diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/InfoSystemCache.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/InfoSystemCache.cpp
index 3bcbf3984..106b84946 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/InfoSystemCache.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/InfoSystemCache.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "Source.h"
 
-#if QT_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
-    #include "utils/TomahawkCache.h"
-#endif
-
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QCryptographicHash>
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ InfoSystemCache::InfoSystemCache( QObject* parent )
     if ( TomahawkSettings::instance()->infoSystemCacheVersion() < INFOSYSTEM_CACHE_VERSION )
     {
         #if QT_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
-            TomahawkUtils::Cache::instance()->removeDirectoryRecursively( m_cacheBaseDir );
+            TomahawkUtils::removeDirectory( m_cacheBaseDir );
         #else
             QDir(m_cacheBaseDir)::removeRecursively();
         #endif
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.cpp
index fa404f156..b35f9df33 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Cache::Cache()
     if ( TomahawkSettings::instance()->genericCacheVersion() < CACHE_VERSION )
     {
         #if QT_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
-            removeDirectoryRecursively( m_cacheBaseDir );
+            TomahawkUtils::removeDirectory( m_cacheBaseDir );
         #else
             QDir( m_cacheBaseDir )::removeRecursively();
         #endif
@@ -126,33 +126,6 @@ Cache::getData( const QString& identifier, const QString& key )
 }
 
 
-#if QT_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
-bool
-Cache::removeDirectoryRecursively(const QString& dirName)
-{
-    bool result = true;
-
-    QDir dir(dirName);
-    if (dir.exists(dirName)) {
-        foreach( QFileInfo info, dir.entryInfoList(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::System | QDir::Hidden  | QDir::AllDirs | QDir::Files, QDir::DirsFirst) ) {
-            if (info.isDir()) {
-                result = removeDirectoryRecursively(info.absoluteFilePath());
-            }
-            else {
-                result = QFile::remove(info.absoluteFilePath());
-            }
-
-            if (!result) {
-                return result;
-            }
-        }
-        result = dir.rmdir(dirName);
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 void
 Cache::putData( const QString& identifier, qint64 maxAge, const QString& key, const QVariant& value )
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.h
index ccb56759d..682318aed 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkCache.h
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@ public:
      * @return the data, if found, if not found an invalid QVariant is returned.
      */
     QVariant getData( const QString& identifier, const QString& key );
-#if QT_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
-    /**
-     * Recursively deletes all files & directories in a folder
-     * Only needed in Qt4
-     * @param dirName the directory which should be deleted
-     * @return if the removal was successfull or not
-     */
-    bool removeDirectoryRecursively( const QString& dirName );
-#endif
 
 private slots:
     void pruneTimerFired();