diff --git a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.cpp b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.cpp
index 077c9da85ca..81f54cdb318 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.cpp
@@ -25,42 +25,12 @@
 
 #include "requestdocumentannotations.h"
 
-#include <QDataStream>
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include <ostream>
 
 namespace ClangBackEnd {
 
-RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage::RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage(const FileContainer &file)
-    : fileContainer_(file)
-{
-}
-
-const FileContainer RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage::fileContainer() const
-{
-    return fileContainer_;
-}
-
-QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &out, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message)
-{
-    out << message.fileContainer_;
-
-    return out;
-}
-
-QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &in, RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message)
-{
-    in >> message.fileContainer_;
-
-    return in;
-}
-
-bool operator==(const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &first, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &second)
-{
-    return first.fileContainer_ == second.fileContainer_;
-}
-
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message)
 {
     debug.nospace() << "RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage("
diff --git a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.h b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.h
index 471b6e60c66..175fb1a6965 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.h
+++ b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/requestdocumentannotations.h
@@ -29,28 +29,43 @@
 
 namespace ClangBackEnd {
 
-class CMBIPC_EXPORT RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage
+class RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage
 {
-    friend CMBIPC_EXPORT QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &out, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message);
-    friend CMBIPC_EXPORT QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &in, RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message);
-    friend CMBIPC_EXPORT bool operator==(const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &first, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &second);
-    friend CMBIPC_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message);
-    friend void PrintTo(const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message, ::std::ostream* os);
-
 public:
     RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage() = default;
-    RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage(const FileContainer &fileContainer);
+    RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage(const FileContainer &fileContainer)
+        : fileContainer_(fileContainer)
+    {
+    }
 
-    const FileContainer fileContainer() const;
+    const FileContainer fileContainer() const
+    {
+        return fileContainer_;
+    }
+
+    friend QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &out, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message)
+    {
+        out << message.fileContainer_;
+
+        return out;
+    }
+
+    friend QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &in, RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message)
+    {
+        in >> message.fileContainer_;
+
+        return in;
+    }
+
+    friend bool operator==(const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &first, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &second)
+    {
+        return first.fileContainer_ == second.fileContainer_;
+    }
 
 private:
     FileContainer fileContainer_;
 };
 
-CMBIPC_EXPORT QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &out, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message);
-CMBIPC_EXPORT QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &in, RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message);
-CMBIPC_EXPORT bool operator==(const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &first, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &second);
-
 CMBIPC_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message);
 void PrintTo(const RequestDocumentAnnotationsMessage &message, ::std::ostream* os);