diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/ActionButton.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/ActionButton.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/ActionButton.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/ActionButton.qml
@@ -144,5 +144,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-    Rectangle { color: "white"; opacity: 0.4; visible: debug; anchors.fill: parent; }
 }
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletAppearance.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletAppearance.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletAppearance.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletAppearance.qml
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@
         //print("Backgroundhints changed: " + appletItem.imagePath);
     }
 
-    Rectangle { color: Qt.rgba(0,0,0,0); border.width: 3; border.color: "white"; opacity: 0.5; visible: debug; anchors.fill: parent; }
-
     KQuickControlsAddons.MouseEventListener {
         id: mouseListener
 
@@ -336,7 +334,7 @@
                     anchors.centerIn: parent
                     z: appletContainer.z + 1
                 }
-//                 Rectangle { color: "green"; opacity: 0.3; visible: debug; anchors.fill: parent; }
+
                 Component.onCompleted: PlasmaExtras.AppearAnimation {
                     targetItem: appletItem
                 }
@@ -399,8 +397,6 @@
                     appletHandle.forceFloating = rightOutside > 0;
                 }
             }
-
-//             Rectangle { color: "orange"; opacity: 0.1; visible: debug; anchors.fill: parent; }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/AppletHandle.qml
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
                     root.layoutManager.setSpaceAvailable(appletItem.x, appletItem.y, widthAnimation.to, heightAnimation.to, false)
                     appletContainer.clip = false
                 }
-//                 Rectangle { color: "blue"; opacity: 0.4; visible: debug; anchors.fill: parent; }
             }
         }
         ActionButton {
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@
 //                    print("saving...");
                     root.layoutManager.saveItem(appletItem);
                 }
-//                 Rectangle { color: "red"; opacity: 0.6; visible: debug; anchors.fill: parent; }
             }
         }
         ActionButton {
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     property Item toolBox
     property var layoutManager: LayoutManager
 
-    property bool debug: false
     property int handleDelay: 800
     property real haloOpacity: 0.5