diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/CMakeLists.txt b/libnotificationmanager/CMakeLists.txt
index 3419c39de..4fe4ef4b9 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ target_link_libraries(notificationmanager
         KF5::IconThemes
         KF5::KIOFileWidgets
         KF5::Plasma
-        KF5::ProcessCore
         KF5::Screen
         KF5::Service
 )
diff --git a/libnotificationmanager/utils.cpp b/libnotificationmanager/utils.cpp
index ef811f881..6d6280cf5 100644
--- a/libnotificationmanager/utils.cpp
+++ b/libnotificationmanager/utils.cpp
@@ -30,23 +30,19 @@
 
 #include <KConcatenateRowsProxyModel>
 
-#include <processcore/processes.h>
-#include <processcore/process.h>
+#include <KProcessList>
 
 using namespace NotificationManager;
 
 QString Utils::processNameFromPid(uint pid)
 {
-    KSysGuard::Processes procs;
-    procs.updateOrAddProcess(pid);
+    auto processInfo = KProcessList::processInfo(pid);
 
-    KSysGuard::Process *proc = procs.getProcess(pid);
-
-    if (!proc) {
+    if (!processInfo.isValid()) {
         return QString();
     }
 
-    return proc->name();
+    return processInfo.name();
 }
 
 QString Utils::desktopEntryFromPid(uint pid)