diff --git a/kmail/antispamconfig.cpp b/kmail/antispamconfig.cpp
index f187dcd6..75959a12 100644
--- a/kmail/antispamconfig.cpp
+++ b/kmail/antispamconfig.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "antispamconfig.h"
 
-#include <kasciistricmp.h>
+#include <tdeglobal.h>
 
 #include <kstaticdeleter.h>
 #include <tdeconfig.h>
diff --git a/kmail/bodypartformatter.cpp b/kmail/bodypartformatter.cpp
index 8435ef25..75360883 100644
--- a/kmail/bodypartformatter.cpp
+++ b/kmail/bodypartformatter.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include <mimelib/utility.h>
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
-#include <kasciistricmp.h>
+#include <tdeglobal.h>
 
 namespace {
   class AnyTypeBodyPartFormatter
diff --git a/kmail/kmmessage.cpp b/kmail/kmmessage.cpp
index f9a7f388..70ba72c2 100644
--- a/kmail/kmmessage.cpp
+++ b/kmail/kmmessage.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ using KMail::HeaderStrategy;
 #include <kaddrbook.h>
 
 #include <tdeapplication.h>
+#include <tdeglobal.h>
 #include <tdeglobalsettings.h>
 #include <kdebug.h>
 #include <tdeconfig.h>
 #include <tdehtml_part.h>
 #include <kuser.h>
 #include <kidna.h>
-#include <kasciistricmp.h>
 
 #include <tqcursor.h>
 #include <tqtextcodec.h>
diff --git a/kmail/kmreaderwin.cpp b/kmail/kmreaderwin.cpp
index 8ada99f4..52717348 100644
--- a/kmail/kmreaderwin.cpp
+++ b/kmail/kmreaderwin.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ using KMail::TeeHtmlWriter;
 #include <tdefiledialog.h>
 #include <tdelocale.h>
 #include <tdemessagebox.h>
+#include <tdeglobal.h>
 #include <tdeglobalsettings.h>
 #include <krun.h>
 #include <tdetempfile.h>
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ using KMail::TeeHtmlWriter;
 #include <tdeaction.h>
 #include <kiconloader.h>
 #include <kmdcodec.h>
-#include <kasciistricmp.h>
 #include <kurldrag.h>
 
 #include <tqclipboard.h>
diff --git a/kmail/partNode.cpp b/kmail/partNode.cpp
index b39bc65f..6d4dfe62 100644
--- a/kmail/partNode.cpp
+++ b/kmail/partNode.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "kmmimeparttree.h"
 #include <mimelib/utility.h>
 #include <tqregexp.h>
-#include <kasciistricmp.h>
+#include <tdeglobal.h>
 #include "util.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/libemailfunctions/CMakeLists.txt b/libemailfunctions/CMakeLists.txt
index 725dbe07..70b69d14 100644
--- a/libemailfunctions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libemailfunctions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,5 @@ endif()
 
 tde_add_library( emailfunctions STATIC_PIC AUTOMOC
   SOURCES
-    email.cpp idmapper.cpp kasciistricmp.cpp
-    kasciistringtools.cpp networkstatus.cpp networkstatus.skel
+    email.cpp idmapper.cpp kasciistringtools.cpp networkstatus.cpp networkstatus.skel
 )
diff --git a/libemailfunctions/Makefile.am b/libemailfunctions/Makefile.am
index f631afa3..ece8b103 100644
--- a/libemailfunctions/Makefile.am
+++ b/libemailfunctions/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(srcdir)/../libkmime/
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libemailfunctions.la
-libemailfunctions_la_SOURCES = email.cpp idmapper.cpp kasciistricmp.cpp \
+libemailfunctions_la_SOURCES = email.cpp idmapper.cpp \
 	kasciistringtools.cpp \
 	networkstatus.cpp networkstatus.skel
 libemailfunctions_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -no-undefined
diff --git a/libemailfunctions/kasciistricmp.cpp b/libemailfunctions/kasciistricmp.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 2852bb42..00000000
--- a/libemailfunctions/kasciistricmp.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
-   Copyright (C) 2004 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
-
-   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-   This library 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
-   Library General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
-   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
-   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
-*/
-
-#include "kasciistricmp.h"
-
-#if ! KDE_IS_VERSION(3,3,89)
-
-static unsigned char tdepim_ASCIIToLower( unsigned char ch )
-{
-  if ( ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z' )
-    return ch - 'A' + 'a';
-  else
-    return ch;
-}
-
-int tdepim_kasciistricmp( const char *str1, const char *str2 )
-{
-  const unsigned char *s1 = (const unsigned char *) str1;
-  const unsigned char *s2 = (const unsigned char *) str2;
-  int res;
-  unsigned char c;
-
-  if ( !s1 || !s2 )
-    return s1 ? 1 : ( s2 ? -1 : 0 );
-  for ( ; !( res = ( c = tdepim_ASCIIToLower( *s1 ) ) - tdepim_ASCIIToLower( *s2 ) );
-        ++s1, ++s2 )
-    if ( !c ) // strings are equal
-      break;
-  return res;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libemailfunctions/kasciistricmp.h b/libemailfunctions/kasciistricmp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 10c1551e..00000000
--- a/libemailfunctions/kasciistricmp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of the KDE libraries
-   Copyright (C) 2004 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
-
-   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
-   License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-   This library 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
-   Library General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
-   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
-   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
-*/
-
-#include <tdeversion.h>
-
-#if KDE_IS_VERSION(3,3,89)
-// get kasciistricmp from tdeglobal.h
-#include <tdeglobal.h>
-#else
-// define kasciistricmp to this tdepim symbol (renamed to avoid problems when upgrading tdelibs later)
-int tdepim_kasciistricmp( const char *str1, const char *str2 );
-#define kasciistricmp tdepim_kasciistricmp
-#endif
diff --git a/tdeioslave/imap4/imapparser.cpp b/tdeioslave/imap4/imapparser.cpp
index d833b639..993c5c62 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/imap4/imapparser.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/imap4/imapparser.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <kmdcodec.h>
 #include <kurl.h>
 
-#include <kasciistricmp.h>
+#include <tdeglobal.h>
 #include <kasciistringtools.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSASL2