diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestconfiguration.cpp
index e24b45196da..cdae7a40f8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestconfiguration.cpp
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
-static QSharedPointer<BoostTestSettings> getBoostSettings()
+static BoostTestSettings *getBoostSettings()
 {
     const Core::Id id = Core::Id(Constants::FRAMEWORK_PREFIX).withSuffix(
                 BoostTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_NAME);
     TestFrameworkManager *manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    return qSharedPointerCast<BoostTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
+    return dynamic_cast<BoostTestSettings *>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
 }
 
 TestOutputReader *BoostTestConfiguration::outputReader(const QFutureInterface<TestResultPtr> &fi,
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.cpp
index d54881540ae..bc63215a322 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "boosttestframework.h"
 #include "boosttestconstants.h"
-#include "boosttestsettings.h"
-#include "boosttestsettingspage.h"
 #include "boosttesttreeitem.h"
 #include "boosttestparser.h"
 #include "../testframeworkmanager.h"
@@ -57,20 +55,5 @@ unsigned BoostTestFramework::priority() const
     return BoostTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_PRIORITY;
 }
 
-IFrameworkSettings *BoostTestFramework::createFrameworkSettings() const
-{
-    return new BoostTestSettings;
-}
-
-Core::IOptionsPage *BoostTestFramework::createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const
-{
-    return new BoostTestSettingsPage(settings, settingsId());
-}
-
-bool BoostTestFramework::hasFrameworkSettings() const
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Autotest
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.h b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.h
index dfe46dd0feb..8145fb3cedf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestframework.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
 #include "../itestframework.h"
 
+#include "boosttestsettings.h"
+#include "boosttestsettingspage.h"
+
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -34,14 +37,16 @@ class BoostTestFramework : public ITestFramework
 {
 public:
     BoostTestFramework() : ITestFramework(true) {}
+
+private:
     const char *name() const override;
     unsigned priority() const override;
-    IFrameworkSettings *createFrameworkSettings() const override;
-    Core::IOptionsPage *createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const override;
-    bool hasFrameworkSettings() const override;
-protected:
+    IFrameworkSettings *frameworkSettings() override { return &m_settings; }
     ITestParser *createTestParser() const override;
     TestTreeItem *createRootNode() const override;
+
+    BoostTestSettings m_settings;
+    BoostTestSettingsPage m_settingsPage{&m_settings, settingsId()};
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.cpp
index 28afad5c159..ea9d41a0d50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BoostTestSettingsWidget : public Core::IOptionsPageWidget
     Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(Autotest::Internal::BoostTestSettingsWidget)
 
 public:
-    explicit BoostTestSettingsWidget(QSharedPointer<BoostTestSettings> settings);
+    explicit BoostTestSettingsWidget(BoostTestSettings *settings);
 
     void apply() final;
 
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ public:
 private:
     void fillComboBoxes();
     Ui::BoostSettingsPage m_ui;
-    QSharedPointer<BoostTestSettings> m_settings;
+    BoostTestSettings *m_settings;
 };
 
-BoostTestSettingsWidget::BoostTestSettingsWidget(QSharedPointer<BoostTestSettings> settings)
+BoostTestSettingsWidget::BoostTestSettingsWidget(BoostTestSettings *settings)
     : m_settings(settings)
 {
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
@@ -101,16 +101,13 @@ void BoostTestSettingsWidget::fillComboBoxes()
     m_ui.reportLevelCB->addItem("No", QVariant::fromValue(ReportLevel::No));
 }
 
-BoostTestSettingsPage::BoostTestSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings,
-                                             Core::Id settingsId)
+BoostTestSettingsPage::BoostTestSettingsPage(BoostTestSettings *settings, Core::Id settingsId)
 {
     setId(settingsId);
     setCategory(Constants::AUTOTEST_SETTINGS_CATEGORY);
     setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("BoostTestFramework",
                                                BoostTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_SETTINGS_CATEGORY));
-    setWidgetCreator([settings] {
-        return new BoostTestSettingsWidget(qSharedPointerCast<BoostTestSettings>(settings));
-    });
+    setWidgetCreator([settings] { return new BoostTestSettingsWidget(settings); });
 }
 
 } // Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.h b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.h
index 27a7efd2c17..0c5340d91a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/boost/boosttestsettingspage.h
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@
 #include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
 
 namespace Autotest {
-
-class IFrameworkSettings;
-
 namespace Internal {
 
+class BoostTestSettings;
+
 class BoostTestSettingsPage final : public Core::IOptionsPage
 {
 public:
-    BoostTestSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings, Core::Id settingsId);
+    BoostTestSettingsPage(BoostTestSettings *settings, Core::Id settingsId);
 };
 
 } // Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestconfiguration.cpp
index e662f3702fa..eb5a8299599 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestconfiguration.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ QStringList GTestConfiguration::argumentsForTestRunner(QStringList *omitted) con
         arguments << "--gtest_filter=" + testSets.join(':');
 
     TestFrameworkManager *manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    auto gSettings = qSharedPointerCast<GTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
-    if (gSettings.isNull())
+    auto gSettings = dynamic_cast<GTestSettings *>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
+    if (!gSettings)
         return arguments;
 
     if (gSettings->runDisabled)
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp
index 7e5ea7b6817..09668437b85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "gtestframework.h"
-#include "gtestsettings.h"
-#include "gtestsettingspage.h"
 #include "gtesttreeitem.h"
 #include "gtestparser.h"
 #include "../testframeworkmanager.h"
@@ -33,6 +31,14 @@
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
+static GTestSettings *g_settings;
+
+GTestFramework::GTestFramework()
+    : ITestFramework(true)
+{
+    g_settings = &m_settings;
+}
+
 ITestParser *GTestFramework::createTestParser() const
 {
     return new GTestParser;
@@ -56,29 +62,9 @@ unsigned GTestFramework::priority() const
     return GTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_PRIORITY;
 }
 
-IFrameworkSettings *GTestFramework::createFrameworkSettings() const
-{
-    return new GTestSettings;
-}
-
-Core::IOptionsPage *GTestFramework::createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const
-{
-    return new GTestSettingsPage(settings, settingsId());
-}
-
-bool GTestFramework::hasFrameworkSettings() const
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 QString GTestFramework::currentGTestFilter()
 {
-    static const Core::Id id
-            = Core::Id(Constants::FRAMEWORK_PREFIX).withSuffix(GTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_NAME);
-    const auto manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-
-    auto gSettings = qSharedPointerCast<GTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
-    return gSettings.isNull() ? QString(GTest::Constants::DEFAULT_FILTER) : gSettings->gtestFilter;
+    return g_settings->gtestFilter;
 }
 
 QString GTestFramework::groupingToolTip() const
@@ -90,14 +76,7 @@ QString GTestFramework::groupingToolTip() const
 
 GTest::Constants::GroupMode GTestFramework::groupMode()
 {
-    static const Core::Id id
-            = Core::Id(Constants::FRAMEWORK_PREFIX).withSuffix(GTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_NAME);
-    const auto manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    if (!manager->groupingEnabled(id))
-        return GTest::Constants::None;
-
-    auto gSettings = qSharedPointerCast<GTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
-    return gSettings.isNull() ? GTest::Constants::Directory : gSettings->groupMode;
+    return g_settings->groupMode;
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h
index e6f1618c7b1..f9ac997440f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "../itestframework.h"
 #include "gtestconstants.h"
+#include "gtestsettings.h"
+#include "gtestsettingspage.h"
 
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -34,18 +36,21 @@ namespace Internal {
 class GTestFramework : public ITestFramework
 {
 public:
-    GTestFramework() : ITestFramework(true) {}
-    const char *name() const override;
-    unsigned priority() const override;
-    IFrameworkSettings *createFrameworkSettings() const override;
-    Core::IOptionsPage *createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const override;
-    bool hasFrameworkSettings() const override;
+    GTestFramework();
+
     static GTest::Constants::GroupMode groupMode();
     static QString currentGTestFilter();
+
+private:
+    const char *name() const override;
+    unsigned priority() const override;
     QString groupingToolTip() const override;
-protected:
+    IFrameworkSettings *frameworkSettings() override { return &m_settings; }
     ITestParser *createTestParser() const override;
     TestTreeItem *createRootNode() const override;
+
+    GTestSettings m_settings;
+    GTestSettingsPage m_settingsPage{&m_settings, settingsId()};
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.cpp
index f285fafde5f..c788d201af6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.cpp
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ class GTestSettingsWidget final : public Core::IOptionsPageWidget
     Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(Autotest::Internal::GTestSettingsWidget)
 
