diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     I18n
     KDELibs4Support
     KHtml
-    NewStuff
     Parts
     Plotting
     Solid
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@
 endif(MSVC)
 
 if (OPENBABEL2_FOUND AND AvogadroLibs_FOUND AND EIGEN3_FOUND)
+  find_package(KF5NewStuff REQUIRED)
   # avoid compilerwarnings about redefinitions
   # todo: use check_function_exits() ?
   message(STATUS "Kalzium molecular editor enabled")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,18 +139,17 @@
     KF5::Plotting
     KF5::KHtml
     KF5::KDELibs4Support
-    KF5::NewStuff
     KF5::UnitConversion
     Qt5::Script
     Qt5::Svg
     Qt5::Quick
     science
-    ${OPENBABEL2_LIBRARIES}
 )
 if (OPENBABEL2_FOUND)
    target_link_libraries(kalzium ${OPENBABEL2_LIBRARIES})
    if (EIGEN3_FOUND AND AvogadroLibs_FOUND)
       target_link_libraries(kalzium
+         KF5::NewStuff
          Qt5::OpenGL
          compoundviewer
          AvogadroQtGui