diff --git a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.h b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.h
--- a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.h
+++ b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.h
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@
 
 #include <QQmlExtensionPlugin>
 
-class QQmlEngine;
 class NotificationsHelperPlugin : public QQmlExtensionPlugin
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QQmlExtensionInterface")
 
 public:
     void registerTypes(const char *uri) override;
-    void initializeEngine(QQmlEngine *engine, const char *uri) override;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp
--- a/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp
+++ b/applets/notifications/plugin/notificationshelperplugin.cpp
@@ -23,19 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <QtQml>
 #include <QProcess>
-#include <QQmlNetworkAccessManagerFactory>
 #include <QUrl>
 
-class NoAccessNetworkAccessManagerFactory : public QQmlNetworkAccessManagerFactory
-{
-public:
-    QNetworkAccessManager *create(QObject *parent) override {
-        QNetworkAccessManager *manager = new QNetworkAccessManager(parent);
-        manager->setNetworkAccessible(QNetworkAccessManager::NotAccessible);
-        return manager;
-    }
-};
-
 class UrlHelper : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
     public:
@@ -71,14 +60,4 @@
     qmlRegisterSingletonType<DragHelper>(uri, 1, 0, "DragHelper", draghelper_singletontype_provider);
 }
 
-void NotificationsHelperPlugin::initializeEngine(QQmlEngine *engine, const char *uri)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(uri == QLatin1String("org.kde.plasma.private.notifications"));
-
-    auto oldFactory = engine->networkAccessManagerFactory();
-    engine->setNetworkAccessManagerFactory(nullptr);
-    delete oldFactory;
-    engine->setNetworkAccessManagerFactory(new NoAccessNetworkAccessManagerFactory);
-}
-
 #include "notificationshelperplugin.moc"