Index: bp-core-classes.php
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--- bp-core-classes.php	(revision 6913)
+++ bp-core-classes.php	(working copy)
@@ -296,18 +296,16 @@
 		}
 
 		// 'user_id' - When a user id is passed, limit to the friends of the user
-		// Only parse this if no 'include' param is passed, to account for
-		// friend request queries
 		// @todo remove need for bp_is_active() check
-		if ( empty( $include ) && ! empty( $user_id ) && bp_is_active( 'friends' ) ) {
+		if ( ! empty( $user_id ) && bp_is_active( 'friends' ) ) {
 			$friend_ids = friends_get_friend_user_ids( $user_id );
 			$friend_ids = $wpdb->escape( implode( ',', (array) $friend_ids ) );
 
 			if ( ! empty( $friend_ids ) ) {
 				$sql['where'][] = "u.{$this->uid_name} IN ({$friend_ids})";
 
-			// If the user has no friends, and we're not including specific users, make sure the query returns null
-			} elseif ( empty( $include ) ) {
+			// If the user has no friends, make sure the query returns null
+			} else {
 				$sql['where'][] = $this->no_results['where'];
 			}
 		}