diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index ea4a2f1848a..baf80e3fe7f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -1423,6 +1423,16 @@ void BoolAspect::addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutBuilder &builder)
             this, &BoolAspect::volatileValueChanged);
 }
 
+std::function<void (QObject *)> BoolAspect::groupChecker()
+{
+    return [this](QObject *target) {
+        auto groupBox = qobject_cast<QGroupBox *>(target);
+        QTC_ASSERT(groupBox, return);
+        registerSubWidget(groupBox);
+        d->m_groupBox = d->m_groupBox;
+    };
+}
+
 QAction *BoolAspect::action()
 {
     if (hasAction())
@@ -1515,12 +1525,6 @@ void BoolAspect::setLabelPlacement(BoolAspect::LabelPlacement labelPlacement)
     d->m_labelPlacement = labelPlacement;
 }
 
-void BoolAspect::setHandlesGroup(QGroupBox *box)
-{
-    registerSubWidget(box);
-    d->m_groupBox = box;
-}
-
 /*!
     \class Utils::SelectionAspect
     \inmodule QtCreator
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
index 81a67eb5d5d..9950fbef61a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.h
@@ -9,22 +9,16 @@
 #include "macroexpander.h"
 #include "pathchooser.h"
 
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QAction;
-class QGroupBox;
 class QSettings;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-namespace Layouting {
-class LayoutBuilder;
-class LayoutItem;
-} // Layouting
+namespace Layouting { class LayoutBuilder; }
 
 namespace Utils {
 
@@ -226,6 +220,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     void addToLayout(Layouting::LayoutBuilder &builder) override;
+    std::function<void(QObject *)> groupChecker();
 
     QAction *action() override;
 
@@ -242,7 +237,6 @@ public:
     void setLabel(const QString &labelText,
                   LabelPlacement labelPlacement = LabelPlacement::InExtraLabel);
     void setLabelPlacement(LabelPlacement labelPlacement);
-    void setHandlesGroup(QGroupBox *box);
 
 signals:
     void valueChanged(bool newValue);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp
index 9308ba96ce4..c47be9778db 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "layoutbuilder.h"
 
-#include "aspects.h"
 #include "qtcassert.h"
 
 #include <QFormLayout>
@@ -471,17 +470,12 @@ TabWidget::TabWidget(QTabWidget *tabWidget, std::initializer_list<Tab> tabs)
 
 // "Properties"
 
-LayoutItem::Setter title(const QString &title, Utils::BoolAspect *checker)
+LayoutItem::Setter title(const QString &title)
 {
-    return [title, checker](QObject *target) {
+    return [title](QObject *target) {
         if (auto groupBox = qobject_cast<QGroupBox *>(target)) {
             groupBox->setTitle(title);
             groupBox->setObjectName(title);
-            if (checker) {
-                groupBox->setCheckable(true);
-                groupBox->setChecked(checker->value());
-                checker->setHandlesGroup(groupBox);
-            }
         } else {
             QTC_CHECK(false);
         }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h
index 06f0ae525d0..0e24d1d2ec4 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/layoutbuilder.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ class QTextEdit;
 class QWidget;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-namespace Utils { class BoolAspect; }
-
 namespace Layouting {
 
 enum AttachType {
@@ -191,9 +189,7 @@ QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT extern HorizontalRule hr;
 
 // "Properties"
 
-QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LayoutItem::Setter title(const QString &title,
-                                                Utils::BoolAspect *checker = nullptr);
-
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LayoutItem::Setter title(const QString &title);
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LayoutItem::Setter text(const QString &text);
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LayoutItem::Setter tooltip(const QString &toolTip);
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT LayoutItem::Setter onClicked(const std::function<void()> &func,
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctestsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctestsettings.cpp
index 69ad17d43f2..3fa9fadadee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctestsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctestsettings.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ CTestSettingsPage::CTestSettingsPage(CTestSettings *settings, Utils::Id settings
             Row {s.stopOnFailure}, br,
             Row {s.outputMode}, br,
             Group {
-                title(Tr::tr("Repeat tests"), &s.repeat),
+                title(Tr::tr("Repeat tests")),
+                s.repeat.groupChecker(),
                 Row {s.repetitionMode, s.repetitionCount},
             }, br,
             Group {
-                title(Tr::tr("Run in parallel"), &s.parallel),
+                title(Tr::tr("Run in parallel")),
+                s.parallel.groupChecker(),
                 Column {
                     Row {s.jobs}, br,
                     Row {s.testLoad, s.threshold}
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatchecks.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatchecks.cpp
index 1ec64e7a379..6027e600d70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatchecks.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatchecks.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QWidget>
 
-using namespace Utils;
-
 using namespace ClangFormat;
 
 ClangFormatChecks::ClangFormatChecks(QWidget *parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixsettingswidget.cpp
index c7aabdf6708..ce7b4aba727 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <QSpinBox>
 #include <QtDebug>
 
-using namespace Utils;
-
 namespace CppEditor::Internal {
 
 class LineCountSpinBox : public QWidget
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp
index 3d8f7d6ada4..cb45f96da03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QRegularExpressionValidator>
 
-using namespace Utils;
-
 namespace Macros::Internal {
 
 SaveDialog::SaveDialog(QWidget *parent) :
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/revertdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/mercurial/revertdialog.cpp
index c36eb85fe74..cc140ee0b68 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/revertdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/revertdialog.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <QGroupBox>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 
-using namespace Utils;
-
 namespace Mercurial::Internal {
 
 RevertDialog::RevertDialog(QWidget *parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforcesettings.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/perforcesettings.cpp
index ac9d0b26b05..2f1e930fb63 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforcesettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforcesettings.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ PerforceSettingsPage::PerforceSettingsPage(PerforceSettings *settings)
         };
 
         Group environment {
-            title(Tr::tr("Environment Variables"), &s.customEnv),
+            title(Tr::tr("Environment Variables")),
+            s.customEnv.groupChecker(),
             Row { s.p4Port, s.p4Client, s.p4User }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp
index 36a65eff0c3..d91f8f30c19 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ SubversionSettingsPage::SubversionSettingsPage(SubversionSettings *settings)
             },
 
             Group {
-                title(Tr::tr("Authentication"), &s.useAuthentication),
+                title(Tr::tr("Authentication")),
+                s.useAuthentication.groupChecker(),
                 Form {
                     s.userName,
                     s.password,