diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 7f4545834..95dfcbdf7 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ void AppletPrivate::init()
         // find where the Package is
         QString path = KStandardDirs::locate(
             "data",
-            "plasma/plasmoids/" + appletDescription.pluginName() + "/");
+            "plasma/plasmoids/" + appletDescription.pluginName() + '/');
 
         if (path.isEmpty()) {
             q->setFailedToLaunch(
diff --git a/appletbrowser/plasmaappletitemmodel.cpp b/appletbrowser/plasmaappletitemmodel.cpp
index 00d8362fe..d34d24e94 100644
--- a/appletbrowser/plasmaappletitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/appletbrowser/plasmaappletitemmodel.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ PlasmaAppletItemModel::PlasmaAppletItemModel(KConfigGroup configGroup, QObject *
     KCategorizedItemsViewModels::DefaultItemModel(parent),
     m_configGroup(configGroup)
 {
-    m_used = m_configGroup.readEntry("used").split(",");
-    m_favorites = m_configGroup.readEntry("favorites").split(",");
+    m_used = m_configGroup.readEntry("used").split(',');
+    m_favorites = m_configGroup.readEntry("favorites").split(',');
     connect(KSycoca::self(), SIGNAL(databaseChanged()), this, SLOT(populateModel()));
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void PlasmaAppletItemModel::populateModel()
         }
         QString id = rx.cap(1);
 
-        foreach (const QString &plugin, i.value().split(",")) {
+        foreach (const QString &plugin, i.value().split(',')) {
             extraPluginAttrs[plugin]["recommended." + id] = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/configxml.cpp b/configxml.cpp
index 3e120ae2e..5ff948b0f 100644
--- a/configxml.cpp
+++ b/configxml.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void ConfigXmlHandler::addItem()
     } else if (m_type == "stringlist") {
         //FIXME: the split() is naive and will break on lists with ,'s in them
         item = m_config->addItemStringList(m_name, *d->newStringList(),
-                                           m_default.split(","), m_key);
+                                           m_default.split(','), m_key);
     } else if (m_type == "uint") {
         KConfigSkeleton::ItemUInt *uintItem =
             m_config->addItemUInt(m_name, *d->newUint(), m_default.toUInt(), m_key);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void ConfigXmlHandler::addItem()
         }
         item = doubleItem;
     } else if (m_type == "intlist") {
-        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(",");
+        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(',');
         QList<qint32> defaultList;
         foreach (const QString &tmp, tmpList) {
             defaultList.append(tmp.toInt());
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void ConfigXmlHandler::addItem()
     */
     } else if (m_type == "point") {
         QPoint defaultPoint;
-        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(",");
+        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(',');
         while (tmpList.size() >= 2) {
             defaultPoint.setX(tmpList[0].toInt());
             defaultPoint.setY(tmpList[1].toInt());
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void ConfigXmlHandler::addItem()
         item = m_config->addItemPoint(m_name, *d->newPoint(), defaultPoint, m_key);
     } else if (m_type == "rect") {
         QRect defaultRect;
-        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(",");
+        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(',');
         while (tmpList.size() >= 4) {
             defaultRect.setCoords(tmpList[0].toInt(), tmpList[1].toInt(),
                                   tmpList[2].toInt(), tmpList[3].toInt());
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void ConfigXmlHandler::addItem()
         item = m_config->addItemRect(m_name, *d->newRect(), defaultRect, m_key);
     } else if (m_type == "size") {
         QSize defaultSize;
-        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(",");
+        QStringList tmpList = m_default.split(',');
         while (tmpList.size() >= 2) {
             defaultSize.setWidth(tmpList[0].toInt());
             defaultSize.setHeight(tmpList[1].toInt());
diff --git a/widgets/textedit.cpp b/widgets/textedit.cpp
index 55bbc9576..1068fdc6d 100644
--- a/widgets/textedit.cpp
+++ b/widgets/textedit.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void TextEdit::dataUpdated(const QString &sourceName, const Plasma::DataEngine::
 
     foreach (const QVariant &v, data) {
         if (v.canConvert(QVariant::String)) {
-            te->append(v.toString() + "\n");
+            te->append(v.toString() + '\n');
         }
     }
 }