diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.h
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
         bool filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex & source_parent) const override;
         bool lessThan(const QModelIndex &left, const QModelIndex &right) const override;
 
-    private Q_SLOTS:
-        void connectNewFavoritesModel();
-
     private:
         QPointer<AbstractModel> m_parentModel;
 };
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "actionlist.h"
 #include "appsmodel.h"
 #include "appentry.h"
-#include "kastatsfavoritesmodel.h"
 #include <kio_version.h>
 
 #include <config-X11.h>
@@ -65,37 +64,22 @@
 InvalidAppsFilterProxy::InvalidAppsFilterProxy(AbstractModel *parentModel, QAbstractItemModel *sourceModel) : QSortFilterProxyModel(parentModel)
 , m_parentModel(parentModel)
 {
-    connect(parentModel, &AbstractModel::favoritesModelChanged, this, &InvalidAppsFilterProxy::connectNewFavoritesModel);
-    connectNewFavoritesModel();
-
     sourceModel->setParent(this);
     setSourceModel(sourceModel);
 }
 
 InvalidAppsFilterProxy::~InvalidAppsFilterProxy()
 {
 }
 
-void InvalidAppsFilterProxy::connectNewFavoritesModel()
-{
-    KAStatsFavoritesModel* favoritesModel = static_cast<KAStatsFavoritesModel *>(m_parentModel->favoritesModel());
-    connect(favoritesModel, &KAStatsFavoritesModel::favoritesChanged, this, &QSortFilterProxyModel::invalidate);
-
-    invalidate();
-}
-
 bool InvalidAppsFilterProxy::filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex &source_parent) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(source_parent);
 
     const QString resource = sourceModel()->index(source_row, 0).data(ResultModel::ResourceRole).toString();
 
     if (resource.startsWith(QLatin1String("applications:"))) {
-        KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByStorageId(resource.section(QLatin1Char(':'), 1));
-
-        KAStatsFavoritesModel* favoritesModel = m_parentModel ? static_cast<KAStatsFavoritesModel *>(m_parentModel->favoritesModel()) : nullptr;
-
-        return (service && (!favoritesModel || !favoritesModel->isFavorite(service->storageId())));
+        return KService::serviceByStorageId(resource.section(QLatin1Char(':'), 1));
     }
 
     return true;