diff --git a/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp b/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp
index bf2b9287a..3ae29859e 100644
--- a/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp
+++ b/shell/containmentconfigview.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ContainmentConfigView::ContainmentConfigView(Plasma::Containment *cont, QWindow
       m_ownWallpaperConfig(0)
 {
     qmlRegisterType<QAbstractItemModel>();
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("configDialog"), this);
+    rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("configDialog"), this);
     setCurrentWallpaper(cont->containment()->wallpaper());
 
     KPackage::Package pkg = KPackage::PackageLoader::self()->loadPackage(QStringLiteral("Plasma/Wallpaper"));
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void ContainmentConfigView::syncWallpaperObjects()
     if (!wallpaperGraphicsObject) {
         return;
     }
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("wallpaper"), wallpaperGraphicsObject);
+    rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("wallpaper"), wallpaperGraphicsObject);
 
     //FIXME: why m_wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<ConfigPropertyMap *>() doesn't work?
     m_currentWallpaperConfig = static_cast<KDeclarative::ConfigPropertyMap *>(wallpaperGraphicsObject->property("configuration").value<QObject *>());
diff --git a/shell/panelconfigview.cpp b/shell/panelconfigview.cpp
index 29a50bc03..bc4a1d953 100644
--- a/shell/panelconfigview.cpp
+++ b/shell/panelconfigview.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ PanelConfigView::PanelConfigView(Plasma::Containment *containment, PanelView *pa
     updateContrast();
     connect(&m_theme, &Plasma::Theme::themeChanged, this, &PanelConfigView::updateContrast);
 
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("panel"), panelView);
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("configDialog"), this);
+    rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("panel"), panelView);
+    rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("configDialog"), this);
     connect(containment, &Plasma::Containment::formFactorChanged, this, &PanelConfigView::syncGeometry);
     connect(containment, &Plasma::Containment::locationChanged, this, &PanelConfigView::syncSlideLocation);
 
diff --git a/shell/panelview.cpp b/shell/panelview.cpp
index 893def0ce..58129c05b 100644
--- a/shell/panelview.cpp
+++ b/shell/panelview.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ PanelView::PanelView(ShellCorona *corona, QScreen *targetScreen, QWindow *parent
             this, &PanelView::updateStruts);
 
     qmlRegisterType<QScreen>();
-    engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("panel"), this);
+    rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("panel"), this);
     setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_corona->kPackage().filePath("views", QStringLiteral("Panel.qml"))));
     PanelShadows::self()->addWindow(this);
 }
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
index 17ce61b57..762e503bf 100644
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void ShellCorona::showAlternativesForApplet(Plasma::Applet *applet)
     qmlObj->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(alternativesQML));
 
     AlternativesHelper *helper = new AlternativesHelper(applet, qmlObj);
-    qmlObj->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("alternativesHelper"), helper);
+    qmlObj->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("alternativesHelper"), helper);
 
     m_alternativesObjects << qmlObj;
     qmlObj->completeInitialization();
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ void ShellCorona::showInteractiveConsole()
         m_interactiveConsole->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(consoleQML));
 
         QObject *engine = new WorkspaceScripting::ScriptEngine(this, m_interactiveConsole);
-        m_interactiveConsole->engine()->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("scriptEngine"), engine);
+        m_interactiveConsole->rootContext()->setContextProperty(QStringLiteral("scriptEngine"), engine);
 
         m_interactiveConsole->completeInitialization();
         if (m_interactiveConsole->rootObject()) {