diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
index 2f14a24f..50a22ec3 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/detail/request_handlers.hpp
@@ -509,9 +509,6 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL request::trivial_handler : public request::handler {
 
 private:
   friend class request;
-#if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
-  friend class communicator;
-#endif
   MPI_Request      m_request;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp b/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp
index 6818b613..3a155db8 100644
--- a/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mpi/request.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ class BOOST_MPI_DECL request
   template<typename T, class A> class legacy_dynamic_primitive_array_handler;
 #if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
   template<class Data> class probe_handler;
-  friend class communicator;
 #endif
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/communicator.cpp b/src/communicator.cpp
index 07853857..b7163d5b 100644
--- a/src/communicator.cpp
+++ b/src/communicator.cpp
@@ -328,9 +328,10 @@ bool operator==(const communicator& comm1, const communicator& comm2)
 #if BOOST_MPI_VERSION >= 3
 request communicator::ibarrier() const
 {
-  request::trivial_handler* handler = new request::trivial_handler;
-  BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Ibarrier, (*this, &handler->m_request));
-  return request(handler);
+  MPI_Request *c_ptr;
+  request req = request::make_trivial(c_ptr);
+  BOOST_MPI_CHECK_RESULT(MPI_Ibarrier, (*this, c_ptr));
+  return req;
 }
 #endif