diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook
--- a/doc/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/index.docbook
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@
 						<para>Additionally, if you click the arrow on the right side of the button, a drop-down menu allows you to simply <guilabel>Save</guilabel> the image, save the image with a different filename, location and format (<guilabel>Save As...</guilabel>), <guilabel>Print</guilabel> the image, and configure the default <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>, such as application preferences and where to save the image by default and what filename to save it as.</para>
 					</listitem>
 				</varlistentry>
-				<varlistentry>
-					<term><guibutton>Discard</guibutton></term>
-					<listitem>
-						<para>Discards the screenshot and immediately exits the application.</para>
-					</listitem>
-				</varlistentry>
 			</variablelist>
 		</sect1>
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
     // the Button Bar
 
-    mDialogButtonBox->setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox::Help | QDialogButtonBox::Discard);
+    mDialogButtonBox->setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox::Help);
 
     KGuiItem::assign(mSendToButton, KGuiItem(i18n("Export Image...")));
     mSendToButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-share")));
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@
     buildSaveMenu();
     mDialogButtonBox->addButton(mSaveButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
 
-    QShortcut *shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Escape), mDialogButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Discard));
-    connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, qApp, &QApplication::quit);
-    connect(mDialogButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Discard), &QPushButton::clicked, qApp, &QApplication::quit);
-
     // the help menu
 
     KHelpMenu *helpMenu = new KHelpMenu(this, KAboutData::applicationData(), true);
@@ -255,7 +251,6 @@
     setWindowTitle(i18nc("Unsaved Screenshot", "Unsaved[*]"));
     setWindowModified(true);
 
-    KGuiItem::assign(mDialogButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Discard), KStandardGuiItem::discard());
     show();
 }
 
@@ -311,7 +306,6 @@
 {
     setWindowTitle(location.fileName());
     setWindowModified(false);
-    KGuiItem::assign(mDialogButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Discard), KStandardGuiItem::quit());
 }
 
 void KSMainWindow::save()