diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp
index 6a751cc37e7..d774f4caae0 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.cpp
@@ -234,24 +234,16 @@ void SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate::assertState(State allowedState,
 
 } // namespace Internal
 
-SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(const SshConnectionParameters &params)
-{
-    return SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr(new SshRemoteProcessRunner(params));
-}
-
-SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection)
-{
-    return SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr(new SshRemoteProcessRunner(connection));
-}
-
-SshRemoteProcessRunner::SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnectionParameters &params)
-    : d(new Internal::SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate(params, this))
+SshRemoteProcessRunner::SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnectionParameters &params,
+        QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), d(new Internal::SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate(params, this))
 {
     init();
 }
 
-SshRemoteProcessRunner::SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection)
-    : d(new Internal::SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate(connection, this))
+SshRemoteProcessRunner::SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection,
+        QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), d(new Internal::SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate(connection, this))
 {
     init();
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h
index 58ad254c6fb..0cd54192636 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT SshRemoteProcessRunner : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    typedef QSharedPointer<SshRemoteProcessRunner> Ptr;
-
-    static Ptr create(const SshConnectionParameters &params);
-    static Ptr create(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection);
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnectionParameters &params, QObject *parent = 0);
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection, QObject *parent = 0);
 
     void run(const QByteArray &command);
     void runInTerminal(const QByteArray &command,
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ signals:
     void processClosed(int exitStatus); // values are of type SshRemoteProcess::ExitStatus
 
 private:
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnectionParameters &params);
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection);
     void init();
 
     Internal::SshRemoteProcessRunnerPrivate *d;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.cpp
index edc4107117d..93607834120 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.cpp
@@ -64,18 +64,23 @@
 namespace Debugger {
 namespace Internal {
 
-SshIODevice::SshIODevice(Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr r)
+SshIODevice::SshIODevice(Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *r)
     : runner(r)
     , buckethead(0)
 {
     setOpenMode(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Unbuffered);
-    connect (runner.data(), SIGNAL(processStarted()),
-            this, SLOT(processStarted()));
-    connect(runner.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &)),
+    connect (runner, SIGNAL(processStarted()), this, SLOT(processStarted()));
+    connect(runner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &)),
             this, SLOT(outputAvailable(const QByteArray &)));
-    connect(runner.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &)),
+    connect(runner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &)),
             this, SLOT(errorOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &)));
 }
+
+SshIODevice::~SshIODevice()
+{
+    delete runner;
+}
+
 qint64 SshIODevice::bytesAvailable () const
 {
     qint64 r = QIODevice::bytesAvailable();
@@ -139,16 +144,16 @@ void SshIODevice::errorOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &output)
 
 
 LldbEngineHost::LldbEngineHost(const DebuggerStartParameters &startParameters)
-    :IPCEngineHost(startParameters)
+    :IPCEngineHost(startParameters), m_ssh(0)
 {
     showMessage(QLatin1String("setting up coms"));
 
     if (startParameters.startMode == StartRemoteEngine)
     {
         m_guestProcess = 0;
-        Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr runner =
-            Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(startParameters.connParams);
-        connect (runner.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
+        Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner * const runner =
+            new Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner(startParameters.connParams);
+        connect (runner, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
                 this, SLOT(sshConnectionError(Utils::SshError)));
         runner->run(startParameters.serverStartScript.toUtf8());
         setGuestDevice(new SshIODevice(runner));
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ LldbEngineHost::~LldbEngineHost()
         m_guestProcess->terminate();
         m_guestProcess->kill();
     }
-    if (m_ssh.data() && m_ssh->process().data()) {
+    if (m_ssh && m_ssh->process().data()) {
         // TODO: openssh doesn't do that
 
         m_ssh->process()->kill();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.h b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.h
index 52483a805c3..e2aec420268 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbenginehost.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class SshIODevice : public QIODevice
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    SshIODevice(Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr r);
+    SshIODevice(Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *r);
+    ~SshIODevice();
     virtual qint64 bytesAvailable () const;
     virtual qint64 writeData (const char * data, qint64 maxSize);
     virtual qint64 readData (char * data, qint64 maxSize);
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ private slots:
     void outputAvailable(const QByteArray &output);
     void errorOutputAvailable(const QByteArray &output);
 private:
-    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr runner;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *runner;
     Utils::SshRemoteProcess::Ptr proc;
     int buckethead;
     QQueue<QByteArray> buckets;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QProcess *m_guestProcess;
-    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr m_ssh;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *m_ssh;
 protected:
     void nuke();
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.cpp b/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.cpp
index 120a465ba0c..24e5c68b1c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ const char QmlToolingDirectory[] = "/usr/lib/qt4/plugins/qmltooling";
 MaddeDeviceTester::MaddeDeviceTester(QObject *parent)
     : AbstractLinuxDeviceTester(parent),
       m_genericTester(new GenericLinuxDeviceTester(this)),
-      m_state(Inactive)
+      m_state(Inactive),
+      m_processRunner(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -106,14 +107,15 @@ void MaddeDeviceTester::handleGenericTestFinished(TestResult result)
         return;
     }
 
-    m_processRunner = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(m_genericTester->connection());
-    connect(m_processRunner.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
+    delete m_processRunner;
+    m_processRunner = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(m_genericTester->connection(), this);
+    connect(m_processRunner, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
         SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(m_processRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(m_processRunner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleStdout(QByteArray)));
-    connect(m_processRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(m_processRunner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleStderr(QByteArray)));
-    connect(m_processRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleProcessFinished(int)));
+    connect(m_processRunner, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleProcessFinished(int)));
 
     QString qtInfoCmd;
     if (m_deviceConfiguration->osType() == QLatin1String(MeeGoOsType)) {
@@ -282,8 +284,9 @@ QString MaddeDeviceTester::processedQtLibsList()
     m_state = Inactive;
     disconnect(m_genericTester, 0, this, 0);
     if (m_processRunner)
-        disconnect(m_processRunner.data(), 0, this, 0);
-    m_processRunner.clear();
+        disconnect(m_processRunner, 0, this, 0);
+    delete m_processRunner;
+    m_processRunner = 0;
     emit finished(m_result);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.h b/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.h
index 41856c21990..409015662ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.h
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maddedevicetester.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ private:
     RemoteLinux::GenericLinuxDeviceTester * const m_genericTester;
     State m_state;
     TestResult m_result;
-    QSharedPointer<Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner> m_processRunner;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *m_processRunner;
     QSharedPointer<const RemoteLinux::LinuxDeviceConfiguration> m_deviceConfiguration;
     QByteArray m_stdout;
     QByteArray m_stderr;
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp b/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
index a0dbe99bc43..27a25bce6e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <remotelinux/deploymentinfo.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::MaemoPublisherFremantleFree(const ProjectExplorer::
     QObject(parent),
     m_project(project),
     m_state(Inactive),
-    m_sshParams(SshConnectionParameters::DefaultProxy)
+    m_sshParams(SshConnectionParameters::DefaultProxy),
+    m_uploader(0)
 {
     m_sshParams.authenticationType = SshConnectionParameters::AuthenticationByKey;
     m_sshParams.timeout = 30;
@@ -383,14 +385,13 @@ void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::runDpkgBuildPackage()
 // webmaster refuses to enable SFTP "for security reasons" ...
 void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::uploadPackage()
 {
-    m_uploader = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(m_sshParams);
-    connect(m_uploader.data(), SIGNAL(processStarted()),
-        SLOT(handleScpStarted()));
-    connect(m_uploader.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
+    delete m_uploader;
+    m_uploader = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(m_sshParams, this);
+    connect(m_uploader, SIGNAL(processStarted()), SLOT(handleScpStarted()));
+    connect(m_uploader, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
         SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(m_uploader.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)),
-        SLOT(handleUploadJobFinished(int)));
-    connect(m_uploader.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(m_uploader, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleUploadJobFinished(int)));
+    connect(m_uploader, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleScpStdOut(QByteArray)));
     emit progressReport(tr("Starting scp ..."));
     setState(StartingScp);
@@ -631,8 +632,9 @@ void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::setState(State newState)
             // TODO: Can we ensure the remote scp exits, e.g. by sending
             //       an illegal sequence of bytes? (Probably not, if
             //       we are currently uploading a file.)
-            disconnect(m_uploader.data(), 0, this, 0);
-            m_uploader = SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr();
+            disconnect(m_uploader, 0, this, 0);
+            delete m_uploader;
+            m_uploader = 0;
             break;
         default:
             break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h b/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
index b300fc3126a..dbe671c021d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #ifndef MAEMOPUBLISHERFREMANTLEFREE_H
 #define MAEMOPUBLISHERFREMANTLEFREE_H
 
