diff --git a/plasma/applet.cpp b/plasma/applet.cpp
index 0e0a33069..ba1c1a4f9 100644
--- a/plasma/applet.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applet.cpp
@@ -484,11 +484,6 @@ void Applet::setConfigurationRequired(bool needsConfig, const QString &reason)
     d->showConfigurationRequiredMessage(needsConfig, reason);
 }
 
-void Applet::showMessage(const QIcon &icon, const QString &message, const MessageButtons buttons)
-{
-    d->showMessage(icon, message, buttons);
-}
-
 QVariantList Applet::startupArguments() const
 {
     return d->args;
diff --git a/plasma/applet.h b/plasma/applet.h
index a10ba40d8..d501cf5e3 100644
--- a/plasma/applet.h
+++ b/plasma/applet.h
@@ -721,23 +721,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject
          */
         virtual void constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints constraints);
 
-//Completely UI-specific, remove or move to scriptengine
-        /**
-         * Shows a message as an overlay of the applet: the message has an
-         * icon, text and (optional) buttons
-         *
-         * @param icon the icon that will be shown
-         * @param message the message string that will be shown.
-         *                If the message is empty nothng will be shown
-         *                and if there was a message already it will be hidden
-         * @param buttons an OR combination of all the buttons needed
-         *
-         * @see Plasma::MessageButtons
-         * @see messageButtonPressed
-         * @since 4.3
-         */
-        void showMessage(const QIcon &icon, const QString &message, const Plasma::MessageButtons buttons);
-
 //TODO: timerEvent should go into AppletPrivate
         /**
          * Reimplemented from QObject
diff --git a/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp b/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
index 52b621605..ab50caeb1 100644
--- a/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
+++ b/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
@@ -175,14 +175,6 @@ void AppletPrivate::showConfigurationRequiredMessage(bool show, const QString &r
     Q_UNUSED(reason)
 }
 
-void AppletPrivate::showMessage(const QIcon &icon, const QString &message, const MessageButtons buttons)
-{
-    // reimplemented in the UI specific library
-    Q_UNUSED(icon)
-    Q_UNUSED(message)
-    Q_UNUSED(buttons)
-}
-
 void AppletPrivate::positionMessageOverlay()
 {
     // reimplemented in the UI specific library
diff --git a/plasma/private/applet_p.h b/plasma/private/applet_p.h
index 79572073e..ec990556a 100644
--- a/plasma/private/applet_p.h
+++ b/plasma/private/applet_p.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public:
     // the interface
     virtual void showConfigurationRequiredMessage(bool show, const QString &reason);
     virtual void cleanUpAndDelete();
-    virtual void showMessage(const QIcon &icon, const QString &message, const MessageButtons buttons);
     virtual void positionMessageOverlay();
     virtual void updateFailedToLaunch(const QString &reason);
 
diff --git a/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp b/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
index cbb6e5ce2..9e02f733e 100644
--- a/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
+++ b/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
@@ -126,13 +126,9 @@ void AssociatedApplicationManager::run(Plasma::Applet *applet)
         execCommand = execCommand.trimmed();
 
         QStringList parameters = d->urlLists.value(applet).toStringList();
-        bool success = QProcess::startDetached(execCommand, parameters);
+        QProcess::startDetached(execCommand, parameters);
 #endif
 
-        if (!success) {
-            applet->showMessage(KDE::icon("application-exit"), i18n("There was an error attempting to exec the associated application with this widget."), ButtonOk);
-        }
-
     } else if (d->urlLists.contains(applet) && !d->urlLists.value(applet).isEmpty()) {
 #if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
         KRun *krun = new KRun(d->urlLists.value(applet).first(), 0);
diff --git a/plasma/scripting/appletscript.cpp b/plasma/scripting/appletscript.cpp
index 4fc665033..d29ccf084 100644
--- a/plasma/scripting/appletscript.cpp
+++ b/plasma/scripting/appletscript.cpp
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ void AppletScript::addStandardConfigurationPages(KConfigDialog *dialog)
     }
 }
 
-void AppletScript::showMessage(const QIcon &icon, const QString &message, const MessageButtons buttons)
-{
-    if (applet()) {
-        applet()->showMessage(icon, message, buttons);
-    }
-}
-
 void AppletScript::configChanged()
 {
 }
diff --git a/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h b/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h
index 677d83ad5..eb428ef11 100644
--- a/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h
+++ b/plasma/scripting/appletscript.h
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ protected:
      */
     void addStandardConfigurationPages(KConfigDialog *dialog);
 
-    /**
-     * @see Applet
-     */
-    void showMessage(const QIcon &icon, const QString &message, const MessageButtons buttons);
-
 private:
     friend class Applet;
     friend class PopupApplet;