diff --git a/containments/homescreen/homescreen.cpp b/containments/homescreen/homescreen.cpp
index f3c72f9a..f4d68994 100644
--- a/containments/homescreen/homescreen.cpp
+++ b/containments/homescreen/homescreen.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ void HomeScreen::stackAfter(QQuickItem *item1, QQuickItem *item2)
     item1->stackAfter(item2);
 }
 
-K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET_WITH_JSON(homescreen, HomeScreen, "metadata.json")
+K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(HomeScreen, "metadata.json")
 
 #include "homescreen.moc"
diff --git a/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp b/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp
index 06aab12f..79c7c657 100644
--- a/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp
+++ b/containments/panel/phonepanel.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,6 @@ bool PhonePanel::isSystem24HourFormat()
     return timeFormat == QStringLiteral(FORMAT24H);
 }
 
-K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET_WITH_JSON(quicksettings, PhonePanel, "metadata.json")
+K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(PhonePanel, "metadata.json")
 
 #include "phonepanel.moc"
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
index e469f8c1..d7742ff2 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/taskpanel.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ void TaskPanel::closeActiveWindow()
     }
 }
 
-K_EXPORT_PLASMA_APPLET_WITH_JSON(taskpanel, TaskPanel, "metadata.json")
+K_PLUGIN_CLASS_WITH_JSON(TaskPanel, "metadata.json")
 
 #include "taskpanel.moc"