diff --git a/gwenview/importer/importer.cpp b/gwenview/importer/importer.cpp
index ac9a78fa..edd3cf08 100644
--- a/gwenview/importer/importer.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/importer/importer.cpp
@@ -112,12 +112,11 @@ struct ImporterPrivate
         KUrl dst = src.upUrl();
         QString fileName;
         if (mFileNameFormater.get()) {
-            KFileItem item(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, src);
             // Get the document time, but do not cache the result because the
             // 'src' url is temporary: if we import "foo/image.jpg" and
             // "bar/image.jpg", both images will be temporarily saved in the
             // 'src' url.
-            QDateTime dateTime = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(item, TimeUtils::SkipCache);
+            QDateTime dateTime = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(KFileItem(src), TimeUtils::SkipCache);
             fileName = mFileNameFormater->format(src, dateTime);
         } else {
             fileName = src.fileName();
diff --git a/gwenview/lib/contextmanager.cpp b/gwenview/lib/contextmanager.cpp
index af792361..2646e4be 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/contextmanager.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/contextmanager.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ struct ContextManagerPrivate
         // the list if we are viewing a non-browsable url, for example
         // using http protocol)
         if (mSelectedFileItemList.isEmpty() && mCurrentUrl.isValid()) {
-            KFileItem item(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, mCurrentUrl);
-            mSelectedFileItemList << item;
+            mSelectedFileItemList << KFileItem(mCurrentUrl);
         }
 
         mSelectedFileItemListNeedsUpdate = false;
diff --git a/gwenview/lib/historymodel.cpp b/gwenview/lib/historymodel.cpp
index 34c36b39..ade2bdb9 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/historymodel.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/historymodel.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ private:
 
         setData(qVariantFromValue(mUrl), KFilePlacesModel::UrlRole);
 
-        KFileItem fileItem(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, mUrl);
-        setData(QVariant(fileItem), KDirModel::FileItemRole);
+        setData(QVariant(KFileItem(mUrl)), KDirModel::FileItemRole);
 
         QString date = KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(mDateTime, QLocale::NarrowFormat);
         setData(QVariant(i18n("Last visited: %1", date)), Qt::ToolTipRole);
diff --git a/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp b/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp
index 05e7a65e..fe845469 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/imagemetainfomodel.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ ImageMetaInfoModel::~ImageMetaInfoModel()
 
 void ImageMetaInfoModel::setUrl(const KUrl& url)
 {
-    KFileItem item(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, url);
+    KFileItem item(url);
     QString sizeString = KGlobal::locale()->formatByteSize(item.size());
 
     d->setGroupEntryValue(GeneralGroup, "General.Name", item.name());
diff --git a/gwenview/tests/auto/timeutilstest.cpp b/gwenview/tests/auto/timeutilstest.cpp
index 3590dc08..f4256dbb 100644
--- a/gwenview/tests/auto/timeutilstest.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/tests/auto/timeutilstest.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void TimeUtilsTest::testBasic_data()
     NEW_ROW("date/exif-datetime-only.jpg", QDateTime::fromString("2003-03-25T02:02:21", Qt::ISODate));
 
     KUrl url = urlForTestFile("test.png");
-    KFileItem item(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, url);
+    KFileItem item(url);
     NEW_ROW("test.png", item.time(KFileItem::ModificationTime));
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void TimeUtilsTest::testBasic()
     QFETCH(QDateTime, expectedDateTime);
     QDateTime dateTime;
     KUrl url = urlForTestFile(fileName);
-    KFileItem item(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, url);
+    KFileItem item(url);
 
     dateTime = TimeUtils::dateTimeForFileItem(item);
     QCOMPARE(dateTime, expectedDateTime);
diff --git a/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/pattern/backgroundlistmodel.cpp b/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/pattern/backgroundlistmodel.cpp
index 7174108e..2f7ab4c6 100644
--- a/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/pattern/backgroundlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/pattern/backgroundlistmodel.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ QVariant BackgroundListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
         if (!m_previewJobs.contains(file) && file.isValid()) {
             KFileItemList list;
-            list.append(KFileItem(file, QString(), 0));
+            list.append(KFileItem(file));
             KIO::PreviewJob* job = KIO::filePreview(list,
                                                     QSize(BackgroundDelegate::SCREENSHOT_SIZE,
                                                     BackgroundDelegate::SCREENSHOT_SIZE/1.6));
diff --git a/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/virus/backgroundlistmodel.cpp b/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/virus/backgroundlistmodel.cpp
index 66ffe1f3..255fd08e 100644
--- a/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/virus/backgroundlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/kdeplasma-addons/wallpapers/virus/backgroundlistmodel.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ QVariant BackgroundListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         KUrl file(b->filePath("preferred"));
         if (!m_previewJobs.contains(file) && file.isValid()) {
             KFileItemList list;
-            list.append(KFileItem(file, QString(), 0));
+            list.append(KFileItem(file));
             KIO::PreviewJob* job = KIO::filePreview(list,
                                                     QSize(BackgroundDelegate::SCREENSHOT_SIZE,
                                                     BackgroundDelegate::SCREENSHOT_SIZE/1.6));
diff --git a/okular/ui/snapshottaker.cpp b/okular/ui/snapshottaker.cpp
index 2ca99de9..3d2313d3 100644
--- a/okular/ui/snapshottaker.cpp
+++ b/okular/ui/snapshottaker.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SnapshotTaker::SnapshotTaker( const KUrl &url, QObject *parent, const QSize &siz
     const QSize biggersize = (size * 4);
 
     m_job = KIO::filePreview(
-        KFileItemList() << KFileItem(url, QString(), 0),
+        KFileItemList() << KFileItem(url),
         biggersize,
         &m_plugins
     );