diff --git a/font.cpp b/font.cpp
index b1aad09a0..02f0f7ce1 100644
--- a/font.cpp
+++ b/font.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ void font::fontNameReceiver(QString fname)
     set_char_p = &dviWindow::set_char;
   } else
     if (magic == GF_MAGIC)
-      oops(QString(i18n("The GF format for font file %1 is no longer supported")).arg(filename) );
+      oops(i18n("The GF format for font file %1 is no longer supported").arg(filename) );
     else
       if (magic == VF_MAGIC) {
 	read_VF_index();
 	set_char_p = &dviWindow::set_vf_char;
       } else
-	oops(QString(i18n("Cannot recognize format for font file %1")).arg(filename) );
+	oops(i18n("Cannot recognize format for font file %1").arg(filename) );
 }
 
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct glyph *font::glyphptr(unsigned int ch) {
     if (file == NULL) {
       file = fopen(QFile::encodeName(filename), "r");
       if (file == NULL) {
-	oops(QString(i18n("Font file disappeared: %1")).arg(filename) );
+	oops(i18n("Font file disappeared: %1").arg(filename) );
 	return NULL;
       }
     }
diff --git a/kdvi_multipage.cpp b/kdvi_multipage.cpp
index ae82f9f05..bf08f07da 100644
--- a/kdvi_multipage.cpp
+++ b/kdvi_multipage.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ KDVIMultiPage::~KDVIMultiPage()
 bool KDVIMultiPage::openFile()
 {
   document_history.clear();
-  emit setStatusBarText(QString(i18n("Loading file %1")).arg(m_file));
+  emit setStatusBarText(i18n("Loading file %1").arg(m_file));
 
   bool r = window->setFile(m_file,url().ref());
   if (!r)
diff --git a/pk.cpp b/pk.cpp
index 6ae7de1bf..58fc4ed17 100644
--- a/pk.cpp
+++ b/pk.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void font::PK_skip_specials(void)
       case PK_NOOP :
 	break;
       default :
-	oops(QString(i18n("Unexpected %1 in PK file %2")).arg(PK_flag_byte).arg(filename) );
+	oops(i18n("Unexpected %1 in PK file %2").arg(PK_flag_byte).arg(filename) );
 	break;
       }
     }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void font::read_PK_char(unsigned int ch)
     w = num(fp, n);
     h = num(fp, n);
     if (w > 0x7fff || h > 0x7fff)
-      oops(QString(i18n("The character %1 is too large in file %2")).arg(ch).arg(fontname));
+      oops(i18n("The character %1 is too large in file %2").arg(ch).arg(fontname));
     g->bitmap.w = w;
     g->bitmap.h = h;
   }
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ void font::read_PK_char(unsigned int ch)
 	paint_switch = 1 - paint_switch;
       }
       if (cp != ((BMUNIT *) (g->bitmap.bits + bytes_wide * g->bitmap.h)))
-	oops(QString(i18n("Wrong number of bits stored:  char. %1, font %2")).arg(ch).arg(fontname));
+	oops(i18n("Wrong number of bits stored:  char. %1, font %2").arg(ch).arg(fontname));
       if (rows_left != 0 || h_bit != g->bitmap.w)
-	oops(QString(i18n("Bad pk file (%1), too many bits")).arg(fontname));
+	oops(i18n("Bad pk file (%1), too many bits").arg(fontname));
     }
 
     // The data in the bitmap is now in the processor's bit order,
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@ void font::read_PK_char(unsigned int ch)
 	paint_switch = 1 - paint_switch;
       }
       if (cp != ((BMUNIT *) (g->bitmap.bits + bytes_wide * g->bitmap.h)))
-	oops(QString(i18n("Wrong number of bits stored:  char. %1, font %2")).arg(ch).arg(fontname));
+	oops(i18n("Wrong number of bits stored:  char. %1, font %2").arg(ch).arg(fontname));
       if (rows_left != 0 || h_bit != g->bitmap.w)
-	oops(QString(i18n("Bad pk file (%1), too many bits")).arg(fontname));
+	oops(i18n("Bad pk file (%1), too many bits").arg(fontname));
     }
   } // endif: big or small Endian?
 }
diff --git a/special.cpp b/special.cpp
index 892fafcba..da6a3ca4c 100644
--- a/special.cpp
+++ b/special.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void dviWindow::epsf_special(QString cp)
 	foreGroundPaint.drawText (bbox, (int)(Qt::AlignCenter), EPSfilename, -1);
       else
 	foreGroundPaint.drawText (bbox, (int)(Qt::AlignCenter), 
-				  QString(i18n("File not found: \n %1")).arg(EPSfilename), -1);
+				  i18n("File not found: \n %1").arg(EPSfilename), -1);
       foreGroundPaint.restore();
     }
   }