diff --git a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fa076027fd..5762fc3902e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ add_qtc_library(Utils
     launcherpackets.cpp launcherpackets.h
     launchersocket.cpp launchersocket.h
     layoutbuilder.cpp layoutbuilder.h
-    linecolumn.h
     link.cpp link.h
     listmodel.h
     listutils.h
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cd982b8e7e..00000000000
--- a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2017 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "utils_global.h"
-
-#include <QMetaType>
-
-#include <optional>
-
-namespace Utils {
-
-class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LineColumn
-{
-public:
-    bool isValid() const
-    {
-        return line > 0 && column >= 0;
-    }
-
-    friend bool operator==(LineColumn first, LineColumn second)
-    {
-        return first.isValid() && first.line == second.line && first.column == second.column;
-    }
-
-    friend bool operator!=(LineColumn first, LineColumn second)
-    {
-        return !(first == second);
-    }
-
-public:
-    int line = 0;
-    int column = -1;
-};
-
-} // namespace Utils
-
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Utils::LineColumn)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
index d3c826ef26f..f316a8b75b5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ Project {
             "launchersocket.h",
             "layoutbuilder.cpp",
             "layoutbuilder.h",
-            "linecolumn.h",
             "link.cpp",
             "link.h",
             "listmodel.h",
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
index 64d7d4a4905..65a1fe3c9db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
-#include <utils/linecolumn.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/textutils.h>
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp
index a3c9c363f99..701eea0a76d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <texteditor/textdocument.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 
-#include <utils/linecolumn.h>
 #include <utils/treeviewcombobox.h>
 
 #include <QAction>
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutline.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutline.cpp
index 2efa3709269..d492ad4fa7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutline.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutline.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <texteditor/textdocument.h>
 #include <texteditor/texteditor.h>
-#include <utils/linecolumn.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -184,8 +183,8 @@ void CppOutlineWidget::updateIndexNow()
 void CppOutlineWidget::updateTextCursor(const QModelIndex &proxyIndex)
 {
     QModelIndex index = m_proxyModel->mapToSource(proxyIndex);
-    Utils::LineColumn lineColumn
-        = m_editor->cppEditorDocument()->outlineModel().lineColumnFromIndex(index);
+    Utils::Text::Position lineColumn
+        = m_editor->cppEditorDocument()->outlineModel().positionFromIndex(index);
     if (!lineColumn.isValid())
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.cpp
index 660492b81cd..068dc310b1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <cplusplus/Scope.h>
 #include <cplusplus/Symbols.h>
 
-#include <utils/linecolumn.h>
 #include <utils/link.h>
 #include <utils/theme/theme.h>
 
@@ -239,9 +238,9 @@ Utils::Link OutlineModel::linkFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const
     return symbol->toLink();
 }
 
-Utils::LineColumn OutlineModel::lineColumnFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const
+Utils::Text::Position OutlineModel::positionFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const
 {
-    Utils::LineColumn lineColumn;
+    Utils::Text::Position lineColumn;
     CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol = symbolFromIndex(sourceIndex);
     if (!symbol)
         return lineColumn;
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ Utils::LineColumn OutlineModel::lineColumnFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceInd
 
 OutlineModel::Range OutlineModel::rangeFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const
 {
-    Utils::LineColumn lineColumn = lineColumnFromIndex(sourceIndex);
+    Utils::Text::Position lineColumn = positionFromIndex(sourceIndex);
     return {lineColumn, lineColumn};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.h
index 3afed56486b..ce499c91a0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppoutlinemodel.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <utils/dropsupport.h>
+#include <utils/textutils.h>
 #include <utils/treemodel.h>
 
 #include <cplusplus/CppDocument.h>
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ public:
 
     bool isGenerated(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const;
     Utils::Link linkFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const;
-    Utils::LineColumn lineColumnFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const;
-    using Range = std::pair<Utils::LineColumn, Utils::LineColumn>;
+    Utils::Text::Position positionFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const;
+    using Range = std::pair<Utils::Text::Position, Utils::Text::Position>;
     Range rangeFromIndex(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const;
 
     // line is 1-based and column is 0-based
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.cpp b/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.cpp
index 4da2cee485b..602e973af1b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <sqlitesessionchangeset.h>
 #include <sqlitevalue.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
-#include <utils/linecolumn.h>
 #include <variantproperty.h>
 #include <qmldesigner/designercore/imagecache/imagecachestorageinterface.h>
 
@@ -42,11 +41,6 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const monostate &)
 } // namespace std
 
 namespace Utils {
-
-std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const LineColumn &lineColumn)
-{
-    return out << "(" << lineColumn.line << ", " << lineColumn.column << ")";
-}
 namespace {
 const char * toText(Utils::Language language)
 {
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.h b/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.h
index d9d3cba5592..4fb8b7d316b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.h
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/gtest-creator-printing.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class LineColumn;
 class SmallStringView;
 class FilePath;
 
-std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const LineColumn &lineColumn);
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const Utils::Language &language);
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const Utils::LanguageVersion &languageVersion);
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const Utils::LanguageExtension &languageExtension);