diff --git a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index a737d3f331c..9e3d73c4f0d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@
 
 #include "annotationhighlighter.h"
 
-#include <QDebug>
-
 namespace Git {
 namespace Internal {
 
 GitAnnotationHighlighter::GitAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
                                                    QTextDocument *document) :
-    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
-    m_blank(QLatin1Char(' '))
+    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h
index b1379459840..7f28ad26da8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 private:
     QString changeNumber(const QString &block) const override;
 
-    const QChar m_blank;
+    const QChar m_blank = ' ';
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchadddialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/branchadddialog.cpp
index 78c12091ff8..34921cb3822 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchadddialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchadddialog.cpp
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ class BranchNameValidator : public QValidator
 public:
     BranchNameValidator(const QStringList &localBranches, QObject *parent = 0) :
         QValidator(parent),
-        m_invalidChars(QLatin1String(
-                                   "\\s"     // no whitespace
-                                   "|~"      // no "~"
-                                   "|\\^"    // no "^"
-                                   "|\\["    // no "["
-                                   "|\\.\\." // no ".."
-                                   "|/\\."   // no slashdot
-                                   "|:"      // no ":"
-                                   "|@\\{"   // no "@{" sequence
-                                   "|\\\\"   // no backslash
-                                   "|//"     // no double slash
-                                   "|^[/-]"  // no leading slash or dash
-                                   "|\""     // no quotes
-                                   )),
+        m_invalidChars(
+            "\\s"     // no whitespace
+            "|~"      // no "~"
+            "|\\^"    // no "^"
+            "|\\["    // no "["
+            "|\\.\\." // no ".."
+            "|/\\."   // no slashdot
+            "|:"      // no ":"
+            "|@\\{"   // no "@{" sequence
+            "|\\\\"   // no backslash
+            "|//"     // no double slash
+            "|^[/-]"  // no leading slash or dash
+            "|\""     // no quotes
+        ),
         m_localBranches(localBranches)
     {
     }
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ public:
     {
         Q_UNUSED(pos)
 
-        input.replace(m_invalidChars, QLatin1String("_"));
+        input.replace(m_invalidChars, "_");
 
         // "Intermediate" patterns, may change to Acceptable when user edits further:
 
-        if (input.endsWith(QLatin1String(".lock"))) //..may not end with ".lock"
+        if (input.endsWith(".lock")) //..may not end with ".lock"
             return Intermediate;
 
-        if (input.endsWith(QLatin1Char('.'))) // no dot at the end (but allowed in the middle)
+        if (input.endsWith('.')) // no dot at the end (but allowed in the middle)
             return Intermediate;
 
-        if (input.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) // no slash at the end (but allowed in the middle)
+        if (input.endsWith('/')) // no slash at the end (but allowed in the middle)
             return Intermediate;
 
         if (m_localBranches.contains(input, Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/branchdialog.cpp
index 502d3afc4e7..a91ac27e394 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchdialog.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void BranchDialog::add()
     QString suggestedName;
     if (!isTag) {
         QString suggestedNameBase;
-        suggestedNameBase = trackedBranch.mid(trackedBranch.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/')) + 1);
+        suggestedNameBase = trackedBranch.mid(trackedBranch.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
         suggestedName = suggestedNameBase;
         int i = 2;
         while (localNames.contains(suggestedName)) {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void BranchDialog::checkout()
     const QString currentBranch = m_model->fullName(m_model->currentBranch());
     const QString nextBranch = m_model->fullName(idx);
     const QString popMessageStart = QCoreApplication::applicationName() +
-            QLatin1Char(' ') + nextBranch + QLatin1String("-AutoStash ");
+            ' ' + nextBranch + "-AutoStash ";
 
     BranchCheckoutDialog branchCheckoutDialog(this, currentBranch, nextBranch);
     GitClient *client = GitPlugin::client();
@@ -232,12 +232,10 @@ void BranchDialog::checkout()
     } else if (branchCheckoutDialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
 
         if (branchCheckoutDialog.makeStashOfCurrentBranch()) {
-            if (client->synchronousStash(m_repository,
-                           currentBranch + QLatin1String("-AutoStash")).isEmpty()) {
+            if (client->synchronousStash(m_repository, currentBranch + "-AutoStash").isEmpty())
                 return;
-            }
         } else if (branchCheckoutDialog.moveLocalChangesToNextBranch()) {
-            if (!client->beginStashScope(m_repository, QLatin1String("Checkout"), NoPrompt))
+            if (!client->beginStashScope(m_repository, "Checkout", NoPrompt))
                 return;
         } else if (branchCheckoutDialog.discardLocalChanges()) {
             if (!client->synchronousReset(m_repository))
@@ -351,7 +349,7 @@ void BranchDialog::reset()
     if (QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Git Reset"), tr("Hard reset branch \"%1\" to \"%2\"?")
                               .arg(currentName).arg(branchName),
                               QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No) == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-        GitPlugin::client()->reset(m_repository, QLatin1String("--hard"), branchName);
+        GitPlugin::client()->reset(m_repository, "--hard", branchName);
     }
 }
 
