diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonplugin.cpp
index 8410d31f9fb..60849b3158d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonplugin.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ QObject *pluginInstance()
     return m_instance;
 }
 
-class PythonPluginPrivate
-{
-public:
-    PythonSettings settings;
-    PythonWizardPageFactory pythonWizardPageFactory;
-};
-
 class PythonPlugin final : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -61,14 +54,11 @@ public:
     ~PythonPlugin() final
     {
         m_instance = nullptr;
-        delete d;
     }
 
 private:
     void initialize() final
     {
-        d = new PythonPluginPrivate;
-
         setupPythonEditorFactory(this);
 
         setupPySideBuildStep();
@@ -79,6 +69,9 @@ private:
         setupPythonDebugWorker();
         setupPythonOutputParser();
 
+        setupPythonSettings(this);
+        setupPythonWizard();
+
         KitManager::setIrrelevantAspects(KitManager::irrelevantAspects()
                                          + QSet<Id>{PythonKitAspect::id()});
 
@@ -98,8 +91,6 @@ private:
                               Tr::tr("Issues parsed from Python runtime output."),
                               true});
     }
-
-    PythonPluginPrivate *d = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // Python::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
index b72a125d130..c2cb874bd5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.cpp
@@ -1193,6 +1193,12 @@ Interpreter PythonSettings::interpreter(const QString &interpreterId)
                                 Utils::equal(&Interpreter::id, interpreterId));
 }
 
+void setupPythonSettings(QObject *guard)
+{
+    new PythonSettings; // Initializes settingsInstance
+    settingsInstance->setParent(guard);
+}
+
 } // Python::Internal
 
 #include "pythonsettings.moc"
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.h b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.h
index 99ca4f02b00..cc08dc8361e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonsettings.h
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ private:
     static void saveSettings();
 };
 
+void setupPythonSettings(QObject *guard);
+
 } // Python::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.cpp
index dc4895eb3e0..43e72d06b7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.cpp
@@ -10,25 +10,47 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/generatedfile.h>
 
-#include <utils/algorithm.h>
-#include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
-#include <utils/mimeutils.h>
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
-
+#include <projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizard.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardpagefactory.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectmanager.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 
+#include <utils/algorithm.h>
+#include <utils/aspects.h>
+#include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
+#include <utils/mimeutils.h>
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/wizardpage.h>
+
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Python::Internal {
 
-PythonWizardPageFactory::PythonWizardPageFactory()
+class PythonWizardPage final : public WizardPage
 {
-    setTypeIdsSuffix("PythonConfiguration");
-}
+public:
+    PythonWizardPage(const QList<QPair<QString, QVariant>> &pySideAndData, int defaultPyside);
+    bool validatePage() final;
+
+private:
+    SelectionAspect m_pySideVersion;
+};
+
+class PythonWizardPageFactory final : public JsonWizardPageFactory
+{
+public:
+    PythonWizardPageFactory()
+    {
+        setTypeIdsSuffix("PythonConfiguration");
+    }
+
+    WizardPage *create(JsonWizard *wizard, Id typeId, const QVariant &data) final;
+    bool validateData(Utils::Id typeId, const QVariant &data, QString *errorMessage) final;
+};
 
 WizardPage *PythonWizardPageFactory::create(JsonWizard *wizard, Id typeId, const QVariant &data)
 {
@@ -110,5 +132,10 @@ bool PythonWizardPage::validatePage()
     return true;
 }
 
+void setupPythonWizard()
+{
+    static PythonWizardPageFactory thePythonWizardPageFactory;
+}
+
 } // namespace Python::Internal
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.h b/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.h
index d68ea4b8544..af294616fee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonwizardpage.h
@@ -3,34 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizard.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardpagefactory.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h>
-
-#include <utils/aspects.h>
-#include <utils/wizardpage.h>
-
 namespace Python::Internal {
 
-class PythonWizardPageFactory : public ProjectExplorer::JsonWizardPageFactory
-{
-public:
-    PythonWizardPageFactory();
-
-    Utils::WizardPage *create(ProjectExplorer::JsonWizard *wizard,
-                              Utils::Id typeId,
-                              const QVariant &data) override;
-    bool validateData(Utils::Id typeId, const QVariant &data, QString *errorMessage) override;
-};
-
-class PythonWizardPage : public Utils::WizardPage
-{
-public:
-    PythonWizardPage(const QList<QPair<QString, QVariant>> &pySideAndData, const int defaultPyside);
-    bool validatePage() override;
-
-private:
-    Utils::SelectionAspect m_pySideVersion;
-};
+void setupPythonWizard();
 
 } // namespace Python::Internal