diff --git a/src/libs/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp b/src/libs/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
index 19d3669adac..1d721e04c86 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/checkablemessagebox.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "checkablemessagebox.h"
 
+#include "guiutils.h"
 #include "hostosinfo.h"
 #include "qtcassert.h"
 #include "qtcsettings.h"
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ static QMessageBox::StandardButton exec(
             return acceptButton;
     }
 
-    QMessageBox msgBox(parent);
+    QMessageBox msgBox(dialogParent(parent));
     prepare(icon, title, text, decider, buttons, defaultButton, buttonTextOverrides, msg, msgBox);
     msgBox.exec();
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ static void show(QWidget *parent,
         return;
     }
 
-    QMessageBox *msgBox = new QMessageBox(parent);
+    QMessageBox *msgBox = new QMessageBox(dialogParent(parent));
     prepare(icon, title, text, decider, buttons, defaultButton, buttonTextOverrides, msg, *msgBox);
 
     std::optional<QPointer<QObject>> guardPtr;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index b3649a457d1..d82353e2468 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "savefile.h"
 
 #include "algorithm.h"
-#include "devicefileaccess.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "qtcassert.h"
 #include "utilstr.h"
@@ -24,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <qplatformdefs.h>
 
 #ifdef QT_GUI_LIB
+#include "guiutils.h"
+
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #endif
@@ -414,18 +415,6 @@ void withNtfsPermissions(const std::function<void()> &task)
 
 #ifdef QT_WIDGETS_LIB
 
-static std::function<QWidget *()> s_dialogParentGetter;
-
-void FileUtils::setDialogParentGetter(const std::function<QWidget *()> &getter)
-{
-    s_dialogParentGetter = getter;
-}
-
-static QWidget *dialogParent(QWidget *parent)
-{
-    return parent ? parent : s_dialogParentGetter ? s_dialogParentGetter() : nullptr;
-}
-
 static QUrl filePathToQUrl(const FilePath &filePath)
 {
     return QUrl::fromLocalFile(filePath.toFSPathString());
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index b20f7568dbe..bdf7a7e3bab 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ public:
     static FilePaths usefulExtraSearchPaths();
 
 #ifdef QT_WIDGETS_LIB
-    static void setDialogParentGetter(const std::function<QWidget *()> &getter);
-
     static bool hasNativeFileDialog();
 
     static FilePath getOpenFilePath(QWidget *parent,
@@ -236,7 +234,5 @@ private:
 
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QTextStream &operator<<(QTextStream &s, const FilePath &fn);
 
-bool isRelativePathHelper(const QString &path, OsType osType);
-
 } // namespace Utils
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
index 17cc9053002..d7d9cb5f84f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.cpp
@@ -46,4 +46,16 @@ void QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(QWidget *widget
         widget->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
 }
 
+static QWidget *(*s_dialogParentGetter)() = nullptr;
+
+void setDialogParentGetter(QWidget *(*getter)())
+{
+    s_dialogParentGetter = getter;
+}
+
+QWidget *dialogParent(QWidget *parent)
+{
+    return parent ? parent : s_dialogParentGetter ? s_dialogParentGetter() : nullptr;
+}
+
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.h b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.h
index 83163777183..fea37f98f3c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/guiutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/guiutils.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class QWidget;
 
 namespace Utils {
 
-void QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(QWidget *widget);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT void setWheelScrollingWithoutFocusBlocked(QWidget *widget);
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QWidget *dialogParent(QWidget *parent);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT void setDialogParentGetter(QWidget *(*getter)());
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
index a625895b687..d1e669d8266 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 #include <utils/checkablemessagebox.h>
 #include <utils/dropsupport.h>
 #include <utils/environment.h>
-#include <utils/fileutils.h>
 #include <utils/fsengine/fileiconprovider.h>
 #include <utils/fsengine/fsengine.h>
+#include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/historycompleter.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
 #include <utils/mimeutils.h>
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ ICore::ICore()
         QCoreApplication::exit(exitCode);
     });
 
-    Utils::FileUtils::setDialogParentGetter(&ICore::dialogParent);
+    Utils::setDialogParentGetter(&ICore::dialogParent);
 
     d->m_progressManager->init(); // needs the status bar manager
     MessageManager::init();