diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml b/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml
index c8fc7596..61a525b9 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
     <entry name="AppletOrder" type="String">
       <label>encoded order of items</label>
     </entry>
-    <entry name="ShowPowerButton" type="Bool">
-      <default>true</default>
-      <label>optional power button</label>
-    </entry>
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
index b40e07f3..0c7c7ade 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
@@ -160,17 +160,6 @@ Item {
             "settingsCommand": "",
             "applet": null
         });
-        if (plasmoid.configuration.ShowPowerButton) {
-            settingsModel.append({
-                "text": i18n("Shutdown"),
-                "icon": "system-shutdown-symbolic",
-                "enabled": false,
-                "settingsCommand": "",
-                "toggleFunction": "requestShutdown",
-                "plasmoidId": -1,
-                "applet": null
-            });
-        }
 
         brightnessSlider.moved.connect(function() {
             root.screenBrightness = brightnessSlider.value;