diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp
index 53b3144a67..6599baef27 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ void KWinTabBoxConfig::loadConfig(const KConfigGroup& config, KWin::TabBox::TabB
                                             config.readEntry<int>("SwitchingMode", TabBox::TabBoxConfig::defaultSwitchingMode())));
     tabBoxConfig.setLayout(TabBox::TabBoxConfig::LayoutMode(
                                config.readEntry<int>("LayoutMode", TabBox::TabBoxConfig::defaultLayoutMode())));
-    tabBoxConfig.setSelectedItemViewPosition(TabBox::TabBoxConfig::SelectedItemViewPosition(
-                config.readEntry<int>("SelectedItem", TabBox::TabBoxConfig::defaultSelectedItemViewPosition())));
     tabBoxConfig.setShowDesktop(config.readEntry<bool>("ShowDesktop",
                                 TabBox::TabBoxConfig::defaultShowDesktop()));
 
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ void KWinTabBoxConfig::saveConfig(KConfigGroup& config, const KWin::TabBox::TabB
     config.writeEntry("ListMode",           int(tabBoxConfig.clientListMode()));
     config.writeEntry("SwitchingMode",      int(tabBoxConfig.clientSwitchingMode()));
     config.writeEntry("LayoutMode",         int(tabBoxConfig.layout()));
-    config.writeEntry("SelectedItem",       int(tabBoxConfig.selectedItemViewPosition()));
     config.writeEntry("LayoutName",         tabBoxConfig.layoutName());
     config.writeEntry("SelectedLayoutName", tabBoxConfig.selectedItemLayoutName());
     config.writeEntry("ShowDesktop",        tabBoxConfig.isShowDesktop());
diff --git a/tabbox/tabboxconfig.cpp b/tabbox/tabboxconfig.cpp
index c1fa4bb511..f17c12d70a 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabboxconfig.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabboxconfig.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public:
         , clientListMode(TabBoxConfig::defaultListMode())
         , clientSwitchingMode(TabBoxConfig::defaultSwitchingMode())
         , desktopSwitchingMode(TabBoxConfig::MostRecentlyUsedDesktopSwitching)
-        , selectedItemViewPosition(TabBoxConfig::defaultSelectedItemViewPosition())
         , minWidth(TabBoxConfig::defaultMinWidth())
         , minHeight(TabBoxConfig::defaultMinHeight())
         , layoutName(TabBoxConfig::defaultLayoutName())
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ public:
     TabBoxConfig::ClientListMode clientListMode;
     TabBoxConfig::ClientSwitchingMode clientSwitchingMode;
     TabBoxConfig::DesktopSwitchingMode desktopSwitchingMode;
-    TabBoxConfig::SelectedItemViewPosition selectedItemViewPosition;
     int minWidth;
     int minHeight;
     QString layoutName;
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ TabBoxConfig& TabBoxConfig::operator=(const KWin::TabBox::TabBoxConfig& object)
     d->clientListMode = object.clientListMode();
     d->clientSwitchingMode = object.clientSwitchingMode();
     d->desktopSwitchingMode = object.desktopSwitchingMode();
-    d->selectedItemViewPosition = object.selectedItemViewPosition();
     d->selectedItemLayoutName = object.selectedItemLayoutName();
     d->minWidth = object.minWidth();
     d->minHeight = object.minHeight();
@@ -171,16 +168,6 @@ void TabBoxConfig::setDesktopSwitchingMode(DesktopSwitchingMode switchingMode)
     d->desktopSwitchingMode = switchingMode;
 }
 
-TabBoxConfig::SelectedItemViewPosition TabBoxConfig::selectedItemViewPosition() const
-{
-    return d->selectedItemViewPosition;
-}
-
-void TabBoxConfig::setSelectedItemViewPosition(SelectedItemViewPosition viewPosition)
-{
-    d->selectedItemViewPosition = viewPosition;
-}
-
 int TabBoxConfig::minWidth() const
 {
     return d->minWidth;
diff --git a/tabbox/tabboxconfig.h b/tabbox/tabboxconfig.h
index c8e5617575..bc239e1af8 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabboxconfig.h
+++ b/tabbox/tabboxconfig.h
@@ -94,18 +94,6 @@ public:
         ClientTabBox,///< TabBox uses TabBoxClientModel
         DesktopTabBox///< TabBox uses TabBoxDesktopModel
     };
-    /**
-    * SelectedItemViewPosition defines where an additional view only showing the selected item is shown.
-    * This second view is useful when using for example icon only layout and wanting to provide the
-    * caption of selected item.
-    */
-    enum SelectedItemViewPosition {
-        NonePosition,///< There is no additional view for selected item
-        AbovePosition,///< Additional view is positioned above of the switching list
-        BelowPosition,///< Additional view is positioned below of the switching list
-        LeftPosition,///< Additional view is positioned left of the switching list
-        RightPosition///< Additional view is positioned right of the switching list
-    };
     TabBoxConfig();
     ~TabBoxConfig();
     TabBoxConfig& operator=(const TabBoxConfig& object);
@@ -164,12 +152,6 @@ public:
     */
     DesktopSwitchingMode desktopSwitchingMode() const;
     /**
-    * @return The position of the selected item view.
-    * @see setSelectedItemViewPosition
-    * @see defaultSelectedItemViewPosition
-    */
-    SelectedItemViewPosition selectedItemViewPosition() const;
-    /**
     * @return The minimum width in percent of screen width the TabBox should use.
     * @see setMinWidth
     * @see minHeight
@@ -247,11 +229,6 @@ public:
     */
     void setDesktopSwitchingMode(DesktopSwitchingMode switchingMode);
     /**
-    * @param viewPosition The new position of the selected item view
-    * @see selectedItemViewPosition
-    */
-    void setSelectedItemViewPosition(SelectedItemViewPosition viewPosition);
-    /**
     * @param value The minimum width of TabBox in percent of screen width.
     * @see minWidth
     */
@@ -287,9 +264,6 @@ public:
     static LayoutMode defaultLayoutMode() {
         return VerticalLayout;
     }
-    static SelectedItemViewPosition defaultSelectedItemViewPosition() {
-        return NonePosition;
-    }
     static bool defaultShowTabBox() {
         return true;
     }