diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp
index 9bf2fa0daa6..6041a77adc8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbmakedefaultappstep.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ public:
 private:
     bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final { return true; }
 
-    void doDeploy() final
+    Group deployRecipe() final
     {
-        QTC_ASSERT(!m_taskTree, return);
-
         const auto setupHandler = [this](QtcProcess &process) {
             QString remoteExe;
             if (RunConfiguration *rc = target()->activeRunConfiguration()) {
@@ -63,27 +61,10 @@ private:
         const auto errorHandler = [this](const QtcProcess &process) {
             emit errorMessage(tr("Remote process failed: %1").arg(process.errorString()));
         };
-        const auto endHandler = [this] {
-            m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-            stopDeployment();
-        };
-        const Group root {
-            Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler),
-            OnGroupDone(endHandler),
-            OnGroupError(endHandler)
-        };
-        m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-        m_taskTree->start();
-    }
-
-    void stopDeployment() final
-    {
-        m_taskTree.reset();
-        handleDeploymentDone();
+        return Group { Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler) };
     }
 
     bool m_makeDefault = true;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 
 // QdbMakeDefaultAppStep
diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp
index 4bb8716d07c..5a838df1ef2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbstopapplicationstep.cpp
@@ -30,16 +30,11 @@ class QdbStopApplicationService : public RemoteLinux::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployS
 
 private:
     bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final { return true; }
-    void doDeploy() final;
-    void stopDeployment() final;
-
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
+    Group deployRecipe() final;
 };
 
-void QdbStopApplicationService::doDeploy()
+Group QdbStopApplicationService::deployRecipe()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_taskTree, return);
-
     const auto setupHandler = [this](QtcProcess &process) {
         const auto device = DeviceKitAspect::device(target()->kit());
         QTC_CHECK(device);
@@ -75,24 +70,11 @@ void QdbStopApplicationService::doDeploy()
         }
         return GroupConfig();
     };
-    const auto rootEndHandler = [this] {
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        stopDeployment();
-    };
     const Group root {
         DynamicSetup(rootSetupHandler),
-        Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler),
-        OnGroupDone(rootEndHandler),
-        OnGroupError(rootEndHandler)
+        Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler)
     };
-    m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-    m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void QdbStopApplicationService::stopDeployment()
-{
-    m_taskTree.reset();
-    handleDeploymentDone();
+    return root;
 }
 
 // QdbStopApplicationStep
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
index 0da7bfe405b..5c66d61067d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/tasktree.h>
 
 #include <QDateTime>
-#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QPointer>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
+using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     DeploymentTimeInfo deployTimes;
     State state = Inactive;
+    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 } // namespace Internal
 
@@ -146,4 +148,23 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::handleDeploymentDone()
     emit finished();
 }
 
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::doDeploy()
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(!d->m_taskTree, return);
+    d->m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(deployRecipe()));
+    const auto endHandler = [this] {
+        d->m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
+        handleDeploymentDone();
+    };
+    connect(d->m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::done, this, endHandler);
+    connect(d->m_taskTree.get(), &TaskTree::errorOccurred, this, endHandler);
+    d->m_taskTree->start();
+}
+
+void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::stopDeployment()
+{
+    d->m_taskTree.reset();
+    handleDeploymentDone();
+}
+
 } // namespace RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
index fd77fc58de4..f66691971b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class Kit;
 class Target;
 }
 
+namespace Utils::Tasking { class Group; }
+
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 namespace Internal { class AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate; }
 
@@ -77,8 +79,9 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     virtual bool isDeploymentNecessary() const = 0;
-    virtual void doDeploy() = 0;
-    virtual void stopDeployment() = 0;
+    virtual Utils::Tasking::Group deployRecipe() = 0;
+    void doDeploy();
+    void stopDeployment();
 
     Internal::AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployServicePrivate * const d;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp
index 1a9bd864ebb..1ce5e6e4545 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/customcommanddeploystep.cpp
@@ -24,17 +24,15 @@ class CustomCommandDeployService : public AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService
 {
 public:
     void setCommandLine(const QString &commandLine);
-    CheckResult isDeploymentPossible() const override;
+    CheckResult isDeploymentPossible() const final;
 
 protected:
-    void doDeploy() override;
-    void stopDeployment() override;
+    Group deployRecipe() final;
 
 private:
-    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const override { return true; }
+    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final { return true; }
 
