diff --git a/kdenetwork-filesharing/CMakeLists.txt b/kdenetwork-filesharing/CMakeLists.txt
index f1039f1f..33d9b310 100644
--- a/kdenetwork-filesharing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdenetwork-filesharing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@ if(NOT INSIDE_KDENETWORK)
     include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${KDE4_INCLUDES})
 endif(NOT INSIDE_KDENETWORK)
 
-option(SAMBA_INSTALL "Offer to install Samba for file sharing with PackageKit if it is not already installed, use -DSAMBA_INSTALL=off to disable, use -DSAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME= to set package name." ON)
-if(NOT SAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME)
-    set(SAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME \\\"samba\\\")
-endif(NOT SAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME)
-if(SAMBA_INSTALL)
-    message(STATUS "Samba install feature will be enabled.")
-    add_definitions(-DSAMBA_INSTALL)
-    add_definitions(-DSAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME=${SAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME})
-else(SAMBA_INSTALL)
-    message(STATUS "Samba install feature will NOT be enabled.")
-endif(SAMBA_INSTALL)
-
 add_subdirectory(samba)
 
 if(NOT INSIDE_KDENETWORK)
diff --git a/kdenetwork-filesharing/samba/filepropertiesplugin/sambausershareplugin.cpp b/kdenetwork-filesharing/samba/filepropertiesplugin/sambausershareplugin.cpp
index ac15abf5..a1d6826c 100644
--- a/kdenetwork-filesharing/samba/filepropertiesplugin/sambausershareplugin.cpp
+++ b/kdenetwork-filesharing/samba/filepropertiesplugin/sambausershareplugin.cpp
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@ SambaUserSharePlugin::SambaUserSharePlugin(QObject *parent, const QList<QVariant
 
         vLayout->addWidget(new QLabel(i18n("Samba is not installed on your system."), widget));
 
-#ifdef SAMBA_INSTALL
-        KPushButton *btn = new KPushButton(i18n("Install Samba..."), widget);
-        btn->setDefault(false);
-        vLayout->addWidget(btn);
-        connect(btn, SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(installSamba()));
-#endif
-
         // align items on top
         vLayout->addStretch();
 
@@ -115,23 +108,6 @@ SambaUserSharePlugin::~SambaUserSharePlugin()
 {
 }
 
-void SambaUserSharePlugin::installSamba()
-{
-    unsigned int xid = 0;
-    QStringList packages;
-    packages << SAMBA_PACKAGE_NAME;
-    QString interaction("show-confirm-install,show-progress");
-
-    QDBusInterface device("org.freedesktop.PackageKit", "/org/freedesktop/PackageKit",
-                          "org.freedesktop.PackageKit.Modify");
-    if (!device.isValid()) {
-        KMessageBox::sorry(qobject_cast<KPropertiesDialog *>(this),
-                i18n("<qt><strong>Samba could not be installed.</strong><br />Please, check if kpackagekit is properly installed</qt>"));
-        return;
-    }
-    QDBusReply<int> reply = device.call("InstallPackageNames", xid, packages, interaction);
-}
-
 void SambaUserSharePlugin::setupModel()
 {
     model = new UserPermissionModel(shareData, this);