diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/netinstall/CMakeLists.txt
index 49b83b6b5..363c1dab3 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
-#include(KDEInstallDirs)
-#include(KDECMakeSettings)
-#include(KDECompilerSettings)
-
 include_directories( ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/libcalamaresui )
 
-list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules" )
-
-find_package(ECM 1.0.0 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
-list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_KDE_MODULE_DIR})
-
-set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.2.0")
-find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS
-    KIO             # KIO
-)
-
 calamares_add_plugin( netinstall
     TYPE viewmodule
     EXPORT_MACRO PLUGINDLLEXPORT_PRO
@@ -28,6 +14,5 @@ calamares_add_plugin( netinstall
         netinstall.qrc
     LINK_LIBRARIES
         calamaresui
-        KF5::KIOCore
     SHARED_LIB
 )
diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp
index 9d1354df7..9132bac84 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
 #include <QMap>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
-#include <KIO/Job>
-#include <KIO/StoredTransferJob>
+#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
 
 #include <QtDebug>
 #include <QtGlobal>
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ using CalamaresUtils::yamlToVariant;
 NetInstallPage::NetInstallPage( QWidget* parent )
     : QWidget( parent )
     , ui( new Ui::Page_NetInst )
+    , m_networkManager( this )
 {
     ui->setupUi( this );
 }
@@ -88,18 +90,16 @@ void NetInstallPage::readGroups( const QByteArray& yamlData )
 }
 
 void
-NetInstallPage::dataIsHere( KJob* job )
+NetInstallPage::dataIsHere( QNetworkReply* reply )
 {
-    if ( job->error() )
+    if ( reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError )
     {
-        cDebug() << job->errorString();
+        cDebug() << reply->errorString();
         ui->netinst_status->setText( tr( "Network Installation. (Disabled: Unable to fetch package lists, check your network connection)" ) );
         return;
     }
 
-    auto transferJob = dynamic_cast<KIO::StoredTransferJob*>( job );
-    Q_ASSERT( transferJob != nullptr );
-    readGroups( transferJob->data() );
+    readGroups( reply->readAll() );
 
     QSignalMapper* mapper = new QSignalMapper( this );
     foreach ( const QString& groupKey, m_groupOrder )
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ NetInstallPage::dataIsHere( KJob* job )
                  static_cast<void(QSignalMapper::*)()>(&QSignalMapper::map) );
     }
 
-    // TODO
+    reply->deleteLater();
     emit checkReady( isReady() );
 }
 
@@ -151,8 +151,14 @@ void NetInstallPage::loadGroupList()
         Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->value(
             "groupsUrl" ).toString() );
 
-    KIO::Job* getJob = KIO::storedGet( confUrl, KIO::Reload, KIO::Overwrite | KIO::HideProgressInfo );
-    connect ( getJob, &KIO::Job::result, this, &NetInstallPage::dataIsHere );
+    QNetworkRequest request;
+    request.setUrl( QUrl( confUrl ) );
+    // Follows all redirects except unsafe ones (https to http).
+    request.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::FollowRedirectsAttribute, true);
+
+    connect(&m_networkManager, &QNetworkAccessManager::finished,
+            this, &NetInstallPage::dataIsHere);
+    m_networkManager.get(request);
 }
 
 void NetInstallPage::onActivate()
diff --git a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.h b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.h
index 7dc4ccd49..5145fdb23 100644
--- a/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.h
+++ b/src/modules/netinstall/NetInstallPage.h
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
 #include "Typedefs.h"
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QAbstractButton>
+#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 
 // required forward declarations
-class KJob;
 class QByteArray;
+class QNetworkReply;
 class GroupSelectionWidget;
 
 namespace Ui
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class NetInstallPage : public QWidget
 
 public:
     NetInstallPage( QWidget* parent = nullptr );
+
     void onActivate();
 
     bool isReady();
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ public:
     QStringList selectedPackages() const;
 
 public slots:
-    void dataIsHere( KJob* );
+    void dataIsHere( QNetworkReply* );
 
 signals:
     void checkReady( bool );
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ private:
 
     Ui::Page_NetInst* ui;
 
+    // Handles connection with the remote URL storing the configuration.
+    QNetworkAccessManager m_networkManager;
+
     QHash<QString, Group> m_groups;
     // For each group name, store the selection widget to retrieve UI
     // properties.