diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
index 1aa1627a75..d34340cef2 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "scriptedeffect.h"
 #include "meta.h"
 // KDE
+#include <KDE/KConfigGroup>
 #include <KDE/KDebug>
 #include <KDE/KStandardDirs>
-#include <KDE/Plasma/ConfigLoader>
 // Qt
 #include <QtCore/QFile>
 #include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ ScriptedEffect::ScriptedEffect()
     : AnimationEffect()
     , m_engine(new QScriptEngine(this))
     , m_scriptFile(QString())
-    , m_currentConfig(QString("main"))
 {
     connect(m_engine, SIGNAL(signalHandlerException(QScriptValue)), SLOT(signalHandlerException(QScriptValue)));
 }
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ bool ScriptedEffect::init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript
     }
     m_effectName = effectName;
     m_scriptFile = pathToScript;
-    loadConfig("main");
 
     QScriptValue effectsObject = m_engine->newQObject(effects, QScriptEngine::QtOwnership, QScriptEngine::ExcludeDeleteLater);
     m_engine->globalObject().setProperty("effects", effectsObject, QScriptValue::Undeletable);
@@ -212,51 +210,10 @@ void ScriptedEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags)
     emit configChanged();
 }
 
-QString ScriptedEffect::activeConfig() const
+QVariant ScriptedEffect::readConfig(const QString &key, const QVariant defaultValue)
 {
-    return m_currentConfig;
-}
-
-void ScriptedEffect::setActiveConfig(const QString &name)
-{
-    if (name.isEmpty()) {
-        m_currentConfig = "main";
-        return;
-    }
-    Plasma::ConfigLoader *loader = m_configs.value(name, 0);
-
-    if (!loader) {
-        if (!loadConfig(name)) {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    m_currentConfig = name;
-}
-
-QVariant ScriptedEffect::readConfig(const QString& key)
-{
-    Plasma::ConfigLoader *config = m_configs.value(m_currentConfig);
-    QVariant result;
-
-    if (config) {
-        result = config->property(key);
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-bool ScriptedEffect::loadConfig(const QString& name)
-{
-    const QString path = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/effects/" + m_effectName + "/contents/config/" + name + ".xml");
-    if (path.isEmpty()) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    QFile f(path);
     KConfigGroup cg = effects->effectConfig(m_effectName);
-    Plasma::ConfigLoader *loader = new Plasma::ConfigLoader(&cg, &f, this);
-    m_configs.insert(name, loader);
-    return true;
+    return cg.readEntry(key, defaultValue);
 }
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.h b/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
index 00012c1729..d0825ff2f8 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 class QScriptEngine;
 class QScriptValue;
 
-namespace Plasma {
-class ConfigLoader;
-}
-
 namespace KWin
 {
 
@@ -37,12 +33,6 @@ class ScriptedEffect : public KWin::AnimationEffect
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_ENUMS(DataRole)
-    /**
-     * The current active configuration description. For instance, setting it to "foo" would cause the
-     * Effect to try and reference the contents/config/foo.xml KConfigXT file. Setting this to an empty
-     * string will switch to the main.xml file.
-     **/
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString activeConfig READ activeConfig WRITE setActiveConfig)
 public:
     // copied from kwineffects.h
     enum DataRole {
@@ -71,10 +61,12 @@ public:
      **/
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool isGrabbed(KWin::EffectWindow *w, DataRole grabRole);
     /**
-     * Reads the value from the configuration data for the given key as defined by the currently active configuration.
+     * Reads the value from the configuration data for the given key.
+     * @param key The key to search for
+     * @param defaultValue The value to return if the key is not found
      * @returns The config value if present
      **/
-    Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariant readConfig(const QString &key);
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariant readConfig(const QString &key, const QVariant defaultValue = QVariant());
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void animate(KWin::EffectWindow *w, Attribute a, int ms, KWin::FPx2 to, KWin::FPx2 from = KWin::FPx2(), uint meta = 0, QEasingCurve curve = QEasingCurve(), int delay = 0);
@@ -90,12 +82,9 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 private:
     ScriptedEffect();
     bool init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript);
-    bool loadConfig(const QString &name);
     QScriptEngine *m_engine;
     QString m_effectName;
     QString m_scriptFile;
-    QString m_currentConfig;
-    QMap<QString, Plasma::ConfigLoader*> m_configs;
 };
 
 }