diff --git a/kcms/hardware/joystick/joywidget.cpp b/kcms/hardware/joystick/joywidget.cpp
--- a/kcms/hardware/joystick/joywidget.cpp
+++ b/kcms/hardware/joystick/joywidget.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <kdialog.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
-#include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <kcombobox.h>
 #include <kurlcompletion.h>
 #include <kmessagewidget.h>
diff --git a/kcms/keys/CMakeLists.txt b/kcms/keys/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcms/keys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcms/keys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     KF5::KCMUtils
     KF5::GlobalAccel
     KF5::I18n
-    KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::KIOWidgets
     KF5::XmlGui
     KF5::ItemModels
diff --git a/kcms/keys/kglobalshortcutseditor.cpp b/kcms/keys/kglobalshortcutseditor.cpp
--- a/kcms/keys/kglobalshortcutseditor.cpp
+++ b/kcms/keys/kglobalshortcutseditor.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <KGlobalAccel>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
-#include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KStringHandler>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -431,23 +430,22 @@
         editor = new KShortcutsEditor(this, d->actionTypes);
         d->stack->addWidget(editor);
 
-        // try to find one appropriate icon ( allowing NULL pixmap to be returned)
-        QPixmap pixmap = KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(id, KIconLoader::Small, 0,
-                                  KIconLoader::DefaultState, QStringList(), nullptr, true);
-        if (pixmap.isNull()) {
+        // try to find one appropriate icon
+        QIcon icon = QIcon::fromTheme(id);
+        if (icon.isNull()) {
             KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByStorageId(id);
-            if(service) {
-                pixmap = KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(service->icon(), KIconLoader::Small, 0,
-                                  KIconLoader::DefaultState, QStringList(), nullptr, true);
+            if (service) {
+                icon = QIcon::fromTheme(service->icon());
             }
         }
-        // if NULL pixmap is returned, use the F.D.O "system-run" icon
-        if (pixmap.isNull()) {
-            pixmap = KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(QStringLiteral("system-run"), KIconLoader::Small);
+
+        // if NULL icon is returned, use the F.D.O "system-run" icon
+        if (icon.isNull()) {
+            icon = QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("system-run"));
         }
 
         // Add to the component list
-        QStandardItem *item = new QStandardItem(pixmap, friendlyName);
+        QStandardItem *item = new QStandardItem(icon, friendlyName);
         if (id.endsWith(QLatin1String(".desktop"))) {
             item->setData(i18n("Application Launchers"), KCategorizedSortFilterProxyModel::CategoryDisplayRole);
             item->setData(0, KCategorizedSortFilterProxyModel::CategorySortRole);
diff --git a/kcms/runners/CMakeLists.txt b/kcms/runners/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcms/runners/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcms/runners/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   KF5::KCMUtils
   KF5::Runner
   KF5::I18n
-  KF5::IconThemes
 
   Qt5::DBus
   Qt5::Widgets
diff --git a/kcms/runners/kcm.cpp b/kcms/runners/kcm.cpp
--- a/kcms/runners/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/runners/kcm.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <KRunner/RunnerManager>
 #include <KCModuleInfo>
 #include <KCModuleProxy>
-#include <KIconLoader>
 #include <KPluginSelector>
 
 #include <QApplication>