diff --git a/src/plugins/kpackage/decoration/decoration.cpp b/src/plugins/kpackage/decoration/decoration.cpp
index a95404b211..20d997bd9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kpackage/decoration/decoration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/kpackage/decoration/decoration.cpp
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ public:
 
         package->setMimeTypes("decoration", QStringList{QStringLiteral("text/plain")});
     }
-
-    void pathChanged(KPackage::Package *package) override
-    {
-        if (package->path().isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const QString mainScript = package->metadata().value("X-Plasma-MainScript");
-        if (!mainScript.isEmpty()) {
-            package->addFileDefinition("mainscript", mainScript);
-        }
-    }
 };
 
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(DecorationPackage, "decoration.json")
diff --git a/src/plugins/kpackage/effect/effect.cpp b/src/plugins/kpackage/effect/effect.cpp
index 6c2044b4d4..ff5064f55e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kpackage/effect/effect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/kpackage/effect/effect.cpp
@@ -27,20 +27,6 @@ public:
         package->addFileDefinition("configui", QStringLiteral("ui/config.ui"));
         package->setMimeTypes("configui", QStringList{QStringLiteral("text/xml")});
     }
-
-    void pathChanged(KPackage::Package *package) override
-    {
-        if (package->path().isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const QString mainScript = package->metadata().value("X-Plasma-MainScript");
-        if (mainScript.isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        package->addFileDefinition("mainscript", mainScript);
-    }
 };
 
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(EffectPackageStructure, "effect.json")
diff --git a/src/plugins/kpackage/scripts/scripts.cpp b/src/plugins/kpackage/scripts/scripts.cpp
index 20f52fe34b..8e9c26a7fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kpackage/scripts/scripts.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/kpackage/scripts/scripts.cpp
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ public:
 
         package->setMimeTypes("scripts", QStringList{QStringLiteral("text/plain")});
     }
-
-    void pathChanged(KPackage::Package *package) override
-    {
-        if (package->path().isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const QString mainScript = package->metadata().value("X-Plasma-MainScript");
-        if (!mainScript.isEmpty()) {
-            package->addFileDefinition("mainscript", mainScript);
-        }
-    }
 };
 
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(ScriptsPackage, "scripts.json")
diff --git a/src/plugins/kpackage/windowswitcher/windowswitcher.cpp b/src/plugins/kpackage/windowswitcher/windowswitcher.cpp
index 8b6c11f5d8..c0a58ba61e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kpackage/windowswitcher/windowswitcher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/kpackage/windowswitcher/windowswitcher.cpp
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ public:
 
         package->setMimeTypes("windowswitcher", QStringList(QStringLiteral("text/plain")));
     }
-
-    void pathChanged(KPackage::Package *package) override
-    {
-        if (package->path().isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const QString mainScript = package->metadata().value("X-Plasma-MainScript");
-        if (!mainScript.isEmpty()) {
-            package->addFileDefinition("mainscript", mainScript);
-        }
-    }
 };
 
 K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(SwitcherPackage, "windowswitcher.json")