diff --git a/kcms/ksplash/kcm.h b/kcms/ksplash/kcm.h
--- a/kcms/ksplash/kcm.h
+++ b/kcms/ksplash/kcm.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 #define _KCM_SEARCH_H
 
 #include <KPackage/Package>
-#include <KQuickAddons/ConfigModule>
+#include <KQuickAddons/ManagedConfigModule>
 
 class QStandardItemModel;
 class SplashScreenSettings;
 
-class KCMSplashScreen : public KQuickAddons::ConfigModule
+class KCMSplashScreen : public KQuickAddons::ManagedConfigModule
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(SplashScreenSettings *splashScreenSettings READ splashScreenSettings CONSTANT)
diff --git a/kcms/ksplash/kcm.cpp b/kcms/ksplash/kcm.cpp
--- a/kcms/ksplash/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/ksplash/kcm.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(KCMSplashScreenFactory, "kcm_splashscreen.json", registerPlugin<KCMSplashScreen>();)
 
 KCMSplashScreen::KCMSplashScreen(QObject* parent, const QVariantList& args)
-    : KQuickAddons::ConfigModule(parent, args)
+    : KQuickAddons::ManagedConfigModule(parent, args)
     , m_settings(new SplashScreenSettings(this))
     , m_model(new QStandardItemModel(this))
 {
-    connect(m_settings, &SplashScreenSettings::engineChanged, this, [this]{ setNeedsSave(true); });
-    connect(m_settings, &SplashScreenSettings::themeChanged, this, [this]{ setNeedsSave(true); });
-
     qmlRegisterType<SplashScreenSettings>();
     qmlRegisterType<QStandardItemModel>();
 
@@ -135,19 +132,19 @@
 
 void KCMSplashScreen::load()
 {
-    m_settings->load();
+    ManagedConfigModule::load();
     setNeedsSave(false);
 }
 
 void KCMSplashScreen::save()
 {
     m_settings->setEngine(m_settings->theme() == QStringLiteral("None") ? QStringLiteral("none") : QStringLiteral("KSplashQML"));
-    m_settings->save();
+    ManagedConfigModule::save();
 }
 
 void KCMSplashScreen::defaults()
 {
-    m_settings->setDefaults();
+    ManagedConfigModule::defaults();
     setNeedsSave(m_settings->isSaveNeeded());
 }