diff --git a/kcm/akonadicontactactions.ui b/kcm/akonadicontactactions.ui
--- a/kcm/akonadicontactactions.ui
+++ b/kcm/akonadicontactactions.ui
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@
        <widget class="KComboBox" name="DialPhoneNumberAction"/>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stackedWidget_2">
+       <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="phoneDetailsStack">
         <property name="currentIndex">
-         <number>3</number>
+         <number>0</number>
         </property>
         <widget class="QWidget" name="page_3"/>
         <widget class="QWidget" name="page_4">
@@ -164,39 +164,6 @@
           </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
-        <widget class="QWidget" name="page_9">
-         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-          <property name="leftMargin">
-           <number>0</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="topMargin">
-           <number>0</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="rightMargin">
-           <number>0</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="bottomMargin">
-           <number>0</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="horizontalSpacing">
-           <number>6</number>
-          </property>
-          <property name="verticalSpacing">
-           <number>0</number>
-          </property>
-          <item row="0" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Command:</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
-           <widget class="KLineEdit" name="kcfg_KdeconnectCommand"/>
-          </item>
-         </layout>
-        </widget>
-        <widget class="QWidget" name="page_7"/>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
diff --git a/kcm/kcmakonadicontactactions.cpp b/kcm/kcmakonadicontactactions.cpp
--- a/kcm/kcmakonadicontactactions.cpp
+++ b/kcm/kcmakonadicontactactions.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
 
     mConfigManager = addConfig(ContactActionsSettings::self(), this);
 
+    ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->addItem(i18n("System Default"), ContactActionsSettings::UseSystemDefault);
     ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->addItem(i18n("Skype"), ContactActionsSettings::UseSkype);
     ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->addItem(i18n("Ekiga"), ContactActionsSettings::UseEkiga);
     ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->addItem(i18n("SflPhone"), ContactActionsSettings::UseSflPhone);
-    ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->addItem(i18n("kdeconnect"), ContactActionsSettings::UseKdeConnectPhone);
     ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->addItem(i18n("External Application"), ContactActionsSettings::UseExternalPhoneApplication);
 
     connect(ui.DialPhoneNumberAction, QOverload<int>::of(&KComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this, &KCMAkonadiContactActions::slotDialPhoneNumberActionChanged);
@@ -104,11 +104,9 @@
 {
     ContactActionsSettings::EnumDialPhoneNumberAction enumValue = static_cast<ContactActionsSettings::EnumDialPhoneNumberAction>(ui.DialPhoneNumberAction->itemData(value).toInt());
     if (enumValue == ContactActionsSettings::UseExternalPhoneApplication) {
-        ui.stackedWidget_2->setCurrentIndex(1);
-    } else if (enumValue == ContactActionsSettings::UseKdeConnectPhone) {
-        ui.stackedWidget_2->setCurrentIndex(2);
+        ui.phoneDetailsStack->setCurrentIndex(1);
     } else {
-        ui.stackedWidget_2->setCurrentIndex(0);
+        ui.phoneDetailsStack->setCurrentIndex(0);
     }
     Q_EMIT changed(true);
 }
diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt b/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     )
 
 
-set( AKONADI_PHONE_DIAL_DEFAULT "UseSkype" )
 set( AKONADI_SEND_SMS_DEFAULT  "UseSkypeSms" )
 
 ########### next target ###############
diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/contactactionssettings.kcfg.cmake
@@ -45,26 +45,18 @@
       <choices>
         <choice name="UseSkype"/>
         <choice name="UseExternalPhoneApplication"/>
-        <choice name="UseWinCE"/>
         <choice name="UseSflPhone"/>
         <choice name="UseEkiga"/>
-        <choice name="UseKdeConnectPhone"/>
+        <choice name="UseSystemDefault"/>
       </choices>
-      <whatsthis>Defines which application shall be used to dial the phone number of a contact. If 'Skype' is selected the Skype application will be started (if installed on the computer) and the number is dialed. If 'External Application' is selected, a command with placeholders can be defined.</whatsthis>
-      <default>@AKONADI_PHONE_DIAL_DEFAULT@</default>
+      <whatsthis>Define how a phone number of a contact should be dialed. 'System Default' uses the default application configured for this on your system (e.g. KDE Connect). Selecting a specific application will use that (if installed), 'External Application' allows you to specify a dial command with placeholders manually.</whatsthis>
+      <default>UseSystemDefault</default>
     </entry>
     <entry type="String" name="PhoneCommand">
       <label>Phone Command</label>
       <whatsthis>This command defines the application that shall be executed to dial a contact's phone number.</whatsthis>
       <tooltip>The following placeholders can be used in the command:
    %N: The raw number as stored in the address book.
-   %n: The normalized number with all non-digit characters removed.</tooltip>
-    </entry>
-    <entry type="String" name="KdeconnectCommand">
-      <label>kdeconnect Command</label>
-      <default>kdeconnect-cli --name 'phone name' --share 'tel:%N'</default>
-      <tooltip>The following placeholders can be used in the command:
-   %N: The raw number as stored in the address book.
    %n: The normalized number with all non-digit characters removed.</tooltip>
     </entry>
   </group>
@@ -74,7 +66,6 @@
       <choices>
         <choice name="UseSkypeSms"/>
         <choice name="UseExternalSmsApplication"/>
-        <choice name="UseWinCESms"/>
         <choice name="UseSflPhoneSms"/>
         <choice name="UseKdeConnectSms"/>
       </choices>
diff --git a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp
--- a/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp
+++ b/src/akonadi-contacts/actions/dialphonenumberaction.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <krun.h>
 
+#include <QDesktopServices>
+
 using namespace Akonadi;
 
 static QString strippedDialNumber(const QString &number)
@@ -71,8 +73,15 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    QString command = ContactActionsSettings::self()->phoneCommand();
+    if (ContactActionsSettings::self()->dialPhoneNumberAction() == ContactActionsSettings::UseSystemDefault) {
+        QUrl url;
+        url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("tel"));
+        url.setPath(strippedDialNumber(number.number()));
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
+        return;
+    }
 
+    QString command = ContactActionsSettings::self()->phoneCommand();
     if (command.isEmpty()) {
         KMessageBox::sorry(nullptr, i18n("There is no application set which could be executed.\nPlease go to the settings dialog and configure one."));
         return;