diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythoneditor.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythoneditor.cpp
index a4efb19e63d..f8d6a83a4ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythoneditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythoneditor.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ PythonDocument::PythonDocument()
                     return;
                 const FilePath &python = detectPython(filePath());
                 if (python.exists())
-                    PyLSConfigureAssistant::openDocumentWithPython(python, this);
+                    openDocumentWithPython(python, this);
             });
     connect(this,
             &PythonDocument::openFinishedSuccessfully,
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void PythonDocument::updateCurrentPython()
 
 void PythonDocument::updatePython(const FilePath &python)
 {
-    PyLSConfigureAssistant::openDocumentWithPython(python, this);
+    openDocumentWithPython(python, this);
     PySideInstaller::checkPySideInstallation(python, this);
     emit pythonUpdated(python);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp
index aaf1e7c8a3d..8f2c799d81b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #include "pythonbuildconfiguration.h"
 #include "pysideuicextracompiler.h"
 #include "pythonconstants.h"
-#include "pythonplugin.h"
 #include "pythonproject.h"
-#include "pythonrunconfiguration.h"
 #include "pythonsettings.h"
 #include "pythontr.h"
 #include "pythonutils.h"
@@ -35,15 +33,9 @@
 #include <utils/async.h>
 #include <utils/infobar.h>
 #include <utils/process.h>
-#include <utils/variablechooser.h>
 
-#include <QCheckBox>
-#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
-#include <QGroupBox>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
-#include <QPushButton>
-#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace LanguageClient;
@@ -263,11 +255,24 @@ PyLSClient *PyLSClient::clientForPython(const FilePath &python)
     return pythonClients()[python];
 }
 
-PyLSConfigureAssistant *PyLSConfigureAssistant::instance()
+class PyLSConfigureAssistant : public QObject
 {
-    static auto *instance = new PyLSConfigureAssistant(pluginInstance());
-    return instance;
-}
+public:
+    PyLSConfigureAssistant();
+
+    void handlePyLSState(const Utils::FilePath &python,
+                         const PythonLanguageServerState &state,
+                         TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
+    void resetEditorInfoBar(TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
+    void installPythonLanguageServer(const Utils::FilePath &python,
+                                     QPointer<TextEditor::TextDocument> document,
+                                     const Utils::FilePath &pylsPath);
+    void openDocument(const FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
+
+    QHash<Utils::FilePath, QList<TextEditor::TextDocument *>> m_infoBarEntries;
+    QHash<TextEditor::TextDocument *, QPointer<QFutureWatcher<PythonLanguageServerState>>>
+        m_runningChecks;
+};
 
 void PyLSConfigureAssistant::installPythonLanguageServer(const FilePath &python,
                                                          QPointer<TextEditor::TextDocument> document,
@@ -300,10 +305,9 @@ void PyLSConfigureAssistant::installPythonLanguageServer(const FilePath &python,
     install->run();
 }
 
-void PyLSConfigureAssistant::openDocumentWithPython(const FilePath &python,
-                                                    TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
+void PyLSConfigureAssistant::openDocument(const FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
 {
-    instance()->resetEditorInfoBar(document);
+    resetEditorInfoBar(document);
     if (!PythonSettings::pylsEnabled() || !python.exists())
         return;
 
@@ -316,7 +320,7 @@ void PyLSConfigureAssistant::openDocumentWithPython(const FilePath &python,
     QPointer<CheckPylsWatcher> watcher = new CheckPylsWatcher();
 
     // cancel and delete watcher after a 10 second timeout
-    QTimer::singleShot(10000, instance(), [watcher]() {
+    QTimer::singleShot(10000, this, [watcher]() {
         if (watcher) {
             watcher->cancel();
             watcher->deleteLater();
@@ -325,18 +329,18 @@ void PyLSConfigureAssistant::openDocumentWithPython(const FilePath &python,
 
     connect(watcher,
             &CheckPylsWatcher::resultReadyAt,
-            instance(),
+            this,
             [=, document = QPointer<TextEditor::TextDocument>(document)]() {
                 if (!document || !watcher)
                     return;
-                instance()->handlePyLSState(python, watcher->result(), document);
+                handlePyLSState(python, watcher->result(), document);
             });
     connect(watcher, &CheckPylsWatcher::finished, watcher, &CheckPylsWatcher::deleteLater);
-    connect(watcher, &CheckPylsWatcher::finished, instance(), [document](){
-        instance()->m_runningChecks.remove(document);
+    connect(watcher, &CheckPylsWatcher::finished, this, [this, document] {
+        m_runningChecks.remove(document);
     });
     watcher->setFuture(Utils::asyncRun(&checkPythonLanguageServer, python));
-    instance()->m_runningChecks[document] = watcher;
+    m_runningChecks[document] = watcher;
 }
 
 void PyLSConfigureAssistant::handlePyLSState(const FilePath &python,
@@ -375,8 +379,7 @@ void PyLSConfigureAssistant::resetEditorInfoBar(TextEditor::TextDocument *docume
         watcher->cancel();
 }
 
-PyLSConfigureAssistant::PyLSConfigureAssistant(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent)
+PyLSConfigureAssistant::PyLSConfigureAssistant()
 {
     Core::EditorManager::instance();
 
@@ -389,4 +392,15 @@ PyLSConfigureAssistant::PyLSConfigureAssistant(QObject *parent)
             });
 }
 
+static PyLSConfigureAssistant &pyLSConfigureAssistant()
+{
+    static PyLSConfigureAssistant thePyLSConfigureAssistant;
+    return thePyLSConfigureAssistant;
+}
+
+void openDocumentWithPython(const FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *document)
+{
+    pyLSConfigureAssistant().openDocument(python, document);
+}
+
 } // Python::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.h b/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.h
index fa0fb493e78..12fb9c140d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.h
@@ -47,29 +47,6 @@ private:
     QHash<ProjectExplorer::Project *, QList<ProjectExplorer::ExtraCompiler *>> m_extraCompilers;
 };
 
-class PyLSConfigureAssistant : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    static PyLSConfigureAssistant *instance();
-
-    static void openDocumentWithPython(const Utils::FilePath &python,
-                                       TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
-
-private:
-    explicit PyLSConfigureAssistant(QObject *parent);
-
-    void handlePyLSState(const Utils::FilePath &python,
-                         const PythonLanguageServerState &state,
-                         TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
-    void resetEditorInfoBar(TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
-    void installPythonLanguageServer(const Utils::FilePath &python,
-                                     QPointer<TextEditor::TextDocument> document,
-                                     const Utils::FilePath &pylsPath);
-
-    QHash<Utils::FilePath, QList<TextEditor::TextDocument *>> m_infoBarEntries;
-    QHash<TextEditor::TextDocument *, QPointer<QFutureWatcher<PythonLanguageServerState>>>
-        m_runningChecks;
-};
+void openDocumentWithPython(const Utils::FilePath &python, TextEditor::TextDocument *document);
 
 } // Python::Internal