diff --git a/applets/systemtray/container/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/applets/systemtray/container/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applets/systemtray/container/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applets/systemtray/container/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -29,24 +29,10 @@
     Layout.minimumHeight: internalSystray.Layout.minimumHeight
 
     Plasmoid.preferredRepresentation: Plasmoid.fullRepresentation
-    property Item internalSystray
+    property Item internalSystray: plasmoid.nativeInterface.internalSystray
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        root.internalSystray = plasmoid.nativeInterface.internalSystray;
-
-        if (root.internalSystray == null) {
-            return;
-        }
+    onInternalSystrayChanged: {
         root.internalSystray.parent = root;
         root.internalSystray.anchors.fill = root;
     }
-
-    Connections {
-        target: plasmoid.nativeInterface
-        onInternalSystrayChanged: {
-            root.internalSystray = plasmoid.nativeInterface.internalSystray;
-            root.internalSystray.parent = root;
-            root.internalSystray.anchors.fill = root;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/applets/systemtray/container/systemtraycontainer.cpp b/applets/systemtray/container/systemtraycontainer.cpp
--- a/applets/systemtray/container/systemtraycontainer.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemtray/container/systemtraycontainer.cpp
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@
 {
     Applet::init();
 
-    //in the first creation we immediately create the systray: so it's accessible during desktop scripting
-    uint id = config().readEntry("SystrayContainmentId", 0);
-
-    if (id == 0) {
-        ensureSystrayExists();
-    }
+    ensureSystrayExists();
 }
 
 void SystemTrayContainer::ensureSystrayExists()
@@ -132,10 +127,6 @@
             }
         }
     }
-
-    if (constraints & Plasma::Types::UiReadyConstraint) {
-        ensureSystrayExists();
-    }
 }
 
 QQuickItem *SystemTrayContainer::internalSystray()