diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Builder.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Builder.cpp
index f2e312c638..6da208df60 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Builder.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Builder.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void MeshFastBuilder::Finish()
     }
 
     // std::sort(verts.begin(), verts.end());
-    int threads = QThread::idealThreadCount();
+    int threads = int(std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
     MeshCore::parallel_sort(verts.begin(), verts.end(), std::less<>(), threads);
 
     QVector<FacetIndex> indices(ulCtPts);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Evaluation.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Evaluation.cpp
index 5397320bef..6b6c8820e6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Evaluation.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Evaluation.cpp
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ void MeshKernel::RebuildNeighbours(FacetIndex index)
 
     // sort the edges
     // std::sort(edges.begin(), edges.end(), Edge_Less());
-    int threads = QThread::idealThreadCount();
+    int threads = int(std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
     MeshCore::parallel_sort(edges.begin(), edges.end(), Edge_Less(), threads);
 
     PointIndex p0 = POINT_INDEX_MAX, p1 = POINT_INDEX_MAX;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Functional.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Functional.h
index d33a1cdda6..63d64d5cd8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Functional.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Functional.h
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef MESH_FUNCTIONAL_H
 #define MESH_FUNCTIONAL_H
 
-#include <QFuture>
-#include <QtConcurrentRun>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <future>
 
 
 namespace MeshCore
@@ -39,18 +38,25 @@ static void parallel_sort(Iter begin, Iter end, Pred comp, int threads)
     else {
         Iter mid = begin + (end - begin) / 2;
         if (threads == 2) {
-            QFuture<void> future =
-                QtConcurrent::run(parallel_sort<Iter, Pred>, begin, mid, comp, threads / 2);
+            auto future = std::async(parallel_sort<Iter, Pred>, begin, mid, comp, threads / 2);
             std::sort(mid, end, comp);
-            future.waitForFinished();
+            future.wait();
         }
         else {
-            QFuture<void> a =
-                QtConcurrent::run(parallel_sort<Iter, Pred>, begin, mid, comp, threads / 2);
-            QFuture<void> b =
-                QtConcurrent::run(parallel_sort<Iter, Pred>, mid, end, comp, threads / 2);
-            a.waitForFinished();
-            b.waitForFinished();
+            auto a = std::async(std::launch::async,
+                                parallel_sort<Iter, Pred>,
+                                begin,
+                                mid,
+                                comp,
+                                threads / 2);
+            auto b = std::async(std::launch::async,
+                                parallel_sort<Iter, Pred>,
+                                mid,
+                                end,
+                                comp,
+                                threads / 2);
+            a.wait();
+            b.wait();
         }
         std::inplace_merge(begin, mid, end, comp);
     }