diff --git a/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.cpp b/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.cpp
index 74b4aadc..2452065f 100644
--- a/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.cpp
+++ b/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
             connect( button( Reset ), SIGNAL(clicked()), _stylePluginObject, SLOT(reset()) );
             connect( button( Default ), SIGNAL(clicked()), _stylePluginObject, SLOT(defaults()) );
             connect( this, SIGNAL(pluginSave()), _stylePluginObject, SLOT(save()) );
-            connect( this, SIGNAL(pluginToggleExpertMode(bool)), _stylePluginObject, SLOT(toggleExpertMode(bool)) );
 
         }
 
@@ -102,13 +101,9 @@ namespace Oxygen
             connect( button( Default ), SIGNAL(clicked()), _decorationPluginObject, SLOT(defaults()) );
 
             connect( this, SIGNAL(pluginSave()), _decorationPluginObject, SLOT(save()) );
-            connect( this, SIGNAL(pluginToggleExpertMode(bool)), _decorationPluginObject, SLOT(toggleExpertMode(bool)) );
 
         }
 
-        // expert mode
-        emit pluginToggleExpertMode( true );
-
         // button connections
         connect( button( Apply ), SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(save()) );
         connect( button( Ok ), SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(save()) );
diff --git a/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.h b/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.h
index 115f5d3f..bbe291f8 100644
--- a/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.h
+++ b/kstyles/oxygen/config/oxygenconfigdialog.h
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
         //! save local changes
         void pluginSave( void );
 
-        //! expert mode
-        void pluginToggleExpertMode( bool );
-
         public slots:
 
         //! save local changes