@@ -374,7 +372,7 @@ void BranchDialog::merge()
             return;
         allowFastForward = (chosen == fastForward);
     }
-    if (client->beginStashScope(m_repository, QLatin1String("merge"), AllowUnstashed))
+    if (client->beginStashScope(m_repository, "merge", AllowUnstashed))
         client->synchronousMerge(m_repository, branch, allowFastForward);
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +385,7 @@ void BranchDialog::rebase()
 
     const QString baseBranch = m_model->fullName(idx, true);
     GitClient *client = GitPlugin::client();
-    if (client->beginStashScope(m_repository, QLatin1String("rebase")))
+    if (client->beginStashScope(m_repository, "rebase"))
         client->rebase(m_repository, baseBranch);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
index a10db53e1dc..c265443d67c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BranchNode
 public:
     BranchNode() :
         parent(0),
-        name(QLatin1String("<ROOT>"))
+        name("<ROOT>")
     { }
 
     BranchNode(const QString &n, const QString &s = QString(), const QString &t = QString(),
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public:
             }
             return names;
         }
-        return QStringList(fullName().join(QLatin1Char('/')));
+        return QStringList(fullName().join('/'));
     }
 
     int rowOf(BranchNode *node)
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ BranchModel::BranchModel(GitClient *client, QObject *parent) :
     QTC_CHECK(m_client);
 
     // Abuse the sha field for ref prefix
-    m_rootNode->append(new BranchNode(tr("Local Branches"), QLatin1String("refs/heads")));
-    m_rootNode->append(new BranchNode(tr("Remote Branches"), QLatin1String("refs/remotes")));
+    m_rootNode->append(new BranchNode(tr("Local Branches"), "refs/heads"));
+    m_rootNode->append(new BranchNode(tr("Remote Branches"), "refs/remotes"));
 }
 
 BranchModel::~BranchModel()
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ QVariant BranchModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         case 0: {
             res = node->name;
             if (!node->tracking.isEmpty())
-                res += QLatin1String(" [") + node->tracking + QLatin1Char(']');
+                res += " [" + node->tracking + ']';
             break;
         }
         case 1:
@@ -316,9 +316,7 @@ bool BranchModel::setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int r
     QString output;
     QString errorMessage;
     if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                        QStringList() << QLatin1String("-m")
-                                                      << oldFullName.last()
-                                                      << newFullName.last(),
+                                        { "-m", oldFullName.last(), newFullName.last() },
                                         &output, &errorMessage)) {
         node->name = oldFullName.last();
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(errorMessage);
@@ -362,15 +360,14 @@ bool BranchModel::refresh(const QString &workingDirectory, QString *errorMessage
     }
 
     m_currentSha = m_client->synchronousTopRevision(workingDirectory);
-    QStringList args;
-    args << QLatin1String("--format=%(objectname)\t%(refname)\t%(upstream:short)\t"
-                          "%(*objectname)\t%(committerdate:raw)\t%(*committerdate:raw)");
+    const QStringList args = { "--format=%(objectname)\t%(refname)\t%(upstream:short)\t"
+                               "%(*objectname)\t%(committerdate:raw)\t%(*committerdate:raw)" };
     QString output;
     if (!m_client->synchronousForEachRefCmd(workingDirectory, args, &output, errorMessage))
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(*errorMessage);
 
     m_workingDirectory = workingDirectory;
-    const QStringList lines = output.split(QLatin1Char('\n'));
+    const QStringList lines = output.split('\n');
     foreach (const QString &l, lines)
         parseOutputLine(l);
 
@@ -403,8 +400,7 @@ void BranchModel::renameBranch(const QString &oldName, const QString &newName)
 {
     QString errorMessage;
     QString output;
-    if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                        QStringList() << QLatin1String("-m") << oldName << newName,
+    if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory, { "-m", oldName,  newName },
                                         &output, &errorMessage))
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(errorMessage);
     else
@@ -415,11 +411,10 @@ void BranchModel::renameTag(const QString &oldName, const QString &newName)
 {
     QString errorMessage;
     QString output;
-    if (!m_client->synchronousTagCmd(m_workingDirectory, QStringList() << newName << oldName,
+    if (!m_client->synchronousTagCmd(m_workingDirectory, { newName, oldName },
                                      &output, &errorMessage)
-     || !m_client->synchronousTagCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                     QStringList() << QLatin1String("-d") << oldName,
-                                     &output, &errorMessage)) {
+            || !m_client->synchronousTagCmd(m_workingDirectory, { "-d", oldName },
+                                            &output, &errorMessage)) {
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(errorMessage);
     } else {
         refresh(m_workingDirectory, &errorMessage);
@@ -451,7 +446,7 @@ QString BranchModel::fullName(const QModelIndex &idx, bool includePrefix) const
     if (!node || !node->isLeaf())
         return QString();
     QStringList path = node->fullName(includePrefix);
-    return path.join(QLatin1Char('/'));
+    return path.join('/');
 }
 
