diff --git a/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp b/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
index 530a662768..597b7b7ec7 100644
--- a/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "screenshot.h"
 #include <kwinglutils.h>
 #include <kwinxrenderutils.h>
-#include <KDE/KTemporaryFile>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QtCore/QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtDBus/QDBusConnection>
 #include <QVarLengthArray>
 #include <QtGui/QPainter>
@@ -304,8 +305,7 @@ QString ScreenShotEffect::blitScreenshot(const QRect &geometry)
 #endif
     }
 
-    KTemporaryFile temp;
-    temp.setSuffix(QStringLiteral(".png"));
+    QTemporaryFile temp(QDir::tempPath() + QDir::separator() + QLatin1String("kwin_screenshot_XXXXXX.png"));
     temp.setAutoRemove(false);
     if (!temp.open()) {
         return QString();
diff --git a/egl_wayland_backend.cpp b/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
index b5726ce43a..9d0ff1ecff 100644
--- a/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
+++ b/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <kwinglplatform.h>
 // KDE
 #include <KDE/KDebug>
-#include <KDE/KTemporaryFile>
 // Qt
 #include <QSocketNotifier>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
 // xcb
 #include <xcb/xtest.h>
 // Wayland
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ ShmPool::ShmPool(wl_shm *shm)
     , m_pool(NULL)
     , m_poolData(NULL)
     , m_size(1024 * 1024) // TODO: useful size?
-    , m_tmpFile(new KTemporaryFile())
+    , m_tmpFile(new QTemporaryFile())
     , m_valid(createPool())
     , m_offset(0)
 {
diff --git a/egl_wayland_backend.h b/egl_wayland_backend.h
index 66519372f9..c2ee2f1554 100644
--- a/egl_wayland_backend.h
+++ b/egl_wayland_backend.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 // xcb
 #include <xcb/shm.h>
 
-class KTemporaryFile;
+class QTemporaryFile;
 struct wl_buffer;
 struct wl_shm;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private:
     wl_shm_pool *m_pool;
     void *m_poolData;
     size_t m_size;
-    QScopedPointer<KTemporaryFile> m_tmpFile;
+    QScopedPointer<QTemporaryFile> m_tmpFile;
     bool m_valid;
     int m_offset;
 };
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
index c922121101..9013e8b269 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <QPaintEngine>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QLabel>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 #include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KIcon>
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.h b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.h
index 496c445073..a9612aa499 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <kcmodule.h>
 
 #include <ksharedconfig.h>
-#include <ktemporaryfile.h>
 
 #include "kwin_interface.h"
 
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 class KPluginSelector;
 class KActionCollection;
 class QLabel;
+class QTemporaryFile;
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ private:
     Ui::KWinCompositingConfig ui;
 
     QMap<QString, QString> mPreviousConfig;
-    KTemporaryFile mTmpConfigFile;
+    QTemporaryFile mTmpConfigFile;
     KSharedConfigPtr mTmpConfig;
     bool m_showConfirmDialog;
     KActionCollection* m_actionCollection;
diff --git a/rules.cpp b/rules.cpp
index 9476c27d9d..212bd0f1dc 100644
--- a/rules.cpp
+++ b/rules.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <kconfig.h>
 #include <KDE/KXMessages>
 #include <QRegExp>
-#include <ktemporaryfile.h>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <ktoolinvocation.h>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Rules::Rules()
 Rules::Rules(const QString& str, bool temporary)
     : temporary_state(temporary ? 2 : 0)
 {
-    KTemporaryFile file;
+    QTemporaryFile file;
     if (file.open()) {
         QByteArray s = str.toUtf8();
         file.write(s.data(), s.length());