diff --git a/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.h b/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.h
--- a/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.h
+++ b/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.h
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@
 #define __GLOBALPATHS_H
 
 #include <kcmodule.h>
-#include <kio/global.h>
-#include <kio/udsentry.h>
-#include <QUrl>
-
-class QFormLayout;
-class KJob;
-class KUrlRequester;
-
-namespace KIO { class Job; }
 
 namespace Ui { class DesktopPathsView; }
 
@@ -53,27 +44,12 @@
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    DesktopPathConfig( QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &args );
+    DesktopPathConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &args);
     ~DesktopPathConfig() override;
 
-    void save() override;
-
-private Q_SLOTS:
-    void slotEntries( KIO::Job * job, const KIO::UDSEntryList& list);
-
 private:
-    bool xdgSavePath(KUrlRequester* ur, const QUrl& currentUrl, const char* xdgKey, const QString& type);
-
     QScopedPointer<Ui::DesktopPathsView> m_ui;
     DesktopPathsSettings *m_pathsSettings;
-
-    bool moveDir( const QUrl & src, const QUrl & dest, const QString & type );
-    bool m_ok;
-    QUrl m_copyToDest; // used when the destination directory already exists
-    QUrl m_copyFromSrc;
-
-private Q_SLOTS:
-    void slotResult( KJob * job );
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.cpp b/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.cpp
--- a/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.cpp
+++ b/kcms/desktoppaths/globalpaths.cpp
@@ -40,32 +40,7 @@
 #include "ui_globalpaths.h"
 #include "desktoppathssettings.h"
 
-// Qt
-#include <QCheckBox>
-#include <QComboBox>
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QLayout>
-#include <QFormLayout>
-#include <QApplication>
-#include <QLoggingCategory>
-#include <QStandardPaths>
-
-// KDE
-#include <kconfiggroup.h>
-#include <kfileitem.h>
-#include <kio/copyjob.h>
-#include <kio/deletejob.h>
-#include <kio/job.h>
-#include <kio/jobuidelegate.h>
-#include <kjobwidgets.h>
-#include <KLocalizedString>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-#include <kurlrequester.h>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <KConfig>
-#include <KSharedConfig>
-
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KCM_DESKTOPPATH, "kcm_desktoppath")
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(KcmDesktopPathsFactory, registerPlugin<DesktopPathConfig>();)
 
