diff --git a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
index 0bcd02f72..b02fdb344 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
@@ -132,13 +132,6 @@ class basic_group<owned_t<>, get_t<Get...>, exclude_t<Exclude...>> {
     template<typename Type>
     static constexpr std::size_t index_of = type_list_index_v<std::remove_const_t<Type>, type_list<typename Get::value_type...>>;
 
-    /*! @brief A registry is allowed to create groups. */
-    friend class basic_registry<underlying_type>;
-
-    basic_group(basic_common_type &ref, Get &...gpool) noexcept
-        : handler{&ref},
-          pools{&gpool...} {}
-
 public:
     /*! @brief Underlying entity identifier. */
     using entity_type = underlying_type;
@@ -157,6 +150,15 @@ public:
     basic_group() noexcept
         : handler{} {}
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructs a group from a set of storage classes.
+     * @param ref The actual entities to iterate.
+     * @param gpool Storage types to iterate _observed_ by the group.
+     */
+    basic_group(basic_common_type &ref, Get &...gpool) noexcept
+        : handler{&ref},
+          pools{&gpool...} {}
+
     /**
      * @brief Returns a const reference to the underlying handler.
      * @return A const reference to the underlying handler.
@@ -523,16 +525,9 @@ class basic_group<owned_t<Owned...>, get_t<Get...>, exclude_t<Exclude...>> {
     using underlying_type = std::common_type_t<typename Owned::entity_type..., typename Get::entity_type..., typename Exclude::entity_type...>;
     using basic_common_type = std::common_type_t<typename Owned::base_type..., typename Get::base_type..., typename Exclude::base_type...>;
 
-    /*! @brief A registry is allowed to create groups. */
-    friend class basic_registry<underlying_type>;
-
     template<typename Type>
     static constexpr std::size_t index_of = type_list_index_v<std::remove_const_t<Type>, type_list<typename Owned::value_type..., typename Get::value_type...>>;
 
-    basic_group(const std::size_t &extent, Owned &...opool, Get &...gpool) noexcept
-        : pools{&opool..., &gpool...},
-          length{&extent} {}
-
 public:
     /*! @brief Underlying entity identifier. */
     using entity_type = underlying_type;
@@ -551,6 +546,16 @@ public:
     basic_group() noexcept
         : length{} {}
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructs a group from a set of storage classes.
+     * @param extent The actual number of entities to iterate.
+     * @param opool Storage types to iterate _owned_ by the group.
+     * @param gpool Storage types to iterate _observed_ by the group.
+     */
+    basic_group(const std::size_t &extent, Owned &...opool, Get &...gpool) noexcept
+        : pools{&opool..., &gpool...},
+          length{&extent} {}
+
     /**
      * @brief Returns the storage for a given component type.
      * @tparam Type Type of component of which to return the storage.