diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp
index 82c5290a1eb..bb1d3c387fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/componentviewcontroller.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void UpdateIncludeDependenciesVisitor::visitMComponent(qmt::MComponent *componen
                     if (!m_modelUtilities->haveDependency(component, includeComponent)) {
                         auto dependency = new qmt::MDependency;
                         dependency->setFlags(qmt::MElement::ReverseEngineered);
-                        dependency->setStereotypes(QStringList() << "include");
+                        dependency->setStereotypes({"include"});
                         dependency->setDirection(qmt::MDependency::AToB);
                         dependency->setSource(component->uid());
                         dependency->setTarget(includeComponent->uid());
diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/modeleditor.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/modeleditor.cpp
index 08facc1c486..1f665ed3521 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/modeleditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/modeleditor.cpp
@@ -1119,11 +1119,11 @@ void ModelEditor::initToolbars()
                 if (!tool.m_stereotype.isEmpty() && stereotypeIconElement != qmt::StereotypeIcon::ElementAny) {
                     const qmt::Style *style = documentController->styleController()->adaptStyle(styleEngineElementType);
                     icon = stereotypeController->createIcon(
-                                stereotypeIconElement, QStringList() << tool.m_stereotype,
+                                stereotypeIconElement, {tool.m_stereotype},
                                 QString(), style, QSize(128, 128), QMarginsF(6.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0), 8.0);
                     if (!icon.isNull()) {
                         QString stereotypeIconId = stereotypeController->findStereotypeIconId(
-                                    stereotypeIconElement, QStringList() << tool.m_stereotype);
+                                    stereotypeIconElement, {tool.m_stereotype});
                         qmt::StereotypeIcon stereotypeIcon = stereotypeController->findStereotypeIcon(stereotypeIconId);
                         if (stereotypeIcon.hasName())
                             newElementName = stereotypeIcon.name();
diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/packageviewcontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/packageviewcontroller.cpp
index 8b45a2443ca..7f57a5a7e83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/packageviewcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/packageviewcontroller.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void PackageViewController::createAncestorDependencies(qmt::MObject *object1, qm
                         auto dependency = new qmt::MDependency;
                         dependency->setFlags(qmt::MElement::ReverseEngineered);
                         // TODO set stereotype for testing purpose
-                        dependency->setStereotypes(QStringList() << "same stereotype");
+                        dependency->setStereotypes({"same stereotype"});
                         dependency->setDirection(qmt::MDependency::AToB);
                         dependency->setSource(componentAncestors.at(index1)->uid());
                         dependency->setTarget(includeComponentAncestors.at(index2)->uid());
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void PackageViewController::createAncestorDependencies(qmt::MObject *object1, qm
             auto dependency = new qmt::MDependency;
             dependency->setFlags(qmt::MElement::ReverseEngineered);
             // TODO set stereotype for testing purpose
-            dependency->setStereotypes(QStringList() << "ancestor");
+            dependency->setStereotypes({"ancestor"});
             dependency->setDirection(qmt::MDependency::AToB);
             dependency->setSource(componentAncestors.at(componentHighestAncestorIndex)->uid());
             dependency->setTarget(includeComponentAncestors.at(includeComponentHighestAncestorIndex)->uid());
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void PackageViewController::createAncestorDependencies(qmt::MObject *object1, qm
                 auto dependency = new qmt::MDependency;
                 dependency->setFlags(qmt::MElement::ReverseEngineered);
                 // TODO set stereotype for testing purpose
-                dependency->setStereotypes(QStringList() << "parents");
+                dependency->setStereotypes({"parents"});
                 dependency->setDirection(qmt::MDependency::AToB);
                 dependency->setSource(componentAncestors.at(0)->uid());
                 dependency->setTarget(includeComponentAncestors.at(0)->uid());
diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodecontroller.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodecontroller.cpp
index c30b1df9e52..fba2f1c8cab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/pxnodecontroller.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void PxNodeController::onMenuActionTriggered(PxNodeController::MenuAction *actio
             package->setFlags(qmt::MElement::ReverseEngineered);
             package->setName(action->elementName);
             if (!action->packageStereotype.isEmpty())
-                package->setStereotypes(QStringList() << action->packageStereotype);
+                package->setStereotypes({action->packageStereotype});
             newObject = package;
             if (action->type == MenuAction::TYPE_ADD_PACKAGE_AND_DIAGRAM) {
                 auto diagram = new qmt::MCanvasDiagram();
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void PxNodeController::onMenuActionTriggered(PxNodeController::MenuAction *actio
         package->setFlags(qmt::MElement::ReverseEngineered);
         package->setName(action->elementName);
         if (!action->packageStereotype.isEmpty())
-            package->setStereotypes(QStringList() << action->packageStereotype);
+            package->setStereotypes({action->packageStereotype});
         d->diagramSceneController->modelController()->undoController()->beginMergeSequence(tr("Create Component Model"));
         QStringList relativeElements = qmt::NameController::buildElementsPath(
                     d->pxnodeUtilities->calcRelativePath(filePath, d->anchorFolder), true);