-#include <utils/ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h>
+#include <utils/ssh/sshconnection.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QtCore/QProcess>
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
 class Qt4BuildConfiguration;
 }
 
+namespace Utils {
+class SshRemoteProcessRunner;
+}
+
 namespace Madde {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ private:
     QProcess *m_process;
     Utils::SshConnectionParameters m_sshParams;
     QString m_remoteDir;
-    QSharedPointer<Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner> m_uploader;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *m_uploader;
     QByteArray m_scpOutput;
     QList<QString> m_filesToUpload;
     QString m_resultString;
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.cpp b/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.cpp
index 1776fa8ccd4..4179962f1b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Madde {
 namespace Internal {
 
 MaemoRemoteCopyFacility::MaemoRemoteCopyFacility(QObject *parent) :
-    QObject(parent), m_isCopying(false)
+    QObject(parent), m_isCopying(false), m_copyRunner(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -63,16 +63,14 @@ void MaemoRemoteCopyFacility::copyFiles(const SshConnection::Ptr &connection,
     m_deployables = deployables;
     m_mountPoint = mountPoint;
 
-    m_copyRunner = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(connection);
-    connect(m_copyRunner.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
-        SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(m_copyRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    delete m_copyRunner;
+    m_copyRunner = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(connection, this);
+    connect(m_copyRunner, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)), SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
+    connect(m_copyRunner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteStdout(QByteArray)));
-    connect(m_copyRunner.data(),
-        SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(m_copyRunner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteStderr(QByteArray)));
-    connect(m_copyRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)),
-        SLOT(handleCopyFinished(int)));
+    connect(m_copyRunner, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleCopyFinished(int)));
 
     m_isCopying = true;
     copyNextFile();
@@ -82,8 +80,9 @@ void MaemoRemoteCopyFacility::cancel()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_isCopying);
 
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr killProcess
-        = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(m_copyRunner->connection());
+    // TODO: Make member as to not waste memory.
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner * const killProcess
+        = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(m_copyRunner->connection(), this);
     killProcess->run("pkill cp");
     setFinished();
 }
@@ -151,8 +150,9 @@ void MaemoRemoteCopyFacility::copyNextFile()
 
 void MaemoRemoteCopyFacility::setFinished()
 {
-    disconnect(m_copyRunner.data(), 0, this, 0);
-    m_copyRunner.clear();
+    disconnect(m_copyRunner, 0, this, 0);
+    delete m_copyRunner;
+    m_copyRunner = 0;
     m_deployables.clear();
     m_isCopying = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.h b/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.h
index c2ee128dc79..367238c4b55 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.h
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maemoremotecopyfacility.h
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ private:
     void copyNextFile();
     void setFinished();
 
-    QSharedPointer<Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner> m_copyRunner;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *m_copyRunner;
     QSharedPointer<const RemoteLinux::LinuxDeviceConfiguration> m_devConf;
     QList<RemoteLinux::DeployableFile> m_deployables;
     QString m_mountPoint;
-    bool m_isCopying;
+    bool m_isCopying; // TODO: Redundant due to being in sync with m_copyRunner?
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomcommanddeployservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomcommanddeployservice.cpp
index 18c7ba8cdf9..a197e380acc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomcommanddeployservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomcommanddeployservice.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ enum State { Inactive, Running };
 class RemoteLinuxCustomCommandDeployservicePrivate
 {
 public:
-    RemoteLinuxCustomCommandDeployservicePrivate() : state(Inactive) { }
+    RemoteLinuxCustomCommandDeployservicePrivate() : state(Inactive), runner(0) { }
 
