diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 325169633..144cb6df0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ set(plasma_LIB_SRCS
     animations/fade.cpp
     animations/grow.cpp
     animations/slide.cpp
-    animations/pause.cpp
     animations/pulser.cpp
     animations/rotation.cpp
     animations/rotationstacked.cpp
diff --git a/animations/pause.cpp b/animations/pause.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 68a2523bf..000000000
--- a/animations/pause.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *   Copyright 2009 Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
- *   (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *   GNU General Public License for more details
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
- *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
- *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-#include "pause_p.h"
-
-#include <QPauseAnimation>
-
-namespace Plasma
-{
-
-PauseAnimation::PauseAnimation(QObject *parent)
-    : Animation(parent)
-{
-}
-
-void PauseAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int)
-{
-}
-
-} //namespace Plasma
-
diff --git a/animations/pause_p.h b/animations/pause_p.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d9b241030..000000000
--- a/animations/pause_p.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *   Copyright 2009 Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
- *   (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *   GNU General Public License for more details
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
- *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
- *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-/**
- * @file This file contains the definition for the Expand effect.
- */
-
-#ifndef PLASMA_ANIMATIONS_PAUSE_H
-#define PLASMA_ANIMATIONS_PAUSE_H
-
-#include <plasma/animations/animation.h>
-#include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
-class QPauseAnimation;
-
-namespace Plasma
-{
-
-/**
- * @class PauseAnimation
- * @short Provides a pause in animations
- */
-class PauseAnimation : public Animation
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    PauseAnimation(QObject *parent = 0);
-
-protected:
-    void updateCurrentTime(int msecs);
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/animator.cpp b/animator.cpp
index 78c62140e..e61654c7e 100644
--- a/animator.cpp
+++ b/animator.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "animations/animation.h"
 #include "animations/fade_p.h"
 #include "animations/grow_p.h"
-#include "animations/pause_p.h"
 #include "animations/pulser_p.h"
 #include "animations/rotation_p.h"
 #include "animations/slide_p.h"
@@ -64,10 +63,6 @@ Plasma::Animation* Animator::create(Animator::Animation type, QObject *parent)
         result = new Plasma::SlideAnimation;
         break;
 
-    case PauseAnimation:
-        result = new Plasma::PauseAnimation;
-        break;
-
     default:
         kDebug() << "Unsupported animation type.";
 
diff --git a/animator.h b/animator.h
index b3b4e8204..b943f9e21 100644
--- a/animator.h
+++ b/animator.h
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ public:
         PulseAnimation, /*<< Pulse animated object (opacity/geometry/scale) */
         RotationAnimation, /*<< Rotate an animated object */
         RotationStackedAnimation, /*<< TODO: for flipping one object with another */
-        SlideAnimation, /*<< Move the position of animated object */
-        PauseAnimation /*<< Pulse animated object (opacity/geometry/scale) */
+        SlideAnimation /*<< Move the position of animated object */
     };
 
     enum CurveShape {