diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index c75b14bf362..e91687f6db7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ AndroidDeployQtStep::AndroidDeployQtStep(BuildStepList *parent, Id id)
 
 bool AndroidDeployQtStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
-
     QtSupport::QtVersion *version = QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(kit());
     if (!version) {
         reportWarningOrError(Tr::tr("The Qt version for kit %1 is invalid.").arg(kit()->displayName()),
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp
index b218af2284d..3e86d9ec860 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdeploystep.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ void IosDeployStep::updateDisplayNames()
 
 bool IosDeployStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
     m_device = DeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
     auto runConfig = qobject_cast<const IosRunConfiguration *>(
         this->target()->activeRunConfiguration());
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimcompilercleanstep.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimcompilercleanstep.cpp
index e8b523e7a5a..edfe1b370cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimcompilercleanstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimcompilercleanstep.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ private:
 
 bool NimCompilerCleanStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
     const FilePath buildDir = buildDirectory();
     const bool exists = buildDir.exists();
     if (exists)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp
index 550ecff2812..c5516d5dc5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractprocessstep.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ void AbstractProcessStep::setWorkingDirectoryProvider(const std::function<FilePa
 
 bool AbstractProcessStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
-
     if (!setupProcessParameters(processParameters()))
         return false;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
index 2086b7a2eba..61d26fe9632 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,12 @@
 #include "kitinformation.h"
 #include "project.h"
 #include "projectexplorerconstants.h"
-#include "projectexplorertr.h"
 #include "sanitizerparser.h"
 #include "target.h"
 
-#include <solutions/tasking/tasktree.h>
-
-#include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/fileinprojectfinder.h>
 #include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
 #include <utils/outputformatter.h>
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/variablechooser.h>
 
 /*!
@@ -41,9 +36,6 @@
 
     \c init() is called in the GUI thread and can be used to query the
     project for any information you need.
-
-    \c run() is run via Utils::asyncRun in a separate thread. If you need an
-    event loop, you need to create it yourself.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -53,26 +45,6 @@
     that you need in the run() function.
 */
 
-/*!
-    \fn void ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::run(QFutureInterface<bool> &fi)
-
-    Reimplement this function. It is called when the target is built.
-    By default, this function is NOT run in the GUI thread, but runs in its
-    own thread. If you need an event loop, you need to create one.
-    This function should block until the task is done
-
-    The absolute minimal implementation is:
-    \code
-    fi.reportResult(true);
-    \endcode
-
-    By returning \c true from runInGuiThread(), this function is called in
-    the GUI thread. Then the function should not block and instead the
-    finished() signal should be emitted.
-
-    \sa runInGuiThread()
-*/
-
 /*!
     \fn BuildStepConfigWidget *ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::createConfigWidget()
 
@@ -93,11 +65,6 @@
     It should be in plain text, with the format in the parameter.
 */
 
-/*!
-    \fn  void ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::finished()
-    This signal needs to be emitted if the build step runs in the GUI thread.
-*/
-
 /*!
     \fn bool ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::isImmutable()
 
@@ -106,7 +73,6 @@
     immutable steps are run. The default implementation returns \c false.
 */
 
-using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 static const char buildStepEnabledKey[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStep.Enabled";
@@ -118,52 +84,8 @@ static QList<BuildStepFactory *> g_buildStepFactories;
 BuildStep::BuildStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
     : ProjectConfiguration(bsl, bsl->target(), id)
     , m_stepList(bsl)
-    , m_cancelMessage(Tr::tr("The build step was ended forcefully."))
 {
-    connect(this, &ProjectConfiguration::displayNameChanged,
-            this, &BuildStep::updateSummary);
-//    m_displayName = step->displayName();
-//    m_summaryText = "<b>" + m_displayName + "</b>";
-}
-
-BuildStep::~BuildStep()
-{
-    emit finished(false);
-}
-
-bool BuildStep::init()
-{
-    return !m_taskTree;
-}
-
-void BuildStep::run()
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_taskTree, return);
-
-    m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree({runRecipe()}));
-    connect(m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::progressValueChanged, this, [this](int value) {
-        emit progress(qRound(double(value) * 100 / std::max(m_taskTree->progressMaximum(), 1)), {});
-    });
-    connect(m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::done, this, [this] {
-        emit finished(true);
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-    });
-    connect(m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::errorOccurred, this, [this] {
-        emit finished(false);
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-    });
-    m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void BuildStep::cancel()
-{
-    if (!m_taskTree)
-        return;
-
-    m_taskTree.reset();
-    if (!m_cancelMessage.isEmpty())
-        emit addOutput(m_cancelMessage, OutputFormat::ErrorMessage);
-    emit finished(false);
+    connect(this, &ProjectConfiguration::displayNameChanged, this, &BuildStep::updateSummary);
 }
 
 QWidget *BuildStep::doCreateConfigWidget()
@@ -319,11 +241,6 @@ QVariant BuildStep::data(Id id) const
     return {};
 }
 
