diff --git a/kcms/cursortheme/kcmcursortheme.cpp b/kcms/cursortheme/kcmcursortheme.cpp
index aa7bdc2c3..f845a2dea 100644
--- a/kcms/cursortheme/kcmcursortheme.cpp
+++ b/kcms/cursortheme/kcmcursortheme.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CursorThemeConfig::CursorThemeConfig(QObject *parent, const KPluginMetaData &dat
     m_themeProxyModel->setSourceModel(m_themeModel);
     // sort ordering is already case-insensitive; match that for filtering too
     m_themeProxyModel->setFilterCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
-    m_themeProxyModel->sort(NameColumn, Qt::AscendingOrder);
+    m_themeProxyModel->sort(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
 
     m_sizesModel = new QStandardItemModel(this);
 
diff --git a/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.cpp b/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.cpp
index 6e6af57b1..288a91c58 100644
--- a/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.cpp
+++ b/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 CursorThemeModel::CursorThemeModel(QObject *parent)
-    : QAbstractTableModel(parent)
+    : QAbstractListModel(parent)
 {
     insertThemes();
 }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CursorThemeModel::~CursorThemeModel()
 
 QHash<int, QByteArray> CursorThemeModel::roleNames() const
 {
-    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames = QAbstractTableModel::roleNames();
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames = QAbstractListModel::roleNames();
     roleNames[CursorTheme::DisplayDetailRole] = "description";
     roleNames[CursorTheme::IsWritableRole] = "isWritable";
     roleNames[CursorTheme::PendingDeletionRole] = "pendingDeletion";
@@ -59,30 +59,6 @@ void CursorThemeModel::refreshList()
     insertThemes();
 }
 
-QVariant CursorThemeModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role) const
-{
-    // Only provide text for the headers
-    if (role != Qt::DisplayRole)
-        return QVariant();
-
-    // Horizontal header labels
-    if (orientation == Qt::Horizontal) {
-        switch (section) {
-        case NameColumn:
-            return i18n("Name");
-
-        case DescColumn:
-            return i18n("Description");
-
-        default:
-            return QVariant();
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Numbered vertical header labels
-    return QString::number(section);
-}
-
 QVariant CursorThemeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     if (!index.isValid() || index.row() < 0 || index.row() >= list.count())
@@ -92,24 +68,15 @@ QVariant CursorThemeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
     // Text label
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
-        switch (index.column()) {
-        case NameColumn:
-            return theme->title();
-
-        case DescColumn:
-            return theme->description();
-
-        default:
-            return QVariant();
-        }
+        return theme->title();
     }
 
     // Description for the first name column
-    if (role == CursorTheme::DisplayDetailRole && index.column() == NameColumn)
+    if (role == CursorTheme::DisplayDetailRole)
         return theme->description();
 
     // Icon for the name column
-    if (role == Qt::DecorationRole && index.column() == NameColumn)
+    if (role == Qt::DecorationRole)
         return theme->icon();
 
     if (role == CursorTheme::IsWritableRole) {
diff --git a/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.h b/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.h
index 292c50c5f..d3b3929c1 100644
--- a/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.h
+++ b/kcms/cursortheme/xcursor/thememodel.h
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
 class QDir;
 class CursorTheme;
 
-// The two TableView/TreeView columns provided by the model
-enum Columns {
-    NameColumn = 0,
-    DescColumn,
-};
-
 /**
  * The CursorThemeModel class provides a model for all locally installed
  * Xcursor themes, and the KDE/Qt legacy bitmap theme.
@@ -43,7 +37,7 @@ enum Columns {
  * Calling defaultIndex() will return the index of the theme Xcursor
  * will use if the user hasn't explicitly configured a cursor theme.
  */
-class CursorThemeModel : public QAbstractTableModel
+class CursorThemeModel : public QAbstractListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -51,9 +45,7 @@ public:
     explicit CursorThemeModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~CursorThemeModel() override;
     QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
-    inline int columnCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
     inline int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const override;
-    QVariant headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role) const override;
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override;
     bool setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int role = Qt::EditRole) override;
     void sort(int column, Qt::SortOrder order = Qt::AscendingOrder) override;
@@ -96,8 +88,3 @@ int CursorThemeModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &) const
 {
     return list.count();
 }
-
-int CursorThemeModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex &) const
-{
-    return 2;
-}