diff --git a/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.cpp b/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.cpp
index 634400c2..84cd14e8 100644
--- a/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.cpp
+++ b/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ void KillRunner::match(Plasma::RunnerContext &context)
 
         const quint64 pid = process->pid;
         const qlonglong uid = process->uid;
-        const QString user = getUserName(uid);
+        QString user;
+        KUser kuser(uid);
+        if (kuser.isValid()) {
+            user = kuser.loginName();
+        } else {
+            kWarning() << "No user with UID" << uid << "was found";
+            user = QLatin1String("root");
+        }
 
         QVariantList data;
         data << pid << user;
@@ -156,14 +163,4 @@ QList<QAction*> KillRunner::actionsForMatch(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match)
     return ret;
 }
 
-QString KillRunner::getUserName(qlonglong uid)
-{
-    KUser user(uid);
-    if (user.isValid()) {
-        return user.loginName();
-    }
-    kDebug() << QString("No user with UID %1 was found").arg(uid);
-    return "root";//No user with UID uid was found, so root is used
-}
-
 #include "moc_killrunner.cpp"
diff --git a/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.h b/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.h
index d2537fe1..4be46b4f 100644
--- a/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.h
+++ b/plasma/runners/kill/killrunner.h
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ public:
     void reloadConfiguration();
 
 private:
-    /** @param uid the uid of the user
-      * @return the username of the user with the UID uid
-      */
-    QString getUserName(qlonglong uid);
-
     /** The trigger word */
     QString m_triggerWord;