diff --git a/src/file/extractorprocess.cpp b/src/file/extractorprocess.cpp
index 03069949..358fdddb 100644
--- a/src/file/extractorprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/file/extractorprocess.cpp
@@ -1,92 +1,88 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2015  Vishesh Handa <vhanda@kde.org>
  * Copyright (C) 2015  Pinak Ahuja <pinak.ahuja@gmail.com>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  *
  */
 
 #include "extractorprocess.h"
 
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDebug>
 
 using namespace Baloo;
 
 ExtractorProcess::ExtractorProcess(QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_extractorPath(QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("baloo_file_extractor")))
     , m_extractorProcess(this)
-    , m_extractorIdle(true)
 {
     connect(&m_extractorProcess, &QProcess::readyRead, this, &ExtractorProcess::slotIndexingFile);
     m_extractorProcess.start(m_extractorPath, QStringList(), QIODevice::Unbuffered | QIODevice::ReadWrite);
     m_extractorProcess.waitForStarted();
     m_extractorProcess.setReadChannel(QProcess::StandardOutput);
 }
 
 ExtractorProcess::~ExtractorProcess()
 {
     m_extractorProcess.close();
 }
 
 void ExtractorProcess::index(const QVector<quint64>& fileIds)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_extractorProcess.state() == QProcess::Running);
-    Q_ASSERT(m_extractorIdle);
     Q_ASSERT(!fileIds.isEmpty());
 
     QByteArray batchData;
 
     quint32 batchSize = fileIds.size();
     batchData.append(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&batchSize), sizeof(quint32));
     for (quint64 id : fileIds) {
         batchData.append(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&id), sizeof(quint64));
     }
 
-    m_extractorIdle = false;
     m_extractorProcess.write(batchData.data(), batchData.size());
 }
 
 void ExtractorProcess::slotIndexingFile()
 {
     while (m_extractorProcess.canReadLine()) {
         QString line = m_extractorProcess.readLine().trimmed();
         if (line.isEmpty()) {
             continue;
         }
 
         char command = line[0].toLatin1();
         QString arg = line.mid(2);
 
         switch (command) {
         case 'S':
             Q_EMIT startedIndexingFile(arg);
             break;
 
         case 'F':
             Q_EMIT finishedIndexingFile(arg);
             break;
 
         case 'B':
             Q_EMIT done();
-            m_extractorIdle = true;
             break;
 
         default:
             qCritical() << "Got unknown result from extractor" << command << arg;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/file/extractorprocess.h b/src/file/extractorprocess.h
index a553d518..8cdfab82 100644
--- a/src/file/extractorprocess.h
+++ b/src/file/extractorprocess.h
@@ -1,58 +1,56 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2015  Vishesh Handa <vhanda@kde.org>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  *
  */
 
 #ifndef BALOO_EXTRACTORPROCESS_H
 #define BALOO_EXTRACTORPROCESS_H
 
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QVector>
 
 namespace Baloo {
 
 class ExtractorProcess : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit ExtractorProcess(QObject* parent = nullptr);
     ~ExtractorProcess();
 
     void index(const QVector<quint64>& fileIds);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void startedIndexingFile(QString filePath);
     void finishedIndexingFile(QString filePath);
     void done();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void slotIndexingFile();
 
 private:
     const QString m_extractorPath;
 
     QProcess m_extractorProcess;
     QTimer m_timeCurrentFile;
     int m_processTimeout;
-
-    bool m_extractorIdle;
 };
 }
 
 #endif // BALOO_EXTRACTORPROCESS_H