diff --git a/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
index 55e55393e8..9396282cd9 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 add_subdirectory( kwinoptions ) 
 add_subdirectory( kwindecoration ) 
 add_subdirectory( kwinrules ) 
-add_subdirectory( kwineffects ) 
-add_subdirectory( kwincompositing ) 
+add_subdirectory( kwincompositing )
 
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f57418f19..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-########### next target ###############
-
-set(kcm_kwineffects_PART_SRCS main.cpp )
-kde4_add_plugin(kcm_kwineffects ${kcm_kwineffects_PART_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(kcm_kwineffects ${KDE4_KUTILS_LIBS})
-install(TARGETS kcm_kwineffects  DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR} )
-
-
-########### install files ###############
-
-install( FILES kwineffects.desktop  DESTINATION  ${SERVICES_INSTALL_DIR} )
-
-
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/Messages.sh b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/Messages.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b1e11178e8..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/Messages.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
-$XGETTEXT *.cpp -o $podir/kcmkwineffects.pot
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/kwineffects.desktop b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/kwineffects.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 93b57a7950..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/kwineffects.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
-Exec=kcmshell kwineffects
-Icon=preferences-system-windows-effects
-Type=Service
-ServiceTypes=KCModule
-DocPath=kcontrol/kwineffects/index.html
-
-X-KDE-Library=kcm_kwineffects
-X-KDE-ParentApp=kcontrol
-
-X-KDE-System-Settings-Parent-Category=window-behaviour
-
-Name=Window Effects
-Name[ar]=تأثيرات النافذة
-Name[be]=Эфекты вокнаў
-Name[bg]=Декорация
-Name[csb]=Efektë òknów
-Name[de]=Fenstereffekte
-Name[el]=Εφέ παραθύρων
-Name[es]=Efectos de las ventanas
-Name[fa]=جلوه‌های پنجره
-Name[ga]=Maisíochtaí Fuinneoige
-Name[he]=אפקטי חלונות
-Name[it]=Effetti per le finestre
-Name[ja]=ウィンドウの効果
-Name[kk]=Терезе эффекттері
-Name[km]=បែបផែន​បង្អួច​
-Name[nb]=Vinduseffekter
-Name[nds]=Finstereffekten
-Name[ne]=सञ्झ्याल प्रभाव
-Name[nl]=Venstereffecten
-Name[pa]=ਝਰੋਖਾ ਪਰਭਾਵ
-Name[pt]=Efeitos das Janelas
-Name[pt_BR]=Efeitos de Janela
-Name[sl]=Učinki oken
-Name[sv]=Fönstereffekt
-Name[uk]=Ефекти вікон
-Name[vi]=Hiệu ứng Cửa sổ
-Name[zh_TW]=視窗效果
-
-Comment=Configure window effects
-Comment[ar]=إعداد تأثيرات النافذة
-Comment[be]=Настаўленні эфектаў вокнаў
-Comment[bg]=Настройване активирането на прозорците
-Comment[csb]=Kònfigùracëjô efektów òknów
-Comment[de]=Fenstereffekte einrichten
-Comment[el]=Ρύθμιση εφέ των παραθύρων
-Comment[es]=Configurar los efectos de las ventanas
-Comment[fa]=پیکربندی جلوه‌های پنجره
-Comment[ga]=Cumraigh maisíochtaí fuinneoige
-Comment[he]=שינוי הגדרות אפקטי חלונות
-Comment[it]=Configura gli effetti per le finestre
-Comment[ja]=ウィンドウの効果を設定
-Comment[kk]=Терезе эффектерін баптау
-Comment[km]=កំណត់​រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធបែប​ផែ​ន​បង្អួច​
-Comment[nb]=Tilpass vinduseffekter
-Comment[nds]=Finstereffekten instellen
-Comment[ne]=सञ्झ्याल प्रभाव कन्फिगर गर्नुहोस्
-Comment[nl]=Venstereffecten instellen
-Comment[pa]=ਝਰੋਖਾ ਪਰਭਾਵ ਸੰਰਚਨਾ
-Comment[pt]=Configuração dos efeitos das janelas
-Comment[pt_BR]=Configurar efeitos de janelas
-Comment[sl]=Nastavi učinke oken
-Comment[sv]=Anpassa fönstereffekter
-Comment[vi]=Cấu hình các hiệu ứng cửa sổ
