diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 set(kded_powerdevil_SRCS
     powerdevil_debug.cpp
     kdedpowerdevil.cpp
-    powerdevilbackendloader.cpp
     powerdevilfdoconnector.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/daemon/kdedpowerdevil.cpp b/daemon/kdedpowerdevil.cpp
--- a/daemon/kdedpowerdevil.cpp
+++ b/daemon/kdedpowerdevil.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@
 #include "powermanagementadaptor.h"
 #include "powermanagementpolicyagentadaptor.h"
 
-#include "powerdevilbackendloader.h"
 #include "powerdevilcore.h"
 #include "powerdevil_debug.h"
 
+#include "backends/upower/powerdevilupowerbackend.h"
+
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #include <QDBusConnectionInterface>
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
     connect(m_core, SIGNAL(coreReady()), this, SLOT(onCoreReady()));
 
     // Before doing anything, let's set up our backend
-    PowerDevil::BackendInterface *interface = PowerDevil::BackendLoader::loadBackend(m_core);
+    PowerDevil::BackendInterface *interface = new PowerDevilUPowerBackend(m_core);
 
     if (!interface) {
         // Ouch
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilbackendloader.h b/daemon/powerdevilbackendloader.h
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/daemon/powerdevilbackendloader.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/***************************************************************************
- *   Copyright (C) 2010 by Dario Freddi <drf@kde.org>                      *
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
- *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
- *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
- *                                                                         *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
- *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
- *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
- ***************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef POWERDEVIL_BACKENDLOADER_H
-#define POWERDEVIL_BACKENDLOADER_H
-
-class QObject;
-namespace PowerDevil {
-
-class BackendInterface;
-
-
-namespace BackendLoader
-{
-    BackendInterface *loadBackend(QObject *parent);
-}
-
-}
-
-#endif // POWERDEVIL_POWERDEVILBACKENDLOADER_H
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilbackendloader.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilbackendloader.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/daemon/powerdevilbackendloader.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/***************************************************************************
- *   Copyright (C) 2010 by Dario Freddi <drf@kde.org>                      *
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
- *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
- *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
- *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
- *                                                                         *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
- *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
- *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA .        *
- ***************************************************************************/
-
-
-#include <config-powerdevil.h>
-#include "powerdevilbackendloader.h"
-#include "powerdevil_debug.h"
-
-#include "backends/upower/powerdevilupowerbackend.h"
-
-namespace PowerDevil {
-namespace BackendLoader {
-
-BackendInterface *loadBackend(QObject *parent)
-{
-    return new PowerDevilUPowerBackend(parent);
-}
-
-}
-}
-