diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/CMakeLists.txt
index 4964300ecdb..fb1f6bad44d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ extend_qtc_library(QmlDesignerCore
     sourcepathexceptions.h
     sourcepathstorage.cpp
     sourcepathstorage.h
+    sourcepathstoragetracing.cpp
+    sourcepathstoragetracing.h
     sourcepathview.h
     storagecache.h
     storagecacheentry.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathexceptions.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathexceptions.cpp
index 4e55c977be1..a587ba4ac35 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathexceptions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathexceptions.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "sourcepathexceptions.h"
 
-#include <tracing/qmldesignertracing.h>
+#include "sourcepathstoragetracing.h"
 
-    namespace QmlDesigner {
+namespace QmlDesigner {
 
 using namespace NanotraceHR::Literals;
 using NanotraceHR::keyValue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstorage.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstorage.cpp
index 74cedb8cf68..a8f55bc3a8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstorage.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #include "sourcepathstorage.h"
 
 #include "sourcepathexceptions.h"
-
-#include <tracing/qmldesignertracing.h>
+#include "sourcepathstoragetracing.h"
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstoragetracing.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstoragetracing.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f4dcb36611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstoragetracing.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#include "sourcepathstoragetracing.h"
+
+#include <sqlitebasestatement.h>
+
+namespace QmlDesigner::SourcePathStorageTracing {
+using namespace NanotraceHR::Literals;
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_SOURCE_PATH_STORAGE_TRACING
+
+namespace {
+
+thread_local Category category_{"source path storage",
+                                Tracing::eventQueueWithStringArguments(),
+                                Tracing::eventQueueWithoutArguments(),
+                                category};
+
+} // namespace
+
+Category &category()
+{
+    return category_;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+} // namespace QmlDesigner::SourcePathStorageTracing
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstoragetracing.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstoragetracing.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee29b2f29e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/sourcepathstoragetracing.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+#include <qmldesignercorelib_exports.h>
+
+#include <nanotrace/nanotracehr.h>
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace QmlDesigner::SourcePathStorageTracing {
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_SOURCE_PATH_STORAGE_TRACING
+
+using Category = NanotraceHR::EnabledCategory;
+using SourceLocation = Category::SourceLocation;
+
+[[gnu::pure]] QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT Category &category();
+
+#else
+
+using Category = NanotraceHR::DisabledCategory;
+using SourceLocation = Category::SourceLocation;
+
+inline Category category()
+{
+    return {};
+}
+
+#endif
+} // namespace QmlDesigner::SourcePathStorageTracing
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/storagecache.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/storagecache.h
index a455087805d..ade51f5d596 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/storagecache.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/sourcepathstorage/storagecache.h
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "nonlockingmutex.h"
+#include "sourcepathstoragetracing.h"
 #include "storagecacheentry.h"
 #include "storagecachefwd.h"
 
-#include <tracing/qmldesignertracing.h>
-
 #include <sourcepathids.h>
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.cpp
index f92cae6cda8..19db261098c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.cpp
@@ -68,22 +68,4 @@ Category &category()
 
 } // namespace ModelTracing
 
-namespace SourcePathStorageTracing {
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_SOURCE_PATH_STORAGE_TRACING
-
-Category &category()
-{
-    thread_local Category category_{"source path storage",
-                                    Tracing::eventQueueWithStringArguments(),
-                                    Tracing::eventQueueWithoutArguments(),
-                                    category};
-
-    return category_;
-}
-
-#endif
-
-} // namespace SourcePathStorageTracing
-
 } // namespace QmlDesigner
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.h
index 449c9c7419b..cd1f9123178 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/tracing/qmldesignertracing.h
@@ -48,23 +48,4 @@ inline Category category()
 
 } // namespace ModelTracing
 
-namespace SourcePathStorageTracing {
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_SOURCE_PATH_STORAGE_TRACING
-
-using Category = NanotraceHR::EnabledCategory;
-
-[[gnu::pure]] QMLDESIGNERCORE_EXPORT Category &category();
-#else
-
-using Category = NanotraceHR::DisabledCategory;
-
-inline Category category()
-{
-    return {};
-}
-
-#endif
-
-} // namespace SourcePathStorageTracing
 } // namespace QmlDesigner