diff --git a/plasma/packagestructure.cpp b/plasma/packagestructure.cpp
index 6b5f9a59..30d9362d 100644
--- a/plasma/packagestructure.cpp
+++ b/plasma/packagestructure.cpp
@@ -536,12 +536,6 @@ QString PackageStructure::contentsPrefix() const
     return d->contentsPrefixPaths.isEmpty() ? QString() : d->contentsPrefixPaths.first();
 }
 
-void PackageStructure::setContentsPrefix(const QString &prefix)
-{
-    d->contentsPrefixPaths.clear();
-    d->contentsPrefixPaths << prefix;
-}
-
 QStringList PackageStructure::contentsPrefixPaths() const
 {
     return d->contentsPrefixPaths;
diff --git a/plasma/packagestructure.h b/plasma/packagestructure.h
index 5c26500d..07de5ec6 100644
--- a/plasma/packagestructure.h
+++ b/plasma/packagestructure.h
@@ -317,17 +317,6 @@ protected:
      */
     void setAllowExternalPaths(bool allow);
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the prefix that all the contents in this package should
-     * appear under. This defaults to "contents/" and is added automatically
-     * between the base path and the entries as defined by the package
-     * structure
-     *
-     * @param prefix the directory prefix to use
-     * @deprecated use setContentsPrefixPaths() instead.
-     */
-    KDE_DEPRECATED void setContentsPrefix(const QString &prefix);
-
     /**
      * Sets the prefixes that all the contents in this package should
      * appear under. This defaults to "contents/" and is added automatically