diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index b582576..31f7d55 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -33,11 +33,3 @@ if( NOT EXIV2_FOUND )
 endif( NOT EXIV2_FOUND )
 
 check_include_file_cxx( "exiv2/exiv2.hpp" HAVE_EXIV2_HPP )
-
-
-##### check for <kdemacros.h> header
-
-tde_save( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES )
-list( APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${TDE_INCLUDE_DIR}" )
-check_include_file( "kdemacros.h" KDEMACROS_USABLE )
-tde_restore( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES )
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 1b91529..36a35f6 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@
 
 /* Defined if you have <exiv2/exiv2.hpp> header */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_EXIV2_HPP 1
-
-/* Defined if you have <kdemacros.h> header */
-#cmakedefine KDEMACROS_USABLE 1
diff --git a/libkexiv2/libkexiv2/libkexiv2_export.h b/libkexiv2/libkexiv2/libkexiv2_export.h
index 11b5735..877bdd0 100644
--- a/libkexiv2/libkexiv2/libkexiv2_export.h
+++ b/libkexiv2/libkexiv2/libkexiv2_export.h
@@ -23,15 +23,9 @@
 #ifndef _LIBKEXIV2_EXPORT_H
 #define _LIBKEXIV2_EXPORT_H
 
-#ifdef KDEMACROS_USABLE
-#include <kdemacros.h>
-#endif
+#include <tdemacros.h>
 
-#ifdef TDE_EXPORT
 #define LIBKEXIV2_EXPORT TDE_EXPORT
-#else
-#define LIBKEXIV2_EXPORT
-#endif
 
 #endif /* _LIBKEXIV2_EXPORT_H */