diff --git a/kioslave/thumbnail/directorythumbnail.desktop b/kioslave/thumbnail/directorythumbnail.desktop
index ea710057..e0114307 100644
--- a/kioslave/thumbnail/directorythumbnail.desktop
+++ b/kioslave/thumbnail/directorythumbnail.desktop
@@ -57,4 +57,3 @@ X-KDE-ServiceTypes=ThumbCreator
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 MimeType=inode/directory;
 CacheThumbnail=false
-HandleSequences=true
diff --git a/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.cpp b/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.cpp
index 25f529cb..d9abd299 100644
--- a/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.cpp
+++ b/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 #include <config-workspace.h> // For HAVE_NICE
 #include <kio/thumbcreator.h>
-#include <kio/thumbsequencecreator.h>
 #include <kconfiggroup.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -171,10 +170,6 @@ void ThumbnailProtocol::get(const KUrl &url)
             return;
         }
 
-        ThumbSequenceCreator* sequenceCreator = dynamic_cast<ThumbSequenceCreator*>(creator);
-        if(sequenceCreator)
-            sequenceCreator->setSequenceIndex(sequenceIndex());
-
         if (!creator->create(url.path(), m_width, m_height, img)) {
             error(KIO::ERR_INTERNAL, i18n("Cannot create thumbnail for %1", url.path()));
             return;
@@ -255,10 +250,6 @@ QString ThumbnailProtocol::pluginForMimeType(const QString& mimeType) {
     return QString();
 }
 
-float ThumbnailProtocol::sequenceIndex() const {
-    return metaData("sequence-index").toFloat();
-}
-
 bool ThumbnailProtocol::isOpaque(const QImage &image) const
 {
     // Test the corner pixels
@@ -371,9 +362,6 @@ QImage ThumbnailProtocol::thumbForDirectory(const KUrl& directory)
 
     QString localFile = directory.path();
 
-    // Multiply with a high number, so we get some semi-random sequence
-    int skipValidItems = ((int)sequenceIndex()) * tiles * tiles;
-
     img = QImage(QSize(folderWidth, folderHeight), QImage::Format_ARGB32);
     img.fill(0);
 
@@ -392,6 +380,7 @@ QImage ThumbnailProtocol::thumbForDirectory(const KUrl& directory)
     int iterations = 0;
     QString hadFirstThumbnail;
     int skipped = 0;
+    int skipValidItems = 0;
 
     const int maxYPos = folderHeight - bottomMargin - segmentHeight;
 
diff --git a/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.h b/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.h
index e4d9373c..e7e947a0 100644
--- a/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.h
+++ b/kioslave/thumbnail/thumbnail.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ protected:
     QImage thumbForDirectory(const KUrl& directory);
     QString pluginForMimeType(const QString& mimeType);
 
-    float sequenceIndex() const;
-
 private:
     /**
      * Creates a sub thumbnail for the directory thumbnail. If a cached