diff --git a/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditor.h b/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditor.h
index 24f89d55030..0bf3d52c6d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/diffeditor/diffeditor.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private:
     UnifiedView *m_unifiedView = nullptr;
     SideBySideView *m_sideBySideView = nullptr;
     QStackedWidget *m_stackedWidget = nullptr;
-    QVector<IDiffView *> m_views;
+    QList<IDiffView *> m_views;
     QToolBar *m_toolBar = nullptr;
     QComboBox *m_entriesComboBox = nullptr;
     QSpinBox *m_contextSpinBox = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.cpp
index e0c95f6abd3..bcb3ee0381d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ void SelectableTextEditorWidget::setFoldingIndent(const QTextBlock &block, int i
 void SelectableTextEditorWidget::paintBlock(QPainter *painter,
                                             const QTextBlock &block,
                                             const QPointF &offset,
-                                            const QVector<QTextLayout::FormatRange> &selections,
+                                            const QList<QTextLayout::FormatRange> &selections,
                                             const QRect &clipRect) const
 {
     const int blockNumber = block.blockNumber();
-    QList<DiffSelection> diffs = m_diffSelections.value(blockNumber);
+    const QList<DiffSelection> diffs = m_diffSelections.value(blockNumber);
 
-    QVector<QTextLayout::FormatRange> newSelections;
+    QList<QTextLayout::FormatRange> newSelections;
     for (const DiffSelection &diffSelection : diffs) {
         if (diffSelection.format) {
             QTextLayout::FormatRange formatRange;
diff --git a/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.h b/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.h
index 4b0d465204f..4e82f83b304 100644
--- a/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/diffeditor/selectabletexteditorwidget.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ private:
     void paintBlock(QPainter *painter,
                     const QTextBlock &block,
                     const QPointF &offset,
-                    const QVector<QTextLayout::FormatRange> &selections,
+                    const QList<QTextLayout::FormatRange> &selections,
                     const QRect &clipRect) const override;
 
     DiffSelections m_diffSelections;