diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.cpp
index a633d5c84c8..843809357cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.cpp
@@ -93,15 +93,14 @@ void LspLogger::log(const LspLogMessage::MessageSender sender,
                     const QString &clientName,
                     const BaseMessage &message)
 {
-    QLinkedList<LspLogMessage> &clientLog = m_logs[clientName];
-    auto delta = clientLog.size() - m_logSize + 1;
-    if (delta > 0)
-        clientLog.erase(clientLog.begin(), clientLog.begin() + delta);
-    m_logs[clientName].append({sender, QTime::currentTime(), message});
-    emit newMessage(clientName, m_logs[clientName].last());
+    std::list<LspLogMessage> &clientLog = m_logs[clientName];
+    for (auto delta = clientLog.size() - m_logSize + 1; delta > 0; --delta)
+        clientLog.pop_front();
+    m_logs[clientName].push_back({sender, QTime::currentTime(), message});
+    emit newMessage(clientName, m_logs[clientName].back());
 }
 
-QLinkedList<LspLogMessage> LspLogger::messages(const QString &clientName) const
+std::list<LspLogMessage> LspLogger::messages(const QString &clientName) const
 {
     return m_logs[clientName];
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.h
index 0cb85967c48..8d736d249d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/lsplogger.h
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QLinkedList>
 #include <QTime>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include <languageserverprotocol/basemessage.h>
 
+#include <list>
+
 namespace LanguageClient {
 
 struct LspLogMessage
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ public:
              const QString &clientName,
              const LanguageServerProtocol::BaseMessage &message);
 
-    QLinkedList<LspLogMessage> messages(const QString &clientName) const;
+    std::list<LspLogMessage> messages(const QString &clientName) const;
     QList<QString> clients() const;
 
 signals:
     void newMessage(const QString &clientName, const LspLogMessage &message);
 
 private:
-    QMap<QString, QLinkedList<LspLogMessage>> m_logs;
+    QMap<QString, std::list<LspLogMessage>> m_logs;
     int m_logSize = 100; // default log size if no widget is currently visible
 };