diff --git a/kcms/keyboard/keyboard_daemon.cpp b/kcms/keyboard/keyboard_daemon.cpp
--- a/kcms/keyboard/keyboard_daemon.cpp
+++ b/kcms/keyboard/keyboard_daemon.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@
 	init_keyboard_hardware();
 
 	keyboardConfig.load();
-	if( keyboardConfig.configureLayouts ) {
-        XkbHelper::preInitialize();
-	}
 	XkbHelper::initializeKeyboardLayouts(keyboardConfig);
 	layoutMemory.configChanged();
 
diff --git a/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.h b/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.h
--- a/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.h
+++ b/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 	static bool initializeKeyboardLayouts(KeyboardConfig& config);
 	static bool initializeKeyboardLayouts(const QList<LayoutUnit>& layouts);
 	static bool runConfigLayoutCommand(const QStringList& setxkbmapCommandArguments);
-    static bool preInitialize();
 };
 
 #endif /* XKB_HELPER_H_ */
diff --git a/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp b/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp
--- a/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp
+++ b/kcms/keyboard/xkb_helper.cpp
@@ -182,24 +182,3 @@
 	}
 	return false;
 }
-
-bool XkbHelper::preInitialize()
-{
-    // stop ibus so it does not mess with our layouts, we can remove this when we integrate IM into keyboard module
-
-    QString ibusExe = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("ibus"));
-    if( ibusExe.isEmpty() ) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    KProcess ibusProcess;
-    ibusProcess << ibusExe << QStringLiteral("exit");
-    ibusProcess.setOutputChannelMode(KProcess::SeparateChannels);
-    int res = ibusProcess.execute();
-
-    if( res == 0 ) {
-        qCWarning(KCM_KEYBOARD) << "ibus successfully stopped";
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}