diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
index c2335328cc..b1b4c534c0 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.0
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
 import org.kde.kwin.kwincompositing 1.0
-import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0
 
 Item {
     signal changed
@@ -64,14 +64,11 @@ Item {
         }
 
         RowLayout {
-            PlasmaComponents.TextField {
+            TextField {
+                // TODO: needs clear button, missing in Qt
                 id: searchField
-                clearButtonShown: true
+                placeholderText: i18n("Search Plugins")
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
-                height: 20
-                anchors {
-                    top: hint.bottom
-                }
                 focus: true
             }