diff --git a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
index 18608a950..93f34e482 100644
--- a/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
+++ b/runners/recentdocuments/recentdocuments.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ RecentDocuments::RecentDocuments(QObject *parent, const QVariantList& args)
     // listen for changes to the list of recent documents
     KDirWatch *recentDocWatch = new KDirWatch(this);
     recentDocWatch->addDir(KRecentDocument::recentDocumentDirectory(), KDirWatch::WatchFiles);
-    connect(recentDocWatch,SIGNAL(created(QString)),this,SLOT(loadRecentDocuments()));
-    connect(recentDocWatch,SIGNAL(deleted(QString)),this,SLOT(loadRecentDocuments()));
-    connect(recentDocWatch,SIGNAL(dirty(QString)),this,SLOT(loadRecentDocuments()));
+    connect(recentDocWatch, &KDirWatch::created, this, &RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments);
+    connect(recentDocWatch, &KDirWatch::deleted, this, &RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments);
+    connect(recentDocWatch, &KDirWatch::dirty, this, &RecentDocuments::loadRecentDocuments);
     addSyntax(Plasma::RunnerSyntax(":q:", i18n("Looks for documents recently used with names matching :q:.")));
 }
 
diff --git a/runners/webshortcuts/webshortcutrunner.cpp b/runners/webshortcuts/webshortcutrunner.cpp
index 6d79dcd7f..3396c7049 100644
--- a/runners/webshortcuts/webshortcutrunner.cpp
+++ b/runners/webshortcuts/webshortcutrunner.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@
 #include "webshortcutrunner.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
-#include <QMimeType>
-#include <QMimeDatabase>
-#include <KServiceTypeTrader>
-#include <KSycoca>
 #include <KToolInvocation>
-#include <QUrl>
-#include <KIOWidgets/KUriFilter>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KIOWidgets/KUriFilter>
 
 #include <QtDBus/QtDBus>
 
@@ -48,7 +43,7 @@ WebshortcutRunner::WebshortcutRunner(QObject *parent, const QVariantList& args)
     sessionDbus.connect(QString(), "/", "org.kde.KUriFilterPlugin",
                         "configure", this, SLOT(readFiltersConfig()));
 
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(teardown()), this, SLOT(resetState()));
+    connect(this, &WebshortcutRunner::teardown, this, &WebshortcutRunner::resetState);
     readFiltersConfig();
 }