diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # add_definitions( -DKDESRCDIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} )
 
 if(KDE_PLATFORM_FEATURE_BINARY_COMPATIBLE_FEATURE_REDUCTION)
-    set(PLASMA_NO_KIO TRUE)
     set(PLASMA_NO_PACKAGEKIT TRUE)
     set(PLASMA_NO_PACKAGE_EXTRADATA TRUE)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE ON)
 
 if(KDE_PLATFORM_FEATURE_BINARY_COMPATIBLE_FEATURE_REDUCTION)
-    set(PLASMA_NO_KIO TRUE)
     set(PLASMA_NO_PACKAGEKIT TRUE)
     set(PLASMA_NO_PACKAGE_EXTRADATA TRUE)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/plasma/config-plasma.h.cmake b/src/plasma/config-plasma.h.cmake
--- a/src/plasma/config-plasma.h.cmake
+++ b/src/plasma/config-plasma.h.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #cmakedefine01 PLASMA_NO_KDEWEBKIT
-#cmakedefine01 PLASMA_NO_KIO
 #cmakedefine01 PLASMA_NO_KUTILS
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_X11
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_GLX
diff --git a/src/plasma/containment.cpp b/src/plasma/containment.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/containment.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/containment.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@
 #include <KConfigSkeleton>
 #include <KConfigLoader>
 
-#if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
-#include "kio/jobclasses.h" // for KIO::JobFlags
-#include "kio/job.h"
-#include "kio/scheduler.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "containmentactions.h"
 #include "corona.h"
 #include "pluginloader.h"
diff --git a/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp b/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "config-plasma.h"
 
-#if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
-#include <kio/job.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "applet.h"
 #include "containment.h"
 #include "containmentactions.h"
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp b/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/associatedapplicationmanager.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
 #include <KMimeTypeTrader>
 
-#if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
-#include <krun.h>
-#else
-#include <QProcess>
-#include <QDesktopServices>
-#endif
+#include <KRun>
 
 #include "plasma/applet.h"
 
@@ -197,29 +192,13 @@
 void AssociatedApplicationManager::run(Plasma::Applet *applet)
 {
     if (d->applicationNames.contains(applet)) {
-#if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
         bool success = KRun::run(d->applicationNames.value(applet), d->urlLists.value(applet), nullptr);
         if (!success) {
             qCWarning(LOG_PLASMA) << "couldn't run" << d->applicationNames.value(applet) << d->urlLists.value(applet);
         }
-#else
-        QString execCommand = d->applicationNames.value(applet);
-
-        // Clean-up the %u and friends from the exec command (KRun expect them, not QProcess)
-        execCommand = execCommand.replace(QRegExp("%[a-z]"), QString());
-        execCommand = execCommand.trimmed();
-
-        QStringList parameters = d->urlLists.value(applet).toStringList();
-        QProcess::startDetached(execCommand, parameters);
-#endif
-
     } else if (d->urlLists.contains(applet)) {
-#if !PLASMA_NO_KIO
         KRun *krun = new KRun(d->urlLists.value(applet).first(), nullptr);
         krun->setAutoDelete(true);
-#else
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(d->urlLists.value(applet).first());
-#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/CMakeLists.txt b/src/scriptengines/qml/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 if(KDE_PLATFORM_FEATURE_BINARY_COMPATIBLE_FEATURE_REDUCTION)
     set(PLASMA_NO_KDEWEBKIT TRUE)
     set(PLASMA_NO_SOLID TRUE)
-    set(PLASMA_NO_KIO TRUE)
 endif()
 
 #DECLARATIVE APPLET
diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,9 @@
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <KNotification>
 
-#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KIO
-#include "kio/jobclasses.h" // for KIO::JobFlags
-#include "kio/job.h"
-#include "kio/scheduler.h"
 #include <KIO/DropJob>
-#endif
+#include <KIO/MimetypeJob>
+#include <KIO/TransferJob>
 
 #include <plasma.h>
 #include <Plasma/ContainmentActions>
@@ -469,8 +466,6 @@
         //      to create widgets out of the matching URLs, if any
         const QList<QUrl> urls = KUrlMimeData::urlsFromMimeData(mimeData);
         foreach (const QUrl &url, urls) {
-
-#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KIO
             QMimeDatabase db;
             const QMimeType &mime = db.mimeTypeForUrl(url);
             QString mimeName = mime.name();
@@ -499,7 +494,6 @@
 
                 m_dropMenus[job] = choices;
             }
-#endif
         }
 
     } else {
@@ -576,27 +570,22 @@
 
 void ContainmentInterface::clearDataForMimeJob(KIO::Job *job)
 {
-#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KIO
     QObject::disconnect(job, nullptr, this, nullptr);
     m_dropPoints.remove(job);
     QMenu *choices = m_dropMenus.take(job);
     m_dropJobs.remove(job);
     job->kill();
-#endif // PLASMA_NO_KIO
 }
 
 void ContainmentInterface::dropJobResult(KJob *job)
 {
-#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KIO
     if (job->error()) {
         qDebug() << "ERROR" << job->error() << ' ' << job->errorString();
     }
-#endif // PLASMA_NO_KIO
 }
 
 void ContainmentInterface::mimeTypeRetrieved(KIO::Job *job, const QString &mimetype)
 {
-#ifndef PLASMA_NO_KIO
     qDebug() << "Mimetype Job returns." << mimetype;
 
     KIO::TransferJob *tjob = dynamic_cast<KIO::TransferJob *>(job);
@@ -818,7 +807,6 @@
 
         clearDataForMimeJob(tjob);
     }
-#endif // PLASMA_NO_KIO
 }
 
 void ContainmentInterface::appletAddedForward(Plasma::Applet *applet)