diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(sonnetcore_SRCS HEADER core_debug.h IDENTIFIER SONNET_LOG_CORE CATEGORY_NAME sonnet.core)
 
-# Dear packagers, this is just used as an extra search paths for plugins. Don't get your panties in a twist.
-add_definitions(-DINSTALLATION_PLUGIN_PATH="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}")
-
-
 add_library(KF5SonnetCore ${sonnetcore_SRCS})
 generate_export_header(KF5SonnetCore BASE_NAME SonnetCore EXPORT_FILE_NAME sonnetcore_export.h)
 add_library(KF5::SonnetCore ALIAS KF5SonnetCore)
diff --git a/src/core/loader.cpp b/src/core/loader.cpp
--- a/src/core/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader.cpp
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@
 void Loader::loadPlugins()
 {
 #ifndef SONNET_STATIC
-    const QStringList libPaths = QCoreApplication::libraryPaths() << QStringLiteral(
-        INSTALLATION_PLUGIN_PATH);
+    const QStringList libPaths = QCoreApplication::libraryPaths();
     const QLatin1String pathSuffix("/kf5/sonnet/");
     int plugins = 0;
     Q_FOREACH (const QString &libPath, libPaths) {