diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index fe1912f8e22..5685fd111fa 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ namespace Utils {
 
 // FileReader
 
-QByteArray FileReader::fetchQrc(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(fileName.startsWith(':'), return QByteArray());
-    QFile file(fileName);
-    bool ok = file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
-    QTC_ASSERT(ok, qWarning() << fileName << "not there!"; return QByteArray());
-    return file.readAll();
-}
-
 Result<> FileReader::fetch(const FilePath &filePath)
 {
     const Result<QByteArray> contents = filePath.fileContents();
@@ -413,6 +404,15 @@ FilePath commonPath(const FilePaths &paths)
 
 #ifdef QT_WIDGETS_LIB
 
+QString fetchQrc(const QString &fileName)
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(fileName.startsWith(':'), return QString());
+    QFile file(fileName);
+    bool ok = file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    QTC_ASSERT(ok, qWarning() << fileName << "not there!"; return QString());
+    return QString::fromUtf8(file.readAll());
+}
+
 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 231c3b469a5..51a20438444 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FilePaths getOpenFilePaths(
         QFileDialog::Options options = {});
 #endif
 
+QString fetchQrc(const QString &fileName); // Only for internal resourcesm
+
 } // namespace FileUtils
 
 // for actually finding out if e.g. directories are writable on Windows
@@ -142,7 +144,6 @@ T withNtfsPermissions(const std::function<T()> &task)
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FileReader
 {
 public:
-    static QByteArray fetchQrc(const QString &fileName); // Only for internal resources
     Result<> fetch(const FilePath &filePath);
     bool fetch(const FilePath &filePath, QString *errorString);
     const QByteArray &data() const { return m_data; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectcomposerwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectcomposerwidget.cpp
index 838b41ca7ae..412eaa843d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectcomposerwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectcomposerwidget.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ EffectComposerWidget::EffectComposerWidget(EffectComposerView *view)
     layout->addWidget(m_quickWidget.data());
 
     setStyleSheet(QmlDesigner::Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
 
     QmlDesigner::QmlDesignerPlugin::trackWidgetFocusTime(this, QmlDesigner::Constants::EVENT_EFFECTCOMPOSER_TIME);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/learning/qtacademywelcomepage.cpp b/src/plugins/learning/qtacademywelcomepage.cpp
index 51244ffcc2b..d3551341676 100644
--- a/src/plugins/learning/qtacademywelcomepage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/learning/qtacademywelcomepage.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ private:
     {
 #ifdef WITH_TESTS
         // Uncomment for testing with local json data.
-        // setJson(FileReader::fetchQrc(":/learning/testdata/courses.json"), m_model); return;
+        // setJson(FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/learning/testdata/courses.json"), m_model); return;
 #endif // WITH_TESTS
 
         using namespace Tasking;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarywidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarywidget.cpp
index baf5826b622..956eeb1f711 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/assetslibrary/assetslibrarywidget.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ AssetsLibraryWidget::AssetsLibraryWidget(AsynchronousImageCache &mainImageCache,
     updateSearch();
 
     setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
 
     m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_F6), this);
     connect(m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, &AssetsLibraryWidget::reloadQmlSource);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarywidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarywidget.cpp
index 588d1851707..2fdf606e03f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/contentlibrary/contentlibrarywidget.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ContentLibraryWidget::ContentLibraryWidget()
     updateSearch();
 
     setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
 
     m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_F11), this);
     connect(m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, &ContentLibraryWidget::reloadQmlSource);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditor.cpp
index 6415e7df1bb..93095162451 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/curveeditor/curveeditor.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ CurveEditor::CurveEditor(CurveEditorModel *model, QWidget *parent)
     setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     m_toolbar->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
 
     auto *splitter = new QSplitter;
     splitter->addWidget(m_tree);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
index 12e7588c093..495343e7fd9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/edit3d/edit3dwidget.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ Edit3DWidget::Edit3DWidget(Edit3DView *view)
 {
     setAcceptDrops(true);
 
-    QByteArray sheet = Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
-    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(sheet)));
+    QString sheet = Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
+    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
 
     Core::Context context(Constants::qml3DEditorContextId);
     m_context = new Core::IContext(this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
index 92f41967706..56157e54775 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ FormEditorWidget::FormEditorWidget(FormEditorView *view)
 
     fillLayout->addWidget(m_graphicsView.data());
 
-    QByteArray sheet = Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
-    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(sheet)));
+    QString sheet = Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
+    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
 