 QStringList BranchModel::localBranchNames() const
@@ -514,10 +509,8 @@ void BranchModel::removeBranch(const QModelIndex &idx)
 
     QString errorMessage;
     QString output;
-    QStringList args;
 
-    args << QLatin1String("-D") << branch;
-    if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory, args, &output, &errorMessage)) {
+    if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory, { "-D", branch }, &output, &errorMessage)) {
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(errorMessage);
         return;
     }
@@ -532,10 +525,8 @@ void BranchModel::removeTag(const QModelIndex &idx)
 
     QString errorMessage;
     QString output;
-    QStringList args;
 
-    args << QLatin1String("-d") << tag;
-    if (!m_client->synchronousTagCmd(m_workingDirectory, args, &output, &errorMessage)) {
+    if (!m_client->synchronousTagCmd(m_workingDirectory, { "-d", tag }, &output, &errorMessage)) {
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(errorMessage);
         return;
     }
@@ -561,13 +552,13 @@ bool BranchModel::branchIsMerged(const QModelIndex &idx)
 
     QString errorMessage;
     QString output;
-    QStringList args;
 
-    args << QLatin1String("-a") << QLatin1String("--contains") << sha(idx);
-    if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory, args, &output, &errorMessage))
+    if (!m_client->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDirectory, { "-a", "--contains", sha(idx) },
+                                        &output, &errorMessage)) {
         VcsOutputWindow::appendError(errorMessage);
+    }
 
-    QStringList lines = output.split(QLatin1Char('\n'), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+    QStringList lines = output.split('\n', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
     foreach (const QString &l, lines) {
         QString currentBranch = l.mid(2); // remove first letters (those are either
                                           // "  " or "* " depending on whether it is
@@ -600,9 +591,7 @@ QModelIndex BranchModel::addBranch(const QString &name, bool track, const QModel
     QString errorMessage;
     QDateTime branchDateTime;
 
-    QStringList args;
-    args << (track ? QLatin1String("--track") : QLatin1String("--no-track"));
-    args << name;
+    QStringList args = { QLatin1String(track ? "--track" : "--no-track"), name };
     if (!fullTrackedBranch.isEmpty()) {
         args << fullTrackedBranch;
         startSha = sha(startPoint);
@@ -625,7 +614,7 @@ QModelIndex BranchModel::addBranch(const QString &name, bool track, const QModel
     }
 
     BranchNode *local = m_rootNode->children.at(LocalBranches);
-    const int slash = name.indexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
+    const int slash = name.indexOf('/');
     const QString leafName = slash == -1 ? name : name.mid(slash + 1);
     bool added = false;
     if (slash != -1) {
@@ -675,7 +664,7 @@ void BranchModel::parseOutputLine(const QString &line)
         return;
 
     // objectname, refname, upstream:short, *objectname, committerdate:raw, *committerdate:raw
-    QStringList lineParts = line.split(QLatin1Char('\t'));
+    QStringList lineParts = line.split('\t');
     const QString shaDeref = lineParts.at(3);
     const QString sha = shaDeref.isEmpty() ? lineParts.at(0) : shaDeref;
     const QString fullName = lineParts.at(1);
@@ -686,7 +675,7 @@ void BranchModel::parseOutputLine(const QString &line)
     if (strDateTime.isEmpty())
         strDateTime = lineParts.at(4);
     if (!strDateTime.isEmpty()) {
-        const uint timeT = strDateTime.leftRef(strDateTime.indexOf(QLatin1Char(' '))).toUInt();
+        const uint timeT = strDateTime.leftRef(strDateTime.indexOf(' ')).toUInt();
         dateTime = QDateTime::fromTime_t(timeT);
     }
 
@@ -702,17 +691,17 @@ void BranchModel::parseOutputLine(const QString &line)
     bool showTags = m_client->settings().boolValue(GitSettings::showTagsKey);
 
     // insert node into tree:
-    QStringList nameParts = fullName.split(QLatin1Char('/'));
+    QStringList nameParts = fullName.split('/');
     nameParts.removeFirst(); // remove refs...
 
     BranchNode *root = 0;
-    if (nameParts.first() == QLatin1String("heads")) {
+    if (nameParts.first() == "heads") {
         root = m_rootNode->children.at(LocalBranches);
-    } else if (nameParts.first() == QLatin1String("remotes")) {
+    } else if (nameParts.first() == "remotes") {
         root = m_rootNode->children.at(RemoteBranches);
-    } else if (showTags && nameParts.first() == QLatin1String("tags")) {
+    } else if (showTags && nameParts.first() == "tags") {
         if (!hasTags()) // Tags is missing, add it
-            m_rootNode->append(new BranchNode(tr("Tags"), QLatin1String("refs/tags")));
+            m_rootNode->append(new BranchNode(tr("Tags"), "refs/tags"));
         root = m_rootNode->children.at(Tags);
     } else {
         return;
@@ -723,7 +712,7 @@ void BranchModel::parseOutputLine(const QString &line)
     // limit depth of list. Git basically only ever wants one / and considers the rest as part of
     // the name.
     while (nameParts.count() > 3) {
-        nameParts[2] = nameParts.at(2) + QLatin1Char('/') + nameParts.at(3);
+        nameParts[2] = nameParts.at(2) + '/' + nameParts.at(3);
         nameParts.removeAt(3);
     }
 
