diff --git a/kmgroupware.cpp b/kmgroupware.cpp
index db4d9b16f..9d8a5116a 100644
--- a/kmgroupware.cpp
+++ b/kmgroupware.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ void KMGroupware::slotInvalidateIMAPFolders()
 void KMGroupware::setupKMReaderWin(KMReaderWin* reader)
 {
   mReader = reader;
-  mReader->setUseGroupware( mUseGroupware );
 
   // connect KMReaderWin's signals to our slots
   connect( mReader, SIGNAL( signalGroupwareShow( bool ) ),
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ void KMGroupware::internalCreateKOrgPart()
   if( !factory ) {
     KMessageBox::error(mMainWin, "No libkorganizer found !");
     mUseGroupware = false;
-    mReader->setUseGroupware( false );
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/kmreaderwin.cpp b/kmreaderwin.cpp
index 35ab594b3..35608e280 100644
--- a/kmreaderwin.cpp
+++ b/kmreaderwin.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ KMReaderWin::KMReaderWin(QWidget *aParent,
     mActionCollection( actionCollection ),
     mHtmlWriter( 0 )
 {
-  mUseGroupware = false;
   mAutoDelete = false;
   mLastSerNum = 0;
   mMessage = 0;
@@ -626,12 +625,6 @@ void KMReaderWin::setMimePartTree( KMMimePartTree* mimePartTree )
   mMimePartTree = mimePartTree;
 }
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void KMReaderWin::setUseGroupware( bool on )
-{
-  mUseGroupware = on;
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void KMReaderWin::removeTempFiles()
 {
diff --git a/kmreaderwin.h b/kmreaderwin.h
index 3988d3377..0626866b8 100644
--- a/kmreaderwin.h
+++ b/kmreaderwin.h
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ public:
   /** assign a KMMimePartTree to this KMReaderWin */
   virtual void setMimePartTree( KMMimePartTree* mimePartTree );
 
-  /** tell KMReaderWin whether groupware functionality may be used */
-  virtual void setUseGroupware( bool );
-
   /** Read settings from app's config file. */
   virtual void readConfig(void);
 
@@ -369,7 +366,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void removeTempFiles();
 
 protected:
-  bool mUseGroupware;
   bool mHtmlMail, mHtmlOverride;
   int mAtmCurrent;
   QString mAtmCurrentName;