diff --git a/src-sh/pc-extractoverlay/ports-overlay/usr/local/bin/xdg-open b/src-sh/pc-extractoverlay/ports-overlay/usr/local/bin/xdg-open
index 7832cbf29..bf1b62156 100755
--- a/src-sh/pc-extractoverlay/ports-overlay/usr/local/bin/xdg-open
+++ b/src-sh/pc-extractoverlay/ports-overlay/usr/local/bin/xdg-open
@@ -338,17 +338,7 @@ first_word()
 
 open_kde()
 {
-    if kde-open -v 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
-        kde-open "$1"
-    else
-        if [ x"$KDE_SESSION_VERSION" = x"4" ]; then
-            kfmclient openURL "$1"
-        else
-            kfmclient exec "$1"
-            kfmclient_fix_exit_code $?
-        fi
-    fi
-
+    kioclient exec "$1"
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         exit_success
     else