Kde3: emptying frequently used application list

In KDE3 Kicker, there is a nice option to have the topmost part of the K menu populated with the most frequently used applications.
As sometimes this list seemed to me to be messed or had some item I did not really like to have in it, I felt the urge to empy it. Although I found some other resource about this, I'm posting here a variation on the solution to this problem: first step, open with a text editor

~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc

and modify the line containing

RecentAppsStat=...
so that only "RecentAppsStat=" remains. Now, to have this modification applied, open a shell and
execute this command:
dcop kicker kicker restart
the kicker will be restarted, and you'll have your K menu with the frequent applications clear.
Beware: some systray application will behave strangely - skype for instance, sometimes loses the icon and some other icon will float - close or kill
these programs, and restart them.
In case you're lost, you can restart KDE anyway!