diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index d912df9b297..bea97973283 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -7709,29 +7709,29 @@ TextEditorFactory::~TextEditorFactory()
     delete d;
 }
 
-void TextEditorFactory::setDocumentCreator(DocumentCreator &&creator)
+void TextEditorFactory::setDocumentCreator(const DocumentCreator &creator)
 {
-    d->m_documentCreator = std::move(creator);
+    d->m_documentCreator = creator;
 }
 
-void TextEditorFactory::setEditorWidgetCreator(EditorWidgetCreator &&creator)
+void TextEditorFactory::setEditorWidgetCreator(const EditorWidgetCreator &creator)
 {
-    d->m_widgetCreator = std::move(creator);
+    d->m_widgetCreator = creator;
 }
 
-void TextEditorFactory::setEditorCreator(EditorCreator &&creator)
+void TextEditorFactory::setEditorCreator(const EditorCreator &creator)
 {
-    d->m_editorCreator = std::move(creator);
+    d->m_editorCreator = creator;
 }
 
-void TextEditorFactory::setIndenterCreator(IndenterCreator &&creator)
+void TextEditorFactory::setIndenterCreator(const IndenterCreator &creator)
 {
-    d->m_indenterCreator = std::move(creator);
+    d->m_indenterCreator = creator;
 }
 
-void TextEditorFactory::setSyntaxHighlighterCreator(SyntaxHighLighterCreator &&creator)
+void TextEditorFactory::setSyntaxHighlighterCreator(const SyntaxHighLighterCreator &creator)
 {
-    d->m_syntaxHighlighterCreator = std::move(creator);
+    d->m_syntaxHighlighterCreator = creator;
 }
 
 void TextEditorFactory::setUseGenericHighlighter(bool enabled)
@@ -7739,9 +7739,9 @@ void TextEditorFactory::setUseGenericHighlighter(bool enabled)
     d->m_useGenericHighlighter = enabled;
 }
 
-void TextEditorFactory::setAutoCompleterCreator(AutoCompleterCreator &&creator)
+void TextEditorFactory::setAutoCompleterCreator(const AutoCompleterCreator &creator)
 {
-    d->m_autoCompleterCreator = std::move(creator);
+    d->m_autoCompleterCreator = creator;
 }
 
 void TextEditorFactory::setEditorActionHandlers(Id contextId, uint optionalActions)
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index 4e97b6396d0..ce896250e1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ public:
     typedef std::function<Indenter *()> IndenterCreator;
     typedef std::function<AutoCompleter *()> AutoCompleterCreator;
 
-    void setDocumentCreator(DocumentCreator &&creator);
-    void setEditorWidgetCreator(EditorWidgetCreator &&creator);
-    void setEditorCreator(EditorCreator &&creator);
-    void setIndenterCreator(IndenterCreator &&creator);
-    void setSyntaxHighlighterCreator(SyntaxHighLighterCreator &&creator);
+    void setDocumentCreator(const DocumentCreator &creator);
+    void setEditorWidgetCreator(const EditorWidgetCreator &creator);
+    void setEditorCreator(const EditorCreator &creator);
+    void setIndenterCreator(const IndenterCreator &creator);
+    void setSyntaxHighlighterCreator(const SyntaxHighLighterCreator &creator);
     void setUseGenericHighlighter(bool enabled);
-    void setAutoCompleterCreator(AutoCompleterCreator &&creator);
+    void setAutoCompleterCreator(const AutoCompleterCreator &creator);
 
     void setEditorActionHandlers(Core::Id contextId, uint optionalActions);
     void setEditorActionHandlers(uint optionalActions);