     QString commandLine;
     State state;
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr runner;
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner *runner;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ void RemoteLinuxCustomCommandDeployService::doDeploy()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == Inactive, handleDeploymentDone());
 
-    d->runner = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(connection());
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    delete d->runner;
+    d->runner = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(connection(), this);
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleStdout(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleStderr(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleProcessClosed(int)));
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleProcessClosed(int)));
 
     emit progressMessage(tr("Starting remote command '%1'...").arg(d->commandLine));
     d->state = Running;
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ void RemoteLinuxCustomCommandDeployService::stopDeployment()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == Running, return);
 
-    disconnect(d->runner.data(), 0, this, 0);
+    disconnect(d->runner, 0, this, 0);
     d->runner->process()->closeChannel();
-    d->runner = SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr();
+    delete d->runner;
+    d->runner = 0;
     d->state = Inactive;
     handleDeploymentDone();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp
index ab6bdc7fc61..05ca33cd7a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader(RemoteLinuxRunConfigu
     , m_stop(false)
     , m_devConfig(config->deviceConfig())
     , m_runConfig(config)
+    , m_remoteProcessRunner(0)
 {
     connect(config, SIGNAL(deviceConfigurationChanged(ProjectExplorer::Target*)),
         this, SLOT(handleCurrentDeviceConfigChanged()));
@@ -61,19 +62,16 @@ void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::start(const QString &environmentSetupCommand)
     if (!m_remoteProcessRunner
         || m_remoteProcessRunner->connection()->state() != Utils::SshConnection::Connected
         || m_remoteProcessRunner->connection()->connectionParameters() != m_devConfig->sshParameters()) {
+        delete m_remoteProcessRunner;
         m_remoteProcessRunner
-            = Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(m_devConfig->sshParameters());
+            = new Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner(m_devConfig->sshParameters(), this);
     }
-    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(),
-        SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)), this,
+    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
         SLOT(handleConnectionFailure()));
-    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), this,
-        SLOT(remoteProcessFinished(int)));
-    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(),
-        SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)), this,
+    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(remoteProcessFinished(int)));
+    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(remoteOutput(QByteArray)));
-    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(),
-        SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)), this,
+    connect(m_remoteProcessRunner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(remoteErrorOutput(QByteArray)));
     const QByteArray remoteCall
         = QString(environmentSetupCommand + QLatin1String("; env")).toUtf8();
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::stop()
 {
     m_stop = true;
     if (m_remoteProcessRunner)
-        disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(), 0, this, 0);
+        disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner, 0, this, 0);
 }
 
 void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::handleConnectionFailure()
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::handleConnectionFailure()
     if (m_stop)
         return;
 
-    disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(), 0, this, 0);
+    disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner, 0, this, 0);
     emit error(tr("Connection error: %1")
         .arg(m_remoteProcessRunner->connection()->errorString()));
     emit finished();
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::handleCurrentDeviceConfigChanged()
     m_devConfig = m_runConfig->deviceConfig();
 
     if (m_remoteProcessRunner)
-        disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(), 0, this, 0);
+        disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner, 0, this, 0);
     m_env.clear();
     setFinished();
 }
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ void RemoteLinuxEnvironmentReader::remoteProcessFinished(int exitCode)
     if (m_stop)
         return;
 
-    disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner.data(), 0, this, 0);
+    disconnect(m_remoteProcessRunner, 0, this, 0);
     m_env.clear();
     if (exitCode == Utils::SshRemoteProcess::ExitedNormally) {
         if (!m_remoteOutput.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.h
index ca26b537f8d..87aa1dccbfa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentreader.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private:
     Utils::Environment m_env;
     QSharedPointer<const LinuxDeviceConfiguration> m_devConfig;
     RemoteLinuxRunConfiguration *m_runConfig;
-    QSharedPointer<Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner> m_remoteProcessRunner;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *m_remoteProcessRunner;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp
index bb9170fe308..d4b22e99a80 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxpackageinstaller.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ namespace Internal {
 class AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate
 {
 public:
-    AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate() : isRunning(false) {}
+    AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstallerPrivate() : isRunning(false), installer(0), killProcess(0) {}
 
     bool isRunning;
-    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr installer;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *installer;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *killProcess;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -70,14 +71,15 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::installPackage(const SshConnection::Pt
         && !d->isRunning, return);
 
     prepareInstallation();
-    d->installer = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(connection);
-    connect(d->installer.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
+    delete d->installer;
+    d->installer = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(connection, this);
+    connect(d->installer, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
         SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(d->installer.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->installer, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleInstallerOutput(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->installer.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->installer, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleInstallerErrorOutput(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->installer.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleInstallationFinished(int)));
+    connect(d->installer, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleInstallationFinished(int)));
 
