diff --git a/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.cpp b/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.cpp
index 8aa0ff62a5..2825032674 100644
--- a/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.cpp
+++ b/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ KDecorationFactory::~KDecorationFactory()
     assert(_decorations.count() == 0);
 }
 
-bool KDecorationFactory::reset(unsigned long)
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
 void KDecorationFactory::checkRequirements(KDecorationProvides*)
 {
 }
@@ -89,14 +84,6 @@ void KDecorationFactory::removeDecoration(KDecoration* deco)
     _decorations.removeAll(deco);
 }
 
-void KDecorationFactory::resetDecorations(unsigned long changed)
-{
-    for (QList< KDecoration* >::ConstIterator it = _decorations.constBegin();
-            it != _decorations.constEnd();
-            ++it)
-        (*it)->reset(changed);
-}
-
 NET::WindowType KDecorationFactory::windowType(unsigned long supported_types, KDecorationBridge* bridge) const
 {
     return bridge->windowType(supported_types);
diff --git a/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.h b/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.h
index 31d8d518b6..5ba9a52d5c 100644
--- a/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.h
+++ b/libkdecorations/kdecorationfactory.h
@@ -50,16 +50,6 @@ public:
      * KDecoration argument should be this factory object.
      */
     virtual KDecoration* createDecoration(KDecorationBridge* bridge) = 0;
-    /**
-     * This function is called when the configuration settings changed.
-     * The argument specifies what has changed, using the SettingXXX masks.
-     * It should be determined whether the decorations need to be completely
-     * remade, in which case true should be returned, or whether only e.g.
-     * a repaint will be sufficient, in which case false should be returned,
-     * and resetDecorations() can be called to reset all decoration objects.
-     * Note that true should be returned only when really necessary.
-     */
-    virtual bool reset(unsigned long changed);   // returns true if the decoration needs to be recreated
 
     /**
      * Reimplement this function if your decoration supports more border sizes than
@@ -121,11 +111,6 @@ protected:
      * initialization of the plugin should be done in the factory constructor.
      */
     explicit KDecorationFactory(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    /**
-     * Convenience function that calls KDecoration::reset() for all decoration
-     * objects.
-     */
-    void resetDecorations(unsigned long changed);   // convenience
     /**
      * This function has the same functionality like KDecoration::windowType().
      * It can be used in createDecoration() to return different KDecoration