diff --git a/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp b/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp
index 9344918774..0d161abb01 100644
--- a/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ DashboardEffectConfig::DashboardEffectConfig(QWidget *parent, const QVariantList
 {
     ui.setupUi(this);
 
-    connect(ui.brightness, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui.saturation, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui.duration, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui.blur, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), SLOT(valueChanged(int)));
+    connect(ui.brightness, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(changed()));
+    connect(ui.saturation, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(changed()));
+    connect(ui.duration, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(changed()));
+    connect(ui.blur, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), SLOT(changed()));
 
     load();
 }
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ void DashboardEffectConfig::save()
     EffectsHandler::sendReloadMessage("dashboard");
 }
 
-void DashboardEffectConfig::valueChanged(int value)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(value)
-    emit changed(true);
-}
-
 void DashboardEffectConfig::defaults()
 {
     emit changed(true);
diff --git a/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.h b/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.h
index 40a064270d..a70beb8980 100644
--- a/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.h
+++ b/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.h
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ private:
     long net_wm_dashboard;
     ::Ui::DashboardEffectConfig ui;
 
-private slots:
-    void valueChanged(int value);
-
 };
 
 } // namespace KWin