diff --git a/shell/scripting/appinterface.cpp b/shell/scripting/appinterface.cpp
--- a/shell/scripting/appinterface.cpp
+++ b/shell/scripting/appinterface.cpp
@@ -159,16 +159,13 @@
 
 void AppInterface::sleep(int ms)
 {
-    // The nested eventloop here may cause crashes when for example loading a
-    // LnF because the script runs out of the QML stack. Opening an eventloop
-    // there and processing QML events may result in touching members objects
-    // that were meant to be deleted but haven't yet, because the parent event
-    // loop hasn't returned yet.
-    qWarning() << "Scripted sleeping starts a nested event loop." \
-                  " This can cause process instability. Use with care!";
-    QEventLoop loop;
-    QTimer::singleShot(ms, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
-    loop.exec(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);
+    // TODO KF6 remove
+
+    // Sleep was implemented with a nested event loop which would cause nested
+    // event processing from QML and offer a wide array of sources for
+    // segfaulting. There isn't really a need to sleep from the scripting API,
+    // so it was turned no-op.
+    qWarning() << "Plasma scripting sleep() is deprecated and does nothing!";
 }
 
 bool AppInterface::hasBattery() const