diff --git a/tabbox/declarative.cpp b/tabbox/declarative.cpp
index 0131bb9d76..dd4f24214b 100644
--- a/tabbox/declarative.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/declarative.cpp
@@ -271,21 +271,6 @@ void DeclarativeView::setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index)
     }
 }
 
-QModelIndex DeclarativeView::indexAt(const QPoint &pos) const
-{
-    if (QObject *item = rootObject()->findChild<QObject*>("listView")) {
-        QVariant returnedValue;
-        QVariant xPos(pos.x());
-        QVariant yPos(pos.y());
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(item, "indexAtMousePos", Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, returnedValue), Q_ARG(QVariant, QVariant(pos)));
-        if (!returnedValue.canConvert<int>()) {
-            return QModelIndex();
-        }
-        return m_model->index(returnedValue.toInt(), 0);
-    }
-    return QModelIndex();
-}
-
 void DeclarativeView::currentIndexChanged(int row)
 {
     tabBox->setCurrentIndex(m_model->index(row, 0));
diff --git a/tabbox/declarative.h b/tabbox/declarative.h
index 9bdad158a2..28b8a74739 100644
--- a/tabbox/declarative.h
+++ b/tabbox/declarative.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
     virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event);
     void setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex &index);
-    QModelIndex indexAt(const QPoint &pos) const;
 
 protected:
     virtual void hideEvent(QHideEvent *event);
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml b/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
index 88cbc49ec0..f2b3eab45a 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/IconTabBox.qml
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
     ListView {
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return iconsListView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: iconsListView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/compact.qml b/tabbox/qml/compact.qml
index 050982b58b..9504789efb 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/compact.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/compact.qml
@@ -166,12 +166,6 @@ Item {
             // icon size or two text elements and margins and hoverItem margins
             return Math.max(16, height + hoverItem.margins.top + hoverItem.margins.bottom);
         }
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return compactListView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: compactListView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/desktop.qml b/tabbox/qml/desktop.qml
index f63996cc66..fe0c273c8f 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/desktop.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/desktop.qml
@@ -140,12 +140,6 @@ Item {
             // icon size or two text elements and margins and hoverItem margins
             return Math.max(32, height + desktopTabBox.textMargin * 2 + hoverItem.margins.top + hoverItem.margins.bottom);
         }
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return listView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: listView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/informative.qml b/tabbox/qml/informative.qml
index 54bcdddbdb..9ec87575d1 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/informative.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/informative.qml
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@ Item {
             // icon size or two text elements and margins and hoverItem margins
             return Math.max(32, height*2 + informativeTabBox.textMargin * 3 + hoverItem.margins.top + hoverItem.margins.bottom);
         }
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return listView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: listView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/text.qml b/tabbox/qml/text.qml
index 388ffbae18..669a541b7f 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/text.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/text.qml
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ Item {
             // icon size or two text elements and margins and hoverItem margins
             return height + hoverItem.margins.top + hoverItem.margins.bottom;
         }
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return textListView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: textListView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/thumbnails.qml b/tabbox/qml/thumbnails.qml
index 4bdddcb876..a0bb0735c9 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/thumbnails.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/thumbnails.qml
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ Item {
     }
 
     ListView {
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return thumbnailListView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: thumbnailListView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml b/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml
index b63a138b90..a8137342d7 100644
--- a/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml
+++ b/tabbox/qml/window_strip.qml
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ Item {
     }
 
     ListView {
-        /**
-         * Called from C++ to get the index at a mouse pos.
-         **/
-        function indexAtMousePos(pos) {
-            return thumbnailListView.indexAt(pos.x, pos.y);
-        }
         signal currentIndexChanged(int index)
         id: thumbnailListView
         objectName: "listView"
diff --git a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
index bddfcbb49b..d106b14c0c 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
+++ b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp
@@ -342,11 +342,6 @@ int TabBoxHandler::desktop(const QModelIndex& index) const
         return -1;
 }
 
-int TabBoxHandler::currentSelectedDesktop() const
-{
-    return desktop(d->index);
-}
-
 void TabBoxHandler::setCurrentIndex(const QModelIndex& index)
 {
     if (d->index == index) {
@@ -440,18 +435,6 @@ bool TabBoxHandler::containsPos(const QPoint& pos) const
     return w->geometry().contains(pos);
 }
 
-QModelIndex TabBoxHandler::indexAt(const QPoint& pos) const
-{
-    if (d->m_declarativeView && d->m_declarativeView->isVisible()) {
-        QPoint widgetPos = d->m_declarativeView->mapFromGlobal(pos);
-        return d->m_declarativeView->indexAt(widgetPos);
-    } else if (d->m_declarativeDesktopView && d->m_declarativeDesktopView->isVisible()) {
-        QPoint widgetPos = d->m_declarativeDesktopView->mapFromGlobal(pos);
-        return d->m_declarativeDesktopView->indexAt(widgetPos);
-    }
-    return QModelIndex();
-}
-
 QModelIndex TabBoxHandler::index(KWin::TabBox::TabBoxClient* client) const
 {
     return d->clientModel()->index(client);
diff --git a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.h b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.h
index 0f5a0447b4..27b475a8ef 100644
--- a/tabbox/tabboxhandler.h
+++ b/tabbox/tabboxhandler.h
@@ -256,11 +256,6 @@ public:
     * @see DesktopModel::desktopIndex
     */
     int desktop(const QModelIndex& index) const;
-    /**
-    * @return The current selected desktop. If there is no selected desktop
-    * or TabBoxMode is not TabBoxConfig::DesktopTabBox -1 will be returned.
-    */
-    int currentSelectedDesktop() const;
 
     /**
     * Handles additional grabbed key events by the TabBox controller.
@@ -278,15 +273,6 @@ public:
     */
     bool containsPos(const QPoint& pos) const;
     /**
-    * Returns the index at the given position in global coordinates
-    * of the view.
-    * @param pos The position in global coordinates
-    * @return The model index at given position. If there is no item
-    * at the position or the position is not in the view an invalid
-    * model index will be returned;
-    */
-    QModelIndex indexAt(const QPoint& pos) const;
-    /**
     * @param client The TabBoxClient whose index should be returned
     * @return Returns the ModelIndex of given TabBoxClient or an invalid ModelIndex
     * if the model does not contain the given TabBoxClient.