diff --git a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index f05398094a4..5fa076027fd 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libs/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ add_qtc_library(Utils
     launcherpackets.cpp launcherpackets.h
     launchersocket.cpp launchersocket.h
     layoutbuilder.cpp layoutbuilder.h
-    linecolumn.cpp linecolumn.h
+    linecolumn.h
     link.cpp link.h
     listmodel.h
     listutils.h
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 50a24ada62c..00000000000
--- a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#include "linecolumn.h"
-
-#include <QRegularExpression>
-
-namespace Utils {
-
-/*!
-    Returns the line and column of a \a fileName and sets the \a postfixPos if
-    it can find a positional postfix.
-
-    The following patterns are supported: \c {filepath.txt:19},
-    \c{filepath.txt:19:12}, \c {filepath.txt+19},
-    \c {filepath.txt+19+12}, and \c {filepath.txt(19)}.
-*/
-
-LineColumn LineColumn::extractFromFileName(QStringView fileName, int &postfixPos)
-{
-    static const auto regexp = QRegularExpression("[:+](\\d+)?([:+](\\d+)?)?$");
-    // (10) MSVC-style
-    static const auto vsRegexp = QRegularExpression("[(]((\\d+)[)]?)?$");
-    const QRegularExpressionMatch match = regexp.match(fileName);
-    LineColumn lineColumn;
-    if (match.hasMatch()) {
-        postfixPos = match.capturedStart(0);
-        lineColumn.line = 0; // for the case that there's only a : at the end
-        if (match.lastCapturedIndex() > 0) {
-            lineColumn.line = match.captured(1).toInt();
-            if (match.lastCapturedIndex() > 2) // index 2 includes the + or : for the column number
-                lineColumn.column = match.captured(3).toInt() - 1; //column is 0 based, despite line being 1 based
-        }
-    } else {
-        const QRegularExpressionMatch vsMatch = vsRegexp.match(fileName);
-        postfixPos = vsMatch.capturedStart(0);
-        if (vsMatch.lastCapturedIndex() > 1) // index 1 includes closing )
-            lineColumn.line = vsMatch.captured(2).toInt();
-    }
-    return lineColumn;
-}
-
-} // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
index 922c981d79e..4cd982b8e7e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/linecolumn.h
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ namespace Utils {
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LineColumn
 {
 public:
-    constexpr LineColumn() = default;
-    constexpr LineColumn(int line, int column) : line(line), column(column) {}
-
     bool isValid() const
     {
         return line > 0 && column >= 0;
@@ -32,8 +29,6 @@ public:
         return !(first == second);
     }
 
-    static LineColumn extractFromFileName(QStringView fileName, int &postfixPos);
-
 public:
     int line = 0;
     int column = -1;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/link.cpp b/src/libs/utils/link.cpp
index e4c7032eeb7..1a4b4f9f9af 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/link.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/link.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "link.h"
 
-#include "linecolumn.h"
+#include "textutils.h"
 
 namespace Utils {
 
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ Link Link::fromString(const QString &filePathWithNumbers, bool canContainLineNum
         link.targetFilePath = FilePath::fromUserInput(filePathWithNumbers);
     } else {
         int postfixPos = -1;
-        const LineColumn lineColumn = LineColumn::extractFromFileName(filePathWithNumbers, postfixPos);
+        const Text::Position pos = Text::Position::fromFileName(filePathWithNumbers, postfixPos);
         link.targetFilePath = FilePath::fromUserInput(filePathWithNumbers.left(postfixPos));
-        link.targetLine = lineColumn.line;
-        link.targetColumn = lineColumn.column;
+        link.targetLine = pos.line;
+        link.targetColumn = pos.column;
     }
     return link;
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp
index 55e8a736d05..5c9846a24d6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "textutils.h"
 
-#include <QTextDocument>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QTextBlock>
+#include <QTextDocument>
 
 namespace Utils::Text {
 
@@ -13,6 +14,39 @@ bool Position::operator==(const Position &other) const
     return line == other.line && column == other.column;
 }
 
+/*!
+    Returns the text position of a \a fileName and sets the \a postfixPos if
+    it can find a positional postfix.
+
+    The following patterns are supported: \c {filepath.txt:19},
+    \c{filepath.txt:19:12}, \c {filepath.txt+19},
+    \c {filepath.txt+19+12}, and \c {filepath.txt(19)}.
+*/
+
+Position Position::fromFileName(QStringView fileName, int &postfixPos)
+{
+    static const auto regexp = QRegularExpression("[:+](\\d+)?([:+](\\d+)?)?$");
+    // (10) MSVC-style
+    static const auto vsRegexp = QRegularExpression("[(]((\\d+)[)]?)?$");
+    const QRegularExpressionMatch match = regexp.match(fileName);
+    Position pos;
+    if (match.hasMatch()) {
+        postfixPos = match.capturedStart(0);
+        pos.line = 0; // for the case that there's only a : at the end
+        if (match.lastCapturedIndex() > 0) {
+            pos.line = match.captured(1).toInt();
+            if (match.lastCapturedIndex() > 2) // index 2 includes the + or : for the column number
+                pos.column = match.captured(3).toInt() - 1; //column is 0 based, despite line being 1 based
+        }
+    } else {
+        const QRegularExpressionMatch vsMatch = vsRegexp.match(fileName);
+        postfixPos = vsMatch.capturedStart(0);
+        if (vsMatch.lastCapturedIndex() > 1) // index 1 includes closing )
+            pos.line = vsMatch.captured(2).toInt();
+    }
+    return pos;
+}
+
 int Range::length(const QString &text) const
 {
     if (begin.line == end.line)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textutils.h b/src/libs/utils/textutils.h
index 573dc7aa1d7..e278cf919f5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textutils.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
     bool operator==(const Position &other) const;
 
     bool operator!=(const Position &other) const { return !(operator==(other)); }
+
+    static Position fromFileName(QStringView fileName, int &postfixPos);
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Range
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
index f1940a053da..d3c826ef26f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ Project {
             "launchersocket.h",
             "layoutbuilder.cpp",
             "layoutbuilder.h",
-            "linecolumn.cpp",
             "linecolumn.h",
             "link.cpp",
             "link.h",