diff --git a/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt b/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt
index 9327af8e3..cb460f14b 100644
--- a/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/calamares/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ set( calamaresSources
     progresstree/ProgressTreeItem.cpp
     progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.cpp
     progresstree/ProgressTreeView.cpp
-    progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp
 )
 
 include_directories(
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.cpp b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.cpp
index 3c0511e75..00f2884a3 100644
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.cpp
@@ -19,84 +19,17 @@
 
 #include "ProgressTreeModel.h"
 
-#include "ViewStepItem.h"
-
+#include "Settings.h"
 #include "ViewManager.h"
 
 ProgressTreeModel::ProgressTreeModel( QObject* parent )
-    : QAbstractItemModel( parent )
-    , m_rootItem( nullptr )
+    : QAbstractListModel( parent )
 {
-    setupModelData();
 }
 
 
 ProgressTreeModel::~ProgressTreeModel()
 {
-    delete m_rootItem;
-}
-
-
-Qt::ItemFlags
-ProgressTreeModel::flags( const QModelIndex& index ) const
-{
-    if ( !index.isValid() )
-    {
-        return Qt::ItemFlags();
-    }
-
-    return Qt::ItemIsEnabled;
-}
-
-
-QModelIndex
-ProgressTreeModel::index( int row, int column, const QModelIndex& parent ) const
-{
-    if ( !hasIndex( row, column, parent ) )
-    {
-        return QModelIndex();
-    }
-
-    ProgressTreeItem* parentItem;
-
-    if ( !parent.isValid() )
-    {
-        parentItem = m_rootItem;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        parentItem = static_cast< ProgressTreeItem* >( parent.internalPointer() );
-    }
-
-    ProgressTreeItem* childItem = parentItem->child( row );
-    if ( childItem )
-    {
-        return createIndex( row, column, childItem );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return QModelIndex();
-    }
-}
-
-
-QModelIndex
-ProgressTreeModel::parent( const QModelIndex& index ) const
-{
-    if ( !index.isValid() )
-    {
-        return QModelIndex();
-    }
-
-    ProgressTreeItem* childItem = static_cast< ProgressTreeItem* >( index.internalPointer() );
-    ProgressTreeItem* parentItem = childItem->parent();
-
-    if ( parentItem == m_rootItem )
-    {
-        return QModelIndex();
-    }
-
-    return createIndex( parentItem->row(), 0, parentItem );
 }
 
 
@@ -108,70 +41,54 @@ ProgressTreeModel::data( const QModelIndex& index, int role ) const
         return QVariant();
     }
 
-    ProgressTreeItem* item = static_cast< ProgressTreeItem* >( index.internalPointer() );
+    const Calamares::ViewManager* vm = Calamares::ViewManager::instance();
+    if ( !vm)
+        return QVariant();
 
-    return item->data( role );
-}
+    const auto steps = vm->viewSteps();
+    if ( (index.row() < 0 ) || (index.row() >= steps.length() ) )
+        return QVariant();
 
+    const auto* step = steps.at(index.row());
 
-QVariant
-ProgressTreeModel::headerData( int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role ) const
-{
-    Q_UNUSED( section )
-    Q_UNUSED( orientation )
-    Q_UNUSED( role )
-
+    if ( role == Qt::DisplayRole )
+    {
+        return step->prettyName();
+    }
+    if ( Calamares::Settings::instance()->debugMode() && role == Qt::ToolTipRole )
+    {
+        QString toolTip( "<b>Debug information</b>" );
+        if ( step )
+        {
+            toolTip.append( "<br/>Type:\tViewStep" );
+            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Pretty:\t%1" ).arg( step->prettyName() ) );
+            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Status:\t%1" ).arg( step->prettyStatus() ) );
+            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Source:\t%1" )
+                                .arg( step->moduleInstanceKey().isValid() ? step->moduleInstanceKey().toString()
+                                                                            : QStringLiteral( "built-in" ) ) );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            toolTip.append( "<br/>Type:\tDelegate" );
+        }
+        return toolTip;
+    }
+    if ( role == ProgressTreeModel::ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole )
+    {
+        return step && (Calamares::ViewManager::instance()->currentStep() == step);
+    }
     return QVariant();
 }
 
 
+
 int
 ProgressTreeModel::rowCount( const QModelIndex& parent ) const
 {
-    ProgressTreeItem* parentItem;
     if ( parent.column() > 0 )
     {
         return 0;
     }
-
-    if ( !parent.isValid() )
-    {
-        parentItem = m_rootItem;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        parentItem = static_cast< ProgressTreeItem* >( parent.internalPointer() );
-    }
-
-    return parentItem->childCount();
-}
-
-
-int
-ProgressTreeModel::columnCount( const QModelIndex& parent ) const
-{
-    if ( parent.isValid() )
-    {
-        return static_cast< ProgressTreeItem* >( parent.internalPointer() )->columnCount();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return m_rootItem->columnCount();
-    }
-}
-
-
-void
-ProgressTreeModel::setupModelData()
-{
-    delete m_rootItem;
-
-    m_rootItem = new ProgressTreeRoot();
     const Calamares::ViewManager* vm = Calamares::ViewManager::instance();
-
-    const auto steps = vm->viewSteps();
-    for ( const Calamares::ViewStep* step : steps )
-    {
-        m_rootItem->appendChild( new ViewStepItem( step, m_rootItem ) );
-    }
+    return vm ? vm->viewSteps().length() : 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h
index 1e3f8a49d..51f1f4126 100644
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h
+++ b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef PROGRESSTREEMODEL_H
 #define PROGRESSTREEMODEL_H
 
