diff --git a/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.cpp b/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.cpp
index fa818a86..dda9523e 100644
--- a/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.cpp
+++ b/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.cpp
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ KDirWatch* KDirWatch::self()
 KDirWatch::KDirWatch (QObject* parent)
   : QObject(parent), d(new KDirWatchPrivate())
 {
-    connect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(emitChanged(QString)));
-    connect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(emitChanged(QString)));
+    connect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(setDirty(QString)));
+    connect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(setDirty(QString)));
 }
 
 KDirWatch::~KDirWatch()
 {
-    disconnect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(emitChanged(QString)));
-    disconnect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(emitChanged(QString)));
+    disconnect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(setDirty(QString)));
+    disconnect(d->watcher, SIGNAL(fileChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(setDirty(QString)));
     delete d;
 }
 
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ void KDirWatch::setDeleted(const QString &file)
     emit deleted(file);
 }
 
-void KDirWatch::emitChanged(const QString &path)
-{
-    setDirty(path);
-}
-
 #include "moc_kdirwatch.cpp"
 
 //sven
diff --git a/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.h b/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.h
index 1aefcc7e..3589a84b 100644
--- a/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.h
+++ b/kdecore/io/kdirwatch.h
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     */
    void deleted(const QString &path);
 
-private Q_SLOTS:
-   void emitChanged(const QString &path);
-
  private:
 
     KDirWatchPrivate* d;