diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
index b9db9807174..58b36f40ad8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.cpp
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ bool LanguageFilter::operator!=(const LanguageFilter &other) const
     return this->filePattern != other.filePattern || this->mimeTypes != other.mimeTypes;
 }
 
-TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *jsonEditor()
+TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *createJsonEditor(QObject *parent)
 {
     using namespace TextEditor;
     using namespace Utils::Text;
@@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *jsonEditor()
         delete editor;
     }
     QTC_ASSERT(textEditor, textEditor = createPlainTextEditor());
+    textEditor->setParent(parent);
+
     TextDocument *document = textEditor->textDocument();
     TextEditorWidget *widget = textEditor->editorWidget();
     widget->configureGenericHighlighter(mimeTypeForName(Utils::Constants::JSON_MIMETYPE));
@@ -1162,7 +1164,7 @@ public:
         setGlobalSettingsId(Constants::LANGUAGECLIENT_SETTINGS_PAGE);
         setExpanding(true);
 
-        TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *editor = jsonEditor();
+        TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *editor = createJsonEditor(this);
         editor->document()->setContents(m_settings.json());
 
         auto layout = new QVBoxLayout;
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h
index a6055577bc3..48e26cc2bab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsettings.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ private:
     QByteArray m_json;
 };
 
-LANGUAGECLIENT_EXPORT TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *jsonEditor();
+LANGUAGECLIENT_EXPORT TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *createJsonEditor(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
 void setupLanguageClientProjectPanel();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/lspinspector.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/lspinspector.cpp
index 1d5cba622c7..b23f16c2b5e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/lspinspector.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/lspinspector.cpp
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@ LspInspectorWidget::LspInspectorWidget(LspInspector *inspector)
             currentClientChanged(m_clients->currentText());
     });
 
-    TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *messageEditor = LanguageClient::jsonEditor();
-    messageEditor->setParent(this);
+    TextEditor::BaseTextEditor *messageEditor = LanguageClient::createJsonEditor(this);
     messageEditor->editorWidget()->setVisible(false);
     messageEditor->document()->setContents(R"({
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
index bfc411c6c2f..9e0fd837d9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
@@ -412,13 +412,11 @@ class PyLSConfigureWidget : public Core::IOptionsPageWidget
 {
 public:
     PyLSConfigureWidget()
-        : m_editor(LanguageClient::jsonEditor())
+        : m_editor(LanguageClient::createJsonEditor(this))
         , m_advancedLabel(new QLabel)
         , m_pluginsGroup(new QGroupBox(Tr::tr("Plugins:")))
         , m_mainGroup(new QGroupBox(Tr::tr("Use Python Language Server")))
-
     {
-        m_editor->setParent(this);
         m_mainGroup->setCheckable(true);
 
         auto mainGroupLayout = new QVBoxLayout;