diff --git a/src/filemetadataprovider.h b/src/filemetadataprovider.h
--- a/src/filemetadataprovider.h
+++ b/src/filemetadataprovider.h
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@
      * after data loading is finished.
      */
     void loadingFinished();
-     /**
-     * Indicates data changes.
-     * Can be emitted zero or more times
-     */
-    void dataAvailable();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void slotLoadingFinished(KJob* job);
diff --git a/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp b/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp
--- a/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/filemetadataprovider.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@
 
         insertBasicData();
         insertEditableData();
-        emit dataAvailable();
 
         IndexedDataRetriever *ret = new IndexedDataRetriever(filePath, this);
         connect(ret, SIGNAL(finished(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotLoadingFinished(KJob*)));
@@ -350,7 +349,6 @@
 
     if (!urls.isEmpty()) {
         insertBasicData();
-        emit dataAvailable();
         
         FileFetchJob* job = new FileFetchJob(urls, this);
         connect(job, SIGNAL(finished(KJob*)), this, SLOT(slotFileFetchFinished(KJob*)));
diff --git a/src/filemetadatawidget.h b/src/filemetadatawidget.h
--- a/src/filemetadatawidget.h
+++ b/src/filemetadatawidget.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     Private* d;
 
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotLoadingFinished())
-    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotDataAvailable())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotLinkActivated(QString))
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotDataChangeStarted())
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void slotDataChangeFinished())
diff --git a/src/filemetadatawidget.cpp b/src/filemetadatawidget.cpp
--- a/src/filemetadatawidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filemetadatawidget.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
     void deleteRows();
 
     void slotLoadingFinished();
-    void slotDataAvailable();
     void slotLinkActivated(const QString& link);
     void slotDataChangeStarted();
     void slotDataChangeFinished();
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@
     // TODO: If KFileMetaDataProvider might get a public class in future KDE releases,
     // the following code should be moved into KFileMetaDataWidget::setModel():
     m_provider = new FileMetaDataProvider(q);
-    connect(m_provider, SIGNAL(dataAvailable()), q, SLOT(slotDataAvailable()));
     connect(m_provider, SIGNAL(loadingFinished()), q, SLOT(slotLoadingFinished()));
 }
 
@@ -114,12 +112,6 @@
 }
 
 void FileMetaDataWidget::Private::slotLoadingFinished()
-{
-    slotDataAvailable(); 
-    emit q->metaDataRequestFinished(m_provider->items());
-}
-
-void FileMetaDataWidget::Private::slotDataAvailable()
 {
     deleteRows();
 
@@ -169,6 +161,7 @@
     }
 
     q->updateGeometry();
+    emit q->metaDataRequestFinished(m_provider->items());
    
 }