diff --git a/kpart/scripting/scriptengine.cpp b/kpart/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
index a773751ef..bbcf285f5 100644
--- a/kpart/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
+++ b/kpart/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ QScriptValue ScriptEngine::knownWidgetTypes(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngi
     Q_UNUSED(engine)
 
     QStringList widgets;
-    KPluginInfo::List infos = Plasma::Applet::listAppletInfo();
+    KPluginInfo::List infos = PluginLoader::self()->listAppletInfo();
 
     foreach (const KPluginInfo &info, infos) {
         widgets.append(info.pluginName());
diff --git a/plasma/applet.cpp b/plasma/applet.cpp
index 4b1dfa6f6..2d9c91836 100644
--- a/plasma/applet.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applet.cpp
@@ -931,11 +931,6 @@ bool Applet::hasValidAssociatedApplication() const
     return AssociatedApplicationManager::self()->appletHasValidAssociatedApplication(this);
 }
 
-KPluginInfo::List Applet::listAppletInfo(const QString &category, const QString &parentApp)
-{
-   return PluginLoader::self()->listAppletInfo(category, parentApp);
-}
-
 KPluginInfo::List Applet::listAppletInfoForMimeType(const QString &mimeType)
 {
     QString constraint = AppletPrivate::parentAppConstraint();
diff --git a/plasma/applet.h b/plasma/applet.h
index 8e92aff53..21137711f 100644
--- a/plasma/applet.h
+++ b/plasma/applet.h
@@ -267,26 +267,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject
          */
         void setTitle(const QString &title) const;
 
-        /**
-         * Returns a list of all known applets.
-         * This may skip applets based on security settings and ExcludeCategories in the application's config.
-         *
-         * @param category Only applets matching this category will be returned.
-         *                 Useful in conjunction with knownCategories.
-         *                 If "Misc" is passed in, then applets without a
-         *                 Categories= entry are also returned.
-         *                 If an empty string is passed in, all applets are
-         *                 returned.
-         * @param parentApp the application to filter applets on. Uses the
-         *                  X-KDE-ParentApp entry (if any) in the plugin info.
-         *                  The default value of QString() will result in a
-         *                  list containing only applets not specifically
-         *                  registered to an application.
-         * @return list of applets
-         **/
-        static KPluginInfo::List listAppletInfo(const QString &category = QString(),
-                                                const QString &parentApp = QString());
-
         /**
          * Returns a list of all known applets associated with a certain mimetype.
          *