diff --git a/qtpy/QtGui.py b/qtpy/QtGui.py
index 3e8a4fb3..fcf6a13d 100644
--- a/qtpy/QtGui.py
+++ b/qtpy/QtGui.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ def movePositionPatched(
 
     # Follow similar approach for `QDropEvent` and child classes
     QDropEvent.position = lambda self: self.posF()
+
 if PYQT6 or PYSIDE6:
     # Part of the fix for https://github.com/spyder-ide/qtpy/issues/394
     for _class in (
@@ -264,27 +265,8 @@ def movePositionPatched(
     QDropEvent.posF = lambda self: self.position()
 
 
-# Make `QAction.setShortcut` and `QAction.setShortcuts` compatible with Qt>=6.4
 if PYQT5 or PYSIDE2 or parse(_qt_version) < parse("6.4"):
-
-    class _QAction(QAction):
-        old_set_shortcut = QAction.setShortcut
-        old_set_shortcuts = QAction.setShortcuts
-
-        def setShortcut(self, shortcut):
-            return set_shortcut(
-                self,
-                shortcut,
-                old_set_shortcut=_QAction.old_set_shortcut,
-            )
-
-        def setShortcuts(self, shortcuts):
-            return set_shortcuts(
-                self,
-                shortcuts,
-                old_set_shortcuts=_QAction.old_set_shortcuts,
-            )
-
+    # Make `QAction.setShortcut` and `QAction.setShortcuts` compatible with Qt>=6.4
     _action_set_shortcut = partialmethod(
         set_shortcut,
         old_set_shortcut=QAction.setShortcut,
@@ -295,9 +277,3 @@ def setShortcuts(self, shortcuts):
     )
     QAction.setShortcut = _action_set_shortcut
     QAction.setShortcuts = _action_set_shortcuts
-    # Despite the two previous lines!
-    if (
-        QAction.setShortcut is not _action_set_shortcut
-        or QAction.setShortcuts is not _action_set_shortcuts
-    ):
-        QAction = _QAction
diff --git a/qtpy/QtWidgets.py b/qtpy/QtWidgets.py
index 1b225421..5f8c251a 100644
--- a/qtpy/QtWidgets.py
+++ b/qtpy/QtWidgets.py
@@ -37,14 +37,21 @@ def __getattr__(name):
 elif PYQT6:
     from PyQt6 import QtWidgets
     from PyQt6.QtGui import (
+        QAction,
         QActionGroup,
         QFileSystemModel,
         QShortcut,
         QUndoCommand,
     )
-    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import *
 
-    from qtpy.QtGui import QAction  # See spyder-ide/qtpy#461
+    if parse(_qt_version) < parse("6.4"):
+        # Make `QAction.setShortcut` and `QAction.setShortcuts` compatible with Qt>=6.4
+        # See spyder-ide/qtpy#461
+        from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
+    else:
+        from PyQt6.QtGui import QAction
+
+    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import *
 
     # Attempt to import QOpenGLWidget, but if that fails,
     # don't raise an exception until the name is explicitly accessed.
@@ -112,9 +119,15 @@ def __getattr__(name):
     from PySide2.QtWidgets import *
 elif PYSIDE6:
     from PySide6.QtGui import QActionGroup, QShortcut, QUndoCommand
-    from PySide6.QtWidgets import *
 
-    from qtpy.QtGui import QAction  # See spyder-ide/qtpy#461
+    if parse(_qt_version) < parse("6.4"):
+        # Make `QAction.setShortcut` and `QAction.setShortcuts` compatible with Qt>=6.4
+        # See spyder-ide/qtpy#461
+        from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
+    else:
+        from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
+
+    from PySide6.QtWidgets import *
 
     # Attempt to import QOpenGLWidget, but if that fails,
     # don't raise an exception until the name is explicitly accessed.
@@ -211,43 +224,16 @@ def __getattr__(name):
         "directory",
     )
 
-# Make `addAction` compatible with Qt6 >= 6.4
 if PYQT5 or PYSIDE2 or parse(_qt_version) < parse("6.4"):
-
-    class _QMenu(QMenu):
-        old_add_action = QMenu.addAction
-
-        def addAction(self, *args):
-            return add_action(
-                self,
-                *args,
-                old_add_action=_QMenu.old_add_action,
-            )
-
+    # Make `addAction` compatible with Qt6 >= 6.4
     _menu_add_action = partialmethod(
         add_action,
         old_add_action=QMenu.addAction,
     )
     QMenu.addAction = _menu_add_action
-    # Despite the previous line!
-    if QMenu.addAction is not _menu_add_action:
-        QMenu = _QMenu
-
-    class _QToolBar(QToolBar):
-        old_add_action = QToolBar.addAction
-
-        def addAction(self, *args):
-            return add_action(
-                self,
-                *args,
-                old_add_action=_QToolBar.old_add_action,
-            )
 
     _toolbar_add_action = partialmethod(
         add_action,
         old_add_action=QToolBar.addAction,
     )
     QToolBar.addAction = _toolbar_add_action
-    # Despite the previous line!
-    if QToolBar.addAction is not _toolbar_add_action:
-        QToolBar = _QToolBar
diff --git a/qtpy/tests/test_qtwidgets.py b/qtpy/tests/test_qtwidgets.py
index 2e6cb9b4..521a7f65 100644
--- a/qtpy/tests/test_qtwidgets.py
+++ b/qtpy/tests/test_qtwidgets.py
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ def test_QMenu_functions(qtbot):
         QtWidgets.QMenu.exec_(menu.actions(), QtCore.QPoint(1, 1))
 
 
+def test_QMenu_instance(qtbot):
+    """Test `QtWidgets.QMenu` submenus are `QtWidgets.QMenu` instances."""
+    menu = QtWidgets.QMenu()
+    menu.addMenu("test")
+    submenu = menu.children()[1]
+    assert isinstance(submenu, QtWidgets.QMenu)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     sys.platform == "darwin" and sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 7),
     reason="Stalls on macOS CI with Python 3.7",
@@ -156,6 +164,13 @@ def test_QToolBar_functions(qtbot):
     )
 
 
+def test_QToolBar_instance(qtbot):
+    """Test `QtWidgets.QToolBar` passes `isinstance` checks."""
+    window = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
+    new_toolbar = window.addToolBar("Toolbar title")
+    assert isinstance(new_toolbar, QtWidgets.QToolBar)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     PYQT5 and PYQT_VERSION.startswith("5.9"),
     reason="A specific setup with at least sip 4.9.9 is needed for PyQt5 5.9.*"