@@ -774,7 +763,7 @@ QString BranchModel::toolTip(const QString &sha) const
     // Show the sha description excluding diff as toolTip
     QString output;
     QString errorMessage;
-    QStringList arguments(QLatin1String("-n1"));
+    QStringList arguments("-n1");
     arguments << sha;
     if (!m_client->synchronousLog(m_workingDirectory, arguments, &output, &errorMessage,
                                   VcsCommand::SuppressCommandLogging)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp
index bb429c9aa46..a90fc281dfd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/changeselectiondialog.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void ChangeSelectionDialog::selectCommitFromRecentHistory()
         return;
 
     QString commit = change();
-    int tilde = commit.indexOf(QLatin1Char('~'));
+    int tilde = commit.indexOf('~');
     if (tilde != -1)
         commit.truncate(tilde);
     LogChangeDialog dialog(false, this);
@@ -219,12 +219,11 @@ void ChangeSelectionDialog::recalculateCompletion()
         return;
 
     GitClient *client = GitPlugin::client();
-    QStringList args;
-    args << QLatin1String("--format=%(refname:short)");
-    VcsBase::VcsCommand *command = client->asyncForEachRefCmd(workingDir, args);
+    VcsBase::VcsCommand *command = client->asyncForEachRefCmd(
+                workingDir, { "--format=%(refname:short)" });
     connect(this, &QObject::destroyed, command, &VcsBase::VcsCommand::abort);
     connect(command, &VcsBase::VcsCommand::stdOutText, [this](const QString &output) {
-        m_changeModel->setStringList(output.split(QLatin1Char('\n')));
+        m_changeModel->setStringList(output.split('\n'));
     });
 }
 
@@ -245,9 +244,6 @@ void ChangeSelectionDialog::recalculateDetails()
         return;
     }
 
-    QStringList args;
-    args << QLatin1String("show") << QLatin1String("--stat=80") << ref;
-
     m_process = new QProcess(this);
     m_process->setWorkingDirectory(workingDir);
     m_process->setProcessEnvironment(m_gitEnvironment);
@@ -255,7 +251,7 @@ void ChangeSelectionDialog::recalculateDetails()
     connect(m_process, static_cast<void (QProcess::*)(int)>(&QProcess::finished),
             this, &ChangeSelectionDialog::setDetails);
 
-    m_process->start(m_gitExecutable.toString(), args);
+    m_process->start(m_gitExecutable.toString(), { "show", "--stat=80", ref });
     m_process->closeWriteChannel();
     if (!m_process->waitForStarted())
         m_ui->detailsText->setPlainText(tr("Error: Could not start Git."));
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
index 8cb0cbee68a..3ba792ae501 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ QString GitSubmitEditorPanelData::authorString() const
     if (email.isEmpty())
         return rc;
 
-    rc += QLatin1String(" <");
+    rc += " <";
     rc += email;
-    rc += QLatin1Char('>');
+    rc += '>';
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ bool CommitData::checkLine(const QString &stateInfo, const QString &file)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(stateInfo.count() == 2, return false);
 
-    if (stateInfo == QLatin1String("??")) {
+    if (stateInfo == "??") {
         files.append(qMakePair(FileStates(UntrackedFile), file));
         return true;
     }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool CommitData::checkLine(const QString &stateInfo, const QString &file)
         if (yState != EmptyFileState) {
             QString newFile = file;
             if (xState & (RenamedFile | CopiedFile))
-                newFile = file.mid(file.indexOf(QLatin1String(" -> ")) + 4);
+                newFile = file.mid(file.indexOf(" -> ") + 4);
 
             files.append(qMakePair(yState, newFile));
         }
@@ -159,20 +159,20 @@ bool CommitData::checkLine(const QString &stateInfo, const QString &file)
     \endcode */
 bool CommitData::parseFilesFromStatus(const QString &output)
 {
-    const QStringList lines = output.split(QLatin1Char('\n'));
+    const QStringList lines = output.split('\n');
 
     foreach (const QString &line, lines) {
         if (line.isEmpty())
             continue;
 