@@ -88,200 +63,4 @@
 {
 }
 
-void DesktopPathConfig::save()
-{
-    bool autostartMoved = false;
-
-    QUrl desktopURL = m_pathsSettings->desktopLocation();
-
-    QUrl autostartURL = m_pathsSettings->autostartLocation();
-    QUrl newAutostartURL = m_ui->kcfg_autostartLocation->url();
-
-    if ( !m_ui->kcfg_desktopLocation->url().matches( desktopURL, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash ) )
-    {
-        // Test which other paths were inside this one (as it is by default)
-        // and for each, test where it should go.
-        // * Inside destination -> let them be moved with the desktop (but adjust name if necessary)
-        // * Not inside destination -> move first
-        // !!!
-        qCDebug(KCM_DESKTOPPATH) << "desktopURL=" << desktopURL;
-        QString urlDesktop = m_ui->kcfg_desktopLocation->url().toLocalFile();
-        if ( !urlDesktop.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
-            urlDesktop+=QLatin1Char('/');
-
-        if ( desktopURL.isParentOf( autostartURL ) )
-        {
-            qCDebug(KCM_DESKTOPPATH) << "Autostart is on the desktop";
-
-            // Either the Autostart field wasn't changed (-> need to update it)
-            if ( newAutostartURL.matches(autostartURL, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash) )
-            {
-                // Hack. It could be in a subdir inside desktop. Hmmm... Argl.
-                m_ui->kcfg_autostartLocation->setUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(urlDesktop + QStringLiteral("Autostart/")));
-                qCDebug(KCM_DESKTOPPATH) << "Autostart is moved with the desktop";
-                autostartMoved = true;
-            }
-            // or it has been changed (->need to move it from here)
-            else
-            {
-                QUrl futureAutostartURL = QUrl::fromLocalFile(urlDesktop + QStringLiteral("Autostart/"));
-                if ( newAutostartURL.matches( futureAutostartURL, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash ) )
-                    autostartMoved = true;
-                else
-                    autostartMoved = moveDir( m_pathsSettings->autostartLocation(), m_ui->kcfg_autostartLocation->url(), i18n("Autostart") );
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ( moveDir( m_pathsSettings->desktopLocation(), QUrl::fromLocalFile( urlDesktop ), i18n("Desktop") ) )
-        {
-            //save in XDG path
-            m_pathsSettings->setDesktopLocation(QUrl::fromLocalFile(urlDesktop));
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ( !newAutostartURL.matches( autostartURL, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash ) )
-    {
-        if (!autostartMoved)
-            autostartMoved = moveDir( m_pathsSettings->autostartLocation(), m_ui->kcfg_autostartLocation->url(), i18n("Autostart") );
-        if (autostartMoved)
-        {
-            m_pathsSettings->setAutostartLocation(m_ui->kcfg_autostartLocation->url());
-        }
-    }
-
-    xdgSavePath(m_ui->kcfg_documentsLocation, m_pathsSettings->documentsLocation(), "documentsLocation", i18n("Documents"));
-    xdgSavePath(m_ui->kcfg_downloadsLocation, m_pathsSettings->downloadsLocation(), "downloadsLocation", i18n("Downloads"));
-    xdgSavePath(m_ui->kcfg_videosLocation, m_pathsSettings->videosLocation(), "videosLocation", i18n("Movies"));
-    xdgSavePath(m_ui->kcfg_picturesLocation, m_pathsSettings->picturesLocation(), "picturesLocation", i18n("Pictures"));
-    xdgSavePath(m_ui->kcfg_musicLocation, m_pathsSettings->musicLocation(), "musicLocation", i18n("Music"));
-
-    m_pathsSettings->save();
-}
-
-bool DesktopPathConfig::xdgSavePath(KUrlRequester* ur, const QUrl& currentUrl, const char* xdgKey, const QString& type)
-{
-    QUrl newUrl = ur->url();
-    //url might be empty, use QDir::homePath (the default for xdg) then
-    if (!newUrl.isValid()) {
-        newUrl = QUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QDir::homePath()));
-    }
-    if (!newUrl.matches(currentUrl, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash)) {
-        const QString path = newUrl.toLocalFile();
-        if (!QDir(path).exists()) {
-            // Check permissions
-            if (QDir().mkpath(path)) {
-                QDir().rmdir(path); // rmdir again, so that we get a fast rename
-            } else {
-                KMessageBox::sorry(this, KIO::buildErrorString(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_MKDIR, path));
-                ur->setUrl(currentUrl); // revert
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        if (moveDir(currentUrl, newUrl, type)) {
-            auto item = m_pathsSettings->findItem(xdgKey);
-            Q_ASSERT(item);
-            item->setProperty(newUrl);
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool DesktopPathConfig::moveDir( const QUrl & src, const QUrl & dest, const QString & type )
-{
-    if (!src.isLocalFile() || !dest.isLocalFile())
-        return true;
-    if (!QFile::exists(src.toLocalFile()))
-        return true;
-    // Do not move $HOME! #193057
-    const QString translatedPath = src.toLocalFile();
-    if (translatedPath == QDir::homePath() || translatedPath == QDir::homePath() + QLatin1Char('/')) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    m_ok = true;
-
-    QString question;
-    KGuiItem yesItem;
-    KGuiItem noItem;
-    if (QFile::exists(dest.toLocalFile())) {
-        // TODO: check if the src dir is empty? Nothing to move, then...
-        question = i18n("The path for '%1' has been changed.\nDo you want the files to be moved from '%2' to '%3'?",
-                        type, src.toLocalFile(),
-                        dest.toLocalFile());
-        yesItem = KGuiItem(i18nc("Move files from old to new place", "Move"));
-        noItem = KGuiItem(i18nc("Use the new directory but do not move files", "Do not Move"));
-    } else {
-        question = i18n("The path for '%1' has been changed.\nDo you want to move the directory '%2' to '%3'?",
-                        type, src.toLocalFile(),
-                        dest.toLocalFile());
-        yesItem = KGuiItem(i18nc("Move the directory", "Move"));
-        noItem = KGuiItem(i18nc("Use the new directory but do not move anything", "Do not Move"));
-    }
-
-    // Ask for confirmation before moving the files
-    if (KMessageBox::questionYesNo(this, question, i18n("Confirmation Required"),
-                                   yesItem, noItem)
-            == KMessageBox::Yes )
-    {
-        if (QFile::exists(dest.toLocalFile())) {
-            // Destination already exists -- should always be the case, for most types,
-            // but maybe not for the complex autostart case (to be checked...)
-            m_copyToDest = dest;
-            m_copyFromSrc = src;
-            KIO::ListJob* job = KIO::listDir( src );
-            job->setAutoDelete(false); // see <noautodelete> below
-            KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
-            job->uiDelegate()->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);
-            connect(job, &KIO::ListJob::entries, this, &DesktopPathConfig::slotEntries);
-            // slotEntries will move every file/subdir individually into the dest
-            job->exec();
-            if (m_ok) {
-                QDir().rmdir(src.toLocalFile()); // hopefully it's empty by now
-            }
-            delete job;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            qCDebug(KCM_DESKTOPPATH) << "Direct move from" << src << "to" << dest;
-            KIO::Job * job = KIO::move( src, dest );
-            KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
-            connect(job, &KIO::Job::result, this, &DesktopPathConfig::slotResult);
-            job->exec();
-        }
-    }
-    qCDebug(KCM_DESKTOPPATH) << "DesktopPathConfig::slotResult returning " << m_ok;
-    return m_ok;
-}
-
-void DesktopPathConfig::slotEntries(KIO::Job*, const KIO::UDSEntryList& list)
-{
-    QListIterator<KIO::UDSEntry> it(list);
-    while (it.hasNext()) {
-        KFileItem file(it.next(), m_copyFromSrc, true, true);
-        qCDebug(KCM_DESKTOPPATH) << file.url();
-        if (file.url() == m_copyFromSrc || file.name() == QLatin1String("..")) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        KIO::Job * moveJob = KIO::move(file.url(), m_copyToDest);
-        KJobWidgets::setWindow(moveJob, this);
-        connect(moveJob, &KIO::Job::result, this, &DesktopPathConfig::slotResult);
-        moveJob->exec(); // sub-event loop here. <noautodelete>: the main job is not autodeleted because it would be deleted here
-    }
-}
-
-void DesktopPathConfig::slotResult( KJob * job )
-{
-    if (job->error()) {
-        if ( job->error() != KIO::ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST )
-            m_ok = false;
-
-        // If the source doesn't exist, no wonder we couldn't move the dir.
-        // In that case, trust the user and set the new setting in any case.
-
-        static_cast<KIO::Job*>(job)->uiDelegate()->showErrorMessage();
-    }
-}
-
 #include "globalpaths.moc"