diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/FontInst.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/FontInst.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/FontInst.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/FontInst.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <kauth.h>
 #include <kio/global.h>
-#include <kde_file.h>
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -426,12 +425,10 @@
 
 static bool renameFontFile(const QString &from, const QString &to, int uid=-1, int gid=-1)
 {
-    QByteArray src(QFile::encodeName(from)),
-               dest(QFile::encodeName(to));
-
-    if(KDE_rename(src.data(), dest.data()))
+    if (!QFile::rename(from, to))
         return false;
 
+    QByteArray dest(QFile::encodeName(to));
     Misc::setFilePerms(dest);
     if(-1!=uid && -1!=gid)
         ::chown(dest.data(), uid, gid);
diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/Helper.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/Helper.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/Helper.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/dbus/Helper.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <QtXml/QDomDocument>
 #include <QtCore/QTextCodec>
 #include <kio/global.h>
-#include <kde_file.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <KIconLoader>
-#include <kde_file.h>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KColorScheme>
 #include <QProcess>
diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/GroupList.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/GroupList.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/GroupList.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/GroupList.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "GroupList.h"
 #include "FontList.h"
 #include <KIconLoader>
-#include <kde_file.h>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <QSaveFile>
 #include <QFont>
diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/kio/KioFonts.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/kio/KioFonts.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/kio/KioFonts.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/kio/KioFonts.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <KTemporaryFile>
 #include <QTemporaryDir>
 #include <KZip>
-#include <kde_file.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
@@ -106,19 +105,19 @@
 
 static int getSize(const QString &file)
 {
-    KDE_struct_stat buff;
+    QT_STATBUF buff;
     QByteArray      f(QFile::encodeName(file));
 
-    if(-1!=KDE_lstat(f.constData(), &buff))
+    if(-1!=QT_LSTAT(f.constData(), &buff))
     {
         if (S_ISLNK(buff.st_mode))
         {
             char buffer2[1000];
             int n=readlink(f.constData(), buffer2, 999);
             if(n!= -1)
                 buffer2[n]='\0';
 
-            if(-1==KDE_stat(f.constData(), &buff))
+            if(-1==QT_STAT(f.constData(), &buff))
                 return -1;
         }
         return buff.st_size;
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@
 
         QSet<QString>   files;
         QString         realPath;
-        KDE_struct_stat buff;
+        QT_STATBUF buff;
         bool            multiple=false;
 
         for(; it!=end; ++it)
@@ -408,15 +407,15 @@
         QByteArray realPathC(QFile::encodeName(realPath));
         KFI_DBUG << "real: " << realPathC;
 
-        if (-2==KDE_stat(realPathC.constData(), &buff))
+        if (-2==QT_STAT(realPathC.constData(), &buff))
             error(EACCES==errno ? KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED : KIO::ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST, url.toDisplayString());
         else if (S_ISDIR(buff.st_mode))
             error(KIO::ERR_IS_DIRECTORY, url.toDisplayString());
         else if (!S_ISREG(buff.st_mode))
             error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_OPEN_FOR_READING, url.toDisplayString());
         else
         {
-            int fd = KDE_open(realPathC.constData(), O_RDONLY);
+            int fd = QT_OPEN(realPathC.constData(), O_RDONLY);
 
             if (fd < 0)
                 error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_OPEN_FOR_READING, url.toDisplayString());
@@ -694,9 +693,9 @@
     for(; it!=end; ++it)
     {
         QByteArray      cPath(QFile::encodeName((*it).path()));
-        KDE_struct_stat buff;
+        QT_STATBUF buff;
 
-        if(-1!=KDE_lstat(cPath, &buff))
+        if(-1!=QT_LSTAT(cPath, &buff))
         {
             QString fileName(Misc::getFile((*it).path())),
                     mt;
diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/lib/Misc.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/lib/Misc.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/lib/Misc.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/lib/Misc.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <QtCore/QProcess>
 #include <QtCore/QTemporaryFile>
 #include <QtCore/QStandardPaths>
-#include <kde_file.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -223,18 +222,18 @@
 
 time_t getTimeStamp(const QString &item)
 {
-    KDE_struct_stat info;
+    QT_STATBUF info;
 
-    return !item.isEmpty() && 0==KDE_lstat(QFile::encodeName(item), &info) ? info.st_mtime : 0;
+    return !item.isEmpty() && 0==QT_LSTAT(QFile::encodeName(item), &info) ? info.st_mtime : 0;
 }
 
 
 bool check(const QString &path, bool file, bool checkW)
 { 
-    KDE_struct_stat info;
+    QT_STATBUF info;
     QByteArray      pathC(QFile::encodeName(path));
 
-    return 0==KDE_lstat(pathC, &info) &&
+    return 0==QT_LSTAT(pathC, &info) &&
            (file ? (S_ISREG(info.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(info.st_mode))
                  : S_ISDIR(info.st_mode)) &&
            (!checkW || 0==::access(pathC, W_OK));