diff --git a/lib/contextmanager.cpp b/lib/contextmanager.cpp
index 0b1275b2..78bac4ce 100644
--- a/lib/contextmanager.cpp
+++ b/lib/contextmanager.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct ContextManagerPrivate
     QSet<QByteArray> mQueuedSignals;
     KFileItemList mSelectedFileItemList;
 
-    bool mDirListerFinished = false;
     QTimer* mQueuedSignalsTimer;
 
     void queueSignal(const QByteArray& signal)
@@ -120,8 +119,6 @@ ContextManager::ContextManager(SortedDirModel* dirModel, QObject* parent)
     connect(d->mDirModel->dirLister(), SIGNAL(redirection(QUrl)),
             SLOT(slotDirListerRedirection(QUrl)));
 
-    connect(d->mDirModel->dirLister(), static_cast<void (KDirLister::*)()>(&KDirLister::completed), this, &ContextManager::slotDirListerCompleted);
-
     d->mSelectionModel = new QItemSelectionModel(d->mDirModel);
 
     connect(d->mSelectionModel, &QItemSelectionModel::selectionChanged, this, &ContextManager::slotSelectionChanged);
@@ -184,7 +181,6 @@ void ContextManager::setCurrentDirUrl(const QUrl &_url)
     if (url.isValid() && KProtocolManager::supportsListing(url)) {
         d->mCurrentDirUrl = url;
         d->mDirModel->dirLister()->openUrl(url);
-        d->mDirListerFinished = false;
     } else {
         d->mCurrentDirUrl.clear();
         d->mDirModel->dirLister()->clear();
@@ -341,13 +337,6 @@ void ContextManager::selectUrlToSelect()
     if (index.isValid()) {
         d->mSelectionModel->setCurrentIndex(index, QItemSelectionModel::ClearAndSelect);
         d->mUrlToSelect = QUrl();
-    } else if (d->mDirListerFinished) {
-        // Desired URL cannot be found in the directory
-        // Clear the selection to avoid dragging any local files into context
-        // and manually set current URL
-        d->mSelectionModel->clearSelection();
-        setCurrentUrl(d->mUrlToSelect);
-        d->mUrlToSelect.clear();
     }
 }
 
@@ -356,10 +345,5 @@ void ContextManager::slotDirListerRedirection(const QUrl &newUrl)
     setCurrentDirUrl(newUrl);
 }
 
-void ContextManager::slotDirListerCompleted()
-{
-    d->mDirListerFinished = true;
-}
-
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/lib/contextmanager.h b/lib/contextmanager.h
index 8d6aae1f..67b7750c 100644
--- a/lib/contextmanager.h
+++ b/lib/contextmanager.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void slotRowsInserted();
     void selectUrlToSelect();
     void slotDirListerRedirection(const QUrl&);
-    void slotDirListerCompleted();
 
 private:
     ContextManagerPrivate* const d;