diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp
index f8b50b22e32..70c1c40acba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 
-#include <remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h>
 #include <remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h>
 
 #include <utils/commandline.h>
diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp
index 85b513e95af..60d891beafb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 
-#include <remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h>
 #include <remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h>
 
 #include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f486510e97..2899475f13d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ add_qtc_plugin(RemoteLinux
   DEPENDS QmlDebug
   PLUGIN_DEPENDS Core Debugger ProjectExplorer
   SOURCES
-    abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
     abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h
     customcommanddeploystep.cpp customcommanddeploystep.h
     deploymenttimeinfo.cpp deploymenttimeinfo.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 57485c3d33b..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
-
-#include "deploymenttimeinfo.h"
-#include "remotelinuxtr.h"
-
-#include <projectexplorer/deployablefile.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/kitinformation.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
-
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
-#include <utils/tasktree.h>
-
-#include <QDateTime>
-#include <QPointer>
-
-using namespace ProjectExplorer;
-using namespace Utils;
-
-namespace RemoteLinux {
-namespace Internal {
-
-class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate
-{
-public:
-    IDevice::ConstPtr deviceConfiguration;
-    QPointer<Target> target;
-
-    DeploymentTimeInfo deployTimes;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
-};
-
-} // namespace Internal
-
-using namespace Internal;
-
-AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), d(new AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate)
-{
-}
-
-AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::~AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService()
-{
-    delete d;
-}
-
-const Target *AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::target() const
-{
-    return d->target;
-}
-
-const Kit *AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::kit() const
-{
-    return d->target ? d->target->kit() : nullptr;
-}
-
-IDevice::ConstPtr AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::deviceConfiguration() const
-{
-    return d->deviceConfiguration;
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::saveDeploymentTimeStamp(const DeployableFile &deployableFile,
-                                                               const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp)
-{
-    d->deployTimes.saveDeploymentTimeStamp(deployableFile, kit(), remoteTimestamp);
-}
-
-bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::hasLocalFileChanged(
-        const DeployableFile &deployableFile) const
-{
-    return d->deployTimes.hasLocalFileChanged(deployableFile, kit());
-}
-
-bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::hasRemoteFileChanged(
-        const DeployableFile &deployableFile, const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp) const
-{
-    return d->deployTimes.hasRemoteFileChanged(deployableFile, kit(), remoteTimestamp);
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::setTarget(Target *target)
-{
-    d->target = target;
-    d->deviceConfiguration = DeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::setDevice(const IDevice::ConstPtr &device)
-{
-    d->deviceConfiguration = device;
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::start()
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(!d->m_taskTree, return);
-
-    const CheckResult check = isDeploymentPossible();
-    if (!check) {
-        emit errorMessage(check.errorMessage());
-        emit finished();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!isDeploymentNecessary()) {
-        emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("No deployment action necessary. Skipping."));
-        emit finished();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    d->m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(deployRecipe()));
-    const auto endHandler = [this] {
-        d->m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        emit finished();
-    };
-    connect(d->m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::done, this, endHandler);
-    connect(d->m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::errorOccurred, this, endHandler);
-    d->m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::stop()
-{
-    if (!d->m_taskTree)
-        return;
-    d->m_taskTree.reset();
-    emit finished();
-}
-
-CheckResult AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::isDeploymentPossible() const
-{
-    if (!deviceConfiguration())
-        return CheckResult::failure(Tr::tr("No device configuration set."));
-    return CheckResult::success();
-}
-
-QVariantMap AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::exportDeployTimes() const
-{
-    return d->deployTimes.exportDeployTimes();
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::importDeployTimes(const QVariantMap &map)
-{
-    d->deployTimes.importDeployTimes(map);
-}
-
-} // namespace RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f0b7fa6c0a8..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "remotelinux_export.h"
-
-#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevicefwd.h>
-
-#include <QtCore/qcontainerfwd.h>
-#include <QObject>
-
-namespace ProjectExplorer {
-class DeployableFile;
-class Kit;
-class Target;
-}
-
-namespace Utils::Tasking { class Group; }
-
-namespace RemoteLinux {
-namespace Internal { class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate; }
-
-class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT CheckResult
-{
-public:
-    static CheckResult success() { return {true, {}}; }
-    static CheckResult failure(const QString &error = {}) { return {false, error}; }
-
-    operator bool() const { return m_ok; }
-    QString errorMessage() const { return m_error; }
-
-private:
-    CheckResult(bool ok, const QString &error) : m_ok(ok), m_error(error) {}
-
-    bool m_ok = false;
-    QString m_error;
-};
-
-class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService)
-public:
-    explicit AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    ~AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService() override;
-
-    void setTarget(ProjectExplorer::Target *bc);
-    // Only use setDevice() as fallback if no target is available
-    void setDevice(const ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr &device);
-    void start();
-    void stop();
-
-    QVariantMap exportDeployTimes() const;
-    void importDeployTimes(const QVariantMap &map);
-
-    virtual CheckResult isDeploymentPossible() const;
-
-signals:
-    void errorMessage(const QString &message);
-    void progressMessage(const QString &message);
-    void warningMessage(const QString &message);
-    void stdOutData(const QString &data);
-    void stdErrData(const QString &data);
-    void finished(); // Used by Qnx.
-
-protected:
-    const ProjectExplorer::Target *target() const;
-    const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit() const;
-    ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr deviceConfiguration() const;
-
-    void saveDeploymentTimeStamp(const ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile &deployableFile,
-                                 const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp);
-    bool hasLocalFileChanged(const ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile &deployableFile) const;
-    bool hasRemoteFileChanged(const ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile &deployableFile,
-                              const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp) const;
-
-private:
-    virtual bool isDeploymentNecessary() const = 0;
-    virtual Utils::Tasking::Group deployRecipe() = 0;
-
-    Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate * const d;
-};
-
-} // namespace RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
index b97ffcb2698..270b95eb229 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp
@@ -3,17 +3,37 @@
 
