diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.cpp
index defd70220b4..916cf354bf8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.cpp
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ void CMakeFormatterSettings::setAutoFormatOnSave(bool autoFormatOnSave)
     m_autoFormatOnSave = autoFormatOnSave;
 }
 
-QList<Utils::MimeType> CMakeFormatterSettings::autoFormatMime() const
+QStringList CMakeFormatterSettings::autoFormatMime() const
 {
     return m_autoFormatMime;
 }
 
 QString CMakeFormatterSettings::autoFormatMimeAsString() const
 {
-    return Utils::transform(m_autoFormatMime, &Utils::MimeType::name).join("; ");
+    return m_autoFormatMime.join("; ");
 }
 
-void CMakeFormatterSettings::setAutoFormatMime(const QList<Utils::MimeType> &autoFormatMime)
+void CMakeFormatterSettings::setAutoFormatMime(const QStringList &autoFormatMime)
 {
     if (m_autoFormatMime == autoFormatMime)
         return;
@@ -104,16 +104,7 @@ void CMakeFormatterSettings::setAutoFormatMime(const QList<Utils::MimeType> &aut
 
 void CMakeFormatterSettings::setAutoFormatMime(const QString &mimeList)
 {
-    const QStringList stringTypes = mimeList.split(';');
-    QList<Utils::MimeType> types;
-    types.reserve(stringTypes.count());
-    for (QString t : stringTypes) {
-        t = t.trimmed();
-        const Utils::MimeType mime = Utils::mimeTypeForName(t);
-        if (mime.isValid())
-            types << mime;
-    }
-    setAutoFormatMime(types);
+    setAutoFormatMime(mimeList.split(';'));
 }
 
 bool CMakeFormatterSettings::autoFormatOnlyCurrentProject() const
@@ -135,8 +126,8 @@ bool CMakeFormatterSettings::isApplicable(const Core::IDocument *document) const
         return true;
 
     const Utils::MimeType documentMimeType = Utils::mimeTypeForName(document->mimeType());
-    return Utils::anyOf(m_autoFormatMime, [&documentMimeType](const Utils::MimeType &mime) {
-        return documentMimeType.inherits(mime.name());
+    return Utils::anyOf(m_autoFormatMime, [&documentMimeType](const QString &mime) {
+        return documentMimeType.inherits(mime);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.h
index 8c25a1c4070..aa90a1ef79c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeformattersettings.h
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <utils/mimeutils.h>
-
 #include <QList>
+#include <QObject>
 #include <QVersionNumber>
 
 namespace Core { class IDocument; }
+namespace Utils { class FilePath; }
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ public:
     bool autoFormatOnSave() const;
     void setAutoFormatOnSave(bool autoFormatOnSave);
 
-    QList<Utils::MimeType> autoFormatMime() const;
+    QStringList autoFormatMime() const;
     QString autoFormatMimeAsString() const;
-    void setAutoFormatMime(const QList<Utils::MimeType> &autoFormatMime);
+    void setAutoFormatMime(const QStringList &autoFormatMime);
     void setAutoFormatMime(const QString &mimeList);
 
     bool autoFormatOnlyCurrentProject() const;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private:
     bool m_autoFormatOnSave = false;
     bool m_autoFormatOnlyCurrentProject = true;
     QString m_autoFormatTool;
-    QList<Utils::MimeType> m_autoFormatMime;
+    QStringList m_autoFormatMime;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
index 439b8f31f3c..1f1b5c7a139 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal {
 
-bool isAutoFormatApplicable(const Core::IDocument *document,
-                            const QList<Utils::MimeType> &allowedMimeTypes)
+bool isAutoFormatApplicable(const Core::IDocument *document, const QStringList &allowedMimeTypes)
 {
     if (!document)
         return false;
@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ bool isAutoFormatApplicable(const Core::IDocument *document,
         return true;
 
     const Utils::MimeType documentMimeType = Utils::mimeTypeForName(document->mimeType());
-    return Utils::anyOf(allowedMimeTypes, [&documentMimeType](const Utils::MimeType &mime) {
-        return documentMimeType.inherits(mime.name());
+    return Utils::anyOf(allowedMimeTypes, [&documentMimeType](const QString &mime) {
+        return documentMimeType.inherits(mime);
     });
 }