diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/decorationmodel.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/decorationmodel.cpp
index 822258fea4..301e7806b7 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/decorationmodel.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/decorationmodel.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <QtGui/QPainter>
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QtGui/QTextDocument>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 // KDE
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KDesktopFile>
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <KIcon>
 #include <KDE/KLocalizedString>
 #include <KServiceTypeTrader>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
 #include <KPluginInfo>
 #include "kwindecoration.h"
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void DecorationModel::reload()
 void DecorationModel::findDecorations()
 {
     beginResetModel();
-    const QStringList dirList = KGlobal::dirs()->findDirs("data", "kwin");
+    const QStringList dirList = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
 
     foreach (const QString & dir, dirList) {
         QDir d(dir);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void DecorationModel::findDecorations()
         data.type = DecorationModelData::QmlDecoration;
         data.auroraeName = service->property("X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name").toString();
         QString scriptName = service->property("X-Plasma-MainScript").toString();
-        data.qmlPath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/decorations/" + data.auroraeName + "/contents/" + scriptName);
+        data.qmlPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/decorations/" + data.auroraeName + "/contents/" + scriptName);
         if (data.qmlPath.isEmpty()) {
             // not a valid QML theme
             continue;
@@ -156,10 +156,14 @@ void DecorationModel::findDecorations()
 
 void DecorationModel::findAuroraeThemes()
 {
-    // get all desktop themes
-    QStringList themes = KGlobal::dirs()->findAllResources("data",
-                         "aurorae/themes/*/metadata.desktop",
-                         KStandardDirs::NoDuplicates);
+    // get all destop themes
+    QStringList themes;
+    const QStringList dirs = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "aurorae/themes", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    Q_FOREACH (const QString & dir, dirs) {
+        Q_FOREACH (const QString & file, QDir(dir).entryList(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("metadata.desktop"))) {
+            themes.append(dir + '/' + file);
+        }
+    }
     foreach (const QString & theme, themes) {
         int themeSepIndex = theme.lastIndexOf('/', -1);
         QString themeRoot = theme.left(themeSepIndex);
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp
index f402d0ae7b..79d456b7ae 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
 #include <QGraphicsObject>
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QUiLoader>
+#include <QtCore/QStandardPaths>
 // KDE
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KDialog>
 #include <KDE/KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KNS3/DownloadDialog>
-#include <KDE/KStandardDirs>
 #include <KDE/KConfigDialogManager>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 #include <Plasma/ConfigLoader>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void KWinDecorationModule::init()
         // init already called
         return;
     }
-    const QString mainQmlPath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/kcm_kwindecoration/main.qml");
+    const QString mainQmlPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/kcm_kwindecoration/main.qml");
     if (mainQmlPath.isNull()) {
         // TODO 4.11 i18n this
         KMessageBox::error(this, "<h1>Installation error</h1>"
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void KWinDecorationModule::init()
     m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("options", m_decorationButtons);
     m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("highlightColor", m_ui->decorationList->palette().color(QPalette::Highlight));
     m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("sliderWidth", m_ui->decorationList->verticalScrollBar()->width());
-    m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("auroraeSource", KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/aurorae/aurorae.qml"));
+    m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("auroraeSource", QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/aurorae/aurorae.qml"));
     m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("decorationActiveCaptionColor", KDecoration::options()->color(ColorFont, true));
     m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("decorationInactiveCaptionColor", KDecoration::options()->color(ColorFont, false));
     m_ui->decorationList->rootContext()->setContextProperty("decorationActiveTitleBarColor", KDecoration::options()->color(ColorTitleBar, true));
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ void KWinDecorationModule::slotConfigureDecoration()
         KConfigDialogManager *configManager = NULL;
         if (index.data(DecorationModel::TypeRole).toInt() == DecorationModelData::QmlDecoration) {
             const QString packageName = index.data(DecorationModel::AuroraeNameRole).toString();
-            const QString uiPath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/decorations/" + packageName + "/contents/ui/config.ui");
-            const QString configPath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/decorations/" + packageName + "/contents/config/main.xml");
+            const QString uiPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/decorations/" + packageName + "/contents/ui/config.ui");
+            const QString configPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/decorations/" + packageName + "/contents/config/main.xml");
             if (!uiPath.isEmpty() && !configPath.isEmpty()) {
                 // load the KConfigSkeleton
                 QFile configFile(configPath);
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/monitor.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/monitor.cpp
index e28c414b89..72fcfa69a7 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/monitor.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinscreenedges/monitor.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
-#include <kstandarddirs.h>
 #include <qgraphicsitem.h>
 #include <qgraphicsview.h>
 #include <qgraphicsscene.h>
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinscripts/module.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinscripts/module.cpp
index b505c2e547..34c42b255c 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinscripts/module.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinscripts/module.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <KDE/KAboutData>
 #include <KDE/KPluginFactory>
-#include <KDE/KStandardDirs>
 #include <KDE/KMessageBox>
 #include <KDE/KFileDialog>
 #include <KDE/KMessageWidget>
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutpreview.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutpreview.cpp
index 9f01f95e01..b2a63ac45c 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutpreview.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutpreview.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeContext>
 #include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeEngine>
 #include <QGraphicsObject>
+#include <QtCore/QStandardPaths>
 #include <kdeclarative.h>
 #include <KDE/KConfigGroup>
 #include <KDE/KDesktopFile>
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <KDE/KIconEffect>
 #include <KDE/KIconLoader>
 #include <KDE/KService>
-#include <KDE/KStandardDirs>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ LayoutPreview::LayoutPreview(QWidget* parent)
     foreach (const QString &importPath, KGlobal::dirs()->findDirs("module", "imports")) {
         engine()->addImportPath(importPath);
     }
-    foreach (const QString &importPath, KGlobal::dirs()->findDirs("data", "kwin/tabbox")) {
+    foreach (const QString &importPath, QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/tabbox", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectoty)) {
         engine()->addImportPath(importPath);
     }
     ExampleClientModel *model = new ExampleClientModel(this);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ LayoutPreview::LayoutPreview(QWidget* parent)
     rootContext()->setContextProperty("clientModel", model);
     rootContext()->setContextProperty("sourcePath", QString());
     rootContext()->setContextProperty("name", QString());
-    setSource(KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/main.qml"));
+    setSource(QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/main.qml"));
 }
 
 LayoutPreview::~LayoutPreview()
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp
index d5ce83d108..af3f1539bb 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <QtDBus/QtDBus>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 // KDE
 #include <KAction>
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <KTitleWidget>
 #include <KServiceTypeTrader>
 #include <KShortcutsEditor>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
 #include <KNS3/DownloadDialog>
 
 // own
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ void KWinTabBoxConfig::initLayoutLists()
             continue;
         }
         const QString scriptName = service->property("X-Plasma-MainScript").toString();
-        const QString scriptFile = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/tabbox/" + pluginName + "/contents/" + scriptName);
+        const QString scriptFile = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,
+                                                          "kwin/tabbox/" + pluginName + "/contents/"
+                                                          + scriptName);
         if (scriptFile.isNull()) {
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/thumbnailitem.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/thumbnailitem.cpp
index 9dc5426866..6b4f2599f2 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/thumbnailitem.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/thumbnailitem.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeContext>
 #include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeEngine>
 #include <QtDeclarative/QDeclarativeView>
+#include <QtCore/QStandardPaths>
 // KDE
 #include <KDE/KDebug>
-#include <KDE/KStandardDirs>
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ void WindowThumbnailItem::findImage()
     QString imagePath;
     switch (m_wId) {
     case Konqueror:
-        imagePath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/konqueror.png");
+        imagePath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/konqueror.png");
         break;
     case Systemsettings:
-        imagePath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/systemsettings.png");
+        imagePath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/systemsettings.png");
         break;
     case KMail:
-        imagePath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/kmail.png");
+        imagePath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/kmail.png");
         break;
     case Dolphin:
-        imagePath = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/dolphin.png");
+        imagePath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kwin/kcm_kwintabbox/dolphin.png");
         break;
     default:
         // ignore