     QString cmdLine = installCommandLine(packageFilePath);
     if (removePackageFile)
@@ -91,9 +93,9 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::cancelInstallation()
     QTC_ASSERT(d->installer && d->installer->connection()->state() == SshConnection::Connected
         && d->isRunning, return);
 
-    const SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr killProcess
-        = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(d->installer->connection());
-    killProcess->run(cancelInstallationCommandLine().toUtf8());
+    delete d->killProcess;
+    d->killProcess = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(d->installer->connection(), this);
+    d->killProcess->run(cancelInstallationCommandLine().toUtf8());
     setFinished();
 }
 
@@ -134,8 +136,9 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::handleInstallerErrorOutput(const QByte
 
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxPackageInstaller::setFinished()
 {
-    disconnect(d->installer.data(), 0, this, 0);
-    d->installer.clear();
+    disconnect(d->installer, 0, this, 0);
+    delete d->installer;
+    d->installer = 0;
     d->isRunning = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxprocesslist.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxprocesslist.cpp
index 3286799ff61..cbd3b7c4a60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxprocesslist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxprocesslist.cpp
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ class AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessListPrivate
 public:
     AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessListPrivate(const LinuxDeviceConfiguration::ConstPtr &devConf)
         : deviceConfiguration(devConf),
-          process(SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(devConf->sshParameters())),
+          process(new SshRemoteProcessRunner(devConf->sshParameters())),
           state(Inactive)
     {
     }
 
+    ~AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessListPrivate() { delete process; }
+
     const LinuxDeviceConfiguration::ConstPtr deviceConfiguration;
-    const SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr process;
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner * const process;
     QList<AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessList::RemoteProcess> remoteProcesses;
     QByteArray remoteStdout;
     QByteArray remoteStderr;
@@ -204,13 +206,13 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessList::handleRemoteProcessFinished(int exitStatus)
 
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessList::startProcess(const QString &cmdLine)
 {
-    connect(d->process.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
+    connect(d->process, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
         SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(d->process.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->process, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteStdOut(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->process.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->process, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteStdErr(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->process.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)),
+    connect(d->process, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteProcessFinished(int)));
     d->remoteStdout.clear();
     d->remoteStderr.clear();
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessList::startProcess(const QString &cmdLine)
 
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxProcessList::setFinished()
 {
-    disconnect(d->process.data(), 0, this, 0);
+    disconnect(d->process, 0, this, 0);
     d->state = Inactive;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxusedportsgatherer.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxusedportsgatherer.cpp
index 966f0af06a0..5d60987ba67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxusedportsgatherer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxusedportsgatherer.cpp
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ namespace Internal {
 class RemoteLinuxUsedPortsGathererPrivate
 {
  public:
-    RemoteLinuxUsedPortsGathererPrivate() : running(false) {}
+    RemoteLinuxUsedPortsGathererPrivate() : procRunner(0), running(false) {}
 
