diff --git a/src/plasma/corona.cpp b/src/plasma/corona.cpp
index c2f1c7b5c..48c233abf 100644
--- a/src/plasma/corona.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/corona.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,15 @@ void Corona::requireConfigSync()
 
 void Corona::initializeLayout(const QString &configName)
 {
-    clearContainments();
+    {
+        QList<Containment *> containments = d->containments;
+        d->containments.clear();
+        foreach (Containment *containment, containments) {
+            disconnect(containment, 0, this, 0);
+            containment->destroy();
+        }
+    }
+
     loadLayout(configName);
 
     if (d->containments.isEmpty()) {
@@ -244,13 +252,6 @@ QList<Containment*> Corona::containments() const
     return d->containments;
 }
 
-void Corona::clearContainments()
-{
-    foreach (Containment *containment, d->containments) {
-        containment->clearApplets();
-    }
-}
-
 KSharedConfigPtr Corona::config() const
 {
     if (!d->config) {
diff --git a/src/plasma/corona.h b/src/plasma/corona.h
index af93ef47f..96e04275e 100644
--- a/src/plasma/corona.h
+++ b/src/plasma/corona.h
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ public:
      */
     QList<Containment*> containments() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Clear the CoronaBase from all applets.
-     */
-    void clearContainments();
-
     /**
      * Returns the config file used to store the configuration for this CoronaBase
      */