diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 77585113..edb083ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ endif(KDE_PLATFORM_FEATURE_DISABLE_DEPRECATED)
 ############### Give the user the option to build the udisks2 solid backend instead of the udisks backend ###############
 option(WITH_SOLID_UDISKS2 "Enable the udisks2 solid backend instead" "ON")
 
-############### Give the user the option to build the deprecated WMI solid backend instead of the new win backend ###############
-option(WITH_SOLID_WMI "Enables the deprecated WMI backend on Windows")
-
 ############### Load the CTest options ###############
 # CTestCustom.cmake has to be in the CTEST_BINARY_DIR.
 # in the KDE build system, this is the same as CMAKE_BINARY_DIR.
diff --git a/solid/Mainpage.dox b/solid/Mainpage.dox
index 79993535..8ffa6cb1 100644
--- a/solid/Mainpage.dox
+++ b/solid/Mainpage.dox
@@ -11,16 +11,6 @@ Currently the following backends are implemented on Linux:
 <li><a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html">udev</a></li>
 </ul>
 
-on MacOS X:
-<ul>
-<li><a href="http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/DeviceDrivers/Conceptual/IOKitFundamentals/Introduction/Introduction.html">IOKit</a></li>
-</ul>
-
-on Windows:
-<ul>
-<li><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384642(v=VS.85).aspx">WMI</a></li>
-</ul>
-
 See the documentation for the Solid namespace, and the
 <a href="http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Solid_Tutorials">tutorial
 on TechBase</a>.
diff --git a/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp b/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp
index 4bce1266..1daa4c5f 100644
--- a/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp
+++ b/solid/solid/managerbase.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "backends/fakehw/fakemanager.h"
 
-#if defined (Q_OS_MAC)
-#include "backends/iokit/iokitmanager.h"
-#elif defined (Q_OS_UNIX)
 #if defined (WITH_SOLID_UDISKS2)
 #include "backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.h"
 #else
@@ -47,13 +44,6 @@
 
 #include "backends/fstab/fstabmanager.h"
 
-#elif defined (Q_WS_WIN) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE)
-#include "backends/win/windevicemanager.h"
-#ifdef WITH_SOLID_WMI
-#include "backends/wmi/wmimanager.h"
-#endif
-#endif
-
 
 Solid::ManagerBasePrivate::ManagerBasePrivate()
 {
@@ -71,25 +61,16 @@ void Solid::ManagerBasePrivate::loadBackends()
     if (!solidFakeXml.isEmpty()) {
         m_backends << new Solid::Backends::Fake::FakeManager(0, solidFakeXml);
     } else {
-#        if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::IOKit::IOKitManager(0);
-
-#        elif defined(Q_WS_WIN) && defined(WITH_SOLID_WMI) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE)
-            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::Wmi::WmiManager(0);
-#        elif defined(Q_WS_WIN) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE)
-            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::Win::WinDeviceManager(0);
-#        elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
-#           if defined(UDEV_FOUND)
-                m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDev::UDevManager(0);
-#           endif
-#           if defined(WITH_SOLID_UDISKS2)
-                m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDisks2::Manager(0)
-#           else
-                m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDisks::UDisksManager(0)
-#           endif
-                << new Solid::Backends::UPower::UPowerManager(0)
-                << new Solid::Backends::Fstab::FstabManager(0);
-#        endif
+#       if defined(UDEV_FOUND)
+            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDev::UDevManager(0);
+#       endif
+#       if defined(WITH_SOLID_UDISKS2)
+            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDisks2::Manager(0)
+#       else
+            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDisks::UDisksManager(0)
+#       endif
+            << new Solid::Backends::UPower::UPowerManager(0)
+            << new Solid::Backends::Fstab::FstabManager(0);
 
 #        if defined (HUPNP_FOUND)
             m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UPnP::UPnPDeviceManager(0);