diff --git a/importer/fileutils.h b/importer/fileutils.h
--- a/importer/fileutils.h
+++ b/importer/fileutils.h
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@
  */
 RenameResult rename(const QUrl& src, const QUrl& dst, QWidget* authWindow = nullptr);
 
-/**
- * Create a temp dir in baseDir, starting with prefix.  If successful returns
- * the created dir otherwise returns an empty string and writes the error message
- * in errorMessage.
- *
- * errorMessage must be a valid pointer.
- */
-QString createTempDir(const QString& baseDir, const QString& prefix, QString* errorMessage);
-
 } // namespace
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/importer/fileutils.cpp b/importer/fileutils.cpp
--- a/importer/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/importer/fileutils.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
 #include <KIO/JobUiDelegate>
 #include <KJobWidgets>
 
-// libc
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
 namespace Gwenview
 {
 namespace FileUtils
@@ -144,19 +139,5 @@
     return result;
 }
 
-QString createTempDir(const QString& baseDir, const QString& prefix, QString* errorMessage)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(errorMessage);
-
-    QByteArray name = QFile::encodeName(baseDir + '/' + prefix + "XXXXXX");
-
-    if (!mkdtemp(name.data())) {
-        // Failure
-        *errorMessage = QString::fromLocal8Bit(::strerror(errno));
-        return QString();
-    }
-    return QFile::decodeName(name + '/');
-}
-
 } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/importer/importer.cpp b/importer/importer.cpp
--- a/importer/importer.cpp
+++ b/importer/importer.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QUrl>
+#include <QTemporaryDir>
 
 // KDE
 #include <KFileItem>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
     QWidget* mAuthWindow;
     std::unique_ptr<FileNameFormater> mFileNameFormater;
     QUrl mTempImportDirUrl;
+    QTemporaryDir* mTempImportDir;
 
     /* @defgroup reset Should be reset in start()
      * @{ */
@@ -75,13 +77,21 @@
             emit q->error(i18n("Could not create destination folder."));
             return false;
         }
-        QString message;
-        QString dir = FileUtils::createTempDir(url.toLocalFile(), ".gwenview_importer-", &message);
-        mTempImportDirUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir);
-        if (mTempImportDirUrl.isEmpty()) {
-            emit q->error(i18n("Could not create temporary upload folder:\n%1", message));
+        
+        QString tempDirPath = url.toLocalFile() + "/.gwenview_importer-XXXXXX";
+        mTempImportDir = new QTemporaryDir(tempDirPath);
+                    
+        if (!mTempImportDir->isValid()) {
+            emit q->error(i18n("Could not create temporary upload folder."));
             return false;
         }
+        
+        mTempImportDirUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(mTempImportDir->path() + '/');
+        if (!mTempImportDirUrl.isValid()) {
+            emit q->error(i18n("Could not create temporary upload folder."));
+            return false;
+        }         
+        
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -197,8 +207,7 @@
 
 void Importer::finalizeImport()
 {
-    KIO::Job* job = KIO::del(d->mTempImportDirUrl, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
-    KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, d->mAuthWindow);
+    delete d->mTempImportDir;
     emit importFinished();
 }