diff --git a/src/effects.cpp b/src/effects.cpp
index 3de674775e..c2e43f1af3 100644
--- a/src/effects.cpp
+++ b/src/effects.cpp
@@ -715,15 +715,6 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::moveWindow(EffectWindow *w, const QPoint &pos, bool sna
     }
 }
 
-void EffectsHandlerImpl::windowToDesktop(EffectWindow *w, int desktop)
-{
-    QList<uint> desktopIds;
-    if (desktop != -1) {
-        desktopIds.append(desktop);
-    }
-    windowToDesktops(w, desktopIds);
-}
-
 void EffectsHandlerImpl::windowToDesktops(EffectWindow *w, const QList<uint> &desktopIds)
 {
     auto window = static_cast<EffectWindowImpl *>(w)->window();
diff --git a/src/effects.h b/src/effects.h
index e2ddf160ec..5c315794f9 100644
--- a/src/effects.h
+++ b/src/effects.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public:
     void activateWindow(EffectWindow *c) override;
     EffectWindow *activeWindow() const override;
     void moveWindow(EffectWindow *w, const QPoint &pos, bool snap = false, double snapAdjust = 1.0) override;
-    void windowToDesktop(EffectWindow *w, int desktop) override;
     void windowToScreen(EffectWindow *w, Output *screen) override;
     void setShowingDesktop(bool showing) override;
 
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h b/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
index 0eafdbc099..bb69aad355 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/kwineffects.h
@@ -967,12 +967,6 @@ public:
     virtual KWin::EffectWindow *activeWindow() const = 0;
     Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual void moveWindow(KWin::EffectWindow *w, const QPoint &pos, bool snap = false, double snapAdjust = 1.0) = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * Moves the window to the specific desktop
-     * Setting desktop to NET::OnAllDesktops will set the window on all desktops
-     */
-    Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual void windowToDesktop(KWin::EffectWindow *w, int desktop) = 0;
-
     /**
      * Moves a window to the given desktops
      * On X11, the window will end up on the last window in the list
diff --git a/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp b/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
index cfff22ea1b..33fc0df2d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void OverviewEffect::grabbedKeyboardEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
     QuickSceneEffect::grabbedKeyboardEvent(keyEvent);
 }
 
-void OverviewEffect::swapDesktops(int from, int to)
+void OverviewEffect::swapDesktops(uint from, uint to)
 {
     QList<EffectWindow *> fromList;
     QList<EffectWindow *> toList;
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ void OverviewEffect::swapDesktops(int from, int to)
         }
     }
     for (auto *w : fromList) {
-        effects->windowToDesktop(w, to);
+        effects->windowToDesktops(w, {to});
     }
     for (auto *w : toList) {
-        effects->windowToDesktop(w, from);
+        effects->windowToDesktops(w, {from});
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.h b/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.h
index a361299ae8..176003e8b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/overview/overvieweffect.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     void reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags) override;
     void grabbedKeyboardEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent) override;
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE void swapDesktops(int from, int to);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void swapDesktops(uint from, uint to);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void animationDurationChanged();