diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/main.ui b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/main.ui
index 73b92148d7..262e69efe2 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/main.ui
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindesktop/main.ui
@@ -260,19 +260,6 @@
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>20</width>
-           <height>40</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>