diff --git a/plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_qtestlib/test_qtestlib.desktop.cmake b/plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_qtestlib/test_qtestlib.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_qtestlib/test_qtestlib.desktop.cmake
rename to plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_qtestlib/test_qtestlib.desktop
diff --git a/plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_yaml/test_yaml.desktop.cmake b/plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_yaml/test_yaml.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_yaml/test_yaml.desktop.cmake
rename to plugins/codeutils/tests/templates/test_yaml/test_yaml.desktop
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c5ea2b778..d3016d73b5 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 project(projectitemelement)
 
 add_definitions (${QT_DEFINITIONS} ${KDE4_DEFINITIONS})
 set(projectfileelement_SRCS projectfileelement.cpp)
 
 kde4_add_ui_files(projectfileelement_SRCS config.ui)
 kde4_add_plugin(plasma_kdev_projectfileelement ${projectfileelement_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(plasma_kdev_projectfileelement ${KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS} ${KDE4_KDEUI_LIBS})
 
 install(TARGETS plasma_kdev_projectfileelement DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR})
-configure_file(kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR})
+install(FILES kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR})
diff --git a/plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop.cmake b/plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop.cmake
rename to plugins/dashboard/plasmoids/projectfileplasmoid/kdev-dash-projectfileelement.desktop
diff --git a/plugins/templatemanager/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/templatemanager/CMakeLists.txt
index efe981b33e..cc3ea92ec6 100644
--- a/plugins/templatemanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/templatemanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 
 set(kdevtemplatemanager_config_SRCS
     templateconfig.cpp
     templatepage.cpp 
 )
 
 kde4_add_ui_files(kdevtemplatemanager_config_SRCS templateconfig.ui templatepage.ui)
 
 kde4_add_plugin( kdevtemplatemanager_config ${kdevtemplatemanager_config_SRCS} )
 
 target_link_libraries( kdevtemplatemanager_config ${KDE4_KUTILS_LIBS} ${KDE4_KIO_LIBS} ${KDE4_KNEWSTUFF3_LIBS} kdevplatforminterfaces)
 
 install( TARGETS kdevtemplatemanager_config DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
-configure_file(kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR} )
+install( FILES kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
diff --git a/plugins/templatemanager/kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop.cmake b/plugins/templatemanager/kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/templatemanager/kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop.cmake
rename to plugins/templatemanager/kdevtemplatemanager_config.desktop