diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
index a25d28e673f..afa4f8ca5e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static bool isProjectParsing()
 }
 
 TestCodeParser::TestCodeParser()
-    :  m_threadPool(new QThreadPool(this))
 {
     // connect to ProgressManager to postpone test parsing when CppModelManager is parsing
     ProgressManager *progressManager = ProgressManager::instance();
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ TestCodeParser::TestCodeParser()
     });
     m_reparseTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     connect(&m_reparseTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &TestCodeParser::parsePostponedFiles);
-    m_threadPool->setMaxThreadCount(std::max(QThread::idealThreadCount()/4, 1));
-    m_threadPool->setThreadPriority(QThread::LowestPriority);
     m_futureSynchronizer.setCancelOnWait(true);
 }
 
@@ -363,11 +360,11 @@ void TestCodeParser::scanForTests(const QSet<FilePath> &filePaths,
 
     using namespace Tasking;
 
-    QList<TaskItem> tasks{parallel}; // TODO: use ParallelLimit(N) and add to settings?
+    QList<TaskItem> tasks{ParallelLimit(std::max(QThread::idealThreadCount() / 4, 1))};
     for (const FilePath &file : filteredFiles) {
         const auto setup = [this, codeParsers, file](AsyncTask<TestParseResultPtr> &async) {
             async.setConcurrentCallData(parseFileForTests, codeParsers, file);
-            async.setThreadPool(m_threadPool);
+            async.setPriority(QThread::LowestPriority);
             async.setFutureSynchronizer(&m_futureSynchronizer);
         };
         const auto onDone = [this](const AsyncTask<TestParseResultPtr> &async) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h
index 8effd3b5772..c86de52b943 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ private:
     QList<ITestParser *> m_testCodeParsers; // ptrs are still owned by TestFrameworkManager
     QTimer m_reparseTimer;
     QSet<ITestParser *> m_updateParsers;
-    QThreadPool *m_threadPool = nullptr;
     Utils::FutureSynchronizer m_futureSynchronizer;
     std::unique_ptr<Utils::TaskTree> m_taskTree;
     QHash<Utils::FilePath, int> m_qmlEditorRev;