diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index 9abb0193ecd..41f05c78cfd 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ BaseAspects::BaseAspects() = default;
 */
 BaseAspects::~BaseAspects()
 {
-    qDeleteAll(base());
+    qDeleteAll(m_aspects);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ BaseAspects::~BaseAspects()
 */
 BaseAspect *BaseAspects::aspect(Utils::Id id) const
 {
-    return Utils::findOrDefault(base(), Utils::equal(&BaseAspect::id, id));
+    return Utils::findOrDefault(m_aspects, Utils::equal(&BaseAspect::id, id));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ BaseAspect *BaseAspects::aspect(Utils::Id id) const
 */
 void BaseAspects::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) const
 {
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : *this)
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : m_aspects)
         aspect->fromMap(map);
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void BaseAspects::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) const
 */
 void BaseAspects::toMap(QVariantMap &map) const
 {
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : *this)
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : m_aspects)
         aspect->toMap(map);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
index dc259e84a66..61ad61cc5cf 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
@@ -93,14 +93,15 @@ protected:
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT BaseAspects
-        : private QList<BaseAspect *>
 {
-    using Base = QList<BaseAspect *>;
 
     BaseAspects(const BaseAspects &) = delete;
     BaseAspects &operator=(const BaseAspects &) = delete;
 
 public:
+    using const_iterator = QList<BaseAspect *>::const_iterator;
+    using value_type = QList<BaseAspect *>::value_type;
+
     BaseAspects();
     ~BaseAspects();
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ public:
     Aspect *addAspect(Args && ...args)
     {
         auto aspect = new Aspect(args...);
-        append(aspect);
+        m_aspects.append(aspect);
         return aspect;
     }
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 
     template <typename T> T *aspect() const
     {
-        for (BaseAspect *aspect : *this)
+        for (BaseAspect *aspect : m_aspects)
             if (T *result = qobject_cast<T *>(aspect))
                 return result;
         return nullptr;
@@ -125,13 +126,13 @@ public:
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) const;
     void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const;
 
-    using Base::append;
-    using Base::begin;
-    using Base::end;
+    const_iterator begin() const { return m_aspects.begin(); }
+    const_iterator end() const { return m_aspects.end(); }
+
+    void append(BaseAspect *const &aspect) { m_aspects.append(aspect); }
 
 private:
-    Base &base() { return *this; }
-    const Base &base() const { return *this; }
+    QList<BaseAspect *> m_aspects;
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT BoolAspect : public BaseAspect