diff --git a/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
index 9d210c5e6..624e4fe46 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
 #include <qstandardpaths.h>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QJsonArray>
-#include <QDir>
 #include <QDebug>
-#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
@@ -115,9 +113,8 @@ AppletPrivate::~AppletPrivate()
     delete modificationsTimer;
 }
 
-void AppletPrivate::init(const QString &_packagePath, const QVariantList &args)
+void AppletPrivate::init(const QString &packagePath, const QVariantList &args)
 {
-    const QString packagePath = _packagePath.isEmpty() ? QFileInfo(appletDescription.metaDataFileName()).dir().path() : _packagePath;
     // WARNING: do not access config() OR globalConfig() in this method!
     //          that requires a Corona, which is not available at this point
     q->setHasConfigurationInterface(true);
diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/configmodel.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/configmodel.cpp
index 03beac7b8..975854ad3 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/configmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/configmodel.cpp
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@ QVariant ConfigModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         const QString source = d->categories.at(index.row())->source();
         // Quick check if source is an absolute path or not
         if (d->appletInterface && !source.isEmpty() && !(source.startsWith('/') && source.endsWith(QLatin1String("qml")))) {
-            if(!d->appletInterface.data()->kPackage().isValid())
-                qWarning() << "wrong applet" << d->appletInterface.data()->pluginMetaData().name();
-            return QUrl::fromLocalFile(d->appletInterface.data()->kPackage().filePath("ui", source));
+            return QUrl::fromLocalFile(d->appletInterface.data()->package().filePath("ui", source));
         } else {
             return source;
         }