diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "3rdparty/kirigami"]
-	path = 3rdparty/kirigami
-	url = git://anongit.kde.org/kirigami.git
-[submodule "3rdparty/breeze-icons"]
-	path = 3rdparty/breeze-icons
-	url = git://anongit.kde.org/breeze-icons
diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-option(STATIC_LIBRARY "" ON)
-
-add_subdirectory(kirigami)
diff --git a/3rdparty/breeze-icons b/3rdparty/breeze-icons
deleted file mode 160000
--- a/3rdparty/breeze-icons
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 3eeb52f15eaf5411dd783365f0d593cd1081672d
diff --git a/3rdparty/kirigami b/3rdparty/kirigami
deleted file mode 160000
--- a/3rdparty/kirigami
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 33e26b788cebe4961b02a931fb99dcde8f575c0c
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,13 +13,16 @@
 include(KDEInstallDirs)
 include(KDECompilerSettings)
 include(KDECMakeSettings)
+include(FeatureSummary)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
-add_definitions(-DKIRIGAMI_BUILD_TYPE_STATIC)
+find_package(KF5Kirigami2 ${REQUIRED_KF5_VERSION} CONFIG QUIET)
+set_package_properties(KF5Kirigami2 PROPERTIES
+    DESCRIPTION "KF5 Kirigami 2 is needed to provide the mobile UI components."
+    TYPE REQUIRED)
 
-add_subdirectory(3rdparty)
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/kirigami/src)
 
 add_executable(kairo ${exec_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(kairo kairolib kirigamiplugin)
+target_link_libraries(kairo kairolib)
 
 install(TARGETS kairo DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 
-#include "kirigamiplugin.h"
-
 #include "circuitcontrol.h"
 #include "circuitlistmodel.h"
 #include "circuitmodel.h"
@@ -39,9 +37,6 @@
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationName("Kairo");
 
-    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(kirigami);
-    KirigamiPlugin::registerTypes();
-
     qmlRegisterType<CircuitListModel>("Kairo", 1, 0, "CircuitListModel");
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<CircuitModel>("Kairo", 1, 0, "CircuitModel", "Loaded from C++");
     qmlRegisterType<CircuitControl>("Kairo", 1, 0, "CircuitControl");