-#include <QAbstractItemModel>
+#include <QAbstractListModel>
 
 class ProgressTreeRoot;
 class ProgressTreeItem;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ProgressTreeItem;
 /**
  * @brief The ProgressTreeModel class implements a model for the ProgressTreeView.
  */
-class ProgressTreeModel : public QAbstractItemModel
+class ProgressTreeModel : public QAbstractListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -41,19 +41,8 @@ public:
     explicit ProgressTreeModel( QObject* parent = nullptr );
     virtual ~ProgressTreeModel() override;
 
-    // Reimplemented from QAbstractItemModel
-    Qt::ItemFlags flags( const QModelIndex& index ) const override;
-    QModelIndex index( int row, int column, const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex() ) const override;
-    QModelIndex parent( const QModelIndex& index ) const override;
     QVariant data( const QModelIndex& index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole ) const override;
-    QVariant headerData( int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role = Qt::DisplayRole ) const override;
     int rowCount( const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex() ) const override;
-    int columnCount( const QModelIndex& parent = QModelIndex() ) const override;
-
-private:
-    void setupModelData();
-
-    ProgressTreeRoot* m_rootItem;
 };
 
 #endif  // PROGRESSTREEMODEL_H
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp b/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bbb2846ce..000000000
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-/* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
- *
- *   Copyright 2014-2015, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
- *
- *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *   (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *   Calamares 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "ViewStepItem.h"
-
-#include "ProgressTreeModel.h"
-
-#include "Settings.h"
-#include "ViewManager.h"
-#include "viewpages/ViewStep.h"
-
-
-ViewStepItem::ViewStepItem( std::function< QString() > prettyName,
-                            std::function< const Calamares::ViewStep*() > accessor,
-                            ProgressTreeItem* parent )
-    : ProgressTreeItem( parent )
-    , m_accessor( accessor )
-    , m_prettyName( prettyName )
-    , m_step( nullptr )
-{
-}
-
-
-ViewStepItem::ViewStepItem( const Calamares::ViewStep* step, ProgressTreeItem* parent )
-    : ProgressTreeItem( parent )
-    , m_step( step )
-{
-}
-
-void
-ViewStepItem::appendChild( ProgressTreeItem* item )
-{
-    Q_ASSERT( false );
-    Q_UNUSED( item )
-}
-
-
-QVariant
-ViewStepItem::data( int role ) const
-{
-    if ( role == Qt::DisplayRole )
-    {
-        return m_step ? m_step->prettyName() : m_prettyName();
-    }
-    if ( Calamares::Settings::instance()->debugMode() && role == Qt::ToolTipRole )
-    {
-        QString toolTip( "<b>Debug information</b>" );
-        if ( m_step )
-        {
-            toolTip.append( "<br/>Type:\tViewStep" );
-            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Pretty:\t%1" ).arg( m_step->prettyName() ) );
-            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Status:\t%1" ).arg( m_step->prettyStatus() ) );
-            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Source:\t%1" )
-                                .arg( m_step->moduleInstanceKey().isValid() ? m_step->moduleInstanceKey().toString()
-                                                                            : QStringLiteral( "built-in" ) ) );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            toolTip.append( "<br/>Type:\tDelegate" );
-            toolTip.append( QString( "<br/>Pretty:\t%1" ).arg( m_prettyName() ) );
-        }
-        return toolTip;
-    }
-    if ( role == ProgressTreeModel::ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole )
-    {
-        return m_step ? ( Calamares::ViewManager::instance()->currentStep() == m_step )
-                      : ( Calamares::ViewManager::instance()->currentStep() == m_accessor() );
-    }
-    return QVariant();
-}
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.h b/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 84b9e0e98..000000000
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/* === This file is part of Calamares - <https://github.com/calamares> ===
- *
- *   Copyright 2014-2015, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
- *
- *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- *   (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *   Calamares 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef VIEWSTEPITEM_H
-#define VIEWSTEPITEM_H
-
-#include "ProgressTreeItem.h"
-
-#include <functional>
-
-namespace Calamares
-{
-class ViewStep;
-}
-
-class ViewStepItem : public ProgressTreeItem
-{
-public:
-    // We take a std::function< QString() > instead of a QString because the view asks for
-    // new strings on LanguageChange, and tr needs to be called again in that case.
-    explicit ViewStepItem( std::function< QString() > prettyName,
-                           std::function< const Calamares::ViewStep*() > accessor,
-                           ProgressTreeItem* parent = nullptr );
-
-    explicit ViewStepItem( const Calamares::ViewStep* step, ProgressTreeItem* parent = nullptr );
-
-    void appendChild( ProgressTreeItem* item ) override;
-
-    QVariant data( int role ) const override;
-
-private:
-    const std::function< const Calamares::ViewStep*() > m_accessor;
-    const std::function< QString() > m_prettyName;
-    const Calamares::ViewStep* const m_step;
-};
-
-
-#endif  // VIEWSTEPITEM_H