diff --git a/src/runnerjobs.cpp b/src/runnerjobs.cpp
--- a/src/runnerjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/runnerjobs.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@
     : ThreadWeaver::Job(),
       m_context(*context, nullptr),
       m_runner(runner),
-      m_timer(nullptr),
-      m_decorator(new ThreadWeaver::QObjectDecorator(this, true))
+      m_timer(nullptr)
 {
     QMutexLocker l(mutex()); Q_UNUSED(l);
     if (runner->speed() == Plasma::AbstractRunner::SlowSpeed) {
@@ -150,13 +149,14 @@
     m_timer = timer;
 }
 
-void FindMatchesJob::run(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer, ThreadWeaver::Thread*)
+void FindMatchesJob::run(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer self, ThreadWeaver::Thread*)
 {
 //     qCDebug(KRUNNER) << "Running match for " << m_runner->objectName()
 //              << " in Thread " << thread()->id() << endl;
     if (m_context.isValid()) {
         m_runner->performMatch(m_context);
     }
+    emit done(self);
 }
 
 int FindMatchesJob::priority() const
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     connect(m_weaver, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(checkIfFinished()));
 
     for (auto it = m_jobs.constBegin(); it != m_jobs.constEnd(); ++it) {
-        connect((*it)->decorator(), &ThreadWeaver::QObjectDecorator::done, this, &DelayedJobCleaner::jobDone);
+        connect(it->data(), &FindMatchesJob::done, this, &DelayedJobCleaner::jobDone);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runnerjobs_p.h b/src/runnerjobs_p.h
--- a/src/runnerjobs_p.h
+++ b/src/runnerjobs_p.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <ThreadWeaver/Job>
 #include <ThreadWeaver/QueuePolicy>
 #include <ThreadWeaver/Queue>
-#include <ThreadWeaver/QObjectDecorator>
 
 #include "abstractrunner.h"
 
@@ -90,8 +89,9 @@
  * FindMatchesJob class
  * Class to run queries in different threads
  */
-class FindMatchesJob : public Job
+class FindMatchesJob : public QObject, public Job
 {
+Q_OBJECT
 public:
     FindMatchesJob(Plasma::AbstractRunner *runner,
                    Plasma::RunnerContext *context, QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -102,16 +102,17 @@
 
     QTimer* delayTimer() const;
     void setDelayTimer(QTimer *timer);
-    ThreadWeaver::QObjectDecorator* decorator() const { return m_decorator; }
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void done(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer self);
 
 protected:
     void run(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer self, ThreadWeaver::Thread* thread) override;
 
 private:
     Plasma::RunnerContext m_context;
     Plasma::AbstractRunner *m_runner;
     QTimer *m_timer;
-    ThreadWeaver::QObjectDecorator* m_decorator;
 };
 
 class DelayedJobCleaner : public QObject
diff --git a/src/runnermanager.cpp b/src/runnermanager.cpp
--- a/src/runnermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/runnermanager.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
                 while (it != searchJobs.end()) {
                     auto &job = (*it);
                     if (deadRunners.contains(job->runner())) {
-                        QObject::disconnect(job->decorator(), SIGNAL(done(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)), q, SLOT(jobDone(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)));
+                        QObject::disconnect(job.data(), SIGNAL(done(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)), q, SLOT(jobDone(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)));
                         it = searchJobs.erase(it);
                         deadJobs.insert(job);
                     } else {
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
     {
         if ((runner->ignoredTypes() & context.type()) == 0) {
             QSharedPointer<FindMatchesJob> job(new FindMatchesJob(runner, &context, Queue::instance()));
-            QObject::connect(job->decorator(), SIGNAL(done(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)), q, SLOT(jobDone(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)));
+            QObject::connect(job.data(), SIGNAL(done(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)), q, SLOT(jobDone(ThreadWeaver::JobPointer)));
             if (runner->speed() == AbstractRunner::SlowSpeed) {
                 job->setDelayTimer(&delayTimer);
             }