diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 99e34ddd9..87ae8a85d 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Applet::Applet(QObject* parentObject, const QVariantList& args)
 Applet::~Applet()
 {
     if (d->transient) {
-        resetConfigurationObject();
+        d->resetConfigurationObject();
     }
 
     delete d;
@@ -264,13 +264,6 @@ void Applet::destroy()
     deleteLater();
 }
 
-void Applet::resetConfigurationObject()
-{
-    d->mainConfigGroup()->deleteGroup();
-    delete d->mainConfig;
-    d->mainConfig = 0;
-}
-
 ConfigXml* Applet::configScheme() const
 {
     return d->configXml;
@@ -1409,6 +1402,13 @@ void Applet::Private::themeChanged()
     q->update();
 }
 
+void Applet::Private::resetConfigurationObject()
+{
+    mainConfigGroup()->deleteGroup();
+    delete mainConfig;
+    mainConfig = 0;
+}
+
 uint Applet::Private::s_maxAppletId = 0;
 uint Applet::Private::s_maxZValue = 0;
 uint Applet::Private::s_minZValue = 0;
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index 3cb1c37a3..eac1d5c04 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -424,11 +424,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QGraphicsWidget
         int type() const;
         enum { Type = Plasma::AppletType };
 
-        /**
-         * @internal
-         */
-        void resetConfigurationObject();
-
         /**
          * @return the Containment, if any, this applet belongs to
          **/
diff --git a/applet_p.h b/applet_p.h
index 6b0c58471..c24ca5cee 100644
--- a/applet_p.h
+++ b/applet_p.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     QString visibleFailureText(const QString& reason);
     void checkImmutability();
     void themeChanged();
+    void resetConfigurationObject();
 
     static uint s_maxAppletId;
     static uint s_maxZValue;
diff --git a/containment.cpp b/containment.cpp
index 1526cd280..8ed7ff6b0 100644
--- a/containment.cpp
+++ b/containment.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <KStandardDirs>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 
+#include "applet_p.h"
 #include "applethandle_p.h"
 #include "corona.h"
 #include "animator.h"
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ void Containment::addApplet(Applet *applet, const QPointF &pos, bool delayInit)
         // now move the old config to the new location
         KConfigGroup c = config().group("Applets").group(QString::number(applet->id()));
         oldConfig.reparent(&c);
-        applet->resetConfigurationObject();
+        applet->d->resetConfigurationObject();
     } else {
 	applet->setParentItem(this);
     }