diff --git a/plugins/impex/qimageio/kis_qimageio_import.cpp b/plugins/impex/qimageio/kis_qimageio_import.cpp
index f09ccbf767..a73e6f3e66 100644
--- a/plugins/impex/qimageio/kis_qimageio_import.cpp
+++ b/plugins/impex/qimageio/kis_qimageio_import.cpp
@@ -1,73 +1,67 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2007 Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.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 "kis_qimageio_import.h"
 
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QSlider>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QImageReader>
 
 #include <kpluginfactory.h>
 
 #include <KoColorSpace.h>
 #include <KoColorSpaceRegistry.h>
 
 #include <kis_transaction.h>
 #include <kis_paint_device.h>
 #include <KisDocument.h>
 #include <kis_image.h>
 #include <kis_paint_layer.h>
 #include <kis_node.h>
 #include <kis_group_layer.h>
 
 
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON(KisQImageIOImportFactory, "krita_qimageio_import.json", registerPlugin<KisQImageIOImport>();)
 
 KisQImageIOImport::KisQImageIOImport(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &) : KisImportExportFilter(parent)
 {
 }
 
 KisQImageIOImport::~KisQImageIOImport()
 {
 }
 
 KisImportExportErrorCode KisQImageIOImport::convert(KisDocument *document, QIODevice *io,  KisPropertiesConfigurationSP /*configuration*/)
 {
 
     QImage img;
     if (!img.loadFromData(io->readAll()/*, fi.suffix().toLower().toLatin1()*/)) {
         return ImportExportCodes::FileFormatIncorrect;
     }
 
-    const KoColorSpace *colorSpace = KoColorSpaceRegistry::instance()->rgb8();
-    KisImageSP image = new KisImage(document->createUndoStore(), img.width(), img.height(), colorSpace, i18n("Imported Image"));
-
-    KisPaintLayerSP layer = new KisPaintLayer(image, image->nextLayerName(), 255);
-    layer->paintDevice()->convertFromQImage(img, 0, 0, 0);
-    image->addNode(layer.data(), image->rootLayer().data());
-
+    KisImageSP image = KisImage::fromQImage(img, document->createUndoStore());
     document->setCurrentImage(image);
     return ImportExportCodes::OK;
 
 }
 
 #include "kis_qimageio_import.moc"