diff --git a/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp b/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp
index 886d4c5e..3b040dd1 100644
--- a/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp
+++ b/src/private/multisplitter/Item.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ inline Qt::Orientation orientationForLocation(Item::Location loc)
     return Qt::Vertical;
 }
 
-inline Qt::Orientation oppositeOrientation(Qt::Orientation o) {
+inline Qt::Orientation oppositeOrientation(Qt::Orientation o)
+{
     return o == Qt::Vertical ? Qt::Horizontal
                              : Qt::Vertical;
 }
@@ -76,6 +77,22 @@ inline QRect adjustedRect(QRect r, Qt::Orientation o, int p1, int p2)
     return r;
 }
 
+namespace Layouting {
+struct LengthOnSide
+{
+    int length = 0;
+    int minLength = 0;
+
+    int available() const {
+        return qMax(0, length - minLength);
+    }
+
+    int missing() const {
+        return qMax(0, minLength - length);
+    }
+};
+}
+
 ItemContainer *Item::root() const
 {
     return m_parent ? m_parent->root()
@@ -2330,8 +2347,8 @@ int ItemContainer::availableLength() const
                         : availableSize().width();
 }
 
-ItemContainer::LengthOnSide ItemContainer::lengthOnSide(const SizingInfo::List &sizes, int fromIndex,
-                                                        Side side, Qt::Orientation o) const
+LengthOnSide ItemContainer::lengthOnSide(const SizingInfo::List &sizes, int fromIndex,
+                                         Side side, Qt::Orientation o) const
 {
     if (fromIndex < 0)
         return {};
@@ -2455,17 +2472,6 @@ int ItemContainer::availableOnSide_recursive(const Item *child, Side side, Qt::O
     }
 }
 
-QVariantList ItemContainer::items() const
-{
-    QVariantList items;
-    items.reserve(d->m_children.size());
-
-    for (auto item : d->m_children)
-        items << QVariant::fromValue(item);
-
-    return items;
-}
-
 void ItemContainer::growNeighbours(Item *side1Neighbour, Item *side2Neighbour)
 {
     if (!side1Neighbour && !side2Neighbour)
diff --git a/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h b/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h
index 2e492467..0cf2f95e 100644
--- a/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h
+++ b/src/private/multisplitter/Item_p.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ItemContainer;
 class Item;
 class Separator;
 class GuestInterface;
+class LengthOnSide;
 
 enum Side {
     Side1,
@@ -361,24 +362,10 @@ private:
     GuestInterface *m_guest = nullptr;
 };
 
-class ItemContainer : public Item {
+class ItemContainer : public Item
+{
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList items READ items NOTIFY itemsChanged)
 public:
-
-    struct LengthOnSide {
-        int length = 0;
-        int minLength = 0;
-
-        int available() const {
-            return qMax(0, length - minLength);
-        }
-
-        int missing() const {
-            return qMax(0, minLength - length);
-        }
-    };
-
     explicit ItemContainer(QWidget *hostWidget, ItemContainer *parent);
     explicit ItemContainer(QWidget *parent);
     ~ItemContainer();
@@ -432,7 +419,6 @@ private:
     void setOrientation(Qt::Orientation);
     int length() const;
     QRect rect() const;
-    QVariantList items() const;
     void updateChildPercentages();
     void updateChildPercentages_recursive();
     void updateWidgetGeometries() override;
@@ -450,7 +436,10 @@ private:
     ///@brief grows an item by @p amount. It calculates how much to grow on side1 and on side2
     ///Then calls growItem(item, side1Growth, side2Growth) which will effectively grow it,
     ///and shrink the neighbours which are donating the size.
-    void growItem(Item *, int amount, GrowthStrategy, NeighbourSqueezeStrategy neighbourSqueezeStrategy, bool accountForNewSeparator = false, ChildrenResizeStrategy = ChildrenResizeStrategy::Percentage);
+    void growItem(Item *, int amount, GrowthStrategy,
+                  NeighbourSqueezeStrategy neighbourSqueezeStrategy,
+                  bool accountForNewSeparator = false,
+                  ChildrenResizeStrategy = ChildrenResizeStrategy::Percentage);
     void growItem(int index, SizingInfo::List &sizes, int missing, GrowthStrategy,
                   NeighbourSqueezeStrategy neighbourSqueezeStrategy,
                   bool accountForNewSeparator = false);