diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
index be6b6743e2b..e069892ca0d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <utils/utilsicons.h>
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 
-#include <QDir>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QPushButton>
@@ -149,10 +148,10 @@ QString GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardFinalPage::infoText() const
 
 struct GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::Private
 {
-    QStringList defaultKeys() const
+    FilePaths defaultKeys() const
     {
-        const QString baseDir = QDir::homePath() + "/.ssh";
-        return QStringList{baseDir + "/id_rsa", baseDir + "/id_ecdsa", baseDir + "/id_ed25519"};
+        const FilePath baseDir = FileUtils::homePath() / ".ssh";
+        return {baseDir / "id_rsa", baseDir / "id_ecdsa", baseDir / "id_ed25519"};
     }
 
     PathChooser keyFileChooser;
@@ -200,9 +199,9 @@ GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::GenericLinuxDeviceConfig
         d->iconLabel.clear();
         emit completeChanged();
     });
-    for (const QString &defaultKey : d->defaultKeys()) {
-        if (QFileInfo::exists(defaultKey)) {
-            d->keyFileChooser.setPath(defaultKey);
+    for (const FilePath &defaultKey : d->defaultKeys()) {
+        if (defaultKey.exists()) {
+            d->keyFileChooser.setFilePath(defaultKey);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ void GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::setDevice(const Lin
 void GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::initializePage()
 {
     if (!d->device->sshParameters().privateKeyFile.isEmpty())
-        d->keyFileChooser.setPath(privateKeyFilePath());
+        d->keyFileChooser.setFilePath(privateKeyFilePath());
     d->iconLabel.clear();
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ bool GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::isComplete() const
 
 bool GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::validatePage()
 {
-    if (!d->defaultKeys().contains(d->keyFileChooser.filePath().toString())) {
+    if (!d->defaultKeys().contains(d->keyFileChooser.filePath())) {
         SshConnectionParameters sshParams = d->device->sshParameters();
         sshParams.authenticationType = SshConnectionParameters::AuthenticationTypeSpecificKey;
         sshParams.privateKeyFile = d->keyFileChooser.filePath();
@@ -241,9 +240,9 @@ bool GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::validatePage()
     return true;
 }
 
-QString GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::privateKeyFilePath() const
+FilePath GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::privateKeyFilePath() const
 {
-    return d->keyFileChooser.filePath().toString();
+    return d->keyFileChooser.filePath();
 }
 
 void GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWizardKeyDeploymentPage::createKey()
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.h
index 7905a7de643..2b8c6f641f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwizardpages.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private:
     bool isComplete() const override;
     bool validatePage() override;
 
-    QString privateKeyFilePath() const;
+    Utils::FilePath privateKeyFilePath() const;
     void createKey();
     void deployKey();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp
index cdec2239a20..fd43803a262 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ PublicKeyDeploymentDialog *PublicKeyDeploymentDialog::createDialog(
         tr("Public Key Files (*.pub);;All Files (*)"));
     if (publicKeyFileName.isEmpty())
         return nullptr;
-    return new PublicKeyDeploymentDialog(deviceConfig, publicKeyFileName.toString(), parent);
+    return new PublicKeyDeploymentDialog(deviceConfig, publicKeyFileName, parent);
 }
 
 PublicKeyDeploymentDialog::PublicKeyDeploymentDialog(const IDevice::ConstPtr &deviceConfig,
-        const QString &publicKeyFileName, QWidget *parent)
+        const FilePath &publicKeyFileName, QWidget *parent)
     : QProgressDialog(parent), d(new PublicKeyDeploymentDialogPrivate)
 {
     setAutoReset(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.h
index 442678a8b56..e2792cc376f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
         QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
     PublicKeyDeploymentDialog(const ProjectExplorer::IDevice::ConstPtr &deviceConfig,
-                              const QString &publicKeyFileName, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+                              const Utils::FilePath &publicKeyFileName, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
     ~PublicKeyDeploymentDialog() override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp
index cb55102a1ea..9d5435ed4bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
 #include "sshkeydeployer.h"
 
 #include <ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h>
-#include <utils/fileutils.h>
+#include <utils/filepath.h>
 
 using namespace QSsh;
+using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -53,12 +54,12 @@ SshKeyDeployer::~SshKeyDeployer()
 }
 
 void SshKeyDeployer::deployPublicKey(const SshConnectionParameters &sshParams,
-    const QString &keyFilePath)
+                                     const FilePath &keyFilePath)
 {
     cleanup();
 
-    Utils::FileReader reader;
-    if (!reader.fetch(Utils::FilePath::fromString(keyFilePath))) {
+    FileReader reader;
+    if (!reader.fetch(keyFilePath)) {
         emit error(tr("Public key error: %1").arg(reader.errorString()));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.h
index 664543cb3c3..984f7a664f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 
 namespace QSsh { class SshConnectionParameters; }
+namespace Utils { class FilePath; }
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 namespace Internal { class SshKeyDeployerPrivate; }
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     ~SshKeyDeployer() override;
 
     void deployPublicKey(const QSsh::SshConnectionParameters &sshParams,
-        const QString &keyFilePath);
+                         const Utils::FilePath &keyFilePath);
     void stopDeployment();
 
 signals: