diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp
index 7830e9c29f2..3f33fcd5ee2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ Utils::ProcessInterface *QnxDevice::createProcessInterface() const
 
 DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr QnxDevice::signalOperation() const
 {
-    return DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr(
-                new QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation(sshParameters()));
+    return DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr(new QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation(sharedFromThis()));
 }
 
 // Factory
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.cpp
index be72624d7ce..24b6417f0dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.cpp
@@ -25,14 +25,11 @@
 
 #include "qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.h"
 
-#include <utils/fileutils.h>
-
-using namespace Qnx;
 using namespace Qnx::Internal;
 
 QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation::QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation(
-        const QSsh::SshConnectionParameters &sshParameters)
-    : RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(sshParameters)
+        const ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr &device)
+    : RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(device)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.h b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.h
index be3795bba0c..d1337fbb169 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceprocesssignaloperation.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation : public RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxSignalOpe
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 protected:
-    explicit QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation(const QSsh::SshConnectionParameters &sshParameters);
+    explicit QnxDeviceProcessSignalOperation(const ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr &device);
 
 private:
     QString killProcessByNameCommandLine(const QString &filePath) const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 8aaef841f84..15503abec47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ DeviceTester *LinuxDevice::createDeviceTester() const
 
 DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr LinuxDevice::signalOperation() const
 {
-    return DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr(new RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(sshParameters()));
+    return DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr(new RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(sharedFromThis()));
 }
 
 class LinuxDeviceEnvironmentFetcher : public DeviceEnvironmentFetcher
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.cpp
index 115391d3045..da2d57c03f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.cpp
@@ -25,24 +25,21 @@
 
 #include "remotelinuxsignaloperation.h"
 
-#include <ssh/sshremoteprocessrunner.h>
-#include <ssh/sshconnection.h>
-#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/commandline.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
+#include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
 
 using namespace RemoteLinux;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+using namespace Utils;
 
 RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(
-        const QSsh::SshConnectionParameters &sshParameters)
-    : m_sshParameters(sshParameters)
+        const IDeviceConstPtr &device)
+    : m_device(device)
 {}
 
-RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::~RemoteLinuxSignalOperation()
-{
-    if (m_runner)
-        m_runner->deleteLater();
-}
+RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::~RemoteLinuxSignalOperation() = default;
 
 static QString signalProcessGroupByPidCommandLine(qint64 pid, int signal)
 {
@@ -51,20 +48,12 @@ static QString signalProcessGroupByPidCommandLine(qint64 pid, int signal)
 
 void RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::run(const QString &command)
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_runner, return);
-    m_runner = new QSsh::SshRemoteProcessRunner();
-    connect(m_runner, &QSsh::SshRemoteProcessRunner::finished,
-            this, &RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::runnerProcessFinished);
-    connect(m_runner, &QSsh::SshRemoteProcessRunner::connectionError,
-            this, &RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::runnerConnectionError);
-    m_runner->run(command, m_sshParameters);
-}
+    QTC_ASSERT(!m_process, return);
+    m_process.reset(new QtcProcess);
+    connect(m_process.get(), &QtcProcess::done, this, &RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::runnerDone);
 
-void RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::finish()
-{
-    delete m_runner;
-    m_runner = nullptr;
-    emit finished(m_errorMessage);
+    m_process->setCommand({m_device->mapToGlobalPath("/bin/sh"), {"-c", command}});
+    m_process->start();
 }
 
 static QString signalProcessGroupByNameCommandLine(const QString &filePath, int signal)
@@ -112,21 +101,16 @@ void RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::interruptProcess(const QString &filePath)
     run(interruptProcessByNameCommandLine(filePath));
 }
 
-void RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::runnerProcessFinished()
+void RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::runnerDone()
 {
     m_errorMessage.clear();
-    if (m_runner->exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit) {
-        m_errorMessage = m_runner->errorString();
-    } else if (m_runner->exitCode() != 0) {
-        m_errorMessage = tr("Exit code is %1. stderr:").arg(m_runner->exitCode())
+    if (m_process->exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit) {
+        m_errorMessage = m_process->errorString();
+    } else if (m_process->exitCode() != 0) {
+        m_errorMessage = tr("Exit code is %1. stderr:").arg(m_process->exitCode())
                 + QLatin1Char(' ')
-                + QString::fromLatin1(m_runner->readAllStandardError());
+                + QString::fromLatin1(m_process->readAllStandardError());
     }
-    finish();
-}
-
-void RemoteLinuxSignalOperation::runnerConnectionError()
-{
-    m_errorMessage = m_runner->lastConnectionErrorString();
-    finish();
+    m_process.release()->deleteLater();
+    emit finished(m_errorMessage);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.h
index dc479141b3c..844c3c6d2fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxsignaloperation.h
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
 #include "remotelinux_export.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
-#include <ssh/sshconnection.h>
-
-namespace QSsh {
-class SshRemoteProcessRunner;
-}
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 
@@ -49,19 +44,17 @@ public:
     void interruptProcess(const QString &filePath) override;
 
 protected:
-    RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(const QSsh::SshConnectionParameters &sshParameters);
+    RemoteLinuxSignalOperation(const ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr &device);
 
 private:
     virtual QString killProcessByNameCommandLine(const QString &filePath) const;
     virtual QString interruptProcessByNameCommandLine(const QString &filePath) const;
 
-    void runnerProcessFinished();
-    void runnerConnectionError();
+    void runnerDone();
     void run(const QString &command);
-    void finish();
 
-    const QSsh::SshConnectionParameters m_sshParameters;
-    QSsh::SshRemoteProcessRunner *m_runner = nullptr;
+    const ProjectExplorer::IDeviceConstPtr m_device;
+    std::unique_ptr<Utils::QtcProcess> m_process;
 
     friend class LinuxDevice;
 };