diff --git a/Reconstruction/Digitisers/CMakeLists.txt b/Reconstruction/Digitisers/CMakeLists.txt
index b025fbcb4e2423afe6e98b1137e0086fa1b53808..53a0b9131de1df589dac332225fa26411b24333e 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/Digitisers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Reconstruction/Digitisers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ find_package(CLHEP REQUIRED)
 find_package(GEAR REQUIRED)
 find_package(GSL REQUIRED ) 
 find_package(LCIO REQUIRED ) 
+find_package(podio REQUIRED ) 
 
 gaudi_depends_on_subdirs(
     Service/GearSvc
diff --git a/Reconstruction/Digitisers/src/PlanarDigiAlg.h b/Reconstruction/Digitisers/src/PlanarDigiAlg.h
index 30386b64b84d2a8b09acc7b78299afceb11951cd..0b7b12b7d59a5b3ac089a4eb28a00089b2046d3c 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/Digitisers/src/PlanarDigiAlg.h
+++ b/Reconstruction/Digitisers/src/PlanarDigiAlg.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class IEventSeeder;
 
 class PlanarDigiAlg : public GaudiAlgorithm
 {
-  friend class AlgFactory<PlanarDigiAlg>;
  
 public: