diff --git a/kicker/kicker/Makefile.am b/kicker/kicker/Makefile.am
index 4c6b1a981..9a89a0ac0 100644
--- a/kicker/kicker/Makefile.am
+++ b/kicker/kicker/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
 # SUBDIRS = core interfaces ui buttons plugins .
 SUBDIRS = core interfaces ui buttons .
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = kshowdesktop
+bin_PROGRAMS =
 lib_LTLIBRARIES =
 kdeinit_LTLIBRARIES = kicker.la
 
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ kicker_la_LIBADD = core/libkicker_core.la  buttons/libkicker_buttons.la \
 kicker_la_SOURCES = dummy.cpp
 kicker_la_LDFLAGS = -module $(KDE_PLUGIN) $(all_libraries)
 
-kshowdesktop_SOURCES = kshowdesktop.cpp
-kshowdesktop_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(kicker_la_LIBADD)
-
 autostart_DATA = panel.desktop
 autostartdir = $(datadir)/autostart
 
diff --git a/kicker/kicker/kshowdesktop.cpp b/kicker/kicker/kshowdesktop.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index af5958de4..000000000
--- a/kicker/kicker/kshowdesktop.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*****************************************************************
-
-Copyright (c) 2010 Timothy Pearson
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
-AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
-CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-******************************************************************/
-
-#include <tqobject.h>
-
-#include "core/showdesktop.h"
-
-int main()
-{
-    bool isDesktopShown;
-    isDesktopShown = ShowDesktop::the()->desktopShowing();
-    ShowDesktop::the()->showDesktop(!isDesktopShown);
-}
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diff --git a/kwin/kcmkwin/showdesktop.desktop b/kwin/kcmkwin/showdesktop.desktop
index 459bc035b..16c5566bc 100644
--- a/kwin/kcmkwin/showdesktop.desktop
+++ b/kwin/kcmkwin/showdesktop.desktop
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Comment[vi]=Một nút cho phép bạn truy cập ngay đến màn hình nền m
 Comment[wa]=On boton ki dene raddimint accès å scribanne cwand il est tchôkî
 Comment[zh_CN]=按下可快速访问桌面的按钮
 Comment[zh_TW]=按下去能快速顯示桌面的按鈕
-Exec=kshowdesktop
+Exec=dcop kicker $(dcop kicker qt objects | grep ShowDesktop | head -n 1 | tr '(' ' ' | awk '{ print $1; }') toggle
 Icon=desktop
 Type=Application
 Categories=Qt;KDE;X-KDE-settings-desktop;
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