     QString m_commandLine;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 
 void CustomCommandDeployService::setCommandLine(const QString &commandLine)
@@ -50,10 +48,8 @@ CheckResult CustomCommandDeployService::isDeploymentPossible() const
     return AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::isDeploymentPossible();
 }
 
-void CustomCommandDeployService::doDeploy()
+Group CustomCommandDeployService::deployRecipe()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_taskTree, return);
-
     const auto setupHandler = [this](QtcProcess &process) {
         emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("Starting remote command \"%1\"...").arg(m_commandLine));
         process.setCommand({deviceConfiguration()->filePath("/bin/sh"),
@@ -78,23 +74,7 @@ void CustomCommandDeployService::doDeploy()
                 .arg(process.exitCode()));
         }
     };
-    const auto endHandler = [this] {
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        stopDeployment();
-    };
-    const Group root {
-        Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler),
-        OnGroupDone(endHandler),
-        OnGroupError(endHandler)
-    };
-    m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-    m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void CustomCommandDeployService::stopDeployment()
-{
-    m_taskTree.reset();
-    handleDeploymentDone();
+    return Group { Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler) };
 }
 
 class CustomCommandDeployStep : public AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp
index c49d8cefdff..44e815a8ffc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDir>
-#include <QList>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Utils;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ public:
     IncrementalDeployment incremental = IncrementalDeployment::NotSupported;
     bool ignoreMissingFiles = false;
     QList<DeployableFile> deployableFiles;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 
 QList<DeployableFile> collectFilesToUpload(const DeployableFile &deployable)
@@ -125,12 +123,6 @@ bool GenericDirectUploadService::isDeploymentNecessary() const
     return !d->deployableFiles.isEmpty();
 }
 
-void GenericDirectUploadService::stopDeployment()
-{
-    d->m_taskTree.reset();
-    handleDeploymentDone();
-}
-
 QDateTime GenericDirectUploadServicePrivate::timestampFromStat(const DeployableFile &file,
                                                                QtcProcess *statProc)
 {
@@ -291,19 +283,8 @@ TaskItem GenericDirectUploadServicePrivate::chmodTree(const TreeStorage<UploadSt
     return Tree {setupChmodHandler};
 }
 
-void GenericDirectUploadService::doDeploy()
+Group GenericDirectUploadService::deployRecipe()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!d->m_taskTree, return);
-
-    const auto endHandler = [this] {
-        d->m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        stopDeployment();
-    };
-    const auto doneHandler = [this, endHandler] {
-        emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("All files successfully deployed."));
-        endHandler();
-    };
-
     const auto preFilesToStat = [this](UploadStorage *storage) {
         QList<DeployableFile> filesToStat;
         for (const DeployableFile &file : std::as_const(d->deployableFiles)) {
@@ -333,6 +314,9 @@ void GenericDirectUploadService::doDeploy()
         if (timestamp.isValid())
             saveDeploymentTimeStamp(file, timestamp);
     };
+    const auto doneHandler = [this] {
+        emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("All files successfully deployed."));
+    };
 
     const TreeStorage<UploadStorage> storage;
     const Group root {
@@ -343,12 +327,9 @@ void GenericDirectUploadService::doDeploy()
             d->chmodTree(storage),
             d->statTree(storage, postFilesToStat, postStatEndHandler)
         },
-        OnGroupDone(doneHandler),
-        OnGroupError(endHandler)
+        OnGroupDone(doneHandler)
     };
-
-    d->m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-    d->m_taskTree->start();
+    return root;
 }
 
 } //namespace RemoteLinux
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h
index d7281bece68..1d85aed6d34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericdirectuploadservice.h
@@ -21,18 +21,16 @@ class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT GenericDirectUploadService : public AbstractRemoteLinux
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     GenericDirectUploadService(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    ~GenericDirectUploadService() override;
+    ~GenericDirectUploadService();
 
     void setDeployableFiles(const QList<ProjectExplorer::DeployableFile> &deployableFiles);
     void setIncrementalDeployment(IncrementalDeployment incremental);
     void setIgnoreMissingFiles(bool ignoreMissingFiles);
 
