diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 93f4ac0a57a..8fb7fcd47a7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ FilePath FilePath::currentWorkingPath()
 bool FilePath::isRootPath() const
 {
     // FIXME: Make host-independent
-    return operator==(FilePath::fromString(QDir::rootPath()));
+    return *this == FilePath::fromString(QDir::rootPath());
 }
 
 QString FilePath::encodedHost() const
@@ -1003,43 +1003,6 @@ QVariant FilePath::toVariant() const
     return toString();
 }
 
-bool FilePath::operator==(const FilePath &other) const
-{
-    return pathView().compare(other.pathView(), caseSensitivity()) == 0
-        && host() == other.host()
-        && scheme() == other.scheme();
-}
-
-bool FilePath::operator!=(const FilePath &other) const
-{
-    return !(*this == other);
-}
-
-bool FilePath::operator<(const FilePath &other) const
-{
-    const int cmp = pathView().compare(other.pathView(), caseSensitivity());
-    if (cmp != 0)
-        return cmp < 0;
-    if (host() != other.host())
-        return host() < other.host();
-    return scheme() < other.scheme();
-}
-
-bool FilePath::operator<=(const FilePath &other) const
-{
-    return !(other < *this);
-}
-
-bool FilePath::operator>(const FilePath &other) const
-{
-    return other < *this;
-}
-
-bool FilePath::operator>=(const FilePath &other) const
-{
-    return !(*this < other);
-}
-
 /*!
     \returns whether FilePath is a child of \a s
 */
@@ -1363,13 +1326,6 @@ FilePath FilePath::stringAppended(const QString &str) const
     return FilePath::fromString(toString() + str);
 }
 
-size_t FilePath::hash(uint seed) const
-{
-    if (caseSensitivity() == Qt::CaseInsensitive)
-        return qHash(path().toCaseFolded(), seed);
-    return qHash(path(), seed);
-}
-
 QDateTime FilePath::lastModified() const
 {
     return fileAccess()->lastModified(*this);
@@ -1984,20 +1940,53 @@ DeviceFileHooks &DeviceFileHooks::instance()
     return s_deviceHooks;
 }
 
-} // namespace Utils
-
-std::hash<Utils::FilePath>::result_type
-    std::hash<Utils::FilePath>::operator()(const std::hash<Utils::FilePath>::argument_type &fn) const
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator==(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second)
 {
-    if (fn.caseSensitivity() == Qt::CaseInsensitive)
-        return hash<string>()(fn.toString().toCaseFolded().toStdString());
-    return hash<string>()(fn.toString().toStdString());
+    return first.pathView().compare(second.pathView(), first.caseSensitivity()) == 0
+        && first.host() == second.host()
+        && first.scheme() == second.scheme();
 }
 
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const Utils::FilePath &c)
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator!=(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second)
+{
+    return !(first == second);
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator<(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second)
+{
+    const int cmp = first.pathView().compare(second.pathView(), first.caseSensitivity());
+    if (cmp != 0)
+        return cmp < 0;
+    if (first.host() != second.host())
+        return first.host() < second.host();
+    return first.scheme() < second.scheme();
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator<=(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second)
+{
+    return !(second < first);
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator>(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second)
+{
+    return second < first;
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator>=(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second)
+{
+    return !(first < second);
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT size_t qHash(const FilePath &filePath, uint seed)
+{
+    if (filePath.caseSensitivity() == Qt::CaseInsensitive)
+        return qHash(filePath.path().toCaseFolded(), seed);
+    return qHash(filePath.path(), seed);
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const FilePath &c)
 {
     return dbg << c.toString();
 }
 
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
+} // Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
index 3da33a00688..a3da61ce47a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
@@ -132,12 +132,6 @@ public:
     expected_str<qint64> writeFileContents(const QByteArray &data, qint64 offset = 0) const;
     FilePathInfo filePathInfo() const;
 
-    bool operator==(const FilePath &other) const;
-    bool operator!=(const FilePath &other) const;
-    bool operator<(const FilePath &other) const;
-    bool operator<=(const FilePath &other) const;
-    bool operator>(const FilePath &other) const;
-    bool operator>=(const FilePath &other) const;
     [[nodiscard]] FilePath operator/(const QString &str) const;
 
     Qt::CaseSensitivity caseSensitivity() const;
@@ -147,8 +141,6 @@ public:
     void clear();
     bool isEmpty() const;
 
-    size_t hash(uint seed) const;
-
     [[nodiscard]] FilePath absoluteFilePath() const;
     [[nodiscard]] FilePath absolutePath() const;
     [[nodiscard]] FilePath resolvePath(const FilePath &tail) const;
@@ -245,6 +237,20 @@ public:
     expected_str<FilePath> localSource() const;
 
 private:
+    // These are needed.
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend bool operator==(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second);
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend bool operator!=(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second);
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend bool operator<(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second);
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend bool operator<=(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second);
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend bool operator>(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second);
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend bool operator>=(const FilePath &first, const FilePath &second);
+
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend size_t qHash(const FilePath &a, uint seed);
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend size_t qHash(const FilePath &a) { return qHash(a, 0); }
+
+    QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT friend QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const FilePath &c);
+
+    // Implementation details. May change.
     friend class ::tst_fileutils;
     void setPath(QStringView path);
     void setFromString(QStringView filepath);
@@ -258,11 +264,6 @@ private:
     unsigned short m_hostLen = 0;
 };
 
-inline size_t qHash(const Utils::FilePath &a, uint seed = 0)
-{
-    return a.hash(seed);
-}
-
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT DeviceFileHooks
 {
 public:
@@ -276,21 +277,15 @@ public:
     std::function<expected_str<FilePath>(const FilePath &)> localSource;
 };
 
-} // namespace Utils
-
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const Utils::FilePath &c);
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
+} // Utils
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Utils::FilePath)
 
 namespace std {
-template<>
-struct QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT hash<Utils::FilePath>
+
+template<> struct hash<Utils::FilePath>
 {
-    using argument_type = Utils::FilePath;
-    using result_type = size_t;
-    result_type operator()(const argument_type &fn) const;
+    size_t operator()(const Utils::FilePath &fn) const { return qHash(fn); }
 };
 
-} // namespace std
+} // std
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.h
index 86adb15b01b..04f4ecea43f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/fileapidataextractor.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class CMakeFileInfo
 {
 public:
     bool operator==(const CMakeFileInfo& other) const { return path == other.path; }
-    friend auto qHash(const CMakeFileInfo &info, uint seed = 0) { return info.path.hash(seed); }
+    friend size_t qHash(const CMakeFileInfo &info, uint seed = 0) { return qHash(info.path, seed); }
 
     Utils::FilePath path;
     bool isCMake = false;