diff --git a/kvkbd/src/vkeyboard.h b/kvkbd/src/vkeyboard.h
index 320cce57..f8b2a8d7 100644
--- a/kvkbd/src/vkeyboard.h
+++ b/kvkbd/src/vkeyboard.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public:
 public slots:
     virtual void processKeyPress(unsigned int)=0;
     virtual void queryModState()=0;
-    virtual void constructLayouts()=0;
     virtual void layoutChanged()=0;
     virtual void start()=0;
     
diff --git a/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.cpp b/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.cpp
index 5f42cb6d..078d6efc 100644
--- a/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.cpp
+++ b/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <QX11Info>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
-#include <QDBusConnection>
-#include <QDBusInterface>
-#include <QDBusReply>
+#include <QVariant>
 
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
@@ -33,18 +31,13 @@
 
 extern QList<VButton *> modKeys;
 
-X11Keyboard::X11Keyboard(QObject *parent): VKeyboard(parent)
+X11Keyboard::X11Keyboard(QObject *parent)
+    : VKeyboard(parent),
+    kkeyboardlayout(this),
+    layout_index(0)
 {
-    QString service = "";
-    QString path = "/Layouts";
-    QString interface = "org.kde.KeyboardLayouts";
+    connect(&kkeyboardlayout, SIGNAL(layoutChanged()), this, SLOT(layoutChanged()));
 
-    QDBusConnection session = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
-
-    session.connect(service, path, interface, "currentLayoutChanged", this, SLOT(layoutChanged()));
-    session.connect(service, path, interface, "layoutListChanged", this, SLOT(constructLayouts()));
-
-    constructLayouts();
     groupTimer = new QTimer(parent);
     groupTimer->setInterval(250);
 
@@ -66,23 +59,6 @@ void X11Keyboard::start()
     groupTimer->start();
 }
 
-void X11Keyboard::constructLayouts()
-{
-    QDBusInterface iface("org.kde.keyboard", "/Layouts", "org.kde.KeyboardLayouts", QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
-
-    QDBusReply<QStringList> reply = iface.call("getLayoutsList");
-    if (reply.isValid()) {
-        QStringList lst = reply.value();
-        layouts.clear();
-
-        QListIterator<QString> itr(lst);
-        while (itr.hasNext()) {
-            QString layout_name = itr.next();
-            layouts << layout_name;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void X11Keyboard::processKeyPress(unsigned int keyCode)
 {
     groupTimer->stop();
@@ -169,23 +145,8 @@ void X11Keyboard::layoutChanged()
 
     //std::cerr << "LayoutChanged" << std::endl;
 
-    QDBusInterface iface("org.kde.keyboard", "/Layouts", "org.kde.KeyboardLayouts", QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
-
-    QDBusReply<QString> reply = iface.call("getCurrentLayout");
-
-    if (reply.isValid()) {
-
-        QString current_layout = reply.value();
-
-        layout_index = layouts.indexOf(current_layout);
-	
-	emit layoutUpdated(layout_index, layouts.at(layout_index));
-    }
-    else {
-	layout_index = 0;
-	
-	emit layoutUpdated(0, "us");
-    }
+    QString current_layout = kkeyboardlayout.layouts().first().layout;
+    emit layoutUpdated(layout_index, current_layout);
 
 }
 void X11Keyboard::textForKeyCode(unsigned int keyCode,  ButtonText& text)
diff --git a/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.h b/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.h
index f366fce9..008e740e 100644
--- a/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.h
+++ b/kvkbd/src/x11keyboard.h
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QChar>
 #include <QMap>
-
-
+#include <KKeyboardLayout>
 
 class X11Keyboard : public VKeyboard
 {
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ public:
 public slots:
     virtual void processKeyPress(unsigned int);
     virtual void queryModState();
-    virtual void constructLayouts();
     virtual void layoutChanged();
     virtual void start();
 
@@ -53,12 +51,11 @@ protected:
 
     void sendKey(unsigned int keycode);
 
-    QStringList layouts;
     int layout_index;
+    KKeyboardLayout kkeyboardlayout;
 
     KeySymConvert kconvert;
 
-
     bool queryModKeyState(KeySym keyCode);
     ModifierGroupStateMap groupState;
     QTimer *groupTimer;