diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.9.0")
 set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.45.0")
 set(INSTALL_SDDM_THEME TRUE)
-find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets Quick QuickWidgets Concurrent Test Script Network)
+find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets Quick QuickWidgets Concurrent Test Network)
 find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
  KF5::Crash
  KF5::Plasma
  KF5::PlasmaQuick
- Qt5::Script
  KF5::Solid
  KF5::Declarative
  KF5::I18n
diff --git a/shell/scripting/containment.h b/shell/scripting/containment.h
--- a/shell/scripting/containment.h
+++ b/shell/scripting/containment.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef CONTAINMENT
 #define CONTAINMENT
 
-#include <QScriptContext>
 #include <QJSValue>
 #include <QWeakPointer>
 
diff --git a/shell/scripting/panel.h b/shell/scripting/panel.h
--- a/shell/scripting/panel.h
+++ b/shell/scripting/panel.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #ifndef PANEL
 #define PANEL
 
-#include <QScriptContext>
 #include <QJSValue>
 #include <QWeakPointer>
 
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -1357,8 +1357,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    scriptEngine.globalObject().setProperty(QStringLiteral("applet"), scriptEngine.newQObject(applet));
-    scriptEngine.globalObject().setProperty(QStringLiteral("containment"), scriptEngine.newQObject(containment));
+    scriptEngine.globalObject().setProperty(QStringLiteral("applet"), scriptEngine.wrap(applet));
+    scriptEngine.globalObject().setProperty(QStringLiteral("containment"), scriptEngine.wrap(containment));
     scriptEngine.evaluateScript(script, scriptFile);
 }