diff --git a/src/emu/debug/dvbpoints.h b/src/emu/debug/dvbpoints.h
index b7037e06b0f..0c954fefa22 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/dvbpoints.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/dvbpoints.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 // debug view for breakpoints
 class debug_view_breakpoints : public debug_view
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<debug_view_breakpoints>::~resource_pool_object();
 	friend class debug_view_manager;
 
 	// construction/destruction
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/dvdisasm.h b/src/emu/debug/dvdisasm.h
index ef8ad581f70..efb3120f5ec 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/dvdisasm.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/dvdisasm.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ private:
 // debug view for disassembly
 class debug_view_disasm : public debug_view
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<debug_view_disasm>::~resource_pool_object();
 	friend class debug_view_manager;
 
 	// construction/destruction
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.h b/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.h
index ca659b64bda..0ab5be93bb1 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ private:
 // debug view for memory
 class debug_view_memory : public debug_view
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<debug_view_memory>::~resource_pool_object();
 	friend class debug_view_manager;
 
 	// construction/destruction
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/dvstate.h b/src/emu/debug/dvstate.h
index 402ed09ec23..22ffb8be86f 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/dvstate.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/dvstate.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ private:
 // debug view for state
 class debug_view_state : public debug_view
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<debug_view_state>::~resource_pool_object();
 	friend class debug_view_manager;
 
 	// construction/destruction
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/dvwpoints.h b/src/emu/debug/dvwpoints.h
index 544828598d7..dd884e32cc6 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/dvwpoints.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/dvwpoints.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 // debug view for watchpoints
 class debug_view_watchpoints : public debug_view
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<debug_view_watchpoints>::~resource_pool_object();
 	friend class debug_view_manager;
 
 	// construction/destruction
diff --git a/src/emu/devcpu.h b/src/emu/devcpu.h
index 3289678012b..ca1904a1d0a 100644
--- a/src/emu/devcpu.h
+++ b/src/emu/devcpu.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ class cpu_device :  public device_t,
 					public device_state_interface,
 					public device_disasm_interface
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<cpu_device>::~resource_pool_object();
-
 public:
 	// configuration helpers
 	static void static_set_force_no_drc(device_t &device, bool value);
diff --git a/src/emu/rendfont.h b/src/emu/rendfont.h
index 589388855a6..30968103b3d 100644
--- a/src/emu/rendfont.h
+++ b/src/emu/rendfont.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class osd_font;
 class render_font
 {
 	friend class render_manager;
-	friend resource_pool_object<render_font>::~resource_pool_object();
 
 	// construction/destruction
 	render_font(render_manager &manager, const char *filename);
diff --git a/src/emu/speaker.h b/src/emu/speaker.h
index 93183370642..13ea7c08958 100644
--- a/src/emu/speaker.h
+++ b/src/emu/speaker.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ extern const device_type SPEAKER;
 class speaker_device : public device_t,
 						public device_mixer_interface
 {
-	friend resource_pool_object<speaker_device>::~resource_pool_object();
-
 public:
 	// construction/destruction
 	speaker_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char *tag, device_t *owner, u32 clock);