diff --git a/activities/fileitemplugin/CMakeLists.txt b/activities/fileitemplugin/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/activities/fileitemplugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/activities/fileitemplugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
    ${kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin_SRCS}
    )
 
-kcoreaddons_desktop_to_json (
-   kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin
-   kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
-   SERVICE_TYPES kfileitemactionplugin.desktop
-   )
-
 target_link_libraries (
    kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin
    Qt5::Core
@@ -36,9 +30,5 @@
 
 install (
    TARGETS kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin
-   DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}
-   )
-install (
-   FILES kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
-   DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}
+   DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR}/kf5/kfileitemaction
    )
diff --git a/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop b/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Service
-Name=Link Files to Activities
-Name[ca]=Enllaçat de fitxers a activitats
-Name[ca@valencia]=Enllaçat de fitxers a activitats
-Name[cs]=Připojit soubory k aktivitám
-Name[da]=Link filer til aktiviteter
-Name[de]=Dateien mit Aktivitäten verknüpfen
-Name[el]=Σύνδεση αρχείων με δραστηριότητες
-Name[en_GB]=Link Files to Activities
-Name[es]=Enlazar archivos a actividades
-Name[et]=Failide linkimine tegevustega
-Name[eu]=Estekatu fitxategiak jardueretara
-Name[fi]=Linkkitiedostot aktiviteetteihin
-Name[fr]=Associer les fichiers à des activités
-Name[gl]=Ligar ficheiros con actividades
-Name[id]=File-file Tautan untuk Activities
-Name[it]=Collegamento file alle attività
-Name[ko]=파일과 활동 연결
-Name[lt]=Susieti failus su veiklomis
-Name[nl]=Bestanden koppelen aan activiteiten
-Name[nn]=Lenkja filer til aktivitetar
-Name[pl]=Dowiązuj pliki do aktywności
-Name[pt]=Associação de Ficheiros a Actividades
-Name[pt_BR]=Link de arquivos para atividades
-Name[sk]=Prepojiť súbory s Aktivitami
-Name[sv]=Länkar filer till aktiviteter
-Name[tg]=Пайваст кардани файлҳо ба фаъолиятҳо
-Name[uk]=Пов'язування файлів із просторами дій
-Name[x-test]=xxLink Files to Activitiesxx
-Name[zh_CN]=将文件关联到活动
-Name[zh_TW]=將檔案連結至活動
-Icon=activities
-X-KDE-Library=kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin
-ServiceTypes=KFileItemAction/Plugin
-MimeType=application/octet-stream;inode/directory;
diff --git a/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.json b/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.json
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activities/fileitemplugin/kactivitymanagerd_fileitem_linking_plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "KPlugin": {
+        "Icon": "activities",
+        "MimeTypes": [
+            "application/octet-stream",
+            "inode/directory"
+        ],
+        "Name": "Link Files to Activities",
+        "ServiceTypes": [
+            "KFileItemAction/Plugin"
+        ]
+    }
+}