diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs
index a63484fb39..c8e862abcb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Controllers/InstallApiController.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Controllers
         /// <summary>
         /// Installs.
         /// </summary>
-        public InstallProgressResultModel PostPerformInstall(InstallInstructions installModel)
+        public async Task<InstallProgressResultModel> PostPerformInstall(InstallInstructions installModel)
         {
             if (installModel == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(installModel));
 
@@ -94,8 +95,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Controllers
                 var step = _installSteps.GetAllSteps().Single(x => x.Name == item.Name);
 
                 // if this step has any instructions then extract them
-                JToken instruction;
-                installModel.Instructions.TryGetValue(item.Name, out instruction); // else null
+                installModel.Instructions.TryGetValue(item.Name, out var instruction); // else null
 
                 // if this step doesn't require execution then continue to the next one, this is just a fail-safe check.
                 if (StepRequiresExecution(step, instruction) == false)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Controllers
 
                 try
                 {
-                    var setupData = ExecuteStep(step, instruction);
+                    var setupData = await ExecuteStepAsync(step, instruction);
 
                     // update the status
                     InstallStatusTracker.SetComplete(installModel.InstallId, step.Name, setupData?.SavedStepData);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Controllers
         }
 
         // executes the step
-        internal InstallSetupResult ExecuteStep(InstallSetupStep step, JToken instruction)
+        internal async Task<InstallSetupResult> ExecuteStepAsync(InstallSetupStep step, JToken instruction)
         {
             using (_proflog.TraceDuration<InstallApiController>($"Executing installation step: '{step.Name}'.", "Step completed"))
             {
@@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Controllers
                 var typedStepType = genericStepType.MakeGenericType(typeArgs);
                 try
                 {
-                    var method = typedStepType.GetMethods().Single(x => x.Name == "Execute");
-                    return (InstallSetupResult) method.Invoke(step, new[] { model });
+                    var method = typedStepType.GetMethods().Single(x => x.Name == "ExecuteAsync");
+                    var task = (Task<InstallSetupResult>) method.Invoke(step, new[] { model });
+                    return await task;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Models/InstallSetupStep.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Models/InstallSetupStep.cs
index 3b017368f9..fd50d7855c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Models/InstallSetupStep.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Install/Models/InstallSetupStep.cs
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Install.Models
         /// </summary>
         [IgnoreDataMember]
         public abstract Type StepType { get; }
-
-        [IgnoreDataMember]
-        public bool HasUIElement => View.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false;
+        
     }
 }