diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp
index 9749ccd7d6d..f6407114170 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ QmllsClient::QmllsClient(StdIOClientInterface *interface)
         &ProjectExplorer::BuildManager::buildQueueFinished,
         this,
         [this]() { LanguageClientManager::restartClient(this); });
-    QJsonObject initializationOptions {
-        {"qtCreatorHighlighting", true}
-    };
-    setInitializationOptions(initializationOptions);
     semanticTokenSupport()->setTokenTypesMap(QmllsClient::semanticTokenTypesMap());
     semanticTokenSupport()->setTextStyleForTokenType(
         [](int tokenType) -> std::optional<TextEditor::TextStyle> {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclientsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclientsettings.cpp
index 4a7a72b2b93..13f76093087 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclientsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclientsettings.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ QmllsClientSettings::QmllsClientSettings()
 
     m_settingsTypeId = Constants::QMLLS_CLIENT_SETTINGS_ID;
     m_startBehavior = RequiresProject;
+    m_initializationOptions = "{\"qtCreatorHighlighting\": true}";
 }
 
 static QtVersion *qtVersionFromProject(const Project *project)