diff --git a/plasma/abstractrunner.cpp b/plasma/abstractrunner.cpp
index 533f5f9b..1104be2b 100644
--- a/plasma/abstractrunner.cpp
+++ b/plasma/abstractrunner.cpp
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@ void AbstractRunner::setIgnoredTypes(RunnerContext::Types types)
     d->blackListed = types;
 }
 
-void AbstractRunner::run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &search, const Plasma::QueryMatch &action)
+void AbstractRunner::run(const Plasma::QueryMatch &action)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(search)
     Q_UNUSED(action)
 }
 
diff --git a/plasma/abstractrunner.h b/plasma/abstractrunner.h
index ffc7bb26..367f59eb 100644
--- a/plasma/abstractrunner.h
+++ b/plasma/abstractrunner.h
@@ -139,14 +139,11 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT AbstractRunner : public QObject
         void performMatch(Plasma::RunnerContext &context);
 
         /**
-         * Called whenever an exact or possible match associated with this
-         * runner is triggered.
+         * Called whenever a match associated with this runner is triggered.
          *
-         * @param context The context in which the match is triggered, i.e. for which
-         *                the match was created.
          * @param match The actual match to run/execute.
          */
-        virtual void run(const Plasma::RunnerContext &context, const Plasma::QueryMatch &match);
+        virtual void run(const Plasma::QueryMatch &match);
 
         /**
          * The nominal speed of the runner.
diff --git a/plasma/querymatch.cpp b/plasma/querymatch.cpp
index cbe11fec..9b70abb1 100644
--- a/plasma/querymatch.cpp
+++ b/plasma/querymatch.cpp
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ bool QueryMatch::operator!=(const QueryMatch &other) const
     return (d != other.d);
 }
 
-void QueryMatch::run(const RunnerContext &context) const
+void QueryMatch::run() const
 {
     //kDebug() << "we run the term" << context->query() << "whose type is" << context->mimetype();
     if (d->runner) {
-        d->runner.data()->run(context, *this);
+        d->runner.data()->run(*this);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/plasma/querymatch.h b/plasma/querymatch.h
index 69b2d79c..14ca839e 100644
--- a/plasma/querymatch.h
+++ b/plasma/querymatch.h
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT QueryMatch
         /**
          * Requests this match to activae using the given context
          *
-         * @param context the context to use in conjunction with this run
-         *
          * @sa AbstractRunner::run
          */
-        void run(const RunnerContext &context) const;
+        void run() const;
 
         /**
          * Sets data to be used internally by the associated
diff --git a/plasma/runnercontext.cpp b/plasma/runnercontext.cpp
index 04c18705..9b624cad 100644
--- a/plasma/runnercontext.cpp
+++ b/plasma/runnercontext.cpp
@@ -498,11 +498,6 @@ QueryMatch RunnerContext::match(const QString &id) const
     return QueryMatch(nullptr);
 }
 
-void RunnerContext::run(const QueryMatch &match)
-{
-    match.run(*this);
-}
-
 } // Plasma namespace
 
 #include "moc_runnercontext.cpp"
diff --git a/plasma/runnercontext.h b/plasma/runnercontext.h
index 782c1dd6..fe1f2d8b 100644
--- a/plasma/runnercontext.h
+++ b/plasma/runnercontext.h
@@ -193,16 +193,6 @@ public:
      */
     QueryMatch match(const QString &id) const;
 
-    /**
-     * Run a match using the information from this context
-     *
-     * The context will also keep track of the number of times the match was
-     * launched to sort future matches according to user habits
-     *
-     * @param match the match to run
-     */
-    void run(const QueryMatch &match);
-
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void matchesChanged();
 
diff --git a/plasma/runnermanager.cpp b/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
index 62c46633..40d553fd 100644
--- a/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
+++ b/plasma/runnermanager.cpp
@@ -275,19 +275,6 @@ QList<QueryMatch> RunnerManager::matches() const
     return d->context.matches();
 }
 
-void RunnerManager::run(const QString &id)
-{
-    run(d->context.match(id));
-}
-
-void RunnerManager::run(const QueryMatch &match)
-{
-    if (!match.isEnabled()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    d->context.run(match);
-}
-
 QList<QAction*> RunnerManager::actionsForMatch(const QueryMatch &match)
 {
     AbstractRunner *runner = match.runner();
diff --git a/plasma/runnermanager.h b/plasma/runnermanager.h
index a34354cb..80071e30 100644
--- a/plasma/runnermanager.h
+++ b/plasma/runnermanager.h
@@ -84,18 +84,6 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT RunnerManager : public QObject
          */
         QList<QueryMatch> matches() const;
 
-        /**
-         * Runs a given match
-         * @param match the match to be executed
-         */
-        void run(const QueryMatch &match);
-
-        /**
-         * Runs a given match
-         * @param id the id of the match to run
-         */
-        void run(const QString &id);
-
         /**
          * Retrieves the list of actions, if any, for a match
          */