diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindIOKit.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindIOKit.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index f3e3ecb2..00000000
--- a/cmake/modules/FindIOKit.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# - Find IOKit on Mac
-#
-#  IOKIT_LIBRARY - the library to use IOKit
-#  IOKIT_FOUND - true if IOKit has been found
-
-# Copyright (c) 2009, Harald Fernengel <harry@kdevelop.org>
-#
-# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
-# For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-
-include(CMakeFindFrameworks)
-
-cmake_find_frameworks(IOKit)
-cmake_find_frameworks(CoreFoundation)
-
-if (IOKit_FRAMEWORKS)
-   set(IOKIT_LIBRARY "-framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation" CACHE FILEPATH "IOKit framework" FORCE)
-   set(IOKIT_FOUND 1)
-endif (IOKit_FRAMEWORKS)
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(IOKit DEFAULT_MSG IOKIT_LIBRARY)
-
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake
index 6b526e65..73574027 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ if (_kdeBootStrapping)
 
    set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH               ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib )
    set(KDE4_KCFGC_EXECUTABLE             ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/kconfig_compiler${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}.shell )
-   set(KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE  ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/kauth-policy-gen${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}.shell )
    set(KDE4_MEINPROC_EXECUTABLE          ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/meinproc4${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}.shell )
    set(KDE4_MAKEKDEWIDGETS_EXECUTABLE    ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/makekdewidgets${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX}.shell )
 
@@ -511,7 +510,6 @@ if (_kdeBootStrapping)
 
    # when building kdelibs, make the kcfg rules depend on the binaries...
    set( _KDE4_KCONFIG_COMPILER_DEP kconfig_compiler)
-   set( _KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE_DEP kauth-policy-gen)
    set( _KDE4_MAKEKDEWIDGETS_DEP makekdewidgets)
    set( _KDE4_MEINPROC_EXECUTABLE_DEP meinproc4)
 
@@ -523,7 +521,6 @@ else (_kdeBootStrapping)
    set( _KDE4_KCONFIG_COMPILER_DEP)
    set( _KDE4_MAKEKDEWIDGETS_DEP)
    set( _KDE4_MEINPROC_EXECUTABLE_DEP)
-   set( _KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE_DEP)
 
    set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib )
 
@@ -572,7 +569,6 @@ else (_kdeBootStrapping)
     set(KDE4_KCFGC_EXECUTABLE             ${HOST_BINDIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/kconfig_compiler )
     set(KDE4_MEINPROC_EXECUTABLE          ${HOST_BINDIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}/meinproc4 )
    endif(NOT WINCE)
-   get_target_property(KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE  ${KDE4_TARGET_PREFIX}kauth-policy-gen    LOCATION_${_firstConfig})
    get_target_property(KDE4_MAKEKDEWIDGETS_EXECUTABLE    ${KDE4_TARGET_PREFIX}makekdewidgets      LOCATION_${_firstConfig})
 
    # allow searching cmake modules in all given kde install locations (KDEDIRS based)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/KDE4Macros.cmake b/cmake/modules/KDE4Macros.cmake
index 073d7260..6e13eafb 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/KDE4Macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/KDE4Macros.cmake
@@ -1337,24 +1337,7 @@ endfunction(KDE4_INSTALL_AUTH_HELPER_FILES)
 # and on Mac (Authorization Services) will be added to the system action registry using the native MacOS API during
 # the install phase
 function(KDE4_INSTALL_AUTH_ACTIONS HELPER_ID ACTIONS_FILE)
-
-  if(KDE4_AUTH_BACKEND_NAME STREQUAL "APPLE" OR KDE4_AUTH_BACKEND_NAME STREQUAL "OSX")
-    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE} ${ACTIONS_FILE} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})")
-  elseif(KDE4_AUTH_BACKEND_NAME STREQUAL "POLKITQT" OR KDE4_AUTH_BACKEND_NAME STREQUAL "POLKITQT-1")
-    set(_output ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${HELPER_ID}.policy)
-    get_filename_component(_input ${ACTIONS_FILE} ABSOLUTE)
-
-    add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${_output} 
-                       COMMAND ${KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE} ${_input} > ${_output} 
-                       MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${_input}
-                       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-                       COMMENT "Generating ${HELPER_ID}.policy"
-                       DEPENDS ${_KDE4_KAUTH_POLICY_GEN_EXECUTABLE_DEP})
-    add_custom_target("actions for ${HELPER_ID}" ALL DEPENDS ${_output})
-
-    install(FILES ${_output} DESTINATION ${KDE4_AUTH_POLICY_FILES_INSTALL_DIR})
-  endif()
-
+  message(AUTHOR_WARNING "PolicyKit/Polikt actions are not required")
 endfunction(KDE4_INSTALL_AUTH_ACTIONS)
 
 
diff --git a/kdecore/auth/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/kdecore/auth/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index d021ba63..18e7ad47 100644
--- a/kdecore/auth/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/kdecore/auth/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ set(KAUTH_BACKEND "DBus" CACHE STRING "Specifies the KAuth helper backend to bui
 # Add the correct libraries/files depending on the backend
 if (KAUTH_BACKEND STREQUAL "DBus")
   set(KAUTH_COMPILING_DBUS_HELPER_BACKEND TRUE)
+  set(KDE4_AUTH_HELPER_BACKEND_NAME "DBUS")
+  set(KDE4_AUTH_BACKEND_NAME "DBUS")
   set(KAUTH_BACKEND_SRCS
         auth/backends/dbus/DBusBackend.cpp
         auth/backends/dbus/DBusBackend.h