diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 243ac8cbf23..476bd5b071f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #include "qbsbuildconfiguration.h"
 
 #include "qbsbuildstep.h"
-#include "qbscleanstep.h"
-#include "qbsinstallstep.h"
 #include "qbsproject.h"
 #include "qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h"
 #include "qbsprojectmanagertr.h"
@@ -144,10 +142,6 @@ QbsBuildConfiguration::~QbsBuildConfiguration()
         if (const auto qbs = qobject_cast<QbsBuildStep *>(bs))
             qbs->dropSession();
     }
-    for (BuildStep * const cs : cleanSteps()->steps()) {
-        if (const auto qcs = qobject_cast<QbsCleanStep *>(cs))
-            qcs->dropSession();
-    }
     delete m_buildSystem;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
index 9d6799a5fb1..475d38e9478 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
@@ -4,32 +4,27 @@
 #include "qbscleanstep.h"
 
 #include "qbsbuildconfiguration.h"
-#include "qbsproject.h"
 #include "qbsprojectmanagerconstants.h"
 #include "qbsprojectmanagertr.h"
+#include "qbsrequest.h"
 #include "qbssession.h"
 
-#include <projectexplorer/buildsteplist.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/kit.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/buildmanager.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+using namespace Tasking;
 using namespace Utils;
 
-namespace QbsProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
+namespace QbsProjectManager::Internal {
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QbsCleanStep:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-QbsCleanStep::QbsCleanStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Utils::Id id)
+QbsCleanStep::QbsCleanStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
     : BuildStep(bsl, id)
 {
     setDisplayName(Tr::tr("Qbs Clean"));
@@ -55,25 +50,11 @@ QbsCleanStep::QbsCleanStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Utils::Id id)
     });
 }
 
-QbsCleanStep::~QbsCleanStep()
-{
-    doCancel();
-    if (m_session)
-        m_session->disconnect(this);
-}
-
-void QbsCleanStep::dropSession()
-{
-    if (m_session) {
-        doCancel();
-        m_session->disconnect(this);
-        m_session = nullptr;
-    }
-}
-
 bool QbsCleanStep::init()
 {
-    if (buildSystem()->isParsing() || m_session)
+    if (!BuildStep::init())
+        return false;
+    if (buildSystem()->isParsing())
         return false;
     const auto bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
     if (!bc)
@@ -82,64 +63,36 @@ bool QbsCleanStep::init()
     return true;
 }
 
-void QbsCleanStep::doRun()
+GroupItem QbsCleanStep::runRecipe()
 {
-    m_session = static_cast<QbsBuildSystem*>(buildSystem())->session();
-    if (!m_session) {
-        emit addOutput(Tr::tr("No qbs session exists for this target."), OutputFormat::ErrorMessage);
-        emit finished(false);
-        return;
-    }
+    const auto onSetup = [this](QbsRequest &request) {
+        QbsSession *session = static_cast<QbsBuildSystem*>(buildSystem())->session();
+        if (!session) {
+            emit addOutput(Tr::tr("No qbs session exists for this target."),
+                           OutputFormat::ErrorMessage);
+            return SetupResult::StopWithError;
+        }
+        QJsonObject requestData;
+        requestData.insert("type", "clean-project");
+        if (!m_products.isEmpty())
+            requestData.insert("products", QJsonArray::fromStringList(m_products));
+        requestData.insert("dry-run", dryRun());
+        requestData.insert("keep-going", keepGoing());
 
