diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp
index 0323267daa0..b472498a806 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static ToolChain *findToolChain(FilePath &compilerPath, Id lang, const QString &
 }
 
 AndroidToolChain::AndroidToolChain()
-    : ClangToolChain(Constants::ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID)
+    : GccToolChain(Constants::ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID, Clang)
 {
     setTypeDisplayName(Tr::tr("Android Clang"));
 }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bool AndroidToolChain::isValid() const
     const bool isChildofSdk = compilerCommand().isChildOf(
         AndroidConfigurations::currentConfig().sdkLocation());
 
-    return ClangToolChain::isValid() && typeId() == Constants::ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID
+    return GccToolChain::isValid() && typeId() == Constants::ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID
            && targetAbi().isValid() && (isChildofNdk || isChildofSdk)
            && !originalTargetTriple().isEmpty();
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void AndroidToolChain::addToEnvironment(Environment &env) const
 
 void AndroidToolChain::fromMap(const Store &data)
 {
-    ClangToolChain::fromMap(data);
+    GccToolChain::fromMap(data);
     if (hasError())
         return;
     if (!isValid())
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.h b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.h
index 5bc66c0119b..bd33dc75704 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolchain.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 using ToolChainList = QList<ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *>;
 
-class AndroidToolChain : public ProjectExplorer::ClangToolChain
+class AndroidToolChain : public ProjectExplorer::GccToolChain
 {
 public:
     ~AndroidToolChain() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
index a2dcdf2f940..545cf85bc8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(kitSetupLog, "qtc.ios.kitSetup", QtWarningMsg)
 static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosCommonLog, "qtc.ios.common", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
-using ToolChainPair = std::pair<ClangToolChain *, ClangToolChain *>;
+using ToolChainPair = std::pair<GccToolChain *, GccToolChain *>;
 namespace Ios {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -95,19 +95,19 @@ static bool isSimulatorDeviceId(const Id &id)
     return id == Constants::IOS_SIMULATOR_TYPE;
 }
 
-static QList<ClangToolChain *> clangToolChains(const Toolchains &toolChains)
+static QList<GccToolChain *> clangToolChains(const Toolchains &toolChains)
 {
-    QList<ClangToolChain *> clangToolChains;
+    QList<GccToolChain *> clangToolChains;
     for (ToolChain *toolChain : toolChains)
         if (toolChain->typeId() == ProjectExplorer::Constants::CLANG_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID)
-            clangToolChains.append(static_cast<ClangToolChain *>(toolChain));
+            clangToolChains.append(static_cast<GccToolChain *>(toolChain));
     return clangToolChains;
 }
 
-static QList<ClangToolChain *> autoDetectedIosToolChains()
+static QList<GccToolChain *> autoDetectedIosToolChains()
 {
-    const QList<ClangToolChain *> toolChains = clangToolChains(ToolChainManager::toolchains());
-    return filtered(toolChains, [](ClangToolChain *toolChain) {
+    const QList<GccToolChain *> toolChains = clangToolChains(ToolChainManager::toolchains());
+    return filtered(toolChains, [](GccToolChain *toolChain) {
         return toolChain->isAutoDetected()
                && (toolChain->displayName().startsWith("iphone")
                    || toolChain->displayName().startsWith("Apple Clang")); // TODO tool chains should be marked directly
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ static QList<ClangToolChain *> autoDetectedIosToolChains()
 
 static ToolChainPair findToolChainForPlatform(const XcodePlatform &platform,
                                               const XcodePlatform::ToolchainTarget &target,
-                                              const QList<ClangToolChain *> &toolChains)
+                                              const QList<GccToolChain *> &toolChains)
 {
     ToolChainPair platformToolChains;
-    auto toolchainMatch = [](ClangToolChain *toolChain, const FilePath &compilerPath, const QStringList &flags) {
+    auto toolchainMatch = [](GccToolChain *toolChain, const FilePath &compilerPath, const QStringList &flags) {
         return compilerPath == toolChain->compilerCommand()
                 && flags == toolChain->platformCodeGenFlags()
                 && flags == toolChain->platformLinkerFlags();
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static ToolChainPair findToolChainForPlatform(const XcodePlatform &platform,
 static QHash<XcodePlatform::ToolchainTarget, ToolChainPair> findToolChains(const QList<XcodePlatform> &platforms)
 {
     QHash<XcodePlatform::ToolchainTarget, ToolChainPair> platformToolChainHash;
-    const QList<ClangToolChain *> toolChains = autoDetectedIosToolChains();
+    const QList<GccToolChain *> toolChains = autoDetectedIosToolChains();
     for (const XcodePlatform &platform : platforms) {
         for (const XcodePlatform::ToolchainTarget &target : platform.targets) {
             ToolChainPair platformToolchains = findToolChainForPlatform(platform, target,
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ Toolchains IosToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) co
     if (detector.device->type() != ProjectExplorer::Constants::DESKTOP_DEVICE_TYPE)
         return {};
 
