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);
@@ -64,9 +63,12 @@
     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('!')) {