diff --git a/src/plasma/packagestructure/plasmathemepackage.cpp b/src/plasma/packagestructure/plasmathemepackage.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/packagestructure/plasmathemepackage.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/packagestructure/plasmathemepackage.cpp
@@ -91,39 +91,6 @@
         package->addFileDefinition("opaque/widgets/tooltip", QStringLiteral("opaque/widgets/tooltip.svgz"),
                                 i18n("Opaque background image for tooltips"));
 
-        package->addDirectoryDefinition("locolor/dialogs", QStringLiteral("locolor/dialogs/"),
-                                        i18n("Low color images for dialogs"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/dialogs/background", QStringLiteral("locolor/dialogs/background.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color generic dialog background"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/dialogs/background", QStringLiteral("locolor/dialogs/background.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color generic dialog background"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/dialogs/shutdowndialog", QStringLiteral("locolor/dialogs/shutdowndialog.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color theme for the logout dialog"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/dialogs/shutdowndialog", QStringLiteral("locolor/dialogs/shutdowndialog.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color theme for the logout dialog"));
-
-        package->addDirectoryDefinition("locolor/widgets", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/"), i18n("Images for widgets"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/background", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/background.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color background image for widgets"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/background", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/background.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color background image for widgets"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/clock", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/clock.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color analog clock face"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/clock", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/clock.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color analog clock face"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/panel-background", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/panel-background.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color background image for panels"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/panel-background", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/panel-background.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color background image for panels"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/plot-background", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/plot-background.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color background for graphing widgets"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/plot-background", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/plot-background.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color background for graphing widgets"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/tooltip", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/tooltip.svg"),
-                                i18n("Low color background image for tooltips"));
-        package->addFileDefinition("locolor/widgets/tooltip", QStringLiteral("locolor/widgets/tooltip.svgz"),
-                                i18n("Low color background image for tooltips"));
-
         package->addFileDefinition("colors", QStringLiteral("colors"), i18n("KColorScheme configuration file"));
 
         QStringList mimetypes;
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h
--- a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h
+++ b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@
     QString themeMetadataPath;
     QString iconThemeMetadataPath;
 
-    bool locolor : 1;
     bool compositingActive : 1;
     bool backgroundContrastActive : 1;
     bool isDefault : 1;
diff --git a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/theme_p.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
       pixmapCache(0),
       cacheSize(0),
       cachesToDiscard(NoCache),
-      locolor(false),
       compositingActive(KWindowSystem::self()->compositingActive()),
       backgroundContrastActive(KWindowEffects::isEffectAvailable(KWindowEffects::BackgroundContrast)),
       isDefault(true),
@@ -316,9 +315,7 @@
     }
 
     QString type;
-    if (locolor) {
-        type = QStringLiteral("/locolor/");
-    } else if (!compositingActive) {
+    if (!compositingActive) {
         type = QStringLiteral("/opaque/");
     } else if (backgroundContrastActive) {
         type = QStringLiteral("/translucent/");