diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp
index a7700d942af..0f37e4fb554 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangdlocatorfilters.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ class LspCurrentDocumentFilter : public DocumentLocatorFilter
 {
 public:
     LspCurrentDocumentFilter()
-        : DocumentLocatorFilter(LanguageClientManager::instance())
     {
         setId({});
         setDisplayName({});
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp
index d10c9c6e28f..4d9ee95d860 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangmodelmanagersupport.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <cppeditor/editordocumenthandle.h>
 
 #include <languageclient/languageclientmanager.h>
+#include <languageclient/locatorfilter.h>
 
 #include <texteditor/quickfix.h>
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
index 2d896f1a2d3..275e9ed9e49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "languageclientplugin.h"
 #include "languageclientsymbolsupport.h"
 #include "languageclienttr.h"
+#include "locatorfilter.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditor.h>
@@ -41,9 +42,19 @@ static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(Log, "qtc.languageclient.manager", QtWarningMsg)
 static LanguageClientManager *managerInstance = nullptr;
 static bool g_shuttingDown = false;
 
+class LanguageClientManagerPrivate
+{
+    DocumentLocatorFilter m_currentDocumentLocatorFilter;
+    WorkspaceLocatorFilter m_workspaceLocatorFilter;
+    WorkspaceClassLocatorFilter m_workspaceClassLocatorFilter;
+    WorkspaceMethodLocatorFilter m_workspaceMethodLocatorFilter;
+};
+
 LanguageClientManager::LanguageClientManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
+    managerInstance = this;
+    d.reset(new LanguageClientManagerPrivate);
     using namespace Core;
     using namespace ProjectExplorer;
     connect(EditorManager::instance(), &EditorManager::editorOpened,
@@ -74,7 +85,7 @@ void LanguageClientManager::init()
     if (managerInstance)
         return;
     QTC_ASSERT(LanguageClientPlugin::instance(), return);
-    managerInstance = new LanguageClientManager(LanguageClientPlugin::instance());
+    new LanguageClientManager(LanguageClientPlugin::instance());
 }
 
 void LanguageClient::LanguageClientManager::addClient(Client *client)
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
index cf90a2f7468..dd36da935e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "client.h"
 #include "languageclient_global.h"
 #include "languageclientsettings.h"
-#include "locatorfilter.h"
 #include "lspinspector.h"
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer { class Project; }
 
 namespace LanguageClient {
 
+class LanguageClientManagerPrivate;
 class LanguageClientMark;
 
 class LANGUAGECLIENT_EXPORT LanguageClientManager : public QObject
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ private:
     QList<BaseSettings *>  m_currentSettings; // owned
     QMap<QString, QList<Client *>> m_clientsForSetting;
     QHash<TextEditor::TextDocument *, QPointer<Client>> m_clientForDocument;
-    DocumentLocatorFilter m_currentDocumentLocatorFilter{this};
-    WorkspaceLocatorFilter m_workspaceLocatorFilter;
-    WorkspaceClassLocatorFilter m_workspaceClassLocatorFilter;
-    WorkspaceMethodLocatorFilter m_workspaceMethodLocatorFilter;
+    std::unique_ptr<LanguageClientManagerPrivate> d;
     LspInspector m_inspector;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp
index 19f1698f3ed..fb883c7603d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ LocatorMatcherTask workspaceFunctionMatcher(Client *client, int maxResultCount)
                           {SymbolKind::Method, SymbolKind::Function, SymbolKind::Constructor});
 }
 
-DocumentLocatorFilter::DocumentLocatorFilter(LanguageClientManager *languageManager)
+DocumentLocatorFilter::DocumentLocatorFilter()
 {
     setId(Constants::LANGUAGECLIENT_DOCUMENT_FILTER_ID);
     setDisplayName(Tr::tr(Constants::LANGUAGECLIENT_DOCUMENT_FILTER_DISPLAY_NAME));
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ DocumentLocatorFilter::DocumentLocatorFilter(LanguageClientManager *languageMana
     setPriority(ILocatorFilter::Low);
     connect(EditorManager::instance(), &EditorManager::currentEditorChanged,
             this, &DocumentLocatorFilter::updateCurrentClient);
-    connect(languageManager, &LanguageClientManager::clientInitialized,
+    connect(LanguageClientManager::instance(), &LanguageClientManager::clientInitialized,
             this, &DocumentLocatorFilter::updateCurrentClient);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.h
index bf6ff30a015..d1c000331a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/locatorfilter.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class LANGUAGECLIENT_EXPORT DocumentLocatorFilter : public Core::ILocatorFilter
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    DocumentLocatorFilter(LanguageClientManager *languageManager);
+    DocumentLocatorFilter();
 
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,