diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qrc b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qrc
index e3091a0d9b6..4ce051f0d54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.qrc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     <qresource prefix="/cppeditor">
         <file>images/qt_cpp.png</file>
         <file>images/qt_h.png</file>
-        <file>CppEditor.mimetypes.xml</file>
         <file>images/qt_c.png</file>
         <file>images/dark_qt_cpp.png</file>
         <file>images/dark_qt_h.png</file>
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
index a9586e65f76..8784eaace48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ CppQuickFixAssistProvider *CppEditorPlugin::quickFixProvider() const
 bool CppEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *errorMessage)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(errorMessage)
-    Utils::MimeDatabase::addMimeTypes(QLatin1String(":/cppeditor/CppEditor.mimetypes.xml"));
 
     addAutoReleasedObject(new CppEditorFactory);
     addAutoReleasedObject(new CppOutlineWidgetFactory);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/CppEditor.mimetypes.xml b/src/plugins/cpptools/CppTools.mimetypes.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/cppeditor/CppEditor.mimetypes.xml
rename to src/plugins/cpptools/CppTools.mimetypes.xml
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools.qrc b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools.qrc
index d637f34c1c5..b1badb20834 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools.qrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/cpptools">
         <file>images/category_cpp.png</file>
+        <file>CppTools.mimetypes.xml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsplugin.cpp
index 364ed06fbac..6d25eade0bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsplugin.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ bool CppToolsPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *error)
     Q_UNUSED(arguments)
     Q_UNUSED(error)
 
+    Utils::MimeDatabase::addMimeTypes(QLatin1String(":/cpptools/CppTools.mimetypes.xml"));
+
     CppModelManager::instance()->setParent(this);
 
     m_settings = new CppToolsSettings(this); // force registration of cpp tools settings