diff --git a/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp b/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
index 60ba596fd..182f657d5 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <qstandardpaths.h>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
-#include <kfileitemactions.h>
+#include <KMimeTypeTrader>
 
 #if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
 #include <krun.h>
@@ -72,15 +72,8 @@ public:
         for (i = urlLists.begin(); i != urlLists.end(); ++i) {
             QAction *a = i.key()->actions()->action("run associated application");
             if (a) {
-                // This gets the current mimetype _and_ a list of its aliases, because aliases()
-                // do not return the current mimetype in it, so it needs to be prepended,
-                // especially for the cases where there are no aliases to be returned,
-                // this would then just return an empty list, returning the generic action even
-                // when there is a valid mimetype and an associated app
-                QStringList mimeTypes{mimeDb.mimeTypeForUrl(i.value().first()).name()};
-                mimeTypes << mimeDb.mimeTypeForUrl(i.value().first()).aliases();
-
-                apps = KFileItemActions::associatedApplications(mimeTypes, QString());
+                const QString mimeType = mimeDb.mimeTypeForUrl(i.value().first()).name();
+                const KService::List apps = KMimeTypeTrader::self()->query(mimeType);
                 if (!apps.isEmpty()) {
                     a->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(apps.first()->icon()));
                     a->setText(i18n("Open with %1", apps.first()->genericName().isEmpty() ? apps.first()->genericName() : apps.first()->name()));
@@ -149,7 +142,8 @@ void AssociatedApplicationManager::setUrls(Plasma::Applet *applet, const QList<Q
         QAction *a = applet->actions()->action("run associated application");
         if (a) {
             QMimeDatabase mimeDb;
-            KService::List apps = KFileItemActions::associatedApplications(mimeDb.mimeTypeForUrl(urls.first()).aliases(), QString());
+            const QString mimeType = mimeDb.mimeTypeForUrl(urls.first()).name();
+            const KService::List apps = KMimeTypeTrader::self()->query(mimeType);
             if (!apps.isEmpty()) {
                 a->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(apps.first()->icon()));
                 a->setText(i18n("Open with %1", apps.first()->genericName().isEmpty() ? apps.first()->genericName() : apps.first()->name()));