diff --git a/plasma/applet.cpp b/plasma/applet.cpp
index bc154324..2918c89f 100644
--- a/plasma/applet.cpp
+++ b/plasma/applet.cpp
@@ -1719,8 +1719,6 @@ void Applet::showConfigurationInterface()
     KConfigDialog *dialog = d->generateGenericConfigDialog();
     d->addStandardConfigurationPages(dialog);
     showConfigurationInterface(dialog);
-
-    emit releaseVisualFocus();
 }
 
 void Applet::showConfigurationInterface(QWidget *widget)
diff --git a/plasma/applet.h b/plasma/applet.h
index 1bbe320a..59686bfc 100644
--- a/plasma/applet.h
+++ b/plasma/applet.h
@@ -611,15 +611,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QGraphicsWidget
          */
         bool hasValidAssociatedApplication() const;
 
-    Q_SIGNALS:
-        /**
-         * This signal indicates that an application launch, window
-         * creation or window focus event was triggered. This is used, for instance,
-         * to ensure that the Dashboard view in Plasma Desktop hides when such an event is
-         * triggered by an item it is displaying.
-         */
-        void releaseVisualFocus();
-
     Q_SIGNALS:
         /**
          * Emitted when the user completes a transformation of the applet.
diff --git a/plasma/containment.cpp b/plasma/containment.cpp
index 6ad3ee5f..c6e425a0 100644
--- a/plasma/containment.cpp
+++ b/plasma/containment.cpp
@@ -849,7 +849,6 @@ void Containment::addApplet(Applet *applet, const QPointF &pos, bool delayInit)
     d->applets << applet;
 
     connect(applet, SIGNAL(configNeedsSaving()), this, SIGNAL(configNeedsSaving()));
-    connect(applet, SIGNAL(releaseVisualFocus()), this, SIGNAL(releaseVisualFocus()));
     connect(applet, SIGNAL(appletDestroyed(Plasma::Applet*)), this, SLOT(appletDestroyed(Plasma::Applet*)));
     connect(applet, SIGNAL(newStatus(Plasma::ItemStatus)), this, SLOT(checkStatus(Plasma::ItemStatus)));
     connect(applet, SIGNAL(activate()), this, SIGNAL(activate()));
diff --git a/plasma/corona.cpp b/plasma/corona.cpp
index 1d94168e..e54f4fc4 100644
--- a/plasma/corona.cpp
+++ b/plasma/corona.cpp
@@ -951,8 +951,6 @@ Containment *CoronaPrivate::addContainment(const QString &name, const QVariantLi
             q, SLOT(containmentDestroyed(QObject*)));
     QObject::connect(containment, SIGNAL(configNeedsSaving()),
             q, SLOT(requestConfigSync()));
-    QObject::connect(containment, SIGNAL(releaseVisualFocus()),
-            q, SIGNAL(releaseVisualFocus()));
     QObject::connect(containment, SIGNAL(screenChanged(int,int,Plasma::Containment*)),
             q, SIGNAL(screenOwnerChanged(int,int,Plasma::Containment*)));
 
diff --git a/plasma/corona.h b/plasma/corona.h
index 2c62d731..08e01c26 100644
--- a/plasma/corona.h
+++ b/plasma/corona.h
@@ -379,14 +379,6 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
      */
     void screenOwnerChanged(int wasScreen, int isScreen, Plasma::Containment *containment);
 
-    /**
-     * This signal indicates that an application launch, window
-     * creation or window focus event was triggered. This is used, for instance,
-     * to ensure that the Dashboard view in Plasma hides when such an event is
-     * triggered by an item it is displaying.
-     */
-    void releaseVisualFocus();
-
     /**
      * This signal indicates that the configuration file was flushed to disc.
      */