diff --git a/kcms/componentchooser/browserconfig_ui.ui b/kcms/componentchooser/browserconfig_ui.ui
--- a/kcms/componentchooser/browserconfig_ui.ui
+++ b/kcms/componentchooser/browserconfig_ui.ui
@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioKIO">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>in an application based on the contents of the URL</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="checked">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioService">
      <property name="text">
diff --git a/kcms/componentchooser/componentchooserbrowser.cpp b/kcms/componentchooser/componentchooserbrowser.cpp
--- a/kcms/componentchooser/componentchooserbrowser.cpp
+++ b/kcms/componentchooser/componentchooserbrowser.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 {
     setupUi(this);
     connect(lineExec, &KLineEdit::textChanged, this, &CfgBrowser::configChanged);
-    connect(radioKIO, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &CfgBrowser::configChanged);
     connect(radioService, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &CfgBrowser::selectBrowserApp);
     connect(browserCombo, static_cast<void(QComboBox::*)(int)>(&QComboBox::activated), this, &CfgBrowser::selectBrowserApp);
     connect(radioExec, &QRadioButton::toggled, this, &CfgBrowser::configChanged);
@@ -61,12 +60,27 @@
 
 void CfgBrowser::load(KConfig *) 
 {
+    browserCombo->clear();
+    const auto &browsers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"),
+                                                             QStringLiteral("'WebBrowser' in Categories"));
+    for (const auto &service : browsers) {
+        browserCombo->addItem(QIcon::fromTheme(service->icon()), service->name(), service->storageId());
+
+        if ((m_browserService && m_browserService->storageId() == service->storageId()) || service->exec() == m_browserExec) {
+            browserCombo->setCurrentIndex(browserCombo->count() - 1);
+            radioService->setChecked(true);
+        }
+    }
+
     const KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kdeglobals")), QStringLiteral("General") );
     const QString exec = config.readPathEntry( QStringLiteral("BrowserApplication"), QString() );
     if (exec.isEmpty()) {
-        radioKIO->setChecked(true);
-        m_browserExec = exec;
-        m_browserService = nullptr;
+        radioService->setChecked(true);
+        if (browserCombo->count() > 0) {
+            const QString &storageId = browserCombo->currentData().toString();
+            m_browserService = KService::serviceByStorageId(storageId);
+            m_browserExec.clear();
+        }
     } else {
         radioExec->setChecked(true);
         if (exec.startsWith('!')) {
@@ -84,19 +98,6 @@
 
     lineExec->setText(m_browserExec);
 
-    browserCombo->clear();
-
-    const auto &browsers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query(QStringLiteral("Application"),
-                                                             QStringLiteral("'WebBrowser' in Categories"));
-    for (const auto &service : browsers) {
-        browserCombo->addItem(QIcon::fromTheme(service->icon()), service->name(), service->storageId());
-
-        if ((m_browserService && m_browserService->storageId() == service->storageId()) || service->exec() == m_browserExec) {
-            browserCombo->setCurrentIndex(browserCombo->count() - 1);
-            radioService->setChecked(true);
-        }
-    }
-
     emit changed(false);
 }