diff --git a/src/plasma/containment.cpp b/src/plasma/containment.cpp
index eb6538500..1c49f05d3 100644
--- a/src/plasma/containment.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/containment.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void Containment::init()
     if (d->type == Types::NoContainmentType) {
         //setContainmentType(Plasma::Types::DesktopContainment);
         //Try to determine the containment type. It must be done as soon as possible
-        QString type = pluginInfo().property(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-ContainmentType")).toString();
+        QString type = pluginMetaData().value(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-ContainmentType"));
 
         if (type == QLatin1String("Panel")) {
             setContainmentType(Plasma::Types::PanelContainment);
diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
index 7da8673ff..2f100b818 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/appletquickitem.cpp
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ AppletQuickItem::AppletQuickItem(Plasma::Applet *applet, QQuickItem *parent)
         }
 
         if (d->applet->pluginMetaData().isValid()) {
-            const QString rootPath = d->applet->pluginInfo().property(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-RootPath")).toString();
+            const QString rootPath = d->applet->pluginMetaData().value(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-RootPath"));
             if (!rootPath.isEmpty()) {
                 d->qmlObject->setTranslationDomain(QLatin1String("plasma_applet_") + rootPath);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp b/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp
index 8d9d518aa..73e497487 100644
--- a/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp
+++ b/src/plasmaquick/configview.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void ConfigViewPrivate::init()
 
     KDeclarative::KDeclarative kdeclarative;
     kdeclarative.setDeclarativeEngine(q->engine());
-    const QString rootPath = applet.data()->pluginInfo().property(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-RootPath")).toString();
+    const QString rootPath = applet.data()->pluginMetaData().value(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-RootPath"));
     if (!rootPath.isEmpty()) {
         kdeclarative.setTranslationDomain("plasma_applet_" + rootPath);
     } else {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void ConfigViewPrivate::init()
         delete object;
     }
 
-    const QStringList kcms = applet.data()->pluginInfo().property(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-ConfigPlugins")).toStringList();
+    const QStringList kcms = KPluginMetaData::readStringList(applet.data()->pluginMetaData().rawData(), QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-ConfigPlugins"));
     if (!kcms.isEmpty()) {
         if (!configModel) {
             configModel = new ConfigModel(q);