diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
index 1084d407867c4..5f80a5f932a08 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/importmxmlpass2.cpp
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ static void handleSpannerStart(SLine* new_sp, int track, QString placement, cons
       //qDebug("handleSpannerStart(sp %p, track %d, tick %s (%d))", new_sp, track, qPrintable(tick.print()), tick.ticks());
       new_sp->setTrack(track);
       setSLinePlacement(new_sp, placement);
-      spanners[new_sp] = QPair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), -1);
+      spanners[new_sp] = std::pair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), -1);
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@ double MusicXMLParserDirection::convertTextToNotes()
       QRegularExpression notesRegex("(?<note>[yxeqhwW]\\.{0,2})(\\s*=)");
       QString notesSubstring = notesRegex.match(_wordsText).captured("note");
 
-      QList<QPair<QString, QString>> noteSyms{{"q", QString("<sym>metNoteQuarterUp</sym>")},   // note4_Sym
+      QList<std::pair<QString, QString>> noteSyms{{"q", QString("<sym>metNoteQuarterUp</sym>")},   // note4_Sym
                                                 {"e", QString("<sym>metNote8thUp</sym>")},       // note8_Sym
                                                 {"h", QString("<sym>metNoteHalfUp</sym>")},      // note2_Sym
                                                 {"y", QString("<sym>metNote32ndUp</sym>")},      // note32_Sym
@@ -7220,7 +7220,7 @@ static void addGlissandoSlide(const Notation& notation, Note* note,
                         gliss->setLineColor(glissandoColor);
                   gliss->setText(glissandoText);
                   gliss->setGlissandoType(glissandoTag == 0 ? GlissandoType::STRAIGHT : GlissandoType::WAVY);
-                  spanners[gliss] = QPair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), -1);
+                  spanners[gliss] = std::pair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), -1);
                   // qDebug("glissando/slide=%p inserted at first tick %d", gliss, tick);
                   }
             }
@@ -7361,11 +7361,11 @@ static void addWavyLine(ChordRest* cr, const Fraction& tick,
                         trill = new Trill(cr->score());
                         trill->setTrack(trk);
                         if (wavyLineType == "start") {
-                              spanners[trill] = QPair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), -1);
+                              spanners[trill] = std::pair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), -1);
                               // qDebug("trill=%p inserted at first tick %d", trill, tick);
                               }
                         if (wavyLineType == "startstop") {
-                              spanners[trill] = QPair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), tick.ticks() + ticks.ticks());
+                              spanners[trill] = std::pair<int, int>(tick.ticks(), tick.ticks() + ticks.ticks());
                               trill = nullptr;
                               // qDebug("trill=%p inserted at first tick %d second tick %d", trill, tick, tick);
                               }
diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/musicxml.h b/importexport/musicxml/musicxml.h
index 09cda78fbb003..bc3584e341fff 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/musicxml.h
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/musicxml.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class SlurDesc {
 //---------------------------------------------------------
 
 typedef std::vector<MusicXmlPartGroup*> MusicXmlPartGroupList;
-typedef std::map<SLine*, QPair<int, int> > MusicXmlSpannerMap;
+typedef std::map<SLine*, std::pair<int, int> > MusicXmlSpannerMap;
 
 } // namespace Ms
 #endif
diff --git a/importexport/musicxml/musicxmlsupport.h b/importexport/musicxml/musicxmlsupport.h
index e75c33329cb31..389e9e4fd7cf2 100644
--- a/importexport/musicxml/musicxmlsupport.h
+++ b/importexport/musicxml/musicxmlsupport.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Ms {
  List of note start/stop times in a voice in a single staff.
 */
 
-typedef QPair<int, int> StartStop;
+typedef std::pair<int, int> StartStop;
 typedef std::vector<StartStop> StartStopList;
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------