--- a/DesktopWidget.cxx

+++ b/DesktopWidget.cxx

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void DesktopWidget::loadSettings()

   // simple check for default files matching current desktop size

   QStringList dirNames = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation,

                                                    "wallpapers", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);

-

+#if 0

   QStringList defaultFiles;

   const QString geometryString = QString("%1x%2").arg(width()).arg(height());

   for (const QString &dirName : dirNames)

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void DesktopWidget::loadSettings()

       }

     }

   }

+#endif

   KConfig config;

   for (int i = wallpapers.count() + 1; i <= KWindowSystem::numberOfDesktops(); i++)

@@ -158,10 +159,9 @@ void DesktopWidget::loadSettings()

     Wallpaper wallpaper;

     wallpaper.color = group.readEntry("color", QColor(Qt::black));

-    wallpaper.mode = group.readEntry("wallpaperMode", QString());

+    wallpaper.mode = group.readEntry("wallpaperMode", QStringLiteral("Scaled"));

-    int idx = defaultFiles.count() ? ((i - 1) % defaultFiles.count()) : -1;

-    wallpaper.fileName = group.readEntry("wallpaper", (idx != -1) ? defaultFiles[idx] : QString());

+    wallpaper.fileName = group.readEntry("wallpaper", QStringLiteral("/usr/share/design/current/backgrounds/default.png"));

     wallpapers.append(wallpaper);

   }