diff --git a/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.cpp b/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.cpp
index d4b6ad37..30a07f50 100644
--- a/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.cpp
+++ b/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 */
 ExternalCommand::ExternalCommand(const QString& cmd, const QStringList& args) :
 	m_Report(NULL),
-	m_ExitCode(-1),
 	m_Output()
 {
 	m_Command = cmd;
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ ExternalCommand::ExternalCommand(const QString& cmd, const QStringList& args) :
  */
 ExternalCommand::ExternalCommand(Report& report, const QString& cmd, const QStringList& args) :
 	m_Report(report.newChild()),
-	m_ExitCode(-1),
 	m_Output()
 {
 	m_Command = cmd;
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ void ExternalCommand::setup()
 	setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
 
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(readyReadStandardOutput()), this, SLOT(onReadOutput()));
-	connect(this, SIGNAL(finished(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)), this, SLOT(onFinished(int)));
 }
 
 /** Starts the external commands.
@@ -130,8 +127,3 @@ void ExternalCommand::onReadOutput()
 	if (report())
 		*report() << s;
 }
-
-void ExternalCommand::onFinished(int exitCode)
-{
-	setExitCode(exitCode);
-}
diff --git a/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.h b/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.h
index 7b08ee13..c1a8315c 100644
--- a/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.h
+++ b/partitionmanager/src/util/externalcommand.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ class LIBPARTITIONMANAGERPRIVATE_EXPORT ExternalCommand : public QProcess
 		bool waitFor(int timeout = 30000);
 		bool run(int timeout = 30000);
 
-		int exitCode() const { return m_ExitCode; } /**< @return the exit code */
-
 		const QString& output() const { return m_Output; } /**< @return the command output */
 
 		Report* report() { return m_Report; } /**< @return pointer to the Report or NULL */
@@ -60,18 +58,15 @@ class LIBPARTITIONMANAGERPRIVATE_EXPORT ExternalCommand : public QProcess
 		QStringList args() { return m_Args; } /**< @return the arguments */
 
 	protected:
-		void setExitCode(int i) { m_ExitCode = i; }
 		void setup();
 
 	protected slots:
-		void onFinished(int exitCode);
 		void onReadOutput();
 
 	private:
 		Report *m_Report;
 		QString m_Command;
 		QStringList m_Args;
-		int m_ExitCode;
 		QString m_Output;
 };