diff --git a/libxml++/document.h b/libxml++/document.h
index 648b9121..bf204a5b 100644
--- a/libxml++/document.h
+++ b/libxml++/document.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Document : public NonCopyable
     ~Init() noexcept;
   };
 
-  friend LIBXMLPP_API class SaxParser;
+  friend class SaxParser;
 
 public:
   /** Create a new document.
diff --git a/libxml++/parsers/saxparser.h b/libxml++/parsers/saxparser.h
index 13640516..affacbf2 100644
--- a/libxml++/parsers/saxparser.h
+++ b/libxml++/parsers/saxparser.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class SaxParser : public Parser
   // and never seen in the API:
   std::unique_ptr<Document> entity_resolver_doc_;
 
-  friend LIBXMLPP_API struct SaxParserCallback;
+  friend struct SaxParserCallback;
 };
 
 } // namespace xmlpp
diff --git a/libxml++/parsers/textreader.h b/libxml++/parsers/textreader.h
index 807f3456..dbc22ed8 100644
--- a/libxml++/parsers/textreader.h
+++ b/libxml++/parsers/textreader.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class TextReader: public NonCopyable
 
   private:
     class PropertyReader;
-    friend LIBXMLPP_API class PropertyReader;
+    friend class PropertyReader;
 
     LIBXMLPP_API
     void setup_exceptions();