diff --git a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataconfigurationwidget.cpp b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataconfigurationwidget.cpp
index a8c14a26..d43465ce 100644
--- a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataconfigurationwidget.cpp
+++ b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataconfigurationwidget.cpp
@@ -108,10 +108,7 @@ void KFileMetaDataConfigurationWidget::Private::addItem(const QString& uri)
     KConfig config("kmetainformationrc", KConfig::NoGlobals);
     KConfigGroup settings = config.group("Show");
 
-    const QString label = (m_provider == 0)
-                          ? KFileMetaInfo::name(uri)
-                          : m_provider->label(uri);
-
+    const QString label = KFileMetaInfo::name(uri);
     QListWidgetItem* item = new QListWidgetItem(label, m_metaDataList);
     item->setData(Qt::UserRole, uri);
     const bool show = settings.readEntry(uri, true);
diff --git a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider.cpp b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider.cpp
index c8b36685..65c54b8c 100644
--- a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider.cpp
+++ b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ void KFileMetaDataProvider::setItems(const KFileItemList& items)
     emit loadingFinished();
 }
 
-QString KFileMetaDataProvider::label(const QString& metaDataUri) const
-{
-    return KFileMetaInfo::name(metaDataUri);
-}
-
 KFileItemList KFileMetaDataProvider::items() const
 {
     return m_fileItems;
diff --git a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h
index 447ed72a..32b4c873 100644
--- a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h
+++ b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ public:
     void setItems(const KFileItemList& items);
     KFileItemList items() const;
 
-    /**
-     * @return Translated string for the label of the meta data represented
-     *         by \p metaDataUri.
-     */
-    QString label(const QString& metaDataUri) const;
-
     /**
      * @return Meta data for the items that have been set by
      *         KFileMetaDataProvider::setItems(). The method should
diff --git a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatawidget.cpp b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatawidget.cpp
index 3781638f..f387ede0 100644
--- a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatawidget.cpp
+++ b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatawidget.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void KFileMetaDataWidget::Private::slotLoadingFinished()
         if (value.isEmpty()) {
             continue;
         }
-        QString itemLabel = m_provider->label(key);
+        QString itemLabel = KFileMetaInfo::name(key);
         itemLabel.append(QLatin1Char(':'));
 
         // Create label