diff --git a/autotests/data/plasma/desktoptheme/testtheme/metadata.desktop b/autotests/data/plasma/desktoptheme/testtheme/metadata.desktop
index 3de26dbcc..470510ecc 100644
--- a/autotests/data/plasma/desktoptheme/testtheme/metadata.desktop
+++ b/autotests/data/plasma/desktoptheme/testtheme/metadata.desktop
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
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 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=LGPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 X-Plasma-API=5.0
diff --git a/autotests/data/signedPackage/metadata.desktop b/autotests/data/signedPackage/metadata.desktop
index c7965092a..feaddbb7b 100644
--- a/autotests/data/signedPackage/metadata.desktop
+++ b/autotests/data/signedPackage/metadata.desktop
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.plasma.simpified-javascript-http-example
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.1
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 
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diff --git a/examples/applets/nowplaying/metadata.desktop b/examples/applets/nowplaying/metadata.desktop
index 3ba24db31..72b4e035b 100644
--- a/examples/applets/nowplaying/metadata.desktop
+++ b/examples/applets/nowplaying/metadata.desktop
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ Type=Service
 X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Marco Martin
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=notmart@gmail.com
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
diff --git a/examples/applets/samegame/metadata.desktop b/examples/applets/samegame/metadata.desktop
index 48a4074d9..e4ecdbc83 100644
--- a/examples/applets/samegame/metadata.desktop
+++ b/examples/applets/samegame/metadata.desktop
@@ -96,6 +96,5 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.samegame-qml
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
diff --git a/examples/applets/widgetgallery/metadata.desktop b/examples/applets/widgetgallery/metadata.desktop
index 75725d69c..7d3df7432 100644
--- a/examples/applets/widgetgallery/metadata.desktop
+++ b/examples/applets/widgetgallery/metadata.desktop
@@ -95,6 +95,5 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.example.widgetgallery
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
diff --git a/examples/dataengines/customDataContainers/plasma-dataengine-example-customDataContainers.desktop b/examples/dataengines/customDataContainers/plasma-dataengine-example-customDataContainers.desktop
index de085eba4..3d0977a04 100644
--- a/examples/dataengines/customDataContainers/plasma-dataengine-example-customDataContainers.desktop
+++ b/examples/dataengines/customDataContainers/plasma-dataengine-example-customDataContainers.desktop
@@ -93,6 +93,5 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.examples.customDataContainers
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=BSD
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
diff --git a/examples/dataengines/simpleEngine/plasma-dataengine-example-simpleEngine.desktop b/examples/dataengines/simpleEngine/plasma-dataengine-example-simpleEngine.desktop
index cf6cf83d3..9bf0f2964 100644
--- a/examples/dataengines/simpleEngine/plasma-dataengine-example-simpleEngine.desktop
+++ b/examples/dataengines/simpleEngine/plasma-dataengine-example-simpleEngine.desktop
@@ -96,6 +96,5 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.examples.simpleEngine
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=BSD
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
diff --git a/examples/dataengines/sourcesOnRequest/plasma-dataengine-example-sourcesOnRequest.desktop b/examples/dataengines/sourcesOnRequest/plasma-dataengine-example-sourcesOnRequest.desktop
index 330203dfb..5f303e75c 100644
--- a/examples/dataengines/sourcesOnRequest/plasma-dataengine-example-sourcesOnRequest.desktop
+++ b/examples/dataengines/sourcesOnRequest/plasma-dataengine-example-sourcesOnRequest.desktop
@@ -93,6 +93,5 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.examples.sourcesOnRequest
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=BSD
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
diff --git a/examples/testcontainmentactionsplugin/plasma-containmentactions-test.desktop b/examples/testcontainmentactionsplugin/plasma-containmentactions-test.desktop
index 633814f44..6db665ec3 100644
--- a/examples/testcontainmentactionsplugin/plasma-containmentactions-test.desktop
+++ b/examples/testcontainmentactionsplugin/plasma-containmentactions-test.desktop
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=chani@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=test
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=pre0.1
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
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diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake b/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake
index fabf78005..0e900ba9c 100644
--- a/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/air/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=air
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 X-Plasma-API=5.0
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake
index 68770aee2..1d7e24e70 100644
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-dark/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=breeze-dark
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=LGPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 X-Plasma-API=5.0
diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake
index 9515d746e..530737576 100644
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze-light/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
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diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake
index e49ad232b..b1d28cf7a 100644
--- a/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/breeze/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=default
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
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diff --git a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake
index c1ff35904..59078b68c 100644
--- a/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake
+++ b/src/desktoptheme/oxygen/metadata.desktop.cmake
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=oxygen
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@KF5_VERSION@
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
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diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/data/plasma-scriptengine-applet-declarative.desktop b/src/scriptengines/qml/data/plasma-scriptengine-applet-declarative.desktop
index 75afe1f21..f5967d4e6 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/data/plasma-scriptengine-applet-declarative.desktop
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/data/plasma-scriptengine-applet-declarative.desktop
@@ -105,6 +105,5 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=menard@kde.org
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=qmlscript
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.1
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Examples
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=LGPL
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diff --git a/templates/cpp-plasmoid/src/package/metadata.desktop b/templates/cpp-plasmoid/src/package/metadata.desktop
index ba163ca24..7bdce304a 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-plasmoid/src/package/metadata.desktop
+++ b/templates/cpp-plasmoid/src/package/metadata.desktop
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.plasma.%{APPNAMELC}
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
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-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
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diff --git a/templates/qml-plasmoid-with-qml-extension/package/metadata.desktop b/templates/qml-plasmoid-with-qml-extension/package/metadata.desktop
index 2e388b7d3..c76b9c9f3 100644
--- a/templates/qml-plasmoid-with-qml-extension/package/metadata.desktop
+++ b/templates/qml-plasmoid-with-qml-extension/package/metadata.desktop
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.plasma.%{APPNAMELC}
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=https://plasma.kde.org/
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-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
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diff --git a/templates/qml-plasmoid/package/metadata.desktop b/templates/qml-plasmoid/package/metadata.desktop
index 2e388b7d3..c76b9c9f3 100644
--- a/templates/qml-plasmoid/package/metadata.desktop
+++ b/templates/qml-plasmoid/package/metadata.desktop
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.plasma.%{APPNAMELC}
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