-    QJsonObject request;
-    request.insert("type", "clean-project");
-    if (!m_products.isEmpty())
-        request.insert("products", QJsonArray::fromStringList(m_products));
-    request.insert("dry-run", dryRun());
-    request.insert("keep-going", keepGoing());
-    m_session->sendRequest(request);
-    m_maxProgress = 0;
-    connect(m_session, &QbsSession::projectCleaned, this, &QbsCleanStep::cleaningDone);
-    connect(m_session, &QbsSession::taskStarted, this, &QbsCleanStep::handleTaskStarted);
-    connect(m_session, &QbsSession::taskProgress, this, &QbsCleanStep::handleProgress);
-    connect(m_session, &QbsSession::errorOccurred, this, [this] {
-        cleaningDone(ErrorInfo(Tr::tr("Cleaning canceled: Qbs session failed.")));
-    });
-}
+        request.setSession(session);
+        request.setRequestData(requestData);
+        connect(&request, &QbsRequest::progressChanged, this, &BuildStep::progress);
+        connect(&request, &QbsRequest::outputAdded, this,
+                [this](const QString &output, OutputFormat format) {
+            emit addOutput(output, format);
+        });
+        connect(&request, &QbsRequest::taskAdded, this, [this](const Task &task) {
+            emit addTask(task, 1);
+        });
+        return SetupResult::Continue;
+    };
 
-void QbsCleanStep::doCancel()
-{
-    if (m_session)
-        m_session->cancelCurrentJob();
-}
-
-void QbsCleanStep::cleaningDone(const ErrorInfo &error)
-{
-    m_session->disconnect(this);
-    m_session = nullptr;
-
-    for (const ErrorInfoItem &item : error.items)
-        createTaskAndOutput(Task::Error, item.description, item.filePath, item.line);
-    emit finished(!error.hasError());
-}
-
-void QbsCleanStep::handleTaskStarted(const QString &desciption, int max)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(desciption)
-    m_maxProgress = max;
-}
-
-void QbsCleanStep::handleProgress(int value)
-{
-    if (m_maxProgress > 0)
-        emit progress(value * 100 / m_maxProgress, m_description);
-}
-
-void QbsCleanStep::createTaskAndOutput(Task::TaskType type, const QString &message,
-                                       const FilePath &file, int line)
-{
-    emit addOutput(message, OutputFormat::Stdout);
-    emit addTask(CompileTask(type, message, file, line), 1);
+    return QbsRequestTask(onSetup);
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -154,5 +107,4 @@ QbsCleanStepFactory::QbsCleanStepFactory()
     setDisplayName(Tr::tr("Qbs Clean"));
 }
 
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace QbsProjectManager
+} // namespace QbsProjectManager::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h
index b3552993366..132287afd7c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.h
@@ -3,18 +3,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "qbsbuildconfiguration.h"
-
 #include <projectexplorer/buildstep.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/task.h>
 
-#include <utils/aspects.h>
-
-namespace QbsProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
-
-class ErrorInfo;
-class QbsSession;
+namespace QbsProjectManager::Internal {
 
 class QbsCleanStep final : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStep
 {
@@ -22,33 +13,16 @@ class QbsCleanStep final : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStep
 
 public:
     QbsCleanStep(ProjectExplorer::BuildStepList *bsl, Utils::Id id);
-    ~QbsCleanStep() override;
-
-    QbsBuildStepData stepData() const;
-
-    void dropSession();
 
 private:
     bool init() override;
-    void doRun() override;
-    void doCancel() override;
-
-    void cleaningDone(const ErrorInfo &error);
-    void handleTaskStarted(const QString &desciption, int max);
-    void handleProgress(int value);
-
-    void createTaskAndOutput(ProjectExplorer::Task::TaskType type,
-                             const QString &message, const Utils::FilePath &file, int line);
+    Tasking::GroupItem runRecipe() final;
 
     Utils::BoolAspect dryRun{this};
     Utils::BoolAspect keepGoing{this};
     Utils::StringAspect effectiveCommand{this};
 
     QStringList m_products;
-    QbsSession *m_session = nullptr;
-    QString m_description;
-    int m_maxProgress;
-    bool m_showCompilerOutput = true;
 };
 
 class QbsCleanStepFactory : public ProjectExplorer::BuildStepFactory
@@ -57,5 +31,4 @@ public:
     QbsCleanStepFactory();
 };
 
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace QbsProjectManager
+} // namespace QbsProjectManager::Internal