diff --git a/scripting/scripting.cpp b/scripting/scripting.cpp
index 180991b13e..c6b6d8ebb7 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -51,15 +51,14 @@ QScriptValue kwinScriptPrint(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
 }
 
 
-KWin::Script::Script(int scriptId, QString scriptName, QDir dir, QObject *parent)
+KWin::Script::Script(int scriptId, QString scriptName, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_scriptId(scriptId)
     , m_engine(new QScriptEngine(this))
-    , m_scriptDir(dir)
     , m_workspace(new WorkspaceWrapper(m_engine))
     , m_running(false)
 {
-    m_scriptFile.setFileName(dir.filePath(scriptName));
+    m_scriptFile.setFileName(scriptName);
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject('/' + QString::number(m_scriptId), this, QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableContents | QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableInvokables);
 }
 
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ void KWin::Scripting::scriptDestroyed(QObject *object)
 int KWin::Scripting::loadScript(const QString &filePath)
 {
     const int id = scripts.size();
-    KWin::Script *script = new KWin::Script(id, filePath, scriptsDir, this);
+    KWin::Script *script = new KWin::Script(id, filePath, this);
     connect(script, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)), SLOT(scriptDestroyed(QObject*)));
     scripts.append(script);
     return id;
diff --git a/scripting/scripting.h b/scripting/scripting.h
index f716ae6059..e9e91e8c5f 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting.h
+++ b/scripting/scripting.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #ifndef KWIN_SCRIPTING_H
 #define KWIN_SCRIPTING_H
 
-#include <QDir>
+#include <QtCore/QFile>
+#include <QtCore/QStringList>
 
 class QScriptEngine;
 class QScriptValue;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class Script : public QObject
     Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.kwin.Scripting")
 public:
 
-    Script(int id, QString scriptName, QDir dir, QObject *parent = NULL);
+    Script(int id, QString scriptName, QObject *parent = NULL);
     virtual ~Script();
     QString fileName() const {
         return m_scriptFile.fileName();
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ private slots:
 private:
     int m_scriptId;
     QScriptEngine *m_engine;
-    QDir m_scriptDir;
     QFile m_scriptFile;
     WorkspaceWrapper *m_workspace;
     bool m_running;
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class Scripting : public QObject
     Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.kde.kwin.Scripting")
 private:
     QStringList scriptList;
-    QDir scriptsDir;
     QList<KWin::Script*> scripts;
 
     // Preferably call ONLY at load time