diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.cpp
index e3a44fc9646..a57d44f358f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ bool GTestTreeItem::modify(const TestParseResult *result)
 
 bool GTestTreeItem::modifyTestSetContent(const GTestParseResult *result)
 {
-    bool hasBeenModified = modifyLineAndColumn(result->line, result->column);
+    bool hasBeenModified = modifyLineAndColumn(result);
     GTestTreeItem::TestStates states = result->disabled ? GTestTreeItem::Disabled
                                                         : GTestTreeItem::Enabled;
     if (m_state != states) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.h b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.h
index 67973771dd5..f20264e17e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtesttreeitem.h
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ public:
     void setStates(TestStates states) { m_state = states; }
     void setState(TestState state) { m_state |= state; }
     TestStates state() const { return m_state; }
-    bool modifyTestSetContent(const GTestParseResult *result);
     TestTreeItem *findChildByNameStateAndFile(const QString &name,
                                               GTestTreeItem::TestStates state,
                                               const QString &proFile) const;
     QString nameSuffix() const;
 
 private:
+    bool modifyTestSetContent(const GTestParseResult *result);
     GTestTreeItem::TestStates m_state;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttesttreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttesttreeitem.cpp
index 53f60b22fee..def491c196a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttesttreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttesttreeitem.cpp
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ bool QtTestTreeItem::modify(const TestParseResult *result)
 
     switch (type()) {
     case TestCase:
-        return modifyTestCaseContent(result->name, result->line, result->column);
+        return modifyTestCaseContent(result);
     case TestFunctionOrSet:
     case TestDataFunction:
     case TestSpecialFunction:
         return modifyTestFunctionContent(result);
     case TestDataTag:
-        return modifyDataTagContent(result->name, result->fileName, result->line, result->column);
+        return modifyDataTagContent(result);
     default:
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp
index b26e3b8599e..d6cd78b82af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktesttreeitem.cpp
@@ -285,12 +285,11 @@ bool QuickTestTreeItem::modify(const TestParseResult *result)
 
     switch (type()) {
     case TestCase:
-        return result->name.isEmpty() ? false : modifyTestCaseContent(result->name, result->line,
-                                                                      result->column);
+        return result->name.isEmpty() ? false : modifyTestCaseContent(result);
     case TestFunctionOrSet:
     case TestDataFunction:
     case TestSpecialFunction:
-        return name().isEmpty() ? modifyLineAndColumn(result->line, result->column)
+        return name().isEmpty() ? modifyLineAndColumn(result)
                                 : modifyTestFunctionContent(result);
     default:
         return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
index bbba24cfb3b..9d69a6e50d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
@@ -115,39 +115,37 @@ Qt::ItemFlags TestTreeItem::flags(int /*column*/) const
     }
 }
 
-bool TestTreeItem::modifyTestCaseContent(const QString &name, unsigned line, unsigned column)
+bool TestTreeItem::modifyTestCaseContent(const TestParseResult *result)
 {
-    bool hasBeenModified = modifyName(name);
-    hasBeenModified |= modifyLineAndColumn(line, column);
+    bool hasBeenModified = modifyName(result->name);
+    hasBeenModified |= modifyLineAndColumn(result);
     return hasBeenModified;
 }
 
 bool TestTreeItem::modifyTestFunctionContent(const TestParseResult *result)
 {
     bool hasBeenModified = modifyFilePath(result->fileName);
-    hasBeenModified |= modifyLineAndColumn(result->line, result->column);
+    hasBeenModified |= modifyLineAndColumn(result);
     return hasBeenModified;
 }
 
-// TODO pass TestParseResult * to all modifyXYZ() OR remove completely if possible
-bool TestTreeItem::modifyDataTagContent(const QString &name, const QString &fileName,
-                                        unsigned line, unsigned column)
+bool TestTreeItem::modifyDataTagContent(const TestParseResult *result)
 {
-    bool hasBeenModified = modifyFilePath(fileName);
-    hasBeenModified |= modifyName(name);
-    hasBeenModified |= modifyLineAndColumn(line, column);
+
+    bool hasBeenModified = modifyTestFunctionContent(result);
+    hasBeenModified |= modifyName(result->name);
     return hasBeenModified;
 }
 
-bool TestTreeItem::modifyLineAndColumn(unsigned line, unsigned column)
+bool TestTreeItem::modifyLineAndColumn(const TestParseResult *result)
 {
     bool hasBeenModified = false;
-    if (m_line != line) {
-        m_line = line;
+    if (m_line != result->line) {
+        m_line = result->line;
         hasBeenModified = true;
     }
-    if (m_column != column) {
-        m_column = column;
+    if (m_column != result->column) {
+        m_column = result->column;
         hasBeenModified = true;
     }
     return hasBeenModified;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h
index 33636b5d7e1..1c5c3f95a1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ public:
     virtual QVariant data(int column, int role) const override;
     virtual bool setData(int column, const QVariant &data, int role) override;
     virtual Qt::ItemFlags flags(int column) const override;
-    bool modifyTestCaseContent(const QString &name, unsigned line, unsigned column);
+    bool modifyTestCaseContent(const TestParseResult *result);
     bool modifyTestFunctionContent(const TestParseResult *result);
-    bool modifyDataTagContent(const QString &name, const QString &fileName, unsigned line,
-                              unsigned column);
-    bool modifyLineAndColumn(unsigned line, unsigned column);
+    bool modifyDataTagContent(const TestParseResult *result);
+    bool modifyLineAndColumn(const TestParseResult *result);
 
     const QString name() const { return m_name; }
     void setName(const QString &name) { m_name = name; }
@@ -112,12 +111,12 @@ public:
     virtual bool modify(const TestParseResult *result) = 0;
 
 protected:
-    bool modifyFilePath(const QString &filePath);
     typedef std::function<bool(const TestTreeItem *)> CompareFunction;
     TestTreeItem *findChildBy(CompareFunction compare) const;
 
 private:
     void revalidateCheckState();
+    bool modifyFilePath(const QString &filePath);
     bool modifyName(const QString &name);
 
     enum Status