diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp
index dec354b47fd..13ad4e12e6b 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection.cpp
@@ -1459,13 +1459,13 @@ void QHttpNetworkConnection::setSslConfiguration(const QSslConfiguration &config
         d->channels[i].setSslConfiguration(config);
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<QSslContext> QHttpNetworkConnection::sslContext()
+std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> QHttpNetworkConnection::sslContext()
 {
     Q_D(QHttpNetworkConnection);
     return d->sslContext;
 }
 
-void QHttpNetworkConnection::setSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> context)
+void QHttpNetworkConnection::setSslContext(std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> context)
 {
     Q_D(QHttpNetworkConnection);
     d->sslContext = std::move(context);
diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection_p.h b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection_p.h
index 5bda5079200..1c090776f60 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpnetworkconnection_p.h
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ public:
     void setSslConfiguration(const QSslConfiguration &config);
     void ignoreSslErrors(int channel = -1);
     void ignoreSslErrors(const QList<QSslError> &errors, int channel = -1);
-    QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContext();
-    void setSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> context);
+    std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContext();
+    void setSslContext(std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> context);
 #endif
 
     void preConnectFinished();
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public:
     QHttpNetworkConnection::ConnectionType connectionType;
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_SSL
-    QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContext;
+    std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContext;
 #endif
 
     QHttp2Configuration http2Parameters;
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
index e819510308e..47f4968f03e 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@ QList<QByteArray> QSslSocketPrivate::unixRootCertDirectories()
 /*!
     \internal
 */
-void QSslSocketPrivate::checkSettingSslContext(QSslSocket* socket, QSharedPointer<QSslContext> tlsContext)
+void QSslSocketPrivate::checkSettingSslContext(QSslSocket* socket, std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> tlsContext)
 {
     if (!socket)
         return;
@@ -3007,7 +3007,7 @@ void QSslSocketPrivate::checkSettingSslContext(QSslSocket* socket, QSharedPointe
 /*!
     \internal
 */
-QSharedPointer<QSslContext> QSslSocketPrivate::sslContext(QSslSocket *socket)
+std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> QSslSocketPrivate::sslContext(QSslSocket *socket)
 {
     if (!socket)
         return {};
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
index 2816e623815..f2c7c00ab34 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ public:
     Q_NETWORK_EXPORT static void pauseSocketNotifiers(QSslSocket*);
     Q_NETWORK_EXPORT static void resumeSocketNotifiers(QSslSocket*);
     // ### The 2 methods below should be made member methods once the QSslContext class is made public
-    static void checkSettingSslContext(QSslSocket*, QSharedPointer<QSslContext>);
-    static QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContext(QSslSocket *socket);
+    static void checkSettingSslContext(QSslSocket*, std::shared_ptr<QSslContext>);
+    static std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContext(QSslSocket *socket);
     Q_NETWORK_EXPORT bool isPaused() const;
     Q_NETWORK_EXPORT void setPaused(bool p);
     bool bind(const QHostAddress &address, quint16, QAbstractSocket::BindMode) override;
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend.cpp
index d5f016a4d28..689908d6441 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend.cpp
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ TlsCryptograph::~TlsCryptograph() = default;
 
     \sa sslContext()
 */
-void TlsCryptograph::checkSettingSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> tlsContext)
+void TlsCryptograph::checkSettingSslContext(std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> tlsContext)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(tlsContext);
 }
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ void TlsCryptograph::checkSettingSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> tlsConte
 
     \sa checkSettingSslContext()
 */
-QSharedPointer<QSslContext> TlsCryptograph::sslContext() const
+std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> TlsCryptograph::sslContext() const
 {
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend_p.h b/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend_p.h
index 79bd0c5ebfd..020d84506e8 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend_p.h
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qtlsbackend_p.h
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~TlsCryptograph();
 
     virtual void init(QSslSocket *q, QSslSocketPrivate *d) = 0;
-    virtual void checkSettingSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> tlsContext);
-    virtual QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContext() const;
+    virtual void checkSettingSslContext(std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> tlsContext);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContext() const;
 
     virtual QList<QSslError> tlsErrors() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qdtls_openssl_p.h b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qdtls_openssl_p.h
index d10d4ce5846..8f2b59c8b08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qdtls_openssl_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qdtls_openssl_p.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
     using BioMethod = QSharedPointer<BIO_METHOD>;
     BioMethod bioMethod;
 
