diff --git a/helper/linux/writejob.h b/helper/linux/writejob.h
index 2d1fc83..221425b 100644
--- a/helper/linux/writejob.h
+++ b/helper/linux/writejob.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ private:
     QTextStream err { stderr };
     QDBusUnixFileDescriptor fd { -1 };
     QFileSystemWatcher watcher { };
-
-    QProcess *dd { nullptr };
 };
 
 #endif // WRITEJOB_H
diff --git a/helper/mac/writejob.cpp b/helper/mac/writejob.cpp
index 1a6ace2..9d652de 100644
--- a/helper/mac/writejob.cpp
+++ b/helper/mac/writejob.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "isomd5/libcheckisomd5.h"
 
 WriteJob::WriteJob(const QString &what, const QString &where)
-    : QObject(nullptr), what(what), where(where), dd(new QProcess(this))
+    : QObject(nullptr), what(what), where(where)
 {
     connect(&watcher, &QFileSystemWatcher::fileChanged, this, &WriteJob::onFileChanged);
     if (what.endsWith(".part")) {
diff --git a/helper/mac/writejob.h b/helper/mac/writejob.h
index 48b5517..00c2092 100644
--- a/helper/mac/writejob.h
+++ b/helper/mac/writejob.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ private:
 
     QFileSystemWatcher watcher { };
 
-    QProcess *dd;
-
     const int BLOCK_SIZE { 512 * 1024 };
 };
 
diff --git a/helper/win/writejob.cpp b/helper/win/writejob.cpp
index a733d9f..f5979b9 100644
--- a/helper/win/writejob.cpp
+++ b/helper/win/writejob.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 
 WriteJob::WriteJob(const QString &what, const QString &where)
-    : QObject(nullptr), what(what), dd(new QProcess(this))
+    : QObject(nullptr), what(what)
 {
     bool ok = false;
     this->where = where.toInt(&ok);
diff --git a/helper/win/writejob.h b/helper/win/writejob.h
index 19f9543..a5aa222 100644
--- a/helper/win/writejob.h
+++ b/helper/win/writejob.h
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ private:
 
     QFileSystemWatcher watcher { };
 
-    QProcess *dd;
-
     const int BLOCK_SIZE { 512 * 128 };
 };