diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
index 46283b4c9fa..32be37048e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ QWidget *BuildStep::doCreateConfigWidget()
             setSummaryText(m_summaryUpdater());
     };
 
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : std::as_const(m_aspects))
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : std::as_const(*this))
         connect(aspect, &BaseAspect::changed, widget, recreateSummary);
 
     connect(buildConfiguration(), &BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryChanged,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ QWidget *BuildStep::doCreateConfigWidget()
 QWidget *BuildStep::createConfigWidget()
 {
     Layouting::Form form;
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : std::as_const(m_aspects)) {
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : std::as_const(*this)) {
         if (aspect->isVisible())
             form.addItem(aspect);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
index 6d5fa797a67..5d23d65c8b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ const char DISPLAY_NAME_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DisplayNam
 // ProjectConfiguration
 
 ProjectConfiguration::ProjectConfiguration(QObject *parent, Utils::Id id)
-    : QObject(parent)
+    : AspectContainer(parent)
     , m_id(id)
 {
-    m_aspects.setOwnsSubAspects(true);
+    setOwnsSubAspects(true);
 
     QTC_CHECK(parent);
     QTC_CHECK(id.isValid());
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ QVariantMap ProjectConfiguration::toMap() const
     QVariantMap map;
     map.insert(QLatin1String(CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY), m_id.toSetting());
     m_displayName.toMap(map, DISPLAY_NAME_KEY);
-    m_aspects.toMap(map);
+    AspectContainer::toMap(map);
     return map;
 }
 
@@ -106,15 +106,10 @@ bool ProjectConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     QTC_ASSERT(id.toString().startsWith(m_id.toString()), return false);
 
     m_displayName.fromMap(map, DISPLAY_NAME_KEY);
-    m_aspects.fromMap(map);
+    AspectContainer::fromMap(map);
     return true;
 }
 
-BaseAspect *ProjectConfiguration::aspect(Id id) const
-{
-    return m_aspects.aspect(id);
-}
-
 FilePath ProjectConfiguration::mapFromBuildDeviceToGlobalPath(const FilePath &path) const
 {
     IDevice::ConstPtr dev = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
index cb716bf66e5..8c5dac1d902 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Kit;
 class Project;
 class Target;
 
-class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ProjectConfiguration : public QObject
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ProjectConfiguration : public Utils::AspectContainer
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -54,26 +54,12 @@ public:
 
     static QString settingsIdKey();
 
-    template<class Aspect, typename ...Args>
-    Aspect *addAspect(Args && ...args)
-    {
-        return m_aspects.addAspect<Aspect>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    }
-
-    const Utils::AspectContainer &aspects() const { return m_aspects; }
-
-    Utils::BaseAspect *aspect(Utils::Id id) const;
-    template <typename T> T *aspect() const { return m_aspects.aspect<T>(); }
-
     Utils::FilePath mapFromBuildDeviceToGlobalPath(const Utils::FilePath &path) const;
 
 signals:
     void displayNameChanged();
     void toolTipChanged();
 
-protected:
-    Utils::AspectContainer m_aspects;
-
 private:
     QPointer<Target> m_target;
     const Utils::Id m_id;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index d05c23eaf51..29b59ad8984 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool RunConfiguration::isEnabled() const
 QWidget *RunConfiguration::createConfigurationWidget()
 {
     Layouting::Form form;
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : std::as_const(m_aspects)) {
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : std::as_const(*this)) {
         if (aspect->isVisible()) {
             form.addItem(aspect);
             form.addItem(Layouting::br);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void RunConfiguration::addAspectFactory(const AspectFactory &aspectFactory)
 QMap<Utils::Id, QVariantMap> RunConfiguration::settingsData() const
 {
     QMap<Utils::Id, QVariantMap> data;
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : m_aspects)
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : *this)
         aspect->toActiveMap(data[aspect->id()]);
     return data;
 }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ QMap<Utils::Id, QVariantMap> RunConfiguration::settingsData() const
 AspectContainerData RunConfiguration::aspectData() const
 {
     AspectContainerData data;
-    for (BaseAspect *aspect : m_aspects)
+    for (BaseAspect *aspect : *this)
         data.append(aspect->extractData());
     return data;
 }
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ RunConfiguration *RunConfigurationFactory::create(Target *target) const
 
     // Add the universal aspects.
     for (const RunConfiguration::AspectFactory &factory : theAspectFactories)
-        rc->m_aspects.registerAspect(factory(target));
+        rc->registerAspect(factory(target));
 
     return rc;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index a0d83ebb488..59704141562 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public:
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    using ProjectConfiguration::registerAspect;
     using AspectFactory = std::function<Utils::BaseAspect *(Target *)>;
     template <class T> static void registerAspect()
     {