 public:
-    explicit GTestSettingsWidget(const QSharedPointer<GTestSettings> &settings);
+    explicit GTestSettingsWidget(GTestSettings *settings);
 
 private:
     void apply() final;
 
     Ui::GTestSettingsPage m_ui;
     QString m_currentGTestFilter;
-    QSharedPointer<GTestSettings> m_settings;
+    GTestSettings *m_settings;
 };
 
-GTestSettingsWidget::GTestSettingsWidget(const QSharedPointer<GTestSettings> &settings)
+GTestSettingsWidget::GTestSettingsWidget(GTestSettings *settings)
     : m_settings(settings)
 {
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
@@ -109,14 +109,13 @@ void GTestSettingsWidget::apply()
     TestTreeModel::instance()->rebuild({id});
 }
 
-GTestSettingsPage::GTestSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings,
-                                     Core::Id settingsId)
+GTestSettingsPage::GTestSettingsPage(GTestSettings *settings, Core::Id settingsId)
 {
     setId(settingsId);
     setCategory(Constants::AUTOTEST_SETTINGS_CATEGORY);
     setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("GTestFramework",
                                                GTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_SETTINGS_CATEGORY));
-    setWidgetCreator([settings] { return new GTestSettingsWidget(qSharedPointerCast<GTestSettings>(settings)); });
+    setWidgetCreator([settings] { return new GTestSettingsWidget(settings); });
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.h b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.h
index d789fd4622a..8cc20ae8b0f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettingspage.h
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@
 #include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
 
 namespace Autotest {
-
-class IFrameworkSettings;
-
 namespace Internal {
 
+class GTestSettings;
+
 class GTestSettingsPage final : public Core::IOptionsPage
 {
 public:
-    GTestSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings, Core::Id settingsId);
+    GTestSettingsPage(GTestSettings *settings, Core::Id settingsId);
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h b/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h
index 11bdfa31ccd..5b23aab9147 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "testtreeitem.h"
 #include "itestparser.h"
 
-namespace Core { class IOptionsPage; }
-
 namespace Autotest {
 
 class IFrameworkSettings;
@@ -46,13 +44,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual const char *name() const = 0;
     virtual unsigned priority() const = 0;          // should this be modifyable?
-    virtual bool hasFrameworkSettings() const { return false; }
-    virtual IFrameworkSettings *createFrameworkSettings() const { return nullptr; }
-    virtual Core::IOptionsPage *createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const
-    {
-        Q_UNUSED(settings)
-        return nullptr;
-    }
+
+    virtual IFrameworkSettings *frameworkSettings() { return nullptr; }
 
     TestTreeItem *rootNode()
     {   if (!m_rootNode)
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestconfiguration.cpp
index 1212f3b8524..81618dfb14f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestconfiguration.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TestOutputReader *QtTestConfiguration::outputReader(const QFutureInterface<TestR
     static const Core::Id id
             = Core::Id(Constants::FRAMEWORK_PREFIX).withSuffix(QtTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_NAME);
     TestFrameworkManager *manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    auto qtSettings = qSharedPointerCast<QtTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
+    auto qtSettings = dynamic_cast<QtTestSettings *>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
     const QtTestOutputReader::OutputMode mode = qtSettings && qtSettings->useXMLOutput
             ? QtTestOutputReader::XML
             : QtTestOutputReader::PlainText;
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ QStringList QtTestConfiguration::argumentsForTestRunner(QStringList *omitted) co
                              omitted, false));
     }
     TestFrameworkManager *manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    auto qtSettings = qSharedPointerCast<QtTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
-    if (qtSettings.isNull())
+    auto qtSettings = dynamic_cast<QtTestSettings *>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
+    if (!qtSettings)
         return arguments;
     if (qtSettings->useXMLOutput)
         arguments << "-xml";
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.cpp
index bbf42a844ae..8f6deb0afba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include "qttestframework.h"
 #include "qttestconstants.h"
 #include "qttestparser.h"
-#include "qttestsettings.h"
-#include "qttestsettingspage.h"
 #include "qttesttreeitem.h"
 
 namespace Autotest {
@@ -46,21 +44,6 @@ TestTreeItem *QtTestFramework::createRootNode() const
                 QString(), TestTreeItem::Root);
 }
 
