diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp
index 2471fd17a14..5c88110b8a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ Highlighter::Highlighter()
                             &categoryForTextStyle);
 }
 
-KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition Highlighter::definitionForDocument(const TextDocument *document)
+Highlighter::Definition Highlighter::definitionForDocument(const TextDocument *document)
 {
     const Utils::MimeType mimeType = Utils::mimeTypeForName(document->mimeType());
-    KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition definition;
+    Definition definition;
     if (mimeType.isValid())
         definition = Highlighter::definitionForMimeType(mimeType.name());
     if (!definition.isValid())
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition Highlighter::definitionForDocument(const TextDoc
     return definition;
 }
 
-KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition Highlighter::definitionForMimeType(const QString &mimeType)
+Highlighter::Definition Highlighter::definitionForMimeType(const QString &mimeType)
 {
     return highlightRepository()->definitionForMimeType(mimeType);
 }
 
-KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition Highlighter::definitionForFileName(const QString &fileName)
+Highlighter::Definition Highlighter::definitionForFileName(const QString &fileName)
 {
     return highlightRepository()->definitionForFileName(fileName);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.h
index f29da279e31..22fd23b26fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/highlighter.h
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ class TextDocument;
 class Highlighter : public SyntaxHighlighter, public KSyntaxHighlighting::AbstractHighlighter
 {
 public:
+    using Definition = KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition;
     Highlighter();
 
-    static KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition definitionForDocument(const TextDocument *document);
-    static KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition definitionForMimeType(const QString &mimeType);
-    static KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition definitionForFileName(const QString &fileName);
+    static Definition definitionForDocument(const TextDocument *document);
+    static Definition definitionForMimeType(const QString &mimeType);
+    static Definition definitionForFileName(const QString &fileName);
 
     static void addCustomHighlighterPath(const Utils::FileName &path);
     static void updateDefinitions(std::function<void()> callback = nullptr);
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 8e5aaacbad3..32b5267b12d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -8499,8 +8499,7 @@ void TextEditorWidget::configureGenericHighlighter()
 
     setCodeFoldingSupported(false);
 
-    const KSyntaxHighlighting::Definition definition =
-        Highlighter::definitionForDocument(textDocument());
+    const Highlighter::Definition definition = Highlighter::definitionForDocument(textDocument());
 
     if (definition.isValid()) {
         highlighter->setDefinition(definition);