diff --git a/src/plasma/containmentactions.cpp b/src/plasma/containmentactions.cpp
index 673f44e4e..05c2d0763 100644
--- a/src/plasma/containmentactions.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/containmentactions.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kservicetypetrader.h>
 
-#include "dataengineconsumer.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
 namespace Plasma
@@ -179,11 +178,6 @@ QList<QAction*> ContainmentActions::contextualActions()
     return QList<QAction*>();
 }
 
-DataEngine *ContainmentActions::dataEngine(const QString &name) const
-{
-    return d->dataEngine(name);
-}
-
 bool ContainmentActions::configurationRequired() const
 {
     return d->needsConfig;
diff --git a/src/plasma/containmentactions.h b/src/plasma/containmentactions.h
index b8dc359ef..055c91ca1 100644
--- a/src/plasma/containmentactions.h
+++ b/src/plasma/containmentactions.h
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ class ContainmentActionsPrivate;
 class PLASMA_EXPORT ContainmentActions : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString name READ name CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString pluginName READ pluginName CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString icon READ icon CONSTANT)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool configurationRequired READ configurationRequired NOTIFY configurationRequiredChanged)
 
     public:
         /**
@@ -168,27 +164,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT ContainmentActions : public QObject
          * for example, when right-clicking an applet, the "Activity Options" submenu is populated
          * with this.
          */
-        Q_INVOKABLE virtual QList<QAction*> contextualActions();
-
-        /**
-         * Loads the given DataEngine
-         *
-         * Tries to load the data engine given by @p name.  Each engine is
-         * only loaded once, and that instance is re-used on all subsequent
-         * requests.
-         *
-         * If the data engine was not found, an invalid data engine is returned
-         * (see DataEngine::isValid()).
-         *
-         * Note that you should <em>not</em> delete the returned engine.
-         *
-         * @param name Name of the data engine to load
-         * @return pointer to the data engine if it was loaded,
-         *         or an invalid data engine if the requested engine
-         *         could not be loaded
-         *
-         */
-        DataEngine *dataEngine(const QString &name) const;
+        virtual QList<QAction*> contextualActions();
 
         /**
          * @return true if the containmentactions currently needs to be configured,
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/containmentactions_p.h b/src/plasma/private/containmentactions_p.h
index 6fb3d73b7..2aec48998 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/containmentactions_p.h
+++ b/src/plasma/private/containmentactions_p.h
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@
 #ifndef PLASMA_CONTAINMENTACTIONSPRIVATE_H
 #define PLASMA_CONTAINMENTACTIONSPRIVATE_H
 
-#include "dataengineconsumer.h"
 
 namespace Plasma
 {
 
-class ContainmentActionsPrivate : public DataEngineConsumer
+class ContainmentActionsPrivate
 {
 public:
     ContainmentActionsPrivate(KService::Ptr service, ContainmentActions *containmentActions) :