 #include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
 
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
+#include "deploymenttimeinfo.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"
 
-#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/deployablefile.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitinformation.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
+
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/tasktree.h>
+
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QPointer>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 namespace Internal {
 
+class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate
+{
+public:
+    IDevice::ConstPtr deviceConfiguration;
+    QPointer<Target> target;
+
+    DeploymentTimeInfo deployTimes;
+    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
+};
+
 class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStepPrivate
 {
 public:
@@ -23,7 +43,117 @@ public:
     AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService *deployService = nullptr;
 };
 
-} // namespace Internal
+} // Internal
+
+using namespace Internal;
+
+AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), d(new AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate)
+{
+}
+
+AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::~AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService()
+{
+    delete d;
+}
+
+const Target *AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::target() const
+{
+    return d->target;
+}
+
+const Kit *AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::kit() const
+{
+    return d->target ? d->target->kit() : nullptr;
+}
+
+IDevice::ConstPtr AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::deviceConfiguration() const
+{
+    return d->deviceConfiguration;
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::saveDeploymentTimeStamp(const DeployableFile &deployableFile,
+                                                               const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp)
+{
+    d->deployTimes.saveDeploymentTimeStamp(deployableFile, kit(), remoteTimestamp);
+}
+
+bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::hasLocalFileChanged(
+        const DeployableFile &deployableFile) const
+{
+    return d->deployTimes.hasLocalFileChanged(deployableFile, kit());
+}
+
+bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::hasRemoteFileChanged(
+        const DeployableFile &deployableFile, const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp) const
+{
+    return d->deployTimes.hasRemoteFileChanged(deployableFile, kit(), remoteTimestamp);
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::setTarget(Target *target)
+{
+    d->target = target;
+    d->deviceConfiguration = DeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::setDevice(const IDevice::ConstPtr &device)
+{
+    d->deviceConfiguration = device;
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::start()
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(!d->m_taskTree, return);
+
+    const CheckResult check = isDeploymentPossible();
+    if (!check) {
+        emit errorMessage(check.errorMessage());
+        emit finished();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!isDeploymentNecessary()) {
+        emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("No deployment action necessary. Skipping."));
+        emit finished();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    d->m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(deployRecipe()));
+    const auto endHandler = [this] {
+        d->m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
+        emit finished();
+    };
+    connect(d->m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::done, this, endHandler);
+    connect(d->m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::errorOccurred, this, endHandler);
+    d->m_taskTree->start();
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::stop()
+{
+    if (!d->m_taskTree)
+        return;
+    d->m_taskTree.reset();
+    emit finished();
+}
+
+CheckResult AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::isDeploymentPossible() const
+{
+    if (!deviceConfiguration())
+        return CheckResult::failure(Tr::tr("No device configuration set."));
+    return CheckResult::success();
+}
+
+QVariantMap AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::exportDeployTimes() const
+{
+    return d->deployTimes.exportDeployTimes();
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::importDeployTimes(const QVariantMap &map)
+{
+    d->deployTimes.importDeployTimes(map);
+}
+
+
 
 AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Utils::Id id)
     : BuildStep(bsl, id), d(new Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStepPrivate)
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h
index e866c511184..258d4b9e7f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@
 #include "remotelinux_export.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/buildstep.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevicefwd.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/qcontainerfwd.h>
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace ProjectExplorer {
+class DeployableFile;
+class Kit;
+class Target;
+}
+
+namespace Utils::Tasking { class Group; }
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 
@@ -13,6 +25,7 @@ class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService;
 class CheckResult;
 
 namespace Internal { class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStepPrivate; }
+namespace Internal { class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate; }
 
 class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStep
 {
@@ -45,4 +58,65 @@ private:
     Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStepPrivate *d;
 };
 
-} // namespace RemoteLinux
+class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT CheckResult
+{
+public:
+    static CheckResult success() { return {true, {}}; }
+    static CheckResult failure(const QString &error = {}) { return {false, error}; }
+
+    operator bool() const { return m_ok; }
+    QString errorMessage() const { return m_error; }
+
+private:
+    CheckResult(bool ok, const QString &error) : m_ok(ok), m_error(error) {}
+
+    bool m_ok = false;
+    QString m_error;
+};
+
+class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService)
+public:
+    explicit AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ~AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService() override;
+
+    void setTarget(ProjectExplorer::Target *bc);
+    // Only use setDevice() as fallback if no target is available
+    void setDevice(const ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr &device);
+    void start();
+    void stop();
+
+    QVariantMap exportDeployTimes() const;
+    void importDeployTimes(const QVariantMap &map);
+
+    virtual CheckResult isDeploymentPossible() const;
+
+signals:
+    void errorMessage(const QString &message);
+    void progressMessage(const QString &message);
+    void warningMessage(const QString &message);
+    void stdOutData(const QString &data);
+    void stdErrData(const QString &data);
+    void finished(); // Used by Qnx.
+
+protected:
+    const ProjectExplorer::Target *target() const;
+    const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit() const;
+    ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr deviceConfiguration() const;
+
+    void saveDeploymentTimeStamp(const ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile &deployableFile,
+                                 const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp);
+    bool hasLocalFileChanged(const ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile &deployableFile) const;
+    bool hasRemoteFileChanged(const ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile &deployableFile,
+                              const QDateTime &remoteTimestamp) const;
+
+private:
+    virtual bool isDeploymentNecessary() const = 0;
+    virtual Utils::Tasking::Group deployRecipe() = 0;
+
+    Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate * const d;
+};
+
+} // RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp
index 7c538bb51b1..b7abdd83044 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "customcommanddeploystep.h"
 
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
 #include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
 #include "remotelinux_constants.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h
index a584bfec89e..31799f063ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "remotelinux_export.h"
 
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
+#include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
 
 #include <QList>
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
index e719108252f..03473d95a23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "killappstep.h"
 
 #include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
 #include "remotelinux_constants.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs
index cea281f43c1..3dad98eb88c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux.qbs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Project {
         Depends { name: "ProjectExplorer" }
 
         files: [
-            "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp",
-            "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h",
             "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.cpp",
             "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h",
             "deploymenttimeinfo.cpp",
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
index e19ef52d1d8..b20eaf90499 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "rsyncdeploystep.h"
 
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
 #include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
 #include "remotelinux_constants.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp
index ef7e1dc166b..ee276666ac8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "tarpackagedeploystep.h"
 
-#include "abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h"
 #include "abstractremotelinuxdeploystep.h"
 #include "remotelinux_constants.h"
 #include "remotelinuxtr.h"