diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/calculix/tasks.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/calculix/tasks.py
index f8a7df2ffa..ab9894473b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/calculix/tasks.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/calculix/tasks.py
@@ -95,19 +95,6 @@ class Solve(run.Solve):
         #     self._updateOutput(output)
         del output   # get flake8 quiet
 
-    def _observeSolver(self, process):
-        output = ""
-        line = process.stdout.readline()
-        self.pushStatus(line)
-        output += line
-        line = process.stdout.readline()
-        while line:
-            line = "\n%s" % line.rstrip()
-            self.pushStatus(line)
-            output += line
-            line = process.stdout.readline()
-        return output
-
 
 class Results(run.Results):
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py
index f067ae2ae0..ef914fa80a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/tasks.py
@@ -109,19 +109,6 @@ class Solve(run.Solve):
             self.report.error("ElmerSolver executable not found.")
             self.fail()
 
-    def _observeSolver(self, process):
-        output = b""
-        line = process.stdout.readline()
-        self.pushStatus(line)
-        output += line
-        line = process.stdout.readline()
-        while line:
-            line = b"\n%s" % line.rstrip()
-            self.pushStatus(line)
-            output += line
-            line = process.stdout.readline()
-        return output
-
     def _updateOutput(self, output):
         if self.solver.ElmerOutput is None:
             self._createOutput()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/run.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/run.py
index a5f9f4aa53..be28c82ff7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/run.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/run.py
@@ -296,7 +296,19 @@ class Check(BaseTask):
 
 
 class Solve(BaseTask):
-    pass
+
+    def _observeSolver(self, process):
+        output = ""
+        line = FemUtils.pydecode(process.stdout.readline())
+        self.pushStatus(line)
+        output += line
+        line = FemUtils.pydecode(process.stdout.readline())
+        while line:
+            line = "\n%s" % line.rstrip()
+            self.pushStatus(line)
+            output += line
+            line = FemUtils.pydecode(process.stdout.readline())
+        return output
 
 
 class Prepare(BaseTask):
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/z88/tasks.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/z88/tasks.py
index 82804e37c4..abb2a7400c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/z88/tasks.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/z88/tasks.py
@@ -110,19 +110,6 @@ class Solve(run.Solve):
         #     self._updateOutput(output)
         del output   # get flake8 quiet
 
-    def _observeSolver(self, process):
-        output = ""
-        line = process.stdout.readline()
-        self.pushStatus(line)
-        output += line
-        line = process.stdout.readline()
-        while line:
-            line = "\n%s" % line.rstrip()
-            self.pushStatus(line)
-            output += line
-            line = process.stdout.readline()
-        return output
-
 
 class Results(run.Results):