-        if (line.startsWith(QLatin1String("## "))) {
+        if (line.startsWith("## ")) {
             // Branch indication:
             panelInfo.branch = line.mid(3);
             continue;
         }
-        QTC_ASSERT(line.at(2) == QLatin1Char(' '), continue);
+        QTC_ASSERT(line.at(2) == ' ', continue);
         QString file = line.mid(3);
-        if (file.startsWith(QLatin1Char('"')))
+        if (file.startsWith('"'))
             file.remove(0, 1).chop(1);
         if (!checkLine(line.mid(0, 2), file))
             return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/branchcombobox.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/branchcombobox.cpp
index 6e270961b76..6863f0e8038 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/branchcombobox.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/branchcombobox.cpp
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ void BranchComboBox::init(const QString &repository)
     QString currentBranch = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousCurrentLocalBranch(repository);
     if (currentBranch.isEmpty()) {
         m_detached = true;
-        currentBranch = QLatin1String("HEAD");
+        currentBranch = "HEAD";
         addItem(currentBranch);
     }
     QString output;
-    const QString branchPrefix(QLatin1String("refs/heads/"));
-    QStringList args;
-    args << QLatin1String("--format=%(refname)") << branchPrefix;
-    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousForEachRefCmd(m_repository, args, &output))
+    const QString branchPrefix("refs/heads/");
+    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousForEachRefCmd(
+                m_repository, { "--format=%(refname)", branchPrefix }, &output)) {
         return;
-    QStringList branches = output.trimmed().split(QLatin1Char('\n'));
+    }
+    QStringList branches = output.trimmed().split('\n');
     foreach (const QString &ref, branches) {
         const QString branch = ref.mid(branchPrefix.size());
         addItem(branch);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritdialog.cpp
index 8b03644c12b..a0db0c837bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritdialog.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ GerritDialog::GerritDialog(const QSharedPointer<GerritParameters> &p,
     , m_filterLineEdit(new Utils::FancyLineEdit)
     , m_repositoryChooser(new Utils::PathChooser)
     , m_buttonBox(new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Close))
-    , m_repositoryChooserLabel(new QLabel(tr("Apply in:") + QLatin1Char(' '), this))
+    , m_repositoryChooserLabel(new QLabel(tr("Apply in:") + ' ', this))
     , m_fetchRunning(false)
 {
     setWindowTitle(tr("Gerrit %1@%2").arg(p->user, p->host));
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ GerritDialog::GerritDialog(const QSharedPointer<GerritParameters> &p,
     detailsLayout->addWidget(m_detailsBrowser);
 
     m_repositoryChooser->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::Directory);
-    m_repositoryChooser->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("Git.RepoDir.History"));
+    m_repositoryChooser->setHistoryCompleter("Git.RepoDir.History");
     QHBoxLayout *repoPathLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
     repoPathLayout->addWidget(m_repositoryChooserLabel);
     repoPathLayout->addWidget(m_repositoryChooser);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritmodel.cpp
index f4dea2796ad..42da70807c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritmodel.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug d, const GerritChange &c)
 // Format default Url for a change
 static inline QString defaultUrl(const QSharedPointer<GerritParameters> &p, int gerritNumber)
 {
-    QString result = p->https ? QLatin1String("https://") : QLatin1String("http://");
+    QString result = QLatin1String(p->https ? "https://" : "http://");
     result += p->host;
-    result += QLatin1Char('/');
+    result += '/';
     result += QString::number(gerritNumber);
     return result;
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ QString GerritPatchSet::approvalsColumn() const
 
     TypeReviewMap reviews; // Sort approvals into a map by type character
     foreach (const GerritApproval &a, approvals) {
-        if (a.type != QLatin1String("STGN")) { // Qt-Project specific: Ignore "STGN" (Staged)
+        if (a.type != "STGN") { // Qt-Project specific: Ignore "STGN" (Staged)
             const QChar typeChar = a.type.at(0);
             TypeReviewMapIterator it = reviews.find(typeChar);
             if (it == reviews.end())
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int GerritPatchSet::approvalLevel() const
 
 QString GerritChange::filterString() const
 {
-    const QChar blank = QLatin1Char(' ');
+    const QChar blank = ' ';
     QString result = QString::number(number) + blank + title + blank
             + owner + blank + project + blank
             + branch + blank + status;
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ QString GerritChange::filterString() const
 QStringList GerritChange::gitFetchArguments(const QSharedPointer<GerritParameters> &p) const
 {
     QStringList arguments;
-    const QString url = QLatin1String("ssh://") + p->sshHostArgument()
-            + QLatin1Char(':') + QString::number(p->port) + QLatin1Char('/')
+    const QString url = "ssh://" + p->sshHostArgument()
+            + ':' + QString::number(p->port) + '/'
             + project;
-    arguments << QLatin1String("fetch") << url << currentPatchSet.ref;
+    arguments << "fetch" << url << currentPatchSet.ref;
     return arguments;
 }
 
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ QueryContext::QueryContext(const QStringList &queries,
     m_progress.setProgressRange(0, m_queries.size());
 