-Comment[zh_TW]=設定視窗效果
-
-Keywords=kwin,window,manager,effect
-Keywords[bg]=kwin,window,manager,effect,прозорец,мениджър,ефект
-Keywords[csb]=kwin,òkno,menadżer,efekt
-Keywords[de]=kwin,fenster,manager,effekt,verwaltung
-Keywords[el]=παράθυρο,διαχειριστής,εφέ,kwin,παράθυρο,διαχειριστής,εφέ
-Keywords[es]=kwin,ventana,gestor,efecto
-Keywords[fa]=kwin، پنجره، مدیر، جلوه
-Keywords[ga]=kwin,fuinneog,bainisteoir,maisíocht
-Keywords[he]=kwin,window,manager,effect,מנהל,חלונות,אפקט
-Keywords[it]=kwin,window,manager,effect,finestra,effetto,effetti
-Keywords[ja]=kwin,ウィンドウ、マネージャ,効果,エフェクト
-Keywords[km]=kwin បង្អួច​ កម្មវិធី​គ្រប់គ្រង បែបផែន
-Keywords[nb]=kwin,vindu,vindusstyring,effekt
-Keywords[nds]=kwin,Finster,Pleger,Effekt
-Keywords[ne]=केडीई विन, सञ्झ्याल, प्रबन्धक, प्रभाव
-Keywords[nl]=kwin,window,venster,window manager,effect
-Keywords[pa]=kwin,ਵਿੰਡੋ,ਮੈਨੇਜਰ,ਪਰਭਾਵ
-Keywords[pt]=kwin,janela,gestor,efeito
-Keywords[pt_BR]=kwin,janela,gerenciador,efeito
-Keywords[sv]=kwin,fönster,hantera,effekt
-Keywords[vi]=kwin,cửa sổ,quản lý,hiệu ứng
-
-Categories=Qt;KDE;X-KDE-settings-looknfeel;
-
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6edc15a4de..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************
- KWin - the KDE window manager
- This file is part of the KDE project.
-
-Copyright (C) 2007 Rivo Laks <rivolaks@hot.ee>
-
-You can Freely distribute this program under the GNU General Public
-License. See the file "COPYING" for the exact licensing terms.
-******************************************************************/
-
-#include "main.h"
-
-#include <kaboutdata.h>
-#include <kconfig.h>
-#include <kdebug.h>
-#include <kpluginselector.h>
-#include <kservicetypetrader.h>
-#include <kplugininfo.h>
-#include <kservice.h>
-#include <ksettings/dispatcher.h>
-#include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <KPluginLoader>
-
-#include <QtDBus/QtDBus>
-#include <QBoxLayout>
-
-K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(KWinEffectsConfigFactory,
-        registerPlugin<KWin::KWinEffectsConfig>();
-        )
-K_EXPORT_PLUGIN(KWinEffectsConfigFactory("kcmkwineffects"))
-
-
-namespace KWin
-{
-
-
-KWinEffectsConfig::KWinEffectsConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &)
-    : KCModule( KWinEffectsConfigFactory::componentData(), parent),
-        mKWinConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kwinrc"))
-{
-    mPluginSelector = new KPluginSelector(this);
-    QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout;
-    layout->setMargin(0);
-    layout->addWidget(mPluginSelector);
-    setLayout(layout);
-
-    connect(mPluginSelector, SIGNAL(changed(bool)), this, SLOT(changed()));
-    connect(mPluginSelector, SIGNAL(configCommitted(const QByteArray&)),
-            this, SLOT(reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&)));
-
-    // Find all .desktop files of the effects
-    KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("KWin/Effect");
-    QList<KPluginInfo> effectinfos = KPluginInfo::fromServices(offers);
-
-    // Add them to the plugin selector
-    mPluginSelector->addPlugins(effectinfos, KPluginSelector::ReadConfigFile, i18n("Appearance"), "Appearance", mKWinConfig);
-    mPluginSelector->addPlugins(effectinfos, KPluginSelector::ReadConfigFile, i18n("Accessibility"), "Accessibility", mKWinConfig);
-    mPluginSelector->addPlugins(effectinfos, KPluginSelector::ReadConfigFile, i18n("Window Management"), "Window Management", mKWinConfig);
-    mPluginSelector->addPlugins(effectinfos, KPluginSelector::ReadConfigFile, i18n("Demos"), "Demos", mKWinConfig);
