diff --git a/plasma/theme.cpp b/plasma/theme.cpp
index 28a3f1a5a..723bbf412 100644
--- a/plasma/theme.cpp
+++ b/plasma/theme.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <kmanagerselection.h>
 #include <kimagecache.h>
 #include <ksharedconfig.h>
-#include <kstandarddirs.h>
 #include <kwindoweffects.h>
 #include <kwindowsystem.h>
 #include <qstandardpaths.h>
@@ -510,12 +509,6 @@ Theme::~Theme()
     delete d;
 }
 
-KPluginInfo::List Theme::listThemeInfo()
-{
-    const QStringList themes = KGlobal::dirs()->findAllResources("data", "desktoptheme/*/metadata.desktop", KStandardDirs::NoDuplicates);
-    return KPluginInfo::fromFiles(themes);
-}
-
 void ThemePrivate::settingsFileChanged(const QString &file)
 {
     if (file.endsWith(themeRcFile)) {
diff --git a/plasma/theme.h b/plasma/theme.h
index d46941796..0791548a6 100644
--- a/plasma/theme.h
+++ b/plasma/theme.h
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Theme : public QObject
 
         ~Theme();
 
-        /**
-         * @return a list of all known themes
-         * @since 4.3
-         */
-        static KPluginInfo::List listThemeInfo();
-
         /**
          * Sets the current theme being used.
          */