diff --git a/animations/fade.cpp b/animations/fade.cpp
index 0d053031b..ecfc1d9f1 100644
--- a/animations/fade.cpp
+++ b/animations/fade.cpp
@@ -57,22 +57,9 @@ qreal FadeAnimation::targetOpacity() const
     return m_targetOpacity;
 }
 
-void FadeAnimation::setWidgetToAnimate(QGraphicsWidget *widget)
-{
-    if (widget == widgetToAnimate()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    Animation::setWidgetToAnimate(widget);
-    if (widget) {
-        widget->setOpacity(m_startOpacity);
-    }
-
-}
-
 void FadeAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (!w) {
         return;
     }
@@ -86,7 +73,7 @@ void FadeAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAni
 
 void FadeAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (w) {
         qreal delta = currentTime / qreal(duration());
         delta = (m_startOpacity - m_targetOpacity) *
diff --git a/animations/fade_p.h b/animations/fade_p.h
index a4c0633a2..92d52c2f1 100644
--- a/animations/fade_p.h
+++ b/animations/fade_p.h
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@ public:
      */
     void setTargetOpacity(qreal);
 
-    /**
-     * Set the widget on which the animation is to be performed.
-     *
-     * This animation reimplements it to make possible to apply the
-     * start opacity in the widget (see \ref setStartOpacity).
-     * @arg receiver The QGraphicsWidget to be animated.
-     */
-    void setWidgetToAnimate(QGraphicsWidget *widget);
-
 protected:
     void updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState);
     void updateCurrentTime(int currentTime);
diff --git a/animations/geometry.cpp b/animations/geometry.cpp
index 61b2bc6d6..0ba5a3b19 100644
--- a/animations/geometry.cpp
+++ b/animations/geometry.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ QRectF GeometryAnimation::targetGeometry() const
 
 void GeometryAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (!w) {
         return;
     }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void GeometryAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstrac
 
 void GeometryAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (w) {
         qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
             currentTime / qreal(duration()));
diff --git a/animations/grow.cpp b/animations/grow.cpp
index d665ada79..f471a214a 100644
--- a/animations/grow.cpp
+++ b/animations/grow.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ qreal GrowAnimation::factor() const
 
 void GrowAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (w && state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
         qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
                 currentTime / qreal(duration()));
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void GrowAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 void GrowAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
 {
     if (oldState == QAbstractAnimation::Stopped && newState == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
-        QGraphicsWidget *widget = widgetToAnimate();
+        QGraphicsWidget *widget = targetWidget();
         if (!widget) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/animations/rotation.cpp b/animations/rotation.cpp
index f6f8e943e..797e6ae86 100644
--- a/animations/rotation.cpp
+++ b/animations/rotation.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void RotationAnimation::setAngle(const qreal &angle)
 
 void RotationAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *m_object = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *m_object = targetWidget();
 
     if (!m_object) {
         return;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void RotationAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstrac
 
 void RotationAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (w) {
         qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
             currentTime / qreal(duration()));
diff --git a/animations/rotationstacked.cpp b/animations/rotationstacked.cpp
index 67e54b95b..7093494fa 100644
--- a/animations/rotationstacked.cpp
+++ b/animations/rotationstacked.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ void RotationStackedAnimation::setBackWidget(QGraphicsWidget *backWidget)
 {
     m_backWidget = backWidget;
 
-    if(widgetToAnimate()) {
-        sLayout->addWidget(widgetToAnimate());
+    if(targetWidget()) {
+        sLayout->addWidget(targetWidget());
         sLayout->addWidget(m_backWidget.data());
     }
 }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void RotationStackedAnimation::updateState(
         return;
     }
 
-    QPair<QGraphicsWidget *,QGraphicsWidget *> widgets = qMakePair(widgetToAnimate(), backWidget());
+    QPair<QGraphicsWidget *,QGraphicsWidget *> widgets = qMakePair(targetWidget(), backWidget());
 
     const qreal widgetFrontWidth = widgets.first->size().width();
     const qreal widgetFrontHeight = widgets.first->size().height();
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void RotationStackedAnimation::updateState(
 
 void RotationStackedAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if(w) {
         qreal delta;
         if (currentTime <= duration()/2) {
diff --git a/animations/slide.cpp b/animations/slide.cpp
index 4458a1772..33fe5ff3e 100644
--- a/animations/slide.cpp
+++ b/animations/slide.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ qint8 SlideAnimation::movementDirection() const
 
 void SlideAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (w && state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
         qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
                 currentTime / qreal(duration()));
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ void SlideAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 void SlideAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
 {
     if (oldState == QAbstractAnimation::Stopped && newState == QAbstractAnimation::Running) {
-        if (!widgetToAnimate()) {
+        if (!targetWidget()) {
             return;
         }
-        m_startPos = widgetToAnimate()->pos();
+        m_startPos = targetWidget()->pos();
 
         qreal newX = m_startPos.x();
         qreal newY = m_startPos.y();
diff --git a/animations/zoom.cpp b/animations/zoom.cpp
index 7ef68d2cc..af658b4bf 100644
--- a/animations/zoom.cpp
+++ b/animations/zoom.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ qreal ZoomAnimation::zoom() const
 
 void ZoomAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAnimation::State oldState)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (!w) {
         return;
     }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void ZoomAnimation::updateState(QAbstractAnimation::State newState, QAbstractAni
 
 void ZoomAnimation::updateCurrentTime(int currentTime)
 {
-    QGraphicsWidget *w = widgetToAnimate();
+    QGraphicsWidget *w = targetWidget();
     if (w) {
         qreal delta = Animation::easingCurve().valueForProgress(
             currentTime / qreal(duration()));