diff --git a/dolphin/src/search/filenamesearch.protocol b/dolphin/src/search/filenamesearch.protocol
index 5722d1be..07db90b6 100644
--- a/dolphin/src/search/filenamesearch.protocol
+++ b/dolphin/src/search/filenamesearch.protocol
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ makedir=false
 moving=false
 source=false
 Icon=edit-find
-Class=:local
+local=true
 determineMimetypeFromExtension=false
 maxInstances=10
diff --git a/kioslave/camera/camera.protocol b/kioslave/camera/camera.protocol
index 2e36cf64..023f9dc9 100644
--- a/kioslave/camera/camera.protocol
+++ b/kioslave/camera/camera.protocol
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ linking=false
 moving=false
 Icon=camera-photo
 maxInstances=1
-Class=:local
+local=true
diff --git a/kioslave/network/ioslave/network.protocol b/kioslave/network/ioslave/network.protocol
index 986a7569..b683e46a 100644
--- a/kioslave/network/ioslave/network.protocol
+++ b/kioslave/network/ioslave/network.protocol
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ exec=kio_network
 listing=true
 reading=true
 determineMimetypeFromExtension=false
-Class=:internet
+local=false
diff --git a/kioslave/remote/remote.protocol b/kioslave/remote/remote.protocol
index d773092e..9f424f89 100644
--- a/kioslave/remote/remote.protocol
+++ b/kioslave/remote/remote.protocol
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ moving=true
 Icon=folder-remote
 maxInstances=4
 #TODO DocPath=kioslave/file.html
-Class=:local
+local=true
 deleteRecursive=true
diff --git a/kioslave/trash/trash.protocol b/kioslave/trash/trash.protocol
index 06719192..34548b75 100644
--- a/kioslave/trash/trash.protocol
+++ b/kioslave/trash/trash.protocol
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ linking=false
 moving=true
 Icon=user-trash-full
 maxInstances=2
-Class=:local
+local=true
 renameFromFile=true
 renameToFile=true
 copyFromFile=true
diff --git a/plasma/applets/folderview/asyncfiletester.cpp b/plasma/applets/folderview/asyncfiletester.cpp
index 7c403978..eb01480a 100644
--- a/plasma/applets/folderview/asyncfiletester.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applets/folderview/asyncfiletester.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void AsyncFileTester::checkIfFolder(const QModelIndex &index, QObject *object, c
                 return;
             }
             
-            if (KProtocolInfo::protocolClass(url.protocol()) == QString(":local")) {
+            if (KProtocolInfo::protocolIsLocal(url.protocol())) {
                 AsyncFileTester *tester = new AsyncFileTester(index, object, method);
                 tester->delayedFolderCheck(url);
                 return;
diff --git a/plasma/applets/folderview/folderview.cpp b/plasma/applets/folderview/folderview.cpp
index 6a48a7b1..a0f1bae3 100644
--- a/plasma/applets/folderview/folderview.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applets/folderview/folderview.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void FolderView::init()
 
 void FolderView::networkStatusChanged(const KNetworkManager::KNetworkStatus status)
 {
-    if (KProtocolInfo::protocolClass(m_url.protocol()) != ":local") {
+    if (!KProtocolInfo::protocolIsLocal(m_url.protocol())) {
         if (status == KNetworkManager::ConnectedStatus) {
             m_dirLister->openUrl(m_url);
         } else {
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ void FolderView::setUrl(const KUrl &url)
     m_url = url;
     setAssociatedApplicationUrls(KUrl::List() << m_url);
 
-    if (KProtocolInfo::protocolClass(m_url.protocol()) == ":local") {
+    if (KProtocolInfo::protocolIsLocal(m_url.protocol())) {
         m_dirLister->openUrl(m_url);
     } else if (m_networkManager->status() != KNetworkManager::ConnectedStatus) {
         QString networkStatus(i18n("Network is not reachable"));