diff --git a/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp b/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp
index bd7db9518..0022a1247 100644
--- a/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp
+++ b/components/shellprivate/widgetexplorer/widgetexplorer.cpp
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ void WidgetExplorerPrivate::addContainment(Containment *containment)
 
     foreach (Applet *applet, containment->applets()) {
         if (applet->pluginMetaData().isValid()) {
-            Containment *childContainment = applet->property("containment").value<Containment *>();
-            if (childContainment) {
-                addContainment(childContainment);
-            }
             runningApplets[applet->pluginMetaData().pluginId()]++;
         } else {
             qDebug() << "Invalid plugin metadata. :(";