diff --git a/startkde.cmake b/startkde.cmake
index afc2cfb8..17e13a9e 100644
--- a/startkde.cmake
+++ b/startkde.cmake
@@ -383,9 +383,6 @@ test -n "$ksplash_pid" && kill "$ksplash_pid" 2>/dev/null
 
 # Clean up
 kdeinit4_shutdown
-# KDE3 support
-kde3 kdeinit_shutdown 2>/dev/null
-kde3 dcopserver_shutdown --wait 2>/dev/null
 
 echo 'startkde: Running shutdown scripts...'  1>&2