diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp
index af899518c37..adf82fbc07c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@
 #include "remotelinuxpackageinstaller.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
-#include <ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h>
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace QSsh;
+using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -39,10 +41,9 @@ namespace Internal {
 class AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate
 {
 public:
-    bool isRunning = false;
-    IDevice::ConstPtr deviceConfig;
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner *installer = nullptr;
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner *killProcess = nullptr;
+    IDevice::ConstPtr m_device;
+    QtcProcess m_installer;
+    QtcProcess m_killer;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -50,89 +51,45 @@ public:
 AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent), d(new Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate)
 {
+    connect(&d->m_installer, &QtcProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, this, [this] {
+        emit stdoutData(QString::fromUtf8(d->m_installer.readAllStandardOutput()));
+    });
+    connect(&d->m_installer, &QtcProcess::readyReadStandardError, this, [this] {
+        emit stderrData(QString::fromUtf8(d->m_installer.readAllStandardError()));
+    });
+    connect(&d->m_installer, &QtcProcess::finished, this, [this] {
+        const QString errorMessage = d->m_installer.result() == ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess
+                ? QString() : tr("Installing package failed.") + d->m_installer.errorString();
+        emit finished(errorMessage);
+    });
 }
 
-AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::~AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller()
-{
-    delete d;
-}
+AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::~AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller() = default;
 
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::installPackage(const IDevice::ConstPtr &deviceConfig,
     const QString &packageFilePath, bool removePackageFile)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!d->isRunning, return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(d->m_installer.state() == QProcess::NotRunning, return);
 
-    d->deviceConfig = deviceConfig;
-    prepareInstallation();
-    if (!d->installer)
-        d->installer = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(this);
-    connect(d->installer, &SshRemoteProcessRunner::connectionError,
-            this, &AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleConnectionError);
-    connect(d->installer, &SshRemoteProcessRunner::readyReadStandardOutput,
-            this, &AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallerOutput);
-    connect(d->installer, &SshRemoteProcessRunner::readyReadStandardError,
-            this, &AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallerErrorOutput);
-    connect(d->installer, &SshRemoteProcessRunner::finished,
-            this, &AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallationFinished);
+    d->m_device = deviceConfig;
 
     QString cmdLine = installCommandLine(packageFilePath);
     if (removePackageFile)
         cmdLine += QLatin1String(" && (rm ") + packageFilePath + QLatin1String(" || :)");
-    d->installer->run(cmdLine, deviceConfig->sshParameters());
-    d->isRunning = true;
+    d->m_installer.setCommand({d->m_device->mapToGlobalPath("/bin/sh"), {"-c", cmdLine}});
+    d->m_installer.start();
 }
 
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::cancelInstallation()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(d->installer && d->isRunning, return);
+    QTC_ASSERT(d->m_installer.state() != QProcess::NotRunning, return);
 
-    if (!d->killProcess)
-        d->killProcess = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(this);
-    d->killProcess->run(cancelInstallationCommandLine(), d->deviceConfig->sshParameters());
-    setFinished();
+    d->m_killer.setCommand({d->m_device->mapToGlobalPath("/bin/sh"),
+                            {"-c", cancelInstallationCommandLine()}});
+    d->m_killer.start();
+    d->m_installer.close();
 }
 
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleConnectionError()
-{
-    if (!d->isRunning)
-        return;
-    emit finished(tr("Connection failure: %1").arg(d->installer->lastConnectionErrorString()));
-    setFinished();
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallationFinished()
-{
-    const QString error = d->installer->errorString();
-    if (!d->isRunning)
-        return;
-
-    if (!error.isEmpty() || d->installer->exitCode() != 0)
-        emit finished(tr("Installing package failed."));
-    else if (!errorString().isEmpty())
-        emit finished(errorString());
-    else
-        emit finished();
-
-    setFinished();
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallerOutput()
-{
-    emit stdoutData(QString::fromUtf8(d->installer->readAllStandardOutput()));
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallerErrorOutput()
-{
-    emit stderrData(QString::fromUtf8(d->installer->readAllStandardError()));
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::setFinished()
-{
-    disconnect(d->installer, nullptr, this, nullptr);
-    d->isRunning = false;
-}
-
-
 RemoteLinuxTarPackageInstaller::RemoteLinuxTarPackageInstaller(QObject *parent)
     : AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller(parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.h
index 3521b4a46fa..74a5e06b99d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 
 namespace Internal { class AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate; }
@@ -55,20 +57,10 @@ protected:
     explicit AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
 private:
-    void handleConnectionError();
-    void handleInstallationFinished();
-    void handleInstallerOutput();
-    void handleInstallerErrorOutput();
-
     virtual QString installCommandLine(const QString &packageFilePath) const = 0;
     virtual QString cancelInstallationCommandLine() const = 0;
 
-    virtual void prepareInstallation() {}
-    virtual QString errorString() const { return QString(); }
-
-    void setFinished();
-
-    Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate * const d;
+    std::unique_ptr<Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate> d;
 };