diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index 427e9fc0cbc..ba6c7b69cd9 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -701,10 +701,6 @@ class BoolAspectPrivate
 {
 public:
     BoolAspect::LabelPlacement m_labelPlacement = BoolAspect::LabelPlacement::AtCheckBox;
-    QPointer<QAbstractButton> m_button; // Owned by configuration widget
-    QPointer<QGroupBox> m_groupBox; // For BoolAspects handling GroupBox check boxes
-    bool m_buttonIsAdopted = false;
-
     UndoableValue<bool> m_undoable;
 };
 
@@ -1725,6 +1721,43 @@ BoolAspect::BoolAspect(AspectContainer *container)
 */
 BoolAspect::~BoolAspect() = default;
 
+void BoolAspect::addToLayoutHelper(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent, QAbstractButton *button)
+{
+    switch (d->m_labelPlacement) {
+    case LabelPlacement::Compact:
+        button->setText(labelText());
+        parent.addItem(button);
+        break;
+    case LabelPlacement::AtCheckBox:
+        button->setText(labelText());
+        parent.addItem(empty());
+        parent.addItem(button);
+        break;
+    case LabelPlacement::InExtraLabel:
+        addLabeledItem(parent, button);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    connect(button, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, [button, this] {
+        pushUndo(d->m_undoable.set(button->isChecked()));
+    });
+
+    connect(&d->m_undoable.m_signal, &UndoSignaller::changed, button, [button, this] {
+        button->setChecked(d->m_undoable.get());
+        handleGuiChanged();
+    });
+}
+
+LayoutItem BoolAspect::adoptButton(QAbstractButton *button)
+{
+    LayoutItem parent;
+
+    addToLayoutHelper(parent, button);
+
+    bufferToGui();
+    return parent;
+}
+
 /*!
     \reimp
 */
@@ -1732,45 +1765,11 @@ void BoolAspect::addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_buffer == m_internal, m_buffer = m_internal);
 
-    if (!d->m_buttonIsAdopted) {
-        QTC_CHECK(!d->m_button);
-        d->m_button = createSubWidget<QCheckBox>();
-    }
-    switch (d->m_labelPlacement) {
-    case LabelPlacement::Compact:
-        d->m_button->setText(labelText());
-        parent.addItem(d->m_button.data());
-        break;
-    case LabelPlacement::AtCheckBox:
-        d->m_button->setText(labelText());
-        parent.addItem(empty());
-        parent.addItem(d->m_button.data());
-        break;
-    case LabelPlacement::InExtraLabel:
-        addLabeledItem(parent, d->m_button);
-        break;
-    }
-
-    connect(d->m_button.data(), &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, [this] {
-        pushUndo(d->m_undoable.set(d->m_button->isChecked()));
-    });
-
-    connect(&d->m_undoable.m_signal, &UndoSignaller::changed, d->m_button, [this] {
-        d->m_button->setChecked(d->m_undoable.get());
-        handleGuiChanged();
-    });
+    QCheckBox *checkBox = createSubWidget<QCheckBox>();
+    addToLayoutHelper(parent, checkBox);
     bufferToGui();
 }
 
-void BoolAspect::adoptButton(QAbstractButton *button)
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(button, return);
-    QTC_CHECK(!d->m_button);
-    d->m_button = button;
-    d->m_buttonIsAdopted = true;
-    registerSubWidget(button);
-}
-
 std::function<void (QObject *)> BoolAspect::groupChecker()
 {
     return [this](QObject *target) {
@@ -1779,14 +1778,13 @@ std::function<void (QObject *)> BoolAspect::groupChecker()
         registerSubWidget(groupBox);
         groupBox->setCheckable(true);
         groupBox->setChecked(value());
-        d->m_groupBox = groupBox;
 
-        connect(d->m_groupBox.data(), &QGroupBox::clicked, this, [this] {
-            pushUndo(d->m_undoable.set(d->m_groupBox->isChecked()));
+        connect(groupBox, &QGroupBox::clicked, this, [groupBox, this] {
+            pushUndo(d->m_undoable.set(groupBox->isChecked()));
         });
 
-        connect(&d->m_undoable.m_signal, &UndoSignaller::changed, d->m_groupBox, [this] {
-            d->m_groupBox->setChecked(d->m_undoable.get());
+        connect(&d->m_undoable.m_signal, &UndoSignaller::changed, groupBox, [groupBox, this] {
+            groupBox->setChecked(d->m_undoable.get());
             handleGuiChanged();
         });
         bufferToGui();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
index 9dd7e357c7c..c83dbe23405 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
@@ -438,9 +438,11 @@ public:
                   LabelPlacement labelPlacement = LabelPlacement::InExtraLabel);
     void setLabelPlacement(LabelPlacement labelPlacement);
 
-    void adoptButton(QAbstractButton *button);
+    Layouting::LayoutItem adoptButton(QAbstractButton *button);
 
 private:
+    void addToLayoutHelper(Layouting::LayoutItem &parent, QAbstractButton *button);
+
     void bufferToGui() override;
     bool guiToBuffer() override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformat.cpp b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformat.cpp
index 6662a6423c5..2a2cad2f41d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformat.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/beautifier/clangformat/clangformat.cpp
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ public:
         QGroupBox *options = nullptr;
 
         auto predefinedStyleButton = new QRadioButton;
-        s.usePredefinedStyle.adoptButton(predefinedStyleButton);
-
         auto customizedStyleButton = new QRadioButton(Tr::tr("Use customized style:"));
 
         auto styleButtonGroup = new QButtonGroup;
@@ -261,7 +259,7 @@ public:
         auto fallbackBlob = Row { noMargin, Tr::tr("Fallback style:"), s.fallbackStyle }.emerge();
 
         auto predefinedBlob = Column { noMargin, s.predefinedStyle, fallbackBlob }.emerge();
-
+        // clang-format off
         Column {
             Group {
                 title(Tr::tr("Configuration")),
@@ -274,12 +272,13 @@ public:
                 title(Tr::tr("Options")),
                 bindTo(&options),
                 Form {
-                    s.usePredefinedStyle, predefinedBlob, br,
+                    s.usePredefinedStyle.adoptButton(predefinedStyleButton), predefinedBlob, br,
                     customizedStyleButton, configurations,
                 },
             },
             st
         }.attachTo(this);
+        // clang-format on
 
         if (s.usePredefinedStyle.value())
             predefinedStyleButton->click();