diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp
index e6302888283..63004d1458f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp
@@ -97,11 +97,7 @@ class ClassLoaderData : public CHeapObj<mtClass> {
   };
 
   friend class ClassLoaderDataGraph;
-  template <bool keep_alive>
-  friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphIteratorBase;
   friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphKlassIteratorAtomic;
-  friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphKlassIteratorStatic;
-  friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphMetaspaceIterator;
   friend class Klass;
   friend class MetaDataFactory;
   friend class Method;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.hpp
index 49f15e8af33..1dcca4d1069 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.hpp
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@
 
 class ClassLoaderDataGraph : public AllStatic {
   friend class ClassLoaderData;
-  friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphMetaspaceIterator;
   friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphKlassIteratorAtomic;
-  friend class ClassLoaderDataGraphKlassIteratorStatic;
   friend class VMStructs;
  private:
   class ClassLoaderDataGraphIterator;