diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qpair.h b/src/corelib/tools/qpair.h
index 8070ca01755..009191c4670 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qpair.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qpair.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef QPAIR_H
 #define QPAIR_H
 
+#include <QtCore/qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -12,9 +13,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 #pragma qt_class(QPair)
 #endif
 
-template <typename T1, typename T2>
-using QPair = std::pair<T1, T2>;
-
 template <typename T1, typename T2>
 constexpr decltype(auto) qMakePair(T1 &&value1, T2 &&value2)
     noexcept(noexcept(std::make_pair(std::forward<T1>(value1), std::forward<T2>(value2))))