diff --git a/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.cpp b/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.cpp
index c17d2f16a..09f67c2d2 100644
--- a/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.cpp
+++ b/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.cpp
@@ -1,118 +1,119 @@
 /*
     This file is part of Akonadi Contact.
 
     Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Koenig <tokoe@kde.org>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
     (at your option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
     with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include "dateeditwidget.h"
 
 #include <kdatepicker.h>
 #include <kglobal.h>
 #include <kicon.h>
-#include <klineedit.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <libkdepim-copy/kdatepickerpopup.h>
 
 #include <QtGui/QContextMenuEvent>
 #include <QtGui/QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QtGui/QLabel>
 #include <QtGui/QToolButton>
 
-DateLineEdit::DateLineEdit( QWidget *parent )
-  : KLineEdit( parent )
+DateView::DateView( QWidget *parent )
+  : QLabel( parent )
 {
-  setReadOnly( true );
+  setTextInteractionFlags( Qt::TextSelectableByMouse );
+  setFrameShape( QFrame::Panel );
+  setFrameShadow( QFrame::Sunken );
 }
 
-void DateLineEdit::contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent *event )
+void DateView::contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent *event )
 {
   QMenu menu;
   menu.addAction( i18n( "Remove" ), this, SLOT( emitSignal() ) );
 
   menu.exec( event->globalPos() );
 }
 
-void DateLineEdit::emitSignal()
+void DateView::emitSignal()
 {
   emit resetDate();
 }
 
 DateEditWidget::DateEditWidget( QWidget *parent )
   : QWidget( parent )
 {
   QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout( this );
   layout->setMargin( 0 );
 
-  mView = new DateLineEdit;
+  mView = new DateView;
   layout->addWidget( mView );
 
   mButton = new QToolButton;
   mButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);
   mButton->setIcon( KIcon( QLatin1String( "view-calendar-day" ) ) );
   layout->addWidget( mButton );
 
   mMenu = new KPIM::KDatePickerPopup( KPIM::KDatePickerPopup::DatePicker, QDate(), this );
   mButton->setMenu( mMenu );
 
   connect( mMenu, SIGNAL( dateChanged( const QDate& ) ), SLOT( dateSelected( const QDate& ) ) );
   connect( mView, SIGNAL( resetDate() ), SLOT( resetDate() ) );
 
   updateView();
 }
 
 DateEditWidget::~DateEditWidget()
 {
 }
 
 void DateEditWidget::setDate( const QDate &date )
 {
   mDate = date;
   mMenu->setDate( mDate );
   updateView();
 }
 
 QDate DateEditWidget::date() const
 {
   return mDate;
 }
 
 void DateEditWidget::setReadOnly( bool readOnly )
 {
   mButton->setEnabled( !readOnly );
 }
 
 void DateEditWidget::dateSelected(const QDate &date)
 {
   mDate = date;
   updateView();
 }
 
 void DateEditWidget::resetDate()
 {
   mDate = QDate();
   updateView();
 }
 
 void DateEditWidget::updateView()
 {
   if ( mDate.isValid() )
     mView->setText( KGlobal::locale()->formatDate( mDate ) );
   else
     mView->setText( QString() );
 }
 
 #include "dateeditwidget.moc"
diff --git a/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.h b/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.h
index ca0b195a1..370b5e766 100644
--- a/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.h
+++ b/akonadi/contact/editor/dateeditwidget.h
@@ -1,79 +1,78 @@
 /*
     This file is part of Akonadi Contact.
 
     Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Koenig <tokoe@kde.org>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
     (at your option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
     with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #ifndef DATEEDITWIDGET_H
 #define DATEEDITWIDGET_H
 
 #include <QtCore/QDate>
+#include <QtGui/QLabel>
 #include <QtGui/QWidget>
 
-#include <klineedit.h>
-
 namespace KPIM
 {
 class KDatePickerPopup;
 }
 
 class QContextMenuEvent;
 class QToolButton;
 
-class DateLineEdit : public KLineEdit
+class DateView : public QLabel
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    DateLineEdit( QWidget *parent = 0 );
+    DateView( QWidget *parent = 0 );
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void resetDate();
 
   protected:
     virtual void contextMenuEvent( QContextMenuEvent* );
 
   private Q_SLOTS:
     void emitSignal();
 };
 
 class DateEditWidget : public QWidget
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
     DateEditWidget( QWidget *parent = 0 );
     ~DateEditWidget();
 
     void setDate( const QDate &date );
     QDate date() const;
 
     void setReadOnly( bool readOnly );
 
   private Q_SLOTS:
     void dateSelected( const QDate& );
     void resetDate();
     void updateView();
 
   private:
     QDate mDate;
-    DateLineEdit *mView;
+    DateView *mView;
     QToolButton *mButton;
     KPIM::KDatePickerPopup *mMenu;
 };
 
 #endif