diff --git a/plasma.cpp b/plasma.cpp
index 312763c88..a2757528f 100644
--- a/plasma.cpp
+++ b/plasma.cpp
@@ -92,38 +92,4 @@ QGraphicsView *viewFor(const QGraphicsItem *item)
     return found;
 }
 
-QList<QAction*> actionsFromMenu(QMenu *menu, const QString &prefix, QObject *parent)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(menu);
-
-    QList<QAction*> ret;
-    foreach (QAction *action, menu->actions()) {
-        if (QMenu *submenu = action->menu()) {
-            //Flatten hierarchy and prefix submenu text to all actions in submenu
-            ret << actionsFromMenu(submenu, action->text(), parent);
-        } else if (!action->isSeparator() && action->isEnabled()) {
-            QString text = action->text();
-            if (action->isCheckable()) {
-                if (action->isChecked()) {
-                    text = QString("(%1) %2").arg(QChar(0x2613)).arg(text);
-                } else {
-                    text = QString("( ) %1").arg(text);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!prefix.isEmpty()) {
-                text = QString("%1: %2").arg(prefix).arg(text);
-            }
-            text = text.replace(QRegExp("&([\\S])"), "\\1");
-
-            QAction *a = new QAction(action->icon(), text, parent);
-
-            QObject::connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), action, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)));
-            ret << a;
-        }
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 } // Plasma namespace
diff --git a/plasma.h b/plasma.h
index 5124239a6..73c5ae7ac 100644
--- a/plasma.h
+++ b/plasma.h
@@ -302,21 +302,6 @@ PLASMA_EXPORT Direction locationToInverseDirection(Location location);
  */
 PLASMA_EXPORT QGraphicsView *viewFor(const QGraphicsItem *item);
 
-/**
- * Returns a list of all actions in the given QMenu
- * This method flattens the hierarchy of the menu by prefixing the
- * text of all actions in a submenu with the submenu title.
- *
- * @param menu the QMenu storing the actions
- * @param prefix text to display before the text of all actions in the menu
- * @param parent QObject to be passed as parent of all the actions in the list
- *
- * @since 4.4
- */
-PLASMA_EXPORT QList<QAction*> actionsFromMenu(QMenu *menu,
-                                              const QString &prefix = QString(),
-                                              QObject *parent = 0);
-
 } // Plasma namespace
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(Plasma::Constraints)