diff --git a/worker.cpp b/worker.cpp
index b453444..549f59f 100644
--- a/worker.cpp
+++ b/worker.cpp
@@ -158,31 +158,9 @@ Worker::Worker(int customerNr,
     QDir::setCurrent(m_workingDirectory);
 
     m_apismVersion = getAPISMYoctoVersion();
-
-    this->moveToThread(&m_workerThread);
-    m_workerThread.start();
-
-    int cnt = 0;
-    while (!m_workerThread.isRunning()) {
-        if (++cnt > 5) {
-            Utils::printCriticalErrorMsg("starting worker thread FAILED");
-            return;
-        }
-        QThread::sleep(1);
-    }
 }
 
 Worker::~Worker() {
-    int cnt = 0;
-    m_workerThread.quit();
-    while (!m_workerThread.isFinished()) {
-        if (!m_workerThread.wait(1000)) {
-            if (++cnt > 5) {
-                Utils::printCriticalErrorMsg("stopping worker thread FAILED");
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void Worker::displayProgressInMainWindow(int progress) {
@@ -207,7 +185,7 @@ void Worker::stopProgressLoop() {
 }
 
 static std::once_flag once;
-void Worker::update() {
+void Worker::run() {
     // user should not start the update process several times
     std::call_once(once, &Worker::privateUpdate, this);
 }