diff --git a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp
index 1415ddd8c0c..75771f6313f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp
@@ -38,17 +38,15 @@ namespace Utils {
     \c {filepath.txt+19+12}, and \c {filepath.txt(19)}.
 */
 
-LineColumn LineColumn::extractFromFileName(const QString &fileName, int &postfixPos)
+LineColumn LineColumn::extractFromFileName(QStringView fileName, int &postfixPos)
 {
     static const auto regexp = QRegularExpression("[:+](\\d+)?([:+](\\d+)?)?$");
     // (10) MSVC-style
     static const auto vsRegexp = QRegularExpression("[(]((\\d+)[)]?)?$");
     const QRegularExpressionMatch match = regexp.match(fileName);
-    QString filePath = fileName;
     LineColumn lineColumn;
     if (match.hasMatch()) {
         postfixPos = match.capturedStart(0);
-        filePath = fileName.left(match.capturedStart(0));
         lineColumn.line = 0; // for the case that there's only a : at the end
         if (match.lastCapturedIndex() > 0) {
             lineColumn.line = match.captured(1).toInt();
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ LineColumn LineColumn::extractFromFileName(const QString &fileName, int &postfix
     } else {
         const QRegularExpressionMatch vsMatch = vsRegexp.match(fileName);
         postfixPos = vsMatch.capturedStart(0);
-        filePath = fileName.left(vsMatch.capturedStart(0));
         if (vsMatch.lastCapturedIndex() > 1) // index 1 includes closing )
             lineColumn.line = vsMatch.captured(2).toInt();
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
index f592a6d89a4..5c5ac376fc4 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LineColumn
 {
 public:
     constexpr LineColumn() = default;
-    constexpr
-    LineColumn(int line, int column)
-        : line(line),
-        column(column)
-    {}
-
+    constexpr LineColumn(int line, int column) : line(line), column(column) {}
 
     bool isValid() const
     {
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ public:
         return !(first == second);
     }
 
-    static LineColumn extractFromFileName(const QString &fileName, int &postfixPos);
+    static LineColumn extractFromFileName(QStringView fileName, int &postfixPos);
 
 public:
     int line = -1;