-protected:
-    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const override;
-    void doDeploy() override;
-    void stopDeployment() override;
-
 private:
+    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final;
+    Utils::Tasking::Group deployRecipe() final;
+
     friend class Internal::GenericDirectUploadServicePrivate;
     Internal::GenericDirectUploadServicePrivate * const d;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
index 17b20bc72cd..f5629e6a169 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/killappstep.cpp
@@ -27,19 +27,14 @@ public:
     void setRemoteExecutable(const FilePath &filePath) { m_remoteExecutable = filePath; }
 
 private:
-    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const override { return !m_remoteExecutable.isEmpty(); }
-
-    void doDeploy() override;
-    void stopDeployment() override;
+    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final { return !m_remoteExecutable.isEmpty(); }
+    Group deployRecipe() final;
 
     FilePath m_remoteExecutable;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 
-void KillAppService::doDeploy()
+Group KillAppService::deployRecipe()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_taskTree, return);
-
     const auto setupHandler = [this](DeviceProcessKiller &killer) {
         killer.setProcessPath(m_remoteExecutable);
         emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("Trying to kill \"%1\" on remote device...")
@@ -52,25 +47,7 @@ void KillAppService::doDeploy()
         emit progressMessage(Tr::tr("Failed to kill remote application. "
                                     "Assuming it was not running."));
     };
-
-    const auto endHandler = [this] {
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        stopDeployment();
-    };
-
-    const Group root {
-        Killer(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler),
-        OnGroupDone(endHandler),
-        OnGroupError(endHandler)
-    };
-    m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-    m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void KillAppService::stopDeployment()
-{
-    m_taskTree.reset();
-    handleDeploymentDone();
+    return Group { Killer(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler) };
 }
 
 class KillAppStep : public AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployStep
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
index 9b4cbe591aa..3214f1cbd06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/rsyncdeploystep.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,14 @@ public:
     void setFlags(const QString &flags) { m_flags = flags; }
 
 private:
-    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const override;
-    void doDeploy() override;
-    void stopDeployment() override;
+    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final;
+    Group deployRecipe() final;
     TaskItem mkdirTask();
     TaskItem transferTask();
 
     mutable FilesToTransfer m_files;
     bool m_ignoreMissingFiles = false;
     QString m_flags;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 
 void RsyncDeployService::setDeployableFiles(const QList<DeployableFile> &files)
@@ -110,28 +108,9 @@ TaskItem RsyncDeployService::transferTask()
     return Transfer(setupHandler, {}, errorHandler);
 }
 
-void RsyncDeployService::doDeploy()
+Group RsyncDeployService::deployRecipe()
 {
-    const auto finishHandler = [this] {
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        stopDeployment();
-    };
-
-    const Group root {
-        mkdirTask(),
-        transferTask(),
-        OnGroupDone(finishHandler),
-        OnGroupError(finishHandler),
-    };
-
-    m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-    m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void RsyncDeployService::stopDeployment()
-{
-    m_taskTree.reset();
-    handleDeploymentDone();
+    return Group { mkdirTask(), transferTask() };
 }
 
 // RsyncDeployStep
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp
index a64aeb0e4e3..4de760e5460 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/tarpackagedeploystep.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <utils/processinterface.h>
 #include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
 
-#include <QDateTime>
-
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Utils;
 using namespace Utils::Tasking;
@@ -31,15 +29,12 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QString remoteFilePath() const;
-
-    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const override;
-    void doDeploy() override;
-    void stopDeployment() override;
+    bool isDeploymentNecessary() const final;
+    Group deployRecipe() final;
     TaskItem uploadTask();
     TaskItem installTask();
 
     FilePath m_packageFilePath;
-    std::unique_ptr<TaskTree> m_taskTree;
 };
 
 void TarPackageDeployService::setPackageFilePath(const FilePath &filePath)
@@ -102,28 +97,9 @@ TaskItem TarPackageDeployService::installTask()
     return Process(setupHandler, doneHandler, errorHandler);
 }
 
-void TarPackageDeployService::doDeploy()
+Group TarPackageDeployService::deployRecipe()
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(!m_taskTree, return);
-
-    const auto finishHandler = [this] {
-        m_taskTree.release()->deleteLater();
-        stopDeployment();
-    };
-    const Group root {
-        uploadTask(),
-        installTask(),
-        OnGroupDone(finishHandler),
-        OnGroupError(finishHandler),
-    };
-    m_taskTree.reset(new TaskTree(root));
-    m_taskTree->start();
-}
-
-void TarPackageDeployService::stopDeployment()
-{
-    m_taskTree.reset();
-    handleDeploymentDone();
+    return Group { uploadTask(), installTask() };
 }
 
 // TarPackageDeployStep