-    QList<ClangToolChain *> existingClangToolChains = clangToolChains(detector.alreadyKnown);
+    QList<GccToolChain *> existingClangToolChains = clangToolChains(detector.alreadyKnown);
     const QList<XcodePlatform> platforms = XcodeProbe::detectPlatforms().values();
     Toolchains toolChains;
     toolChains.reserve(platforms.size());
@@ -585,9 +585,10 @@ Toolchains IosToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) co
         for (const XcodePlatform::ToolchainTarget &target : platform.targets) {
             ToolChainPair platformToolchains = findToolChainForPlatform(platform, target,
                                                                         existingClangToolChains);
-            auto createOrAdd = [&](ClangToolChain *toolChain, Id l) {
+            auto createOrAdd = [&](GccToolChain *toolChain, Id l) {
                 if (!toolChain) {
-                    toolChain = new ClangToolChain;
+                    toolChain = new GccToolChain(ProjectExplorer::Constants::CLANG_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID,
+                                                 GccToolChain::Clang);
                     toolChain->setPriority(ToolChain::PriorityHigh);
                     toolChain->setDetection(ToolChain::AutoDetection);
                     toolChain->setLanguage(l);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index 96a55122a81..71716ee3f14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -1656,15 +1656,6 @@ void GccToolChain::syncAutodetectedWithParentToolchains()
           });
 }
 
-ClangToolChain::ClangToolChain() :
-    ClangToolChain(Constants::CLANG_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID)
-{}
-
-ClangToolChain::ClangToolChain(Utils::Id typeId) :
-    GccToolChain(typeId, GccToolChain::Clang)
-{
-}
-
 bool GccToolChain::matchesCompilerCommand(const FilePath &command) const
 {
     if (m_subType == Clang) {
@@ -1707,7 +1698,9 @@ ClangToolChainFactory::ClangToolChainFactory()
     setDisplayName(Tr::tr("Clang"));
     setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::CLANG_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
     setSupportedLanguages({Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID, Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID});
-    setToolchainConstructor([] { return new ClangToolChain; });
+    setToolchainConstructor([] {
+        return new GccToolChain(Constants::CLANG_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID, GccToolChain::Clang);
+    });
 }
 
 Toolchains ClangToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) const
@@ -1805,7 +1798,7 @@ ClangToolChainConfigWidget::ClangToolChainConfigWidget(GccToolChain *tc) :
 
 void ClangToolChainConfigWidget::updateParentToolChainComboBox()
 {
-    auto *tc = static_cast<ClangToolChain *>(toolChain());
+    auto *tc = static_cast<GccToolChain *>(toolChain());
     QByteArray parentId = m_parentToolchainCombo->currentData().toByteArray();
     if (tc->isAutoDetected() || m_parentToolchainCombo->count() == 0)
         parentId = tc->m_parentToolChainId;
@@ -1842,7 +1835,7 @@ void ClangToolChainConfigWidget::applyImpl()
     if (!m_parentToolchainCombo)
         return;
 
-    auto *tc = static_cast<ClangToolChain *>(toolChain());
+    auto *tc = static_cast<GccToolChain *>(toolChain());
     tc->m_parentToolChainId.clear();
 
     const QByteArray parentId = m_parentToolchainCombo->currentData().toByteArray();
@@ -1866,7 +1859,7 @@ bool ClangToolChainConfigWidget::isDirtyImpl() const
     if (!m_parentToolchainCombo)
         return false;
 
-    auto tc = static_cast<ClangToolChain *>(toolChain());
+    auto tc = static_cast<GccToolChain *>(toolChain());
     Q_ASSERT(tc);
     const MingwToolChain *parentTC = mingwToolChainFromId(tc->m_parentToolChainId);
     const QByteArray parentId = parentTC ? parentTC->id() : QByteArray();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h
index 554ccc78fd5..3f43bc62ad5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h
@@ -199,17 +199,6 @@ private:
     QMetaObject::Connection m_thisToolchainRemovedConnection;
 };
 
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// ClangToolChain
-// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ClangToolChain : public GccToolChain
-{
-public:
-    ClangToolChain();
-    explicit ClangToolChain(Utils::Id typeId);
-};
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // MingwToolChain
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------