diff --git a/kparts/mainwindow.cpp b/kparts/mainwindow.cpp
index 04adfc7c..6c5a5021 100644
--- a/kparts/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/kparts/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public:
 MainWindow::MainWindow( QWidget* parent, Qt::WindowFlags f )
     : KXmlGuiWindow( parent, f ), d(new MainWindowPrivate())
 {
-  PartBase::setPartObject( this );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/kparts/part.cpp b/kparts/part.cpp
index 1ef7747c..07e2bec3 100644
--- a/kparts/part.cpp
+++ b/kparts/part.cpp
@@ -59,16 +59,10 @@ public:
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(PartBase)
 
     PartBasePrivate(PartBase *q): q_ptr(q)
-    {
-        m_obj = 0;
-    }
-
-    virtual ~PartBasePrivate()
     {
     }
 
     PartBase *q_ptr;
-    QObject *m_obj;
 };
 
 class PartPrivate: public PartBasePrivate
@@ -115,20 +109,6 @@ PartBase::~PartBase()
     delete d_ptr;
 }
 
-void PartBase::setPartObject( QObject *obj )
-{
-    Q_D(PartBase);
-
-    d->m_obj = obj;
-}
-
-QObject *PartBase::partObject() const
-{
-    Q_D(const PartBase);
-
-    return d->m_obj;
-}
-
 void PartBase::setComponentData(const KComponentData &componentData)
 {
     Q_D(PartBase);
@@ -143,13 +123,11 @@ void PartBase::setComponentData(const KComponentData &componentData)
 Part::Part( QObject *parent )
     : QObject( parent ), PartBase( *new PartPrivate(this) )
 {
-    PartBase::setPartObject( this );
 }
 
 Part::Part(PartPrivate &dd, QObject *parent)
     : QObject( parent ), PartBase( dd )
 {
-    PartBase::setPartObject( this );
 }
 
 Part::~Part()
diff --git a/kparts/part.h b/kparts/part.h
index 3232492c..6e0d2f32 100644
--- a/kparts/part.h
+++ b/kparts/part.h
@@ -74,14 +74,6 @@ public:
    */
   virtual ~PartBase();
 
-  /**
-   *  Internal method. Called by KParts::Part to specify the parent object.
-   *
-   * @internal
-   */
-  void setPartObject( QObject *object );
-  QObject *partObject() const;
-
 protected:
   /**
    * Set the componentData(KComponentData) for this part.