diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
index 2a69a5bc13..76dccf29c7 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.cpp
@@ -256,12 +256,6 @@ void EffectModel::syncEffectsToKWin()
     m_effectsChanged = m_effectsList;
 }
 
-void EffectModel::reload()
-{
-    m_effectsList.clear();
-    loadEffects();
-}
-
 void EffectModel::effectStatus(const QModelIndex &rowIndex, bool effectState)
 {
     setData(rowIndex, effectState, EffectModel::EffectStatusRole);
@@ -381,10 +375,6 @@ QString EffectFilterModel::findImage(const QString &imagePath, int size)
     return m_effectModel->findImage(imagePath, size);
 }
 
-void EffectFilterModel::reload() {
-    m_effectModel->reload();
-}
-
 void EffectFilterModel::syncConfig()
 {
     m_effectModel->syncConfig();
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
index f2177ddf7f..f8e9e271c2 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/model.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
     void effectStatus(const QModelIndex &rowIndex, bool effectState);
     QString findImage(const QString &imagePath, int size = 128);
     void syncEffectsToKWin();
-    void reload();
     void syncConfig();
     void enableWidnowManagement(bool enabled);
 
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ public:
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void effectStatus(int rowIndex, bool effectState);
     Q_INVOKABLE QString findImage(const QString &imagePath, int size = 128);
-    Q_INVOKABLE void reload();
     Q_INVOKABLE void syncConfig();
     Q_INVOKABLE void enableWidnowManagement(bool enabled);
 
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
index f85ce7dc0c..bd4873f7b0 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwincompositing/qml/EffectView.qml
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ Item {
 
                 onClicked: {
                     searchModel.syncConfig();
-                    searchModel.reload();
                     apply.enabled = false;
                     compositing.syncConfig(openGLType.currentIndex, graphicsSystem.currentIndex);
                 }