diff --git a/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml b/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml
index 33535b6..a51b540 100644
--- a/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ ListModel {
         });
     }
 
-    property var worker: ModelWorkerScript {
-        id: modelWorker
-    }
-
     function forEachEpisode(callback) {
         // Go from bottom up (= chronological order)
         for (var i=count-1; i>=0; i--) {
@@ -126,12 +122,11 @@ ListModel {
 
         ready = false;
         py.call('main.load_episodes', [podcast_id, query], function (episodes) {
-            modelWorker.updateModelFrom(episodeListModel, episodes, function () {
-                episodeListModel.ready = true;
-                if (callback !== undefined) {
-                    callback();
-                }
-            });
+            Util.updateModelFrom(episodeListModel, episodes);
+            episodeListModel.ready = true;
+            if (callback !== undefined) {
+                callback();
+            }
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/GPodderEpisodeListModelConnections.qml b/common/GPodderEpisodeListModelConnections.qml
index 22806ad..9744dab 100644
--- a/common/GPodderEpisodeListModelConnections.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderEpisodeListModelConnections.qml
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ Connections {
     target: py
 
     onDownloadProgress: {
-        episodeListModel.worker.updateModelWith(episodeListModel, 'id', episode_id,
+        Util.updateModelWith(episodeListModel, 'id', episode_id,
             {'progress': progress});
     }
     onPlaybackProgress: {
-        episodeListModel.worker.updateModelWith(episodeListModel, 'id', episode_id,
+        Util.updateModelWith(episodeListModel, 'id', episode_id,
             {'playbackProgress': progress});
     }
     onUpdatedEpisode: {
diff --git a/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml b/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml
index aa17c2f..285bf16 100644
--- a/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderPodcastListModel.qml
@@ -25,13 +25,9 @@ import 'util.js' as Util
 ListModel {
     id: podcastListModel
 
-    property var worker: ModelWorkerScript {
-        id: modelWorker
-    }
-
     function reload() {
         py.call('main.load_podcasts', [], function (podcasts) {
-            modelWorker.updateModelFrom(podcastListModel, podcasts);
+            Util.updateModelFrom(podcastListModel, podcasts);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/ModelWorkerScript.qml b/common/ModelWorkerScript.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 19c0057..0000000
--- a/common/ModelWorkerScript.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- *
- * gPodder QML UI Reference Implementation
- * Copyright (c) 2015, Thomas Perl <m@thp.io>
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
- * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
- * AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
- * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
- * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
- * OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
- * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- *
- */
-
-import QtQuick 2.0
-
-
-WorkerScript {
-    source: 'modelworker.js'
-
-    property int callbacks_seq: 1
-    property var callbacks: ({})
-
-    function refCallback(callback) {
-        var id = callbacks_seq++;
-        callbacks[id] = callback;
-        return id;
-    }
-
-    function unrefCallback(callback) {
-        var result = callbacks[callback];
-        delete callbacks[callback];
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    function updateModelFrom(model, data, callback) {
-        sendMessage({
-            action: 'updateModelFrom',
-            model: model,
-            data: data,
-            callback: refCallback(callback),
-        });
-    }
-
-    function updateModelWith(model, key, value, update, callback) {
-        sendMessage({
-            action: 'updateModelWith',
-            model: model,
-            key: key,
-            value: value,
-            update: update,
-            callback: refCallback(callback),
-        });
-    }
-
-    onMessage: {
-        if (messageObject.callback !== undefined) {
-            unrefCallback(messageObject.callback)();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/modelworker.js b/common/modelworker.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 44561bd..0000000
--- a/common/modelworker.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-function updateModelFrom(model, data) {
-    // TODO: This is very naive at the moment, we should do proper remove(),
-    // move(), set() and insert() calls, so that the UI can animate changes.
-    for (var i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
-        if (model.count < i) {
-            model.append(data[i]);
-        } else {
-            model.set(i, data[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    while (model.count > data.length) {
-        model.remove(model.count-1);
-    }
-
-    model.sync();
-}
-
-function updateModelWith(model, key, value, update) {
-    for (var row=0; row<model.count; row++) {
-        var current = model.get(row);
-        if (current[key] == value) {
-            for (var key in update) {
-                model.setProperty(row, key, update[key]);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    model.sync();
-}
-
-WorkerScript.onMessage = function (msg) {
-    if (msg.action === 'updateModelFrom') {
-        updateModelFrom(msg.model, msg.data);
-        WorkerScript.sendMessage({callback: msg.callback});
-    } else if (msg.action === 'updateModelWith') {
-        updateModelWith(msg.model, msg.key, msg.value, msg.update);
-        WorkerScript.sendMessage({callback: msg.callback});
-    } else {
-        console.log('Unknown action: ' + msg.action);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/util.js b/common/util.js
index 23feba2..3cb2d20 100644
--- a/common/util.js
+++ b/common/util.js
@@ -18,6 +18,31 @@
  *
  */
 
+function updateModelFrom(model, data) {
+    for (var i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
+        if (model.count < i) {
+            model.append(data[i]);
+        } else {
+            model.set(i, data[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (model.count > data.length) {
+        model.remove(model.count-1);
+    }
+}
+
+function updateModelWith(model, key, value, update) {
+    for (var row=0; row<model.count; row++) {
+        var current = model.get(row);
+        if (current[key] == value) {
+            for (var key in update) {
+                model.setProperty(row, key, update[key]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function formatDuration(duration) {
     if (duration !== 0 && !duration) {
         return ''