-    using TlsContext = QSharedPointer<QSslContext>;
+    using TlsContext = std::shared_ptr<QSslContext>;
     TlsContext tlsContext;
 
     using TlsConnection = QSharedPointer<SSL>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp
index ee69f5aa44a..1b32ad37dc7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl.cpp
@@ -172,14 +172,15 @@ QSslContext::~QSslContext()
         q_SSL_SESSION_free(session);
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<QSslContext> QSslContext::sharedFromConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, const QSslConfiguration &configuration, bool allowRootCertOnDemandLoading)
+std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> QSslContext::sharedFromConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, const QSslConfiguration &configuration, bool allowRootCertOnDemandLoading)
 {
-    QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContext = QSharedPointer<QSslContext>::create();
-    initSslContext(sslContext.data(), mode, configuration, allowRootCertOnDemandLoading);
+    struct AccessToPrivateCtor : QSslContext {};
+    std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContext = std::make_shared<AccessToPrivateCtor>();
+    initSslContext(sslContext.get(), mode, configuration, allowRootCertOnDemandLoading);
     return sslContext;
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<QSslContext> QSslContext::sharedFromPrivateConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, QSslConfigurationPrivate *privConfiguration,
+std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> QSslContext::sharedFromPrivateConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, QSslConfigurationPrivate *privConfiguration,
                                                                         bool allowRootCertOnDemandLoading)
 {
     return sharedFromConfiguration(mode, privConfiguration, allowRootCertOnDemandLoading);
diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl_p.h b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl_p.h
index 398ab9bb577..f031386ee15 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslcontext_openssl_p.h
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ public:
 
     ~QSslContext();
 
-    static QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sharedFromConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, const QSslConfiguration &configuration,
+    static std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sharedFromConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, const QSslConfiguration &configuration,
                                                                bool allowRootCertOnDemandLoading);
-    static QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sharedFromPrivateConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, QSslConfigurationPrivate *privConfiguration,
+    static std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sharedFromPrivateConfiguration(QSslSocket::SslMode mode, QSslConfigurationPrivate *privConfiguration,
                                                                       bool allowRootCertOnDemandLoading);
     static long setupOpenSslOptions(QSsl::SslProtocol protocol, QSsl::SslOptions sslOptions);
 
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     QSslContext();
-    friend class QSharedPointer<QSslContext>;
 
 private:
     static void initSslContext(QSslContext* sslContext, QSslSocket::SslMode mode, const QSslConfiguration &configuration,
diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl.cpp b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl.cpp
index ec4303bcdc7..db7316e9273 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl.cpp
@@ -504,13 +504,13 @@ void TlsCryptographOpenSSL::init(QSslSocket *qObj, QSslSocketPrivate *dObj)
     caToFetch = QSslCertificate{};
 }
 
-void TlsCryptographOpenSSL::checkSettingSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> tlsContext)
+void TlsCryptographOpenSSL::checkSettingSslContext(std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> tlsContext)
 {
     if (!sslContextPointer)
         sslContextPointer = std::move(tlsContext);
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<QSslContext> TlsCryptographOpenSSL::sslContext() const
+std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> TlsCryptographOpenSSL::sslContext() const
 {
     return sslContextPointer;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl_p.h b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl_p.h
index 48c9223f99d..9e7283b15d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qtls_openssl_p.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ public:
     ~TlsCryptographOpenSSL();
 
     void init(QSslSocket *qObj, QSslSocketPrivate *dObj) override;
-    void checkSettingSslContext(QSharedPointer<QSslContext> tlsContext) override;
-    QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContext() const override;
+    void checkSettingSslContext(std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> tlsContext) override;
+    std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContext() const override;
 
     QList<QSslError> tlsErrors() const override;
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ private:
     bool initSslContext();
     void destroySslContext();
 
-    QSharedPointer<QSslContext> sslContextPointer;
+    std::shared_ptr<QSslContext> sslContextPointer;
     SSL *ssl = nullptr; // TLSTODO: RAII.
 
     QList<QSslErrorEntry> errorList;