diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/declarativeimports/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c1296666..66a4ef82e 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ set(corebindings_SRCS
     serviceoperationstatus.cpp
     dataenginebindings.cpp
     iconitem.cpp
+    units.cpp
     windowthumbnail.cpp
     )
 
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/corebindingsplugin.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/corebindingsplugin.cpp
index 7574c3180..63132ffeb 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/corebindingsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/corebindingsplugin.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "serviceoperationstatus.h"
 
 #include "tooltip.h"
+#include "units.h"
 #include "windowthumbnail.h"
 
 // #include "dataenginebindings_p.h"
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ void CoreBindingsPlugin::initializeEngine(QQmlEngine *engine, const char *uri)
     Plasma::Theme *theme = new Plasma::Theme(engine);
     context->setContextProperty("theme", theme);
 
+    Units *units = new Units(context);
+    context->setContextProperty("units", units);
+
+
     if (!engine->rootContext()->contextObject()) {
         KDeclarative::KDeclarative kdeclarative;
         kdeclarative.setDeclarativeEngine(engine);
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ void CoreBindingsPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
     Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.plasma.core"));
 
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Plasma::Types>(uri, 2, 0, "Types", "");
+    qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Units>(uri, 2, 0, "Units", "");
 
     qmlRegisterType<Plasma::Svg>(uri, 2, 0, "Svg");
     qmlRegisterType<Plasma::FrameSvg>(uri, 2, 0, "FrameSvg");
@@ -105,7 +111,6 @@ void CoreBindingsPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
     qRegisterMetaType<Plasma::DataSource*>("DataSource");
 
     qmlRegisterType<Plasma::WindowThumbnail>(uri, 2, 0, "WindowThumbnail");
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/units.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/units.cpp
rename to src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/units.h b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/units.h
rename to src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/CMakeLists.txt b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/CMakeLists.txt
index 363c1a7bd..7a7408bc7 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ set(plasmacomponents_SRCS
     enums.cpp
     qmenu.cpp
     qmenuitem.cpp
-    units.cpp
     )
 
 add_library(plasmacomponentsplugin SHARED ${plasmacomponents_SRCS})
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp
index b54f8644b..007a04d73 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/plasmacomponentsplugin.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 #include "enums.h"
 #include "qmenu.h"
 #include "qmenuitem.h"
-//#include "fullscreensheet.h"
-#include "units.h"
-
-//Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(plasmacomponentsplugin, PlasmaComponentsPlugin)
 
 class BKSingleton
 {
@@ -83,10 +79,6 @@ void PlasmaComponentsPlugin::initializeEngine(QQmlEngine *engine, const char *ur
 {
     QQmlExtensionPlugin::initializeEngine(engine, uri);
     EngineBookKeeping::self()->insertEngine(engine);
-
-    QQmlContext *context = engine->rootContext();
-    Units *units = new Units(context);
-    context->setContextProperty("units", units);
 }
 
 void PlasmaComponentsPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
@@ -107,7 +99,6 @@ void PlasmaComponentsPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<DialogStatus>(uri, 2, 0, "DialogStatus", "");
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<PageOrientation>(uri, 2, 0, "PageOrientation", "");
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<PageStatus>(uri, 2, 0, "PageStatus", "");
-    qmlRegisterUncreatableType<Units>(uri, 2, 0, "Units", "");
 }