diff --git a/plasma/corona.cpp b/plasma/corona.cpp
index 96cfe2709..c2f1c7b5c 100644
--- a/plasma/corona.cpp
+++ b/plasma/corona.cpp
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ QList<Plasma::Containment *> CoronaPrivate::importLayout(const KConfigGroup &con
 
     foreach (Containment *containment, newContainments) {
         containment->updateConstraints(Plasma::StartupCompletedConstraint);
-        containment->d->initApplets();
         emit q->containmentAdded(containment);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         kDebug() << "!!{} STARTUP TIME" << QTime().msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "Containment" << containment->name();
diff --git a/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp b/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp
index 1d184448b..dfb0f23cd 100644
--- a/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp
+++ b/plasma/private/containment_p.cpp
@@ -105,27 +105,6 @@ void ContainmentPrivate::addDefaultActions(KActionCollection *actions, Containme
     action->setData(Containment::ControlTool);
 }
 
-void ContainmentPrivate::initApplets()
-{
-    foreach (Applet *applet, applets) {
-        applet->restore(*applet->d->mainConfigGroup());
-        applet->init();
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        kDebug() << "!!{} STARTUP TIME" << QTime().msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "Applet" << applet->title();
-#endif
-    }
-
-    q->flushPendingConstraintsEvents();
-
-    foreach (Applet *applet, applets) {
-        applet->flushPendingConstraintsEvents();
-    }
-
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-    kDebug() << "!!{} STARTUP TIME" << QTime().msecsTo(QTime::currentTime()) << "Containment's applets initialized" << q->title();
-#endif
-}
-
 void ContainmentPrivate::checkContainmentFurniture()
 {
     if (q->isContainment() &&
diff --git a/plasma/private/containment_p.h b/plasma/private/containment_p.h
index b0a6f8a82..4de04e78b 100644
--- a/plasma/private/containment_p.h
+++ b/plasma/private/containment_p.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ public:
      */
     void containmentConstraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints constraints);
 
-    void initApplets();
     void checkContainmentFurniture();
     bool isPanelContainment() const;
     void setLockToolText();