-    mPluginSelector->addPlugins(effectinfos, KPluginSelector::ReadConfigFile, i18n("Tests"), "Tests", mKWinConfig);
-    mPluginSelector->addPlugins(effectinfos, KPluginSelector::ReadConfigFile, i18n("Misc"), "Misc", mKWinConfig);
-
-    // Load config
-    load();
-
-    KAboutData *about = new KAboutData(I18N_NOOP("kcmkwineffects"), 0,
-            ki18n("Window Effects Configuration Module"),
-            0, KLocalizedString(), KAboutData::License_GPL, ki18n("(c) 2007 Rivo Laks"));
-    about->addAuthor(ki18n("Rivo Laks"), KLocalizedString(), "rivolaks@hot.ee");
-    setAboutData(about);
-}
-
-KWinEffectsConfig::~KWinEffectsConfig()
-{
-}
-
-void KWinEffectsConfig::reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&conf)
-{
-  KSettings::Dispatcher::reparseConfiguration(conf);
-}
-
-void KWinEffectsConfig::load()
-{
-    kDebug() ;
-    mKWinConfig->reparseConfiguration();
-
-    mPluginSelector->load();
-
-    emit changed( false );
-}
-
-
-void KWinEffectsConfig::save()
-{
-    kDebug() ;
-
-    mPluginSelector->save();
-
-    emit changed( false );
-
-    // Send signal to kwin
-    mKWinConfig->sync();
-    // Send signal to all kwin instances
-    QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createSignal("/KWin", "org.kde.KWin", "reloadConfig");
-    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);
-}
-
-
-void KWinEffectsConfig::defaults()
-{
-    kDebug() ;
-    mPluginSelector->defaults();
-}
-
-QString KWinEffectsConfig::quickHelp() const
-{
-    kDebug() ;
-    return i18n("<h1>Window Effects</h1> Here you can configure which effects will be used.");
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
-#include "main.moc"
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h b/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h
deleted file mode 100644
index eded4cd684..0000000000
--- a/kcmkwin/kwineffects/main.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************
- KWin - the KDE window manager
- This file is part of the KDE project.
-
-Copyright (C) 2007 Rivo Laks <rivolaks@hot.ee>
-
-You can Freely distribute this program under the GNU General Public
-License. See the file "COPYING" for the exact licensing terms.
-******************************************************************/
-
-
-#ifndef __MAIN_H__
-#define __MAIN_H__
-
-#include <kcmodule.h>
-
-#include <ksharedconfig.h>
-#include <QHash>
-#include <QSet>
-
-class KPluginSelector;
-
-namespace KWin
-{
-
-class KWinEffectsConfig : public KCModule
-    {
-    Q_OBJECT
-    public:
-        KWinEffectsConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList &args);
-        virtual ~KWinEffectsConfig();
-
-        virtual QString quickHelp() const;
-
-    public slots:
-        virtual void load();
-        virtual void save();
-        virtual void defaults();
-	void reparseConfiguration(const QByteArray&conf);
-
-    private:
-        KSharedConfigPtr mKWinConfig;
-        KPluginSelector* mPluginSelector;
-    };
-
-} // namespace
-
-#endif
diff --git a/workspace.cpp b/workspace.cpp
index aa57609616..d1dd80a1fa 100644
--- a/workspace.cpp
+++ b/workspace.cpp
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ QStringList Workspace::configModules(bool controlCenter)
     if (controlCenter)
         args << "kwinoptions";
     else if (KAuthorized::authorizeControlModule("kde-kwinoptions.desktop"))
-        args  << "kwinactions" << "kwinfocus" <<  "kwinmoving" << "kwinadvanced" << "kwinrules" << "kwincompositing" << "kwineffects";
+        args  << "kwinactions" << "kwinfocus" <<  "kwinmoving" << "kwinadvanced" << "kwinrules" << "kwincompositing";
     return args;
     }