diff --git a/src/GcPane.cpp b/src/GcPane.cpp
index 6102f365e..6948d34e2 100644
--- a/src/GcPane.cpp
+++ b/src/GcPane.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "GcPane.h"
 
-GcPane::GcPane(QLayout *p)
-{
-    GcPane();
-    setLayout(p);
-}
-
 GcPane::GcPane() : QWidget(NULL, Qt::FramelessWindowHint),
     borderWidth(4), dragState(None)
 {
diff --git a/src/GcPane.h b/src/GcPane.h
index 4e55ed9bc..78a56ec03 100644
--- a/src/GcPane.h
+++ b/src/GcPane.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class GcPane : public QWidget
 
     public:
         GcPane();
-        GcPane(QLayout *p);
 
         void setLayout(QLayout *layout); // override standard setLayout
 
diff --git a/src/LTMSettings.cpp b/src/LTMSettings.cpp
index 46943c02a..2b95f8fbd 100644
--- a/src/LTMSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/LTMSettings.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ LTMSettings::readChartXML(QDir home, bool useMetricUnits, QList<LTMSettings> &ch
 
     QXmlInputSource source( &chartsFile );
     QXmlSimpleReader xmlReader;
-    LTMChartParser( handler );
+    LTMChartParser handler;
     xmlReader.setContentHandler(&handler);
     xmlReader.setErrorHandler(&handler);
     xmlReader.parse( source );
diff --git a/src/LTMTool.cpp b/src/LTMTool.cpp
index 848bb6e2a..059b94994 100644
--- a/src/LTMTool.cpp
+++ b/src/LTMTool.cpp
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ LTMTool::importClicked()
             // setup XML processor
             QXmlInputSource source( &chartsFile );
             QXmlSimpleReader xmlReader;
-            LTMChartParser (handler);
+            LTMChartParser handler;
             xmlReader.setContentHandler(&handler);
             xmlReader.setErrorHandler(&handler);
 
diff --git a/src/Library.cpp b/src/Library.cpp
index fe72634fd..adb8c415f 100644
--- a/src/Library.cpp
+++ b/src/Library.cpp
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ Library::initialise(QDir home)
             // parse it!
             QXmlInputSource source(&libraryXML);
             QXmlSimpleReader xmlReader;
-            LibraryParser(handler);
+            LibraryParser handler;
             xmlReader.setContentHandler(&handler);
             xmlReader.setErrorHandler(&handler);
-            xmlReader.parse( source );
+            xmlReader.parse(source);
             libraries = handler.getLibraries();
 
         } else {
diff --git a/src/NamedSearch.cpp b/src/NamedSearch.cpp
index 0ffda7c8f..86604937f 100644
--- a/src/NamedSearch.cpp
+++ b/src/NamedSearch.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ NamedSearches::read()
     QFile namedSearchFile(home.absolutePath() + "/namedsearches.xml");
     QXmlInputSource source( &namedSearchFile );
     QXmlSimpleReader xmlReader;
-    NamedSearchParser( handler );
+    NamedSearchParser handler;
     xmlReader.setContentHandler(&handler);
     xmlReader.setErrorHandler(&handler);
-    xmlReader.parse( source );
+    xmlReader.parse(source);
 
     // go read them!
     list = handler.getResults();
diff --git a/src/Season.cpp b/src/Season.cpp
index 3070d9764..e2212fbfe 100644
--- a/src/Season.cpp
+++ b/src/Season.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Seasons::readSeasons()
     QFile seasonFile(home.absolutePath() + "/seasons.xml");
     QXmlInputSource source( &seasonFile );
     QXmlSimpleReader xmlReader;
-    SeasonParser( handler );
+    SeasonParser handler;
     xmlReader.setContentHandler(&handler);
     xmlReader.setErrorHandler(&handler);
     xmlReader.parse( source );