diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
index e21c99e8571..5ab64f824a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "kitinformation.h"
 #include "projectexplorer.h"
 #include "projectexplorersettings.h"
+#include "projectexplorertr.h"
 #include "target.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
@@ -870,4 +871,37 @@ void InterpreterAspect::updateComboBox()
     updateCurrentInterpreter();
 }
 
+/*!
+    \class ProjectExplorer::X11ForwardingAspect
+    \inmodule QtCreator
+
+    \brief The X11ForwardingAspect class lets a user specify a display
+     for a remotely running X11 client.
+*/
+
+static QString defaultDisplay()
+{
+    return qtcEnvironmentVariable("DISPLAY");
+}
+
+X11ForwardingAspect::X11ForwardingAspect(const MacroExpander *expander)
+    : m_macroExpander(expander)
+{
+    setLabelText(Tr::tr("X11 Forwarding:"));
+    setDisplayStyle(LineEditDisplay);
+    setId("X11ForwardingAspect");
+    setSettingsKey("RunConfiguration.X11Forwarding");
+    makeCheckable(CheckBoxPlacement::Right, Tr::tr("Forward to local display"),
+                  "RunConfiguration.UseX11Forwarding");
+    setValue(defaultDisplay());
+
+    addDataExtractor(this, &X11ForwardingAspect::display, &Data::display);
+}
+
+QString X11ForwardingAspect::display() const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(m_macroExpander, return value());
+    return !isChecked() ? QString() : m_macroExpander->expandProcessArgs(value());
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
index d3d579070db..ff474572869 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
@@ -257,4 +257,19 @@ public:
     MainScriptAspect() = default;
 };
 
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT X11ForwardingAspect : public Utils::StringAspect
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    X11ForwardingAspect(const Utils::MacroExpander *macroExpander);
+
+    struct Data : StringAspect::Data { QString display; };
+
+    QString display() const;
+
+private:
+    const Utils::MacroExpander *m_macroExpander;
+};
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt
index 75899417c2b..e317e2e7865 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ add_qtc_plugin(RemoteLinux
     sshprocessinterface.h
     tarpackagecreationstep.cpp tarpackagecreationstep.h
     tarpackagedeploystep.cpp tarpackagedeploystep.h
-    x11forwardingaspect.cpp x11forwardingaspect.h
 )
 
 extend_qtc_plugin(RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs
index 4ad512e75d4..952818ccb22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ Project {
             "tarpackagecreationstep.h",
             "tarpackagedeploystep.cpp",
             "tarpackagedeploystep.h",
-            "x11forwardingaspect.cpp",
-            "x11forwardingaspect.h",
             "images/embeddedtarget.png",
         ]
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
index 6e536959328..d45870fded8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "remotelinux_constants.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"
 #include "remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.h"
-#include "x11forwardingaspect.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/runcontrol.h>
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
index 99ff7d7ff2c..48a150d54d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "remotelinux_constants.h"
 #include "remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"
-#include "x11forwardingaspect.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/buildsystem.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/buildtargetinfo.h>
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/x11forwardingaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/x11forwardingaspect.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a470bdb5313..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/x11forwardingaspect.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2018 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0+ OR GPL-3.0 WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#include "x11forwardingaspect.h"
-
-#include "remotelinuxtr.h"
-
-#include <utils/environment.h>
-#include <utils/macroexpander.h>
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
-
-using namespace Utils;
-
-namespace RemoteLinux {
-
-static QString defaultDisplay()
-{
-    return qtcEnvironmentVariable("DISPLAY");
-}
-
-X11ForwardingAspect::X11ForwardingAspect(const MacroExpander *expander)
-    : m_macroExpander(expander)
-{
-    setLabelText(Tr::tr("X11 Forwarding:"));
-    setDisplayStyle(LineEditDisplay);
-    setId("X11ForwardingAspect");
-    setSettingsKey("RunConfiguration.X11Forwarding");
-    makeCheckable(CheckBoxPlacement::Right, Tr::tr("Forward to local display"),
-                  "RunConfiguration.UseX11Forwarding");
-    setValue(defaultDisplay());
-
-    addDataExtractor(this, &X11ForwardingAspect::display, &Data::display);
-}
-
-QString X11ForwardingAspect::display() const
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(m_macroExpander, return value());
-    return !isChecked() ? QString() : m_macroExpander->expandProcessArgs(value());
-}
-
-} // namespace RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/x11forwardingaspect.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/x11forwardingaspect.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5379326581d..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/x11forwardingaspect.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2018 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0+ OR GPL-3.0 WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "remotelinux_export.h"
-
-#include <utils/aspects.h>
-
-namespace Utils { class MacroExpander; }
-
-namespace RemoteLinux {
-
-class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT X11ForwardingAspect : public Utils::StringAspect
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    X11ForwardingAspect(const Utils::MacroExpander *macroExpander);
-
-    struct Data : StringAspect::Data
-    {
-        QString display;
-    };
-
-    QString display() const;
-
-private:
-    const Utils::MacroExpander *m_macroExpander;
-};
-
-} // namespace RemoteLinux