diff --git a/kded/osd.cpp b/kded/osd.cpp
index 3c716f1..1ac1d6d 100644
--- a/kded/osd.cpp
+++ b/kded/osd.cpp
@@ -1,137 +1,117 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright 2014 Martin Klapetek <mklapetek@kde.org>
  *  Copyright 2016 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "osd.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #include <KScreen/Mode>
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <KDeclarative/QmlObject>
 
 
 using namespace KScreen;
 
 Osd::Osd(const KScreen::OutputPtr output, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_output(output)
     , m_osdObject(new KDeclarative::QmlObject(this))
 {
     const QString &osdPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kded_kscreen/qml/Osd.qml"));
     if (osdPath.isEmpty()) {
         qCWarning(KSCREEN_KDED) << "Failed to find OSD QML file" << osdPath;
     }
 
     m_osdObject->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(osdPath));
 
     if (m_osdObject->status() != QQmlComponent::Ready) {
         qCWarning(KSCREEN_KDED) << "Failed to load OSD QML file" << osdPath;
         return;
     }
 
     m_timeout = m_osdObject->rootObject()->property("timeout").toInt();
 
     m_osdTimer = new QTimer(this);
     m_osdTimer->setSingleShot(true);
     connect(m_osdTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &Osd::hideOsd);
 }
 
 Osd::~Osd()
 {
 }
 
 void Osd::showGenericOsd(const QString &icon, const QString &text)
 {
     m_outputGeometry = m_output->geometry();
     auto *rootObject = m_osdObject->rootObject();
     rootObject->setProperty("itemSource", QStringLiteral("OsdItem.qml"));
     rootObject->setProperty("infoText", text);
     rootObject->setProperty("icon", icon);
 
     showOsd();
 }
 
 void Osd::showOutputIdentifier(const KScreen::OutputPtr output)
 {
     m_outputGeometry = output->geometry();
 
     auto *rootObject = m_osdObject->rootObject();
     auto mode = output->currentMode();
     QSize realSize = mode->size();
     if (!output->isHorizontal()) {
         realSize.transpose();
     }
     rootObject->setProperty("itemSource", QStringLiteral("OutputIdentifier.qml"));
     rootObject->setProperty("modeName", Utils::sizeToString(realSize));
     rootObject->setProperty("outputName", Utils::outputName(output));
     showOsd();
 }
 
-void Osd::updatePosition()
-{
-    if (!m_outputGeometry.isValid()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    auto *rootObject = m_osdObject->rootObject();
-
-    const int dialogWidth = rootObject->property("width").toInt();
-    const int dialogHeight = rootObject->property("height").toInt();
-    const int relx = m_outputGeometry.x();
-    const int rely = m_outputGeometry.y();
-    const int pos_x = relx + (m_outputGeometry.width() - dialogWidth) / 2;
-    const int pos_y = rely + (m_outputGeometry.height() - dialogHeight) / 2;
-
-    rootObject->setProperty("x", pos_x);
-    rootObject->setProperty("y", pos_y);
-}
-
 void Osd::showOsd()
 {
     m_osdTimer->stop();
 
     auto *rootObject = m_osdObject->rootObject();
 
     // only animate on X11, wayland plugin doesn't support this and
     // pukes loads of warnings into our logs
     if (qGuiApp->platformName() == QLatin1String("xcb")) {
         rootObject->setProperty("animateOpacity", false);
         rootObject->setProperty("opacity", 1);
         rootObject->setProperty("visible", true);
         rootObject->setProperty("animateOpacity", true);
         rootObject->setProperty("opacity", 0);
     } else {
         rootObject->setProperty("visible", true);
     }
-    updatePosition();
     m_osdTimer->start(m_timeout);
 }
 
 void Osd::hideOsd()
 {
     auto *rootObject = m_osdObject->rootObject();
     if (!rootObject) {
         return;
     }
     rootObject->setProperty("visible", false);
 }
 
diff --git a/kded/osd.h b/kded/osd.h
index 93aeaf6..6ecca65 100644
--- a/kded/osd.h
+++ b/kded/osd.h
@@ -1,63 +1,62 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright 2014 Martin Klapetek <mklapetek@kde.org>
  *  Copyright 2016 Sebastian Kügler <sebas@kde.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #ifndef KSCREEN_OSD_H
 #define KSCREEN_OSD_H
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QRect>
 #include <QString>
 
 #include <KScreen/Output>
 
 namespace KDeclarative {
     class QmlObject;
 }
 
 class QTimer;
 
 namespace KScreen {
 
 class Osd : public QObject {
 
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
     Osd(const KScreen::OutputPtr output, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~Osd() override;
 
     void showGenericOsd(const QString &icon, const QString &text);
     void showOutputIdentifier(const KScreen::OutputPtr output);
 
 private:
     void hideOsd();
     void showOsd();
-    void updatePosition();
 
     KScreen::OutputPtr m_output;
     QRect m_outputGeometry;
     KDeclarative::QmlObject *m_osdObject = nullptr;
     QTimer *m_osdTimer = nullptr;
     int m_timeout = 0;
 
 };
 
 } // ns
 
 #endif // KSCREEN_OSD_H