-void BuildStep::setCancelMessage(const QString &message)
-{
-    m_cancelMessage = message;
-}
-
 void BuildStep::addMacroExpander()
 {
     m_addMacroExpander = true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h
index c22579f75fe..c5c82978223 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h
@@ -3,35 +3,25 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "projectconfiguration.h"
+#include "projectexplorer_export.h"
 
 #include "buildconfiguration.h"
-#include "projectexplorer_export.h"
+#include "projectconfiguration.h"
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
-#include <QWidget>
-
-#include <atomic>
 #include <functional>
-#include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 
 namespace Utils {
-class Environment;
-class FilePath;
 class MacroExpander;
 class OutputFormatter;
 } // Utils
 
-namespace Tasking {
-class GroupItem;
-class TaskTree;
-}
+namespace Tasking { class GroupItem; }
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 
-class BuildConfiguration;
 class BuildStepFactory;
 class BuildStepList;
 class BuildSystem;
@@ -48,10 +38,7 @@ protected:
     explicit BuildStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Utils::Id id);
 
 public:
-    ~BuildStep() override;
-    virtual bool init();
-    void run();
-    void cancel();
+    virtual bool init() = 0;
 
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) override;
     void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const override;
@@ -98,7 +85,7 @@ public:
     void setImmutable(bool immutable) { m_immutable = immutable; }
 
     virtual QVariant data(Utils::Id id) const;
-    void setSummaryUpdater(const std::function<QString ()> &summaryUpdater);
+    void setSummaryUpdater(const std::function<QString()> &summaryUpdater);
 
     void addMacroExpander();
 
@@ -114,20 +101,18 @@ signals:
     /// Do note that for linking compile output with tasks, you should first emit the output
     /// and then emit the task. \p linkedOutput lines will be linked. And the last \p skipLines will
     /// be skipped.
-    void addTask(const ProjectExplorer::Task &task, int linkedOutputLines = 0, int skipLines = 0);
+    void addTask(const Task &task, int linkedOutputLines = 0, int skipLines = 0);
 
     /// Adds \p string to the compile output view, formatted in \p format
-    void addOutput(const QString &string, ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::OutputFormat format,
-        ProjectExplorer::BuildStep::OutputNewlineSetting newlineSetting = DoAppendNewline);
+    void addOutput(const QString &string, OutputFormat format,
+                   OutputNewlineSetting newlineSetting = DoAppendNewline);
 
     void enabledChanged();
 
     void progress(int percentage, const QString &message);
-    void finished(bool result);
 
 protected:
     virtual QWidget *createConfigWidget();
-    void setCancelMessage(const QString &message);
 
 private:
     friend class BuildManager;
@@ -140,10 +125,8 @@ private:
     bool m_addMacroExpander = false;
     std::optional<bool> m_wasExpanded;
     std::function<QString()> m_summaryUpdater;
-    std::unique_ptr<Tasking::TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 
     QString m_summaryText;
-    QString m_cancelMessage;
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BuildStepFactory
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/copystep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/copystep.cpp
index 0d5c012016d..98cd5df3f17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/copystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/copystep.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ public:
 protected:
     bool init() final
     {
-        if (!BuildStep::init())
-            return false;
         m_source = m_sourceAspect();
         m_target = m_targetAspect();
         return m_source.exists();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicecheckbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicecheckbuildstep.cpp
index 00b9527b417..9ccf0662d07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicecheckbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicecheckbuildstep.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ public:
 
     bool init() override
     {
-        if (!BuildStep::init())
-            return false;
-
         IDevice::ConstPtr device = DeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
         if (device)
             return true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
index 3cae842280a..17e76c85e7b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ QbsBuildStep::QbsBuildStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id) :
 
 bool QbsBuildStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
-
     auto bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
 
     if (!bc)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
index 475d38e9478..e3de616166e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ QbsCleanStep::QbsCleanStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
 
 bool QbsCleanStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
     if (buildSystem()->isParsing())
         return false;
     const auto bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
index 0797f4cbca0..59baaf6e38e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ QbsInstallStep::QbsInstallStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
 
 bool QbsInstallStep::init()
 {
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
     QTC_ASSERT(!target()->buildSystem()->isParsing(), return false);
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
index b9ebcf71246..a8f3d31d1e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ using namespace Internal;
 AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
     : BuildStep(bsl, id), d(new AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStepPrivate)
 {
-    setCancelMessage(Tr::tr("User requests deployment to stop; cleaning up."));
 }
 
 AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::~AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep()
@@ -99,8 +98,6 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::toMap(QVariantMap &map) const
 bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::init()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->internalInit, return false);
-    if (!BuildStep::init())
-        return false;
     const auto canDeploy = d->internalInit();
     if (!canDeploy) {
         emit addOutput(Tr::tr("Cannot deploy: %1").arg(canDeploy.error()),