diff --git a/akregator/src/frame/frame.h b/akregator/src/frame/frame.h
index 9a248d9f07c579c8500149e6929158c8a80e1678..d4c60561635a13a5402fb9474563874dba588822 100644
--- a/akregator/src/frame/frame.h
+++ b/akregator/src/frame/frame.h
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ public:
 
     enum State {Idle, Started, Completed, Canceled};
 
-    virtual KParts::ReadOnlyPart *part() const = 0;
-
     virtual qreal zoomFactor() const = 0;
     /**
     * Returns whether the frame can be removed from
diff --git a/akregator/src/frame/framemanager.cpp b/akregator/src/frame/framemanager.cpp
index 8e45ce8bbc50bedadd55c1e528144f1b3e7827ae..93893cf4271fb9906225fd68546d1a064b3d49f9 100644
--- a/akregator/src/frame/framemanager.cpp
+++ b/akregator/src/frame/framemanager.cpp
@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@
 
 using namespace Akregator;
 
-static void setPartGuiActive(KParts::ReadOnlyPart *part, bool active)
-{
-    if (!part) {
-        return;
-    }
-    // When this event is sent to a KPart, the KPart StatusBarExtension shows or
-    // hides its items
-    KParts::GUIActivateEvent ev(active);
-    QApplication::sendEvent(part, &ev);
-}
-
 FrameManager::FrameManager(QWidget *mainWin, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), m_mainWin(mainWin), m_currentFrame(0)
 {
 }
@@ -87,7 +76,7 @@ void FrameManager::slotAddFrame(Frame *frame)
 
     connect(frame, SIGNAL(signalOpenUrlRequest(Akregator::OpenUrlRequest&)), this, SLOT(slotOpenUrlRequest(Akregator::OpenUrlRequest&)));
 
-    setPartGuiActive(frame->part(), false);
+    //setPartGuiActive(frame->part(), false);
 
     Q_EMIT signalFrameAdded(frame);
 
@@ -134,12 +123,12 @@ void FrameManager::slotChangeFrame(int frameId)
     Frame *oldFrame = m_currentFrame;
     m_currentFrame = frame;
 
-    if (oldFrame) {
-        setPartGuiActive(oldFrame->part(), false);
-    }
+    //if (oldFrame) {
+    //    setPartGuiActive(oldFrame->part(), false);
+    //}
 
     if (frame) {
-        setPartGuiActive(frame->part(), true);
+        //setPartGuiActive(frame->part(), true);
 
         // TODO: handle removable flag
 
diff --git a/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.cpp b/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.cpp
index 4058741c6b1163212cae0addfb1dd2ea012a8bf7..f2b01258da9259bd0f7e56cc424ba37cdcc84fef 100644
--- a/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.cpp
+++ b/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
 
 using namespace Akregator;
 
-MainFrame::MainFrame(QWidget *parent, KParts::ReadOnlyPart *part, QWidget *visibleWidget)
+MainFrame::MainFrame(QWidget *parent, QWidget *visibleWidget)
     : Frame(parent),
-      m_part(part),
       mArticleViewer(Q_NULLPTR)
 {
     setRemovable(false);
diff --git a/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.h b/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.h
index f8b76eb5e79c91e8880ec125855373652d1c6a62..25fe63b1f4a6513beafe24ef64a9402a6147872f 100644
--- a/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.h
+++ b/akregator/src/frame/mainframe.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class AKREGATOR_EXPORT MainFrame : public Frame
 
 public:
 
-    MainFrame(QWidget *parent, KParts::ReadOnlyPart *part, QWidget *widget);
+    MainFrame(QWidget *parent, QWidget *widget);
     virtual ~MainFrame();
 
     QUrl url() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ public:
         return false;
     }
 
-    KParts::ReadOnlyPart *part() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
-    {
-        return m_part;
-    }
     void setArticleViewer(Akregator::ArticleViewerWidget *articleViewer);
 
     qreal zoomFactor() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
@@ -59,7 +55,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void slotSaveImageOnDiskInFrame(int frameId);
     void slotMute(int frameId, bool mute);
 private:
-    KParts::ReadOnlyPart *m_part;
     Akregator::ArticleViewerWidget *mArticleViewer;
 };
 
diff --git a/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.cpp b/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.cpp
index ad58f7ea29dd9418ae921d78814cece0adfa3e21..2225f665a5cbbf28dadd73981ca5d308be36c85d 100644
--- a/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.cpp
+++ b/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.cpp
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ void WebEngineFrame::slotTitleChanged(const QString &title)
     slotSetTitle(title);
 }
 
-KParts::ReadOnlyPart *WebEngineFrame::part() const
-{
-    return Q_NULLPTR;
-}
-
 QUrl WebEngineFrame::url() const
 {
     return mArticleViewerWidgetNg->articleViewerNg()->url();
diff --git a/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.h b/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.h
index f5e1a29125daf8aea35b4f49f90169eb83c0f1e9..0004fbb7094bf709a235a3ec8a32920578c2884e 100644
--- a/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.h
+++ b/akregator/src/frame/webengine/webengineframe.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public:
     explicit WebEngineFrame(KActionCollection *ac, QWidget *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
     ~WebEngineFrame();
 
-    KParts::ReadOnlyPart *part() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     QUrl url() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool openUrl(const OpenUrlRequest &request) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void loadConfig(const KConfigGroup &, const QString &) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
diff --git a/akregator/src/mainwidget.cpp b/akregator/src/mainwidget.cpp
index eb1d6b6d2a823308a54f695e6ecf522cee6cc5bb..f49714b01b220d15eaa6bf16e57a78f980df5268 100644
--- a/akregator/src/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/akregator/src/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ MainWidget::MainWidget(Part *part, QWidget *parent, ActionManagerImpl *actionMan
             m_articleViewer, &ArticleViewerWidget::setFilters);
     mainTabLayout->addWidget(m_articleSplitter);
 
-    m_mainFrame = new MainFrame(this, m_part, m_mainTab);
+    m_mainFrame = new MainFrame(this, m_mainTab);
     m_mainFrame->slotSetTitle(i18n("Articles"));
     m_mainFrame->setArticleViewer(m_articleViewer);
     connect(m_articleViewer->articleViewerWidgetNg()->articleViewerNg(), &ArticleViewerWebEngine::articleAction, this, &MainWidget::slotArticleAction);
diff --git a/akregator/src/tabwidget.cpp b/akregator/src/tabwidget.cpp
index d9612f82f123748e59420aed9befbc45e2cf82f2..5e19c721a1e5b268b49da8fe75b339f1dc93b5ec 100644
--- a/akregator/src/tabwidget.cpp
+++ b/akregator/src/tabwidget.cpp
@@ -227,11 +227,7 @@ void TabWidget::slotSelectFrame(int frameId)
     Frame *frame = d->framesById.value(frameId);
     if (frame && frame != d->currentFrame()) {
         setCurrentWidget(frame);
-        if (frame->part() && frame->part()->widget()) {
-            frame->part()->widget()->setFocus();
-        } else {
-            frame->setFocus();
-        }
+        frame->setFocus();
     }
 }