diff --git a/menufile.cpp b/menufile.cpp
--- a/menufile.cpp
+++ b/menufile.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QRegExp>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "kmenuedit_debug.h"
-#include <KGlobal>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
 
 const QString MenuFile::MF_MENU = QStringLiteral("Menu");
 const QString MenuFile::MF_PUBLIC_ID = QStringLiteral("-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN");
@@ -186,14 +185,26 @@
     }
 }
 
+static QString relativeToDesktopDirsLocation(const QString &file)
+{
+    const QString canonical = QFileInfo(file).canonicalFilePath();
+    const QStringList dirs = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation);
+    for (const QString &dir : dirs) {
+        const QString base = dir + QLatin1String("/desktop-directories");
+        if (canonical.startsWith(base))
+            return canonical.mid(base.length()+1);
+    }
+    return QString();
+}
+
 static QString entryToDirId(const QString &path)
 {
     // See also KDesktopFile::locateLocal
     QString local;
     if (QFileInfo(path).isAbsolute()) {
         // XDG Desktop menu items come with absolute paths, we need to
         // extract their relative path and then build a local path.
-        local = KGlobal::dirs()->relativeLocation("xdgdata-dirs", path);
+        local = relativeToDesktopDirsLocation(path);
     }
 
     if (local.isEmpty() || local.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
diff --git a/menuinfo.cpp b/menuinfo.cpp
--- a/menuinfo.cpp
+++ b/menuinfo.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 #include <QRegExp>
 
 #include <KDesktopFile>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
+
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "menufile.h"
 #ifdef WITH_HOTKEYS
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@
 
     dirty = true;
 
-    QString local = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("xdgdata-apps", service->menuId());
+    QString local = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation) + QLatin1Char('/') + service->menuId();
     if (local != service->entryPath()) {
         KDesktopFile *oldDf = desktopFile();
         m_desktopFile = oldDf->copyTo(local);
diff --git a/treeview.cpp b/treeview.cpp
--- a/treeview.cpp
+++ b/treeview.cpp
@@ -41,20 +41,18 @@
 #include <KBuildSycocaProgressDialog>
 #include "kmenuedit_debug.h"
 #include <KDesktopFile>
-#include <KGlobal>
 #include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KInputDialog>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KService>
 #include <KServiceGroup>
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
-#include <kio/netaccess.h>
 #include <KUrlMimeData>
 #include <KUrl>
 #include <KStringHandler>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "menufile.h"
 #include "menuinfo.h"
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@
     connect(this, &QTreeWidget::currentItemChanged,
             this, &TreeView::itemSelected);
 
-    m_menuFile = new MenuFile(KStandardDirs::locateLocal("xdgconf-menu", QStringLiteral("applications-kmenuedit.menu")));
+    m_menuFile = new MenuFile(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation) + QLatin1String("/menus/") + QStringLiteral("applications-kmenuedit.menu"));
     m_rootFolder = new MenuFolderInfo;
     m_separator = new MenuSeparatorInfo;
 }
@@ -766,14 +764,14 @@
         }
 
         if (!excludeList->contains(result)) {
-            if (KStandardDirs::locate("xdgdata-dirs", result).isEmpty()) {
+            if (QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QLatin1String("desktop-directories/") + result).isEmpty()) {
                 break;
             }
         }
         i++;
     }
     excludeList->append(result);
-    result = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("xdgdata-dirs", result);
+    result = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + QLatin1String("/desktop-directories/") + result;
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -1772,19 +1770,24 @@
     if (KMessageBox::warningYesNo(this, i18n("Do you want to restore the system menu? Warning: This will remove all custom menus.")) == KMessageBox::No) {
         return;
     }
-    QString kmenueditfile = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("xdgconf-menu", QStringLiteral("applications-kmenuedit.menu"));
+    const QString kmenueditfile = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation) + QLatin1String("/menus/applications-kmenuedit.menu");
     if (QFile::exists(kmenueditfile)) {
         if (!QFile::remove(kmenueditfile)) {
             qCWarning(KMENUEDIT_LOG)<<"Could not delete "<<kmenueditfile;
         }
     }
 
-    QString xdgdir = KGlobal::dirs()->KStandardDirs::localxdgdatadir();
-    if (!KIO::NetAccess::del(QUrl::fromLocalFile(xdgdir + QStringLiteral("/applications")), this)) {
-        qCWarning(KMENUEDIT_LOG)<<"Could not delete dir :"<<(xdgdir+ QStringLiteral("/applications"));
+    const QString xdgappsdir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + QLatin1String("/applications");
+    if (QFileInfo(xdgappsdir).isDir()) {
+        if (!QDir(xdgappsdir).removeRecursively()) {
+            qCWarning(KMENUEDIT_LOG)<<"Could not delete dir :" << xdgappsdir;
+        }
     }
-    if (!KIO::NetAccess::del(QUrl::fromLocalFile(xdgdir + QStringLiteral("/desktop-directories")), this)) {
-        qCWarning(KMENUEDIT_LOG)<<"Could not delete dir :"<<(xdgdir + QStringLiteral("/desktop-directories"));
+    const QString xdgdesktopdir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + QLatin1String("/desktop-directories");
+    if (QFileInfo(xdgdesktopdir).isDir()) {
+        if (!QDir(xdgdesktopdir).removeRecursively()) {
+            qCWarning(KMENUEDIT_LOG)<<"Could not delete dir :" << xdgdesktopdir;
+        }
     }
 
     KBuildSycocaProgressDialog::rebuildKSycoca(this);