     // Determine binary and common command line arguments.
-    m_baseArguments << QLatin1String("query") << QLatin1String("--dependencies")
-                    << QLatin1String("--current-patch-set")
-                    << QLatin1String("--format=JSON");
+    m_baseArguments << "query" << "--dependencies"
+                    << "--current-patch-set"
+                    << "--format=JSON";
     m_binary = m_baseArguments.front();
     m_baseArguments.pop_front();
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ GerritModel::GerritModel(const QSharedPointer<GerritParameters> &p, QObject *par
     , m_parameters(p)
 {
     QStringList headers; // Keep in sync with GerritChange::toHtml()
-    headers << QLatin1String("#") << tr("Subject") << tr("Owner")
+    headers << "#" << tr("Subject") << tr("Owner")
             << tr("Updated") << tr("Project")
             << tr("Approvals") << tr("Status");
     setHorizontalHeaderLabels(headers);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ QString GerritModel::toHtml(const QModelIndex& index) const
     if (!index.isValid())
         return QString();
     const GerritChangePtr c = change(index);
-    const QString serverPrefix = c->url.left(c->url.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/')) + 1);
+    const QString serverPrefix = c->url.left(c->url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
     QString result;
     QTextStream str(&result);
     str << "<html><head/><body><table>"
@@ -522,14 +522,14 @@ void GerritModel::refresh(const QString &query)
         queries.push_back(query);
     else
     {
-        const QString statusOpenQuery = QLatin1String("status:open");
+        const QString statusOpenQuery = "status:open";
         if (m_parameters->user.isEmpty()) {
             queries.push_back(statusOpenQuery);
         } else {
             // Owned by:
-            queries.push_back(statusOpenQuery + QLatin1String(" owner:") + m_parameters->user);
+            queries.push_back(statusOpenQuery + " owner:" + m_parameters->user);
             // For Review by:
-            queries.push_back(statusOpenQuery + QLatin1String(" reviewer:") + m_parameters->user);
+            queries.push_back(statusOpenQuery + " reviewer:" + m_parameters->user);
         }
     }
 
@@ -578,27 +578,27 @@ static bool parseOutput(const QSharedPointer<GerritParameters> &parameters,
                         QList<GerritChangePtr> &result)
 {
     // The output consists of separate lines containing a document each
-    const QString typeKey = QLatin1String("type");
-    const QString dependsOnKey = QLatin1String("dependsOn");
-    const QString neededByKey = QLatin1String("neededBy");
-    const QString branchKey = QLatin1String("branch");
-    const QString numberKey = QLatin1String("number");
-    const QString ownerKey = QLatin1String("owner");
-    const QString ownerNameKey = QLatin1String("name");
-    const QString ownerEmailKey = QLatin1String("email");
-    const QString statusKey = QLatin1String("status");
-    const QString projectKey = QLatin1String("project");
-    const QString titleKey = QLatin1String("subject");
-    const QString urlKey = QLatin1String("url");
-    const QString patchSetKey = QLatin1String("currentPatchSet");
-    const QString refKey = QLatin1String("ref");
-    const QString approvalsKey = QLatin1String("approvals");
-    const QString approvalsValueKey = QLatin1String("value");
-    const QString approvalsByKey = QLatin1String("by");
-    const QString lastUpdatedKey = QLatin1String("lastUpdated");
+    const QString typeKey = "type";
+    const QString dependsOnKey = "dependsOn";
+    const QString neededByKey = "neededBy";
+    const QString branchKey = "branch";
+    const QString numberKey = "number";
+    const QString ownerKey = "owner";
+    const QString ownerNameKey = "name";
+    const QString ownerEmailKey = "email";
+    const QString statusKey = "status";
+    const QString projectKey = "project";
+    const QString titleKey = "subject";
+    const QString urlKey = "url";
+    const QString patchSetKey = "currentPatchSet";
+    const QString refKey = "ref";
+    const QString approvalsKey = "approvals";
+    const QString approvalsValueKey = "value";
+    const QString approvalsByKey = "by";
+    const QString lastUpdatedKey = "lastUpdated";
     const QList<QByteArray> lines = output.split('\n');
-    const QString approvalsTypeKey = QLatin1String("type");
-    const QString approvalsDescriptionKey = QLatin1String("description");
+    const QString approvalsTypeKey = "type";
+    const QString approvalsDescriptionKey = "description";
 
     bool res = true;
     result.clear();
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ QList<QStandardItem *> GerritModel::changeToRow(const GerritChangePtr &c) const
     row[DateColumn]->setData(c->lastUpdated, SortRole);
 
