diff --git a/Control/AthenaExamples/AthExHelloWorld/src/HelloTool.h b/Control/AthenaExamples/AthExHelloWorld/src/HelloTool.h
index 7ee983e01569c260b832679ed5221fd83e849e25..59bec62db4d9cf40043a8fa70b3b942e22939393 100755
--- a/Control/AthenaExamples/AthExHelloWorld/src/HelloTool.h
+++ b/Control/AthenaExamples/AthExHelloWorld/src/HelloTool.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-class HelloTool : virtual public extends<AthAlgTool, IHelloTool> {
+class HelloTool : public extends<AthAlgTool, IHelloTool> {
 public:
    HelloTool( const std::string&, const std::string&, const IInterface* );