diff --git a/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt b/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fcce83..b830a7c 100644
--- a/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/imageformats/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,19 +4,13 @@
 
 function(kimageformats_add_plugin plugin)
     set(options)
-    set(oneValueArgs JSON)
     set(multiValueArgs SOURCES)
     cmake_parse_arguments(KIF_ADD_PLUGIN "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
     if(NOT KIF_ADD_PLUGIN_SOURCES)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "kimageformats_add_plugin called without SOURCES parameter")
     endif()
-    get_filename_component(json "${KIF_ADD_PLUGIN_JSON}" REALPATH)
-    if(NOT KIF_ADD_PLUGIN_JSON OR NOT EXISTS ${json})
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "JSON file doesn't exist: ${json}")
-    endif()
 
     add_library(${plugin} MODULE ${KIF_ADD_PLUGIN_SOURCES})
-    set_property(TARGET ${plugin} APPEND PROPERTY AUTOGEN_TARGET_DEPENDS ${json})
     set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/imageformats")
     target_link_libraries(${plugin} Qt5::Gui)
     install(TARGETS ${plugin} DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_QTPLUGINDIR}/imageformats)
@@ -24,13 +18,13 @@ endfunction()
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_ani JSON "ani.json" SOURCES ani.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_ani SOURCES ani.cpp)
 install(FILES ani.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
 if (TARGET avif)
-    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_avif JSON "avif.json" SOURCES "avif.cpp")
+    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_avif SOURCES "avif.cpp")
     target_link_libraries(kimg_avif "avif")
     install(FILES avif.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 endif()
@@ -43,7 +37,7 @@ install(FILES dds-qt.desktop RENAME dds.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVI
 
 if (BUILD_EPS_PLUGIN)
     if (Qt5PrintSupport_FOUND)
-        kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_eps JSON "eps.json" SOURCES eps.cpp)
+        kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_eps SOURCES eps.cpp)
         target_link_libraries(kimg_eps Qt5::PrintSupport)
         install(FILES eps.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
     endif()
@@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ install(FILES jp2.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugi
 ##################################
 
 if(OpenEXR_FOUND)
-    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_exr JSON "exr.json" SOURCES exr.cpp)
+    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_exr SOURCES exr.cpp)
     if(TARGET OpenEXR::OpenEXR)
         target_link_libraries(kimg_exr OpenEXR::OpenEXR)
     else()
@@ -75,13 +69,13 @@ endif()
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_hdr JSON "hdr.json" SOURCES hdr.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_hdr SOURCES hdr.cpp)
 install(FILES hdr.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
 if (LibHeif_FOUND)
-    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_heif JSON "heif.json" SOURCES heif.cpp)
+    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_heif SOURCES heif.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(kimg_heif PkgConfig::LibHeif)
     kde_target_enable_exceptions(kimg_heif PRIVATE)
     install(FILES heif.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
@@ -89,48 +83,48 @@ endif()
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_pcx JSON "pcx.json" SOURCES pcx.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_pcx SOURCES pcx.cpp)
 install(FILES pcx.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_pic JSON "pic.json" SOURCES pic.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_pic SOURCES pic.cpp)
 install(FILES pic.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_psd JSON "psd.json" SOURCES psd.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_psd SOURCES psd.cpp)
 install(FILES psd.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_ras JSON "ras.json" SOURCES ras.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_ras SOURCES ras.cpp)
 install(FILES ras.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_rgb JSON "rgb.json" SOURCES rgb.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_rgb SOURCES rgb.cpp)
 install(FILES rgb.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_tga JSON "tga.json" SOURCES tga.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_tga SOURCES tga.cpp)
 install(FILES tga.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
-kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_xcf JSON "xcf.json" SOURCES xcf.cpp)
+kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_xcf SOURCES xcf.cpp)
 install(FILES xcf.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
 ##################################
 
 if (KF5Archive_FOUND)
 
-    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_kra JSON "kra.json" SOURCES kra.cpp)
+    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_kra SOURCES kra.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(kimg_kra KF5::Archive)
     install(FILES kra.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)
 
-    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_ora JSON "ora.json" SOURCES ora.cpp)
+    kimageformats_add_plugin(kimg_ora SOURCES ora.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(kimg_ora KF5::Archive)
     install(FILES ora.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KSERVICES5DIR}/qimageioplugins/)