diff --git a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h
index 32b4c873..fed99e0c 100644
--- a/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h
+++ b/kio/kfile/kfilemetadataprovider_p.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define KFILEMETADATAMODEL_H
 
 #include <kfileitem.h>
+#include <kfilemetainfo.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QHash>
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
diff --git a/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp b/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp
index 5f512682..97cbbabf 100644
--- a/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp
+++ b/kio/kio/kfileitem.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <QtDBus/QDBusReply>
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
-#include <kfilemetainfo.h>
 #include <kglobal.h>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ public:
     // For special case like link to dirs over FTP
     QString m_guessedMimeType;
     mutable QString m_access;
-    mutable KFileMetaInfo m_metaInfo;
 
     enum { NumFlags = KFileItem::CreationTime + 1 };
     mutable KDateTime m_time[3];
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ public:
 void KFileItemPrivate::init()
 {
     m_access.clear();
-    //  metaInfo = KFileMetaInfo();
 
     // determine mode and/or permissions if unknown
     // TODO: delay this until requested
@@ -522,7 +519,6 @@ void KFileItem::refresh()
 
     d->m_fileMode = KFileItem::Unknown;
     d->m_permissions = KFileItem::Unknown;
-    d->m_metaInfo = KFileMetaInfo();
     d->m_hidden = KFileItemPrivate::Auto;
     refreshMimeType();
 
@@ -1222,29 +1218,6 @@ QString KFileItem::timeString( FileTimes which ) const
     return KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime( d->time(which) );
 }
 
-
-void KFileItem::setMetaInfo( const KFileMetaInfo & info ) const
-{
-    if (!d)
-        return;
-
-    d->m_metaInfo = info;
-}
-
-KFileMetaInfo KFileItem::metaInfo(bool autoget) const
-{
-    if (!d)
-        return KFileMetaInfo();
-
-    if (isFile() && autoget && !d->m_metaInfo.isValid())
-    {
-        KUrl url(mostLocalUrl());
-        d->m_metaInfo = KFileMetaInfo(url.toLocalFile());
-    }
-    return d->m_metaInfo;
-}
-
-
 KUrl KFileItem::mostLocalUrl(bool &local) const
 {
     if (!d)
diff --git a/kio/kio/kfileitem.h b/kio/kio/kfileitem.h
index 8f2317a2..cb93eb32 100644
--- a/kio/kio/kfileitem.h
+++ b/kio/kio/kfileitem.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <kurl.h>
 #include <kacl.h>
 #include <kmimetype.h>
-#include <kfilemetainfo.h>
 #include <kdatetime.h>
 
 class KFileItemPrivate;
@@ -475,21 +474,6 @@ public:
      */
     operator QVariant() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the metainfo of this item to @p info.
-     *
-     * Made const to avoid deep copy.
-     * @param info the new meta info
-     */
-    void setMetaInfo( const KFileMetaInfo & info ) const;
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the metainfo of this item.
-     *
-     * @param autoget if true, the metainfo will automatically be created
-     */
-    KFileMetaInfo metaInfo(bool autoget = true) const;
-
     /**
      * Tries to give a local URL for this file item if possible.
      * The given boolean indicates if the returned url is local or not.