-IFrameworkSettings *QtTestFramework::createFrameworkSettings() const
-{
-    return new QtTestSettings;
-}
-
-Core::IOptionsPage *QtTestFramework::createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const
-{
-    return new QtTestSettingsPage(settings, settingsId());
-}
-
-bool QtTestFramework::hasFrameworkSettings() const
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 const char *QtTestFramework::name() const
 {
     return QtTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_NAME;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.h b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.h
index a6cfcb9f2a5..172aaaa0fd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestframework.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
 #include "../itestframework.h"
 
+#include "qttestsettings.h"
+#include "qttestsettingspage.h"
+
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -34,15 +37,16 @@ class QtTestFramework : public ITestFramework
 {
 public:
     QtTestFramework() : ITestFramework(true) {}
+
+private:
     const char *name() const override;
     unsigned priority() const override;
-    IFrameworkSettings *createFrameworkSettings() const override;
-    Core::IOptionsPage *createSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings) const override;
-    bool hasFrameworkSettings() const override;
-
-protected:
     ITestParser *createTestParser() const override;
     TestTreeItem *createRootNode() const override;
+    IFrameworkSettings *frameworkSettings() override { return &m_settings; }
+
+    QtTestSettings m_settings;
+    QtTestSettingsPage m_settingsPage{&m_settings, settingsId()};
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.cpp
index fcc01853a1a..02a74cb344e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.cpp
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ class QtTestSettingsWidget final : public Core::IOptionsPageWidget
     Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(Autotest::Internal::QtTestSettingsWidget)
 
 public:
-    explicit QtTestSettingsWidget(QSharedPointer<QtTestSettings> settings);
+    explicit QtTestSettingsWidget(QtTestSettings *settings);
 
     void apply() final;
 
 private:
     Ui::QtTestSettingsPage m_ui;
-    QSharedPointer<QtTestSettings> m_settings;
+    QtTestSettings *m_settings;
 };
 
-QtTestSettingsWidget::QtTestSettingsWidget(QSharedPointer<QtTestSettings> settings)
+QtTestSettingsWidget::QtTestSettingsWidget(QtTestSettings *settings)
     : m_settings(settings)
 {
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
@@ -100,16 +100,13 @@ void QtTestSettingsWidget::apply()
     m_settings->toSettings(Core::ICore::settings());
 }
 
-QtTestSettingsPage::QtTestSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings,
-                                       Core::Id settingsId)
+QtTestSettingsPage::QtTestSettingsPage(QtTestSettings *settings, Core::Id settingsId)
 {
     setId(settingsId);
     setCategory(Constants::AUTOTEST_SETTINGS_CATEGORY);
     setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("QtTestFramework",
                                                QtTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_SETTINGS_CATEGORY));
-    setWidgetCreator([settings] {
-        return new QtTestSettingsWidget(qSharedPointerCast<QtTestSettings>(settings));
-    });
+    setWidgetCreator([settings] { return new QtTestSettingsWidget(settings); });
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.h b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.h
index 6818ea441cc..3ed9c76eaac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettingspage.h
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@
 #include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
 