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr procRunner;
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner *procRunner;
     PortList portsToCheck;
     QList<int> usedPorts;
     QByteArray remoteStdout;
     QByteArray remoteStderr;
-    bool running;
+    bool running; // TODO: Redundant due to being in sync with procRunner?
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -78,14 +78,13 @@ void RemoteLinuxUsedPortsGatherer::start(const Utils::SshConnection::Ptr &connec
     d->usedPorts.clear();
     d->remoteStdout.clear();
     d->remoteStderr.clear();
-    d->procRunner = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(connection);
-    connect(d->procRunner.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
-        SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(d->procRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)),
-        SLOT(handleProcessClosed(int)));
-    connect(d->procRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    delete d->procRunner;
+    d->procRunner = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(connection, this);
+    connect(d->procRunner, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)), SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
+    connect(d->procRunner, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleProcessClosed(int)));
+    connect(d->procRunner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteStdOut(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->procRunner.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->procRunner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
         SLOT(handleRemoteStdErr(QByteArray)));
     QString procFilePath;
     int addressLength;
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp
index 09d5ea625e4..f07d8ee2028 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/sshkeydeployer.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ namespace Internal {
 class SshKeyDeployerPrivate
 {
 public:
-    SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr deployProcess;
+    SshKeyDeployerPrivate() : deployProcess(0) {}
+    SshRemoteProcessRunner *deployProcess;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ void SshKeyDeployer::deployPublicKey(const SshConnectionParameters &sshParams,
     const QString &keyFilePath)
 {
     cleanup();
-    d->deployProcess = SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(sshParams);
+    delete d->deployProcess;
+    d->deployProcess = new SshRemoteProcessRunner(sshParams, this);
 
     Utils::FileReader reader;
     if (!reader.fetch(keyFilePath)) {
@@ -72,10 +74,9 @@ void SshKeyDeployer::deployPublicKey(const SshConnectionParameters &sshParams,
         return;
     }
 
-    connect(d->deployProcess.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)), this,
+    connect(d->deployProcess, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
         SLOT(handleConnectionFailure()));
-    connect(d->deployProcess.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), this,
-        SLOT(handleKeyUploadFinished(int)));
+    connect(d->deployProcess, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleKeyUploadFinished(int)));
     const QByteArray command = "test -d .ssh "
         "|| mkdir .ssh && chmod 0700 .ssh && echo '"
         + reader.data() + "' >> .ssh/authorized_keys && chmod 0600 .ssh/authorized_keys";
@@ -117,8 +118,9 @@ void SshKeyDeployer::stopDeployment()
 void SshKeyDeployer::cleanup()
 {
     if (d->deployProcess) {
-        disconnect(d->deployProcess.data(), 0, this, 0);
-        d->deployProcess.clear();
+        disconnect(d->deployProcess, 0, this, 0);
+        delete d->deployProcess;
+        d->deployProcess = 0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/startgdbserverdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/startgdbserverdialog.cpp
index 1d03976fde5..2e4924c5607 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/startgdbserverdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/startgdbserverdialog.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 class StartGdbServerDialogPrivate
 {
 public:
-    StartGdbServerDialogPrivate()
-        : processList(0)
-    {}
-
+    StartGdbServerDialogPrivate() : processList(0), runner(0) {}
 
     LinuxDeviceConfiguration::ConstPtr currentDevice() const
     {
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     QSortFilterProxyModel proxyModel;
     Ui::StartGdbServerDialog ui;
     RemoteLinuxUsedPortsGatherer gatherer;
-    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::Ptr runner;
+    Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner *runner;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
@@ -241,17 +238,16 @@ void StartGdbServerDialog::handleProcessClosed(int status)
 void StartGdbServerDialog::startGdbServerOnPort(int port, int pid)
 {
     LinuxDeviceConfiguration::ConstPtr device = d->currentDevice();
-    d->runner = Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner::create(device->sshParameters());
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
+    delete d->runner;
+    d->runner = new Utils::SshRemoteProcessRunner(device->sshParameters(), this);
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(connectionError(Utils::SshError)),
             SLOT(handleConnectionError()));
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processStarted()),
-            SLOT(handleProcessStarted()));
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processStarted()), SLOT(handleProcessStarted()));
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
             SLOT(handleProcessOutputAvailable(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processErrorOutputAvailable(QByteArray)),
             SLOT(handleProcessErrorOutput(QByteArray)));
-    connect(d->runner.data(), SIGNAL(processClosed(int)),
-            SLOT(handleProcessClosed(int)));
+    connect(d->runner, SIGNAL(processClosed(int)), SLOT(handleProcessClosed(int)));
 
     QByteArray cmd = "/usr/bin/gdbserver --attach localhost:"
         + QByteArray::number(port) + " " + QByteArray::number(pid);