diff --git a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatareaderprocess.cpp b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatareaderprocess.cpp
index 52c9b830..8110736c 100644
--- a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatareaderprocess.cpp
+++ b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadatareaderprocess.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ QHash<KUrl, QVariant> KFileMetaDataReaderApplication::readFileMetaData(const QLi
     // ranges for each key.
     if (urls.count() == 1) {
         const QString path = urls.first().toLocalFile();
-        KFileMetaInfo metaInfo(path, QString(), KFileMetaInfo::Fastest);
+        KFileMetaInfo metaInfo(path, KFileMetaInfo::Fastest);
         const QHash<QString, KFileMetaInfoItem> metaInfoItems = metaInfo.items();
         foreach (const KFileMetaInfoItem& metaInfoItem, metaInfoItems) {
             const QString uriString = metaInfoItem.name();
diff --git a/kioslave/metainfo/metainfo.cpp b/kioslave/metainfo/metainfo.cpp
index 11c26f96..48448bf4 100644
--- a/kioslave/metainfo/metainfo.cpp
+++ b/kioslave/metainfo/metainfo.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 #include <kaboutdata.h>
 #include <kcmdlineargs.h>
 #include <kapplication.h>
-#include <kmimetype.h>
 #include <kdebug.h>
 #include <kfilemetainfo.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 // Recognized metadata entries:
-// mimeType     - the mime type of the file, so we need not extra determine it
 // what         - what to load
 
 using namespace KIO;
@@ -66,8 +64,7 @@ MetaInfoProtocol::~MetaInfoProtocol()
 
 void MetaInfoProtocol::get(const KUrl &url)
 {
-    QString mimeType = metaData("mimeType");
-    KFileMetaInfo info(url.toLocalFile(), mimeType);
+    KFileMetaInfo info(url.toLocalFile());
 
     QByteArray arr;
     QDataStream stream(&arr, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
@@ -80,7 +77,6 @@ void MetaInfoProtocol::get(const KUrl &url)
 
 void MetaInfoProtocol::put(const KUrl& url, int, KIO::JobFlags)
 {
-    QString mimeType = metaData("mimeType");
     KFileMetaInfo info;
 
     QByteArray arr;