diff --git a/kded/daemon.cpp b/kded/daemon.cpp
--- a/kded/daemon.cpp
+++ b/kded/daemon.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         Serializer::moveConfig(configId  + QLatin1String("_lidOpened"), configId);
     }
 
-    KScreen::ConfigPtr config = Serializer::config(m_monitoredConfig, configId);
+    KScreen::ConfigPtr config = Serializer::loadConfig(m_monitoredConfig, configId);
     // It's possible that the Serializer returned a nullptr
     if (!config || !KScreen::Config::canBeApplied(config, KScreen::Config::ValidityFlag::RequireAtLeastOneEnabledScreen)) {
         applyIdealConfig();
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 
         const QString openConfigId = Serializer::configId(m_monitoredConfig) + QLatin1String("_lidOpened");
         if (Serializer::configExists(openConfigId)) {
-            const KScreen::ConfigPtr openedConfig = Serializer::config(m_monitoredConfig, openConfigId);
+            const KScreen::ConfigPtr openedConfig = Serializer::loadConfig(m_monitoredConfig, openConfigId);
             Serializer::removeConfig(openConfigId);
 
             doApplyConfig(openedConfig);
diff --git a/kded/serializer.h b/kded/serializer.h
--- a/kded/serializer.h
+++ b/kded/serializer.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     static QString configId(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &config);
     static bool configExists(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &config);
     static bool configExists(const QString& id);
-    static KScreen::ConfigPtr config(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &currentConfig, const QString& id);
+    static KScreen::ConfigPtr loadConfig(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &currentConfig, const QString& id);
     static bool saveConfig(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &config, const QString &configId);
     static void removeConfig(const QString &id);
     static bool moveConfig(const QString &srcId, const QString &destId);
diff --git a/kded/serializer.cpp b/kded/serializer.cpp
--- a/kded/serializer.cpp
+++ b/kded/serializer.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     return (QFile::exists(sConfigPath % id) || QFile::exists(sConfigPath % sFixedConfig));
 }
 
-KScreen::ConfigPtr Serializer::config(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &currentConfig, const QString &id)
+KScreen::ConfigPtr Serializer::loadConfig(const KScreen::ConfigPtr &currentConfig, const QString &id)
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = currentConfig->clone();
 
diff --git a/tests/kded/serializertest.cpp b/tests/kded/serializertest.cpp
--- a/tests/kded/serializertest.cpp
+++ b/tests/kded/serializertest.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 void TestSerializer::testSimpleConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, false);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("simpleConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("simpleConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     QCOMPARE(config->connectedOutputs().count(), 1);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 void TestSerializer::testTwoScreenConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("twoScreenConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("twoScreenConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     QCOMPARE(config->connectedOutputs().count(), 2);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 void TestSerializer::testRotatedScreenConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("rotatedScreenConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("rotatedScreenConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     QCOMPARE(config->connectedOutputs().count(), 2);
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 void TestSerializer::testDisabledScreenConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("disabledScreenConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("disabledScreenConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     QCOMPARE(config->connectedOutputs().count(), 2);
@@ -214,33 +214,33 @@
 void TestSerializer::testConfig404()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("filenotfoundConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("filenotfoundConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(!config);
     QVERIFY(config.isNull());
 }
 
 void TestSerializer::testCorruptConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("corruptConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("corruptConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
     QCOMPARE(config->outputs().count(), 2);
     QVERIFY(config->isValid());
 }
 
 void TestSerializer::testCorruptEmptyConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("corruptEmptyConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("corruptEmptyConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
     QCOMPARE(config->outputs().count(), 2);
     QVERIFY(config->isValid());
 }
 
 void TestSerializer::testCorruptUselessConfig()
 {
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("corruptUselessConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("corruptUselessConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
     QCOMPARE(config->outputs().count(), 2);
     QVERIFY(config->isValid());
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 
     // Load config from a file not found results in a nullptr
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    QVERIFY(!Serializer::config(config, QString()));
+    QVERIFY(!Serializer::loadConfig(config, QString()));
 
     // Wrong config file name should fail to save
     QCOMPARE(Serializer::saveConfig(config, QString()), false);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
     positions[QStringLiteral("DVI-0")] = QPoint(4020, 1080);
     positions[QStringLiteral("DVI-1")] = QPoint(0, 0);
 
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("outputgrid_2x3.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("outputgrid_2x3.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     QCOMPARE(config->connectedOutputs().count(), 6);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 
     // Load a dualhead config
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("twoScreenConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("twoScreenConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     // Make sure we don't write into TEST_DATA
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
     QVERIFY(closedCfg.exists());
 
     // Now load the resulting config and make sure the laptop panel is enabled and primary again
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("0xdeadbeef"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("0xdeadbeef"));
 
     output = config->connectedOutputs().first();
     QCOMPARE(output->name(), QLatin1String("OUTPUT-1"));
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
     // Make sure we don't screw up when there's no _lidOpened config
     QVERIFY(!Serializer::moveConfig(QStringLiteral("0xdeadbeef_lidOpened"), QStringLiteral("0xdeadbeef")));
 
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("0xdeadbeef"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("0xdeadbeef"));
 
     output = config->connectedOutputs().first();
     QCOMPARE(output->name(), QLatin1String("OUTPUT-1"));
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 {
     // Load a dualhead config
     KScreen::ConfigPtr config = createConfig(true, true);
-    config = Serializer::config(config, QStringLiteral("twoScreenConfig.json"));
+    config = Serializer::loadConfig(config, QStringLiteral("twoScreenConfig.json"));
     QVERIFY(config);
 
     // Make sure we don't write into TEST_DATA