Although a Los Angeles judge has ordered that Chris Brown not to go within 50 yards of his former girlfriend Rihanna after he recently pleaded guilty to beating her in a fight last winter, the exes want to do away with the stay away order so that they can “work on their friendship.”

“They think it’s unnecessary and ridiculous,” a mutual friend blabbed to The NY Daily News last week. “After [the proceeding], Ri and Chris talked on the phone for almost an hour and really worked at becoming friends. They’re solid now.”