     QString project = c->project;
-    if (c->branch != QLatin1String("master"))
-        project += QLatin1String(" (") + c->branch  + QLatin1Char(')');
+    if (c->branch != "master")
+        project += " (" + c->branch  + ')';
     row[ProjectColumn]->setText(project);
     row[StatusColumn]->setText(c->status);
     row[ApprovalsColumn]->setText(c->currentPatchSet.approvalsColumn());
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void GerritModel::queryFinished(const QByteArray &output)
             changes.at(i)->depth = 0;
         } else {
             const int dependsOnIndex = numberIndexHash.value(changes.at(i)->dependsOnNumber, -1);
-            if (dependsOnIndex < 0 || changes.at(dependsOnIndex)->status != QLatin1String("NEW"))
+            if (dependsOnIndex < 0 || changes.at(dependsOnIndex)->status != "NEW")
                 changes.at(i)->depth = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ void GerritModel::queryFinished(const QByteArray &output)
                 for (; changeFromItem(parent)->depth >= 1; parent = parent->parent()) {}
                 parent->appendRow(newRow);
                 QString parentFilterString = parent->data(FilterRole).toString();
-                parentFilterString += QLatin1Char(' ');
+                parentFilterString += ' ';
                 parentFilterString += newRow.first()->data(FilterRole).toString();
                 parent->setData(QVariant(parentFilterString), FilterRole);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritoptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritoptionspage.cpp
index 3745b8f422f..68481fcc586 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritoptionspage.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ GerritOptionsWidget::GerritOptionsWidget(QWidget *parent)
     formLayout->addRow(tr("&Host:"), m_hostLineEdit);
     formLayout->addRow(tr("&User:"), m_userLineEdit);
     m_sshChooser->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
-    m_sshChooser->setCommandVersionArguments(QStringList(QLatin1String("-V")));
-    m_sshChooser->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("Git.SshCommand.History"));
+    m_sshChooser->setCommandVersionArguments(QStringList("-V"));
+    m_sshChooser->setHistoryCompleter("Git.SshCommand.History");
     formLayout->addRow(tr("&ssh:"), m_sshChooser);
     m_portSpinBox->setMinimum(1);
     m_portSpinBox->setMaximum(65535);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritparameters.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritparameters.cpp
index 64058ae668e..e541afcda5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritparameters.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritparameters.cpp
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ static inline QString detectSsh()
     const QByteArray gitSsh = qgetenv("GIT_SSH");
     if (!gitSsh.isEmpty())
         return QString::fromLocal8Bit(gitSsh);
-    QString ssh = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QLatin1String(defaultSshC));
+    QString ssh = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(defaultSshC);
     if (!ssh.isEmpty())
         return ssh;
     if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) { // Windows: Use ssh.exe from git if it cannot be found.
         Utils::FileName path = GerritPlugin::gitBinDirectory();
         if (!path.isEmpty())
-            ssh = path.appendPath(QLatin1String(defaultSshC)).toString();
+            ssh = path.appendPath(defaultSshC).toString();
     }
     return ssh;
 }
@@ -72,17 +72,17 @@ void GerritParameters::setPortFlagBySshType()
 {
     bool isPlink = false;
     if (!ssh.isEmpty()) {
-        const QString version = Utils::PathChooser::toolVersion(ssh, QStringList(QLatin1String("-V")));
-        isPlink = version.contains(QLatin1String("plink"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+        const QString version = Utils::PathChooser::toolVersion(ssh, QStringList("-V"));
+        isPlink = version.contains("plink", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     }
-    portFlag = isPlink ? QLatin1String("-P") : QLatin1String(defaultPortFlag);
+    portFlag = isPlink ? "-P" : defaultPortFlag;
 }
 
 GerritParameters::GerritParameters()
-    : host(QLatin1String(defaultHostC))
+    : host(defaultHostC)
     , port(defaultPort)
     , https(true)
-    , portFlag(QLatin1String(defaultPortFlag))
+    , portFlag(defaultPortFlag)
 {
 }
 
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ QStringList GerritParameters::baseCommandArguments() const
 {
     QStringList result;
     result << ssh << portFlag << QString::number(port)
-           << sshHostArgument() << QLatin1String("gerrit");
+           << sshHostArgument() << "gerrit";
     return result;
 }
 
 QString GerritParameters::sshHostArgument() const
 {
-    return user.isEmpty() ? host : (user + QLatin1Char('@') + host);
+    return user.isEmpty() ? host : (user + '@' + host);
 }
 
 bool GerritParameters::equals(const GerritParameters &rhs) const
@@ -107,34 +107,34 @@ bool GerritParameters::equals(const GerritParameters &rhs) const
 
 void GerritParameters::toSettings(QSettings *s) const
 {
-    s->beginGroup(QLatin1String(settingsGroupC));
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(hostKeyC), host);
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(userKeyC), user);
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(portKeyC), port);
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(portFlagKeyC), portFlag);
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(sshKeyC), ssh);
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(httpsKeyC), https);
+    s->beginGroup(settingsGroupC);
+    s->setValue(hostKeyC, host);
+    s->setValue(userKeyC, user);
+    s->setValue(portKeyC, port);
+    s->setValue(portFlagKeyC, portFlag);
+    s->setValue(sshKeyC, ssh);
+    s->setValue(httpsKeyC, https);
     s->endGroup();
 }
 
 void GerritParameters::saveQueries(QSettings *s) const
 {
-    s->beginGroup(QLatin1String(settingsGroupC));
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(savedQueriesKeyC), savedQueries.join(QLatin1Char(',')));
+    s->beginGroup(settingsGroupC);
+    s->setValue(savedQueriesKeyC, savedQueries.join(','));
     s->endGroup();
 }
 