 namespace Autotest {
-
-class IFrameworkSettings;
-
 namespace Internal {
 
+class QtTestSettings;
+
 class QtTestSettingsPage final : public Core::IOptionsPage
 {
 public:
-    QtTestSettingsPage(QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settings, Core::Id settingsId);
+    QtTestSettingsPage(QtTestSettings *settings, Core::Id settingsId);
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestconfiguration.cpp
index 57d075fe7d7..c2ae540b43c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestconfiguration.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ TestOutputReader *QuickTestConfiguration::outputReader(const QFutureInterface<Te
     static const Core::Id id
             = Core::Id(Constants::FRAMEWORK_PREFIX).withSuffix(QtTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_NAME);
     TestFrameworkManager *manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    auto qtSettings = qSharedPointerCast<QtTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
+    auto qtSettings = dynamic_cast<QtTestSettings *>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
     const QtTestOutputReader::OutputMode mode = qtSettings && qtSettings->useXMLOutput
             ? QtTestOutputReader::XML
             : QtTestOutputReader::PlainText;
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ QStringList QuickTestConfiguration::argumentsForTestRunner(QStringList *omitted)
     }
 
     TestFrameworkManager *manager = TestFrameworkManager::instance();
-    auto qtSettings = qSharedPointerCast<QtTestSettings>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
-    if (qtSettings.isNull())
+    auto qtSettings = dynamic_cast<QtTestSettings *>(manager->settingsForTestFramework(id));
+    if (!qtSettings)
         return arguments;
     if (qtSettings->useXMLOutput)
         arguments << "-xml";
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
index 6a5b48d185f..2356baf20df 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ TestFrameworkManager::~TestFrameworkManager()
 {
     delete m_testRunner;
     delete m_testTreeModel;
-    qDeleteAll(m_frameworkSettingsPages);
-    m_frameworkSettingsPages.clear();
     for (ITestFramework *framework : m_registeredFrameworks.values())
         delete framework;
 }
@@ -82,12 +80,9 @@ bool TestFrameworkManager::registerTestFramework(ITestFramework *framework)
     qCDebug(LOG) << "Registering" << id;
     m_registeredFrameworks.insert(id, framework);
 
-    if (framework->hasFrameworkSettings()) {
-        QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> frameworkSettings(framework->createFrameworkSettings());
+    if (IFrameworkSettings *frameworkSettings = framework->frameworkSettings())
         m_frameworkSettings.insert(id, frameworkSettings);
-        if (auto page = framework->createSettingsPage(frameworkSettings))
-            m_frameworkSettingsPages.append(page);
-    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -161,19 +156,17 @@ ITestParser *TestFrameworkManager::testParserForTestFramework(const Id &framewor
     return testParser;
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> TestFrameworkManager::settingsForTestFramework(
+IFrameworkSettings *TestFrameworkManager::settingsForTestFramework(
             const Id &frameworkId) const
 {
-    return m_frameworkSettings.contains(frameworkId) ? m_frameworkSettings.value(frameworkId)
-                                                     : QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings>();
+    return m_frameworkSettings.value(frameworkId, nullptr);
 }
 
 void TestFrameworkManager::synchronizeSettings(QSettings *s)
 {
     Internal::AutotestPlugin::settings()->fromSettings(s);
     for (const Id &id : m_frameworkSettings.keys()) {
-        QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> fSettings = settingsForTestFramework(id);
-        if (!fSettings.isNull())
+        if (IFrameworkSettings *fSettings = settingsForTestFramework(id))
             fSettings->fromSettings(s);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
index f983a6bb54d..0ad1c170669 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "itestframework.h"
 
 #include <QHash>
-#include <QSharedPointer>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QSettings;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 
     TestTreeItem *rootNodeForTestFramework(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
     ITestParser *testParserForTestFramework(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
-    QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> settingsForTestFramework(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
+    IFrameworkSettings *settingsForTestFramework(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
     void synchronizeSettings(QSettings *s);
     bool isActive(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
     bool groupingEnabled(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ private:
     QList<Core::Id> activeFrameworkIds() const;
     explicit TestFrameworkManager();
     QHash<Core::Id, ITestFramework *> m_registeredFrameworks;
-    QHash<Core::Id, QSharedPointer<IFrameworkSettings> > m_frameworkSettings;
-    QVector<Core::IOptionsPage *> m_frameworkSettingsPages;
+    QHash<Core::Id, IFrameworkSettings *> m_frameworkSettings;
     TestTreeModel *m_testTreeModel;
     Internal::TestRunner *m_testRunner;