     IContext::attach(this,
                      Context(Constants::qmlFormEditorContextId, Constants::qtQuickToolsMenuContextId),
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
index ffbd7e6875d..83208eeec9b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ ItemLibraryWidget::ItemLibraryWidget(AsynchronousImageCache &imageCache)
     updateSearch();
 
     setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(::Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        ::Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
 
     m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_F5), this);
     connect(m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, &ItemLibraryWidget::reloadQmlSource);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialbrowser/materialbrowserwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialbrowser/materialbrowserwidget.cpp
index e8f297b4e99..b5949bb03a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialbrowser/materialbrowserwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialbrowser/materialbrowserwidget.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ MaterialBrowserWidget::MaterialBrowserWidget(AsynchronousImageCache &imageCache,
     updateSearch();
 
     setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
 
     m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_F8), this);
     connect(m_qmlSourceUpdateShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, &MaterialBrowserWidget::reloadQmlSource);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp
index 4e0467a0075..4e176776bc4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatorwidget.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ NavigatorWidget::NavigatorWidget(NavigatorView *view)
 
     setWindowTitle(tr("Navigator", "Title of navigator view"));
 
-    QByteArray sheet = Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
-    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(sheet)));
+    QString sheet = Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
+    setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
 
     QmlDesignerPlugin::trackWidgetFocusTime(this, Constants::EVENT_NAVIGATORVIEW_TIME);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp
index d532a2b2e83..7bf78f4b129 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ PropertyEditorView::PropertyEditorView(AsynchronousImageCache &imageCache,
     connect(m_updateShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, &PropertyEditorView::reloadQml);
 
     m_stackedWidget->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
     m_stackedWidget->setMinimumSize(340, 340);
     m_stackedWidget->move(0, 0);
     connect(m_stackedWidget, &PropertyEditorWidget::resized, this, &PropertyEditorView::updateSize);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
index 41743552192..51b8c97d30c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/timelineeditor/timelinewidget.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TimelineWidget::TimelineWidget(TimelineView *view)
     setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
     m_toolbar->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
     m_scrollbar->setOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
 
     QSizePolicy sizePolicy1(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/transitioneditor/transitioneditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/transitioneditor/transitioneditorwidget.cpp
index ca03bceb291..aaae9ac75e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/transitioneditor/transitioneditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/transitioneditor/transitioneditorwidget.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ TransitionEditorWidget::TransitionEditorWidget(TransitionEditorView *view)
     setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
     m_toolbar->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(
-        QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css"))));
+        Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css")));
     m_scrollbar->setOrientation(Qt::Horizontal);
 
     QSizePolicy sizePolicy1(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
index b46ab8e161b..b7835ed5688 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designmodewidget.cpp
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ QWidget *DesignModeWidget::createProjectExplorerWidget(QWidget *parent)
     }
 
     if (navigationView.widget) {
-        QByteArray sheet = Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
+        QString sheet = Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
         sheet += "QLabel { background-color: #4f4f4f; }";
-        navigationView.widget->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(sheet)));
+        navigationView.widget->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
         navigationView.widget->setParent(parent);
     }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void DesignModeWidget::setup()
     m_dockManager->setWorkspacePresetsPath(
         Core::ICore::resourcePath("qmldesigner/workspacePresets/").toUrlishString());
 
-    QString sheet = QString::fromUtf8(Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/dockwidgets.css"));
+    QString sheet = Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/dockwidgets.css");
     m_dockManager->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
 
     connect(ProjectExplorer::ProjectManager::instance(),
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ void DesignModeWidget::setup()
         const QString uniqueId = idString.remove(" "); // title without whitespaces
 
         // Apply stylesheet to QWidget
-        QByteArray sheet = Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
+        QString sheet = Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(":/qmldesigner/stylesheet.css");
         sheet += "QLabel { background-color: creatorTheme.DSsectionHeadBackground; }";
-        navigationView.widget->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(QString::fromUtf8(sheet)));
+        navigationView.widget->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(sheet));
 
         ensureMinimumSize(navigationView.widget);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmltools/qmlvisualnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmltools/qmlvisualnode.cpp
index 61f6833dd59..185533a7e07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmltools/qmlvisualnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmltools/qmlvisualnode.cpp
@@ -326,14 +326,14 @@ static QString imagePlaceHolderPath(AbstractView *view)
     return QString::fromLatin1(imagePlaceHolder);
 }
 
-static QByteArray getSourceForUrl(const QString &fileURl)
+static QString getSourceForUrl(const QString &fileURl)
 {
     Utils::FileReader fileReader;
 
     if (fileReader.fetch(Utils::FilePath::fromString(fileURl)))
-        return fileReader.data();
-    else
-        return Utils::FileReader::fetchQrc(fileURl);
+        return QString::fromUtf8(fileReader.data());
+
+    return Utils::FileUtils::fetchQrc(fileURl);
 }
 
 QmlObjectNode QmlVisualNode::createQmlObjectNode(AbstractView *view,
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ QmlObjectNode QmlVisualNode::createQmlObjectNode(AbstractView *view,
                                                                    nodeSourceType));
 #endif
         } else {
-            const auto templateContent = QString::fromUtf8(getSourceForUrl(templatePath));
+            const QString templateContent = getSourceForUrl(templatePath);
             newQmlObjectNode = createQmlObjectNodeFromSource(view, templateContent, position);
         }