 void GerritParameters::fromSettings(const QSettings *s)
 {
-    const QString rootKey = QLatin1String(settingsGroupC) + QLatin1Char('/');
-    host = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(hostKeyC), QLatin1String(defaultHostC)).toString();
-    user = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(userKeyC), QString()).toString();
-    ssh = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(sshKeyC), QString()).toString();
-    port = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(portKeyC), QVariant(int(defaultPort))).toInt();
-    portFlag = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(portFlagKeyC), QLatin1String(defaultPortFlag)).toString();
-    savedQueries = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(savedQueriesKeyC), QString()).toString()
-            .split(QLatin1Char(','));
-    https = s->value(rootKey + QLatin1String(httpsKeyC), QVariant(true)).toBool();
+    const QString rootKey = QLatin1String(settingsGroupC) + '/';
+    host = s->value(rootKey + hostKeyC, defaultHostC).toString();
+    user = s->value(rootKey + userKeyC, QString()).toString();
+    ssh = s->value(rootKey + sshKeyC, QString()).toString();
+    port = s->value(rootKey + portKeyC, QVariant(int(defaultPort))).toInt();
+    portFlag = s->value(rootKey + portFlagKeyC, defaultPortFlag).toString();
+    savedQueries = s->value(rootKey + savedQueriesKeyC, QString()).toString()
+            .split(',');
+    https = s->value(rootKey + httpsKeyC, QVariant(true)).toBool();
     if (ssh.isEmpty())
         ssh = detectSsh();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
index c273562a385..5f6ac4517a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritplugin.cpp
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ void FetchContext::processError(QProcess::ProcessError e)
 
 void FetchContext::show()
 {
-    const QString title = QString::number(m_change->number) + QLatin1Char('/')
+    const QString title = QString::number(m_change->number) + '/'
             + QString::number(m_change->currentPatchSet.patchSetNumber);
-    GitPlugin::client()->show(m_repository, QLatin1String("FETCH_HEAD"), title);
+    GitPlugin::client()->show(m_repository, "FETCH_HEAD", title);
 }
 
 void FetchContext::cherryPick()
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@ void FetchContext::cherryPick()
     // Point user to errors.
     VcsBase::VcsOutputWindow::instance()->popup(IOutputPane::ModeSwitch
                                                   | IOutputPane::WithFocus);
-    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousCherryPick(m_repository, QLatin1String("FETCH_HEAD"));
+    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousCherryPick(m_repository, "FETCH_HEAD");
 }
 
 void FetchContext::checkout()
 {
-    GitPlugin::client()->stashAndCheckout(m_repository, QLatin1String("FETCH_HEAD"));
+    GitPlugin::client()->stashAndCheckout(m_repository, "FETCH_HEAD");
 }
 
 void FetchContext::terminate()
@@ -326,31 +326,26 @@ void GerritPlugin::push(const QString &topLevel)
     if (dialog.exec() == QDialog::Rejected)
         return;
 
-    QStringList args;
-
     m_reviewers = dialog.reviewers();
 
-    args << dialog.selectedRemoteName();
     QString target = dialog.selectedCommit();
     if (target.isEmpty())
-        target = QLatin1String("HEAD");
-    target += QLatin1String(":refs/") + dialog.selectedPushType() +
-            QLatin1Char('/') + dialog.selectedRemoteBranchName();
+        target = "HEAD";
+    target += ":refs/" + dialog.selectedPushType() +
+            '/' + dialog.selectedRemoteBranchName();
     const QString topic = dialog.selectedTopic();
     if (!topic.isEmpty())
-        target += QLatin1Char('/') + topic;
+        target += '/' + topic;
 
     QStringList options;
-    const QStringList reviewers = m_reviewers.split(QLatin1Char(','), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+    const QStringList reviewers = m_reviewers.split(',', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
     foreach (const QString &reviewer, reviewers)
-        options << QLatin1String("r=") + reviewer;
+        options << "r=" + reviewer;
 
     if (!options.isEmpty())
-        target += QLatin1Char('%') + options.join(QLatin1Char(','));
+        target += '%' + options.join(',');
 
-    args << target;
-
-    GitPlugin::client()->push(topLevel, args);
+    GitPlugin::client()->push(topLevel, { dialog.selectedRemoteName(), target });
 }
 
 // Open or raise the Gerrit dialog window.
@@ -432,7 +427,7 @@ void GerritPlugin::fetch(const QSharedPointer<GerritChange> &change, int mode)
         if (!remotesList.isEmpty()) {
             QStringList remotes = remotesList.values();
             foreach (QString remote, remotes) {
-                if (remote.endsWith(QLatin1String(".git")))
+                if (remote.endsWith(".git"))
                     remote.chop(4);
                 if (remote.contains(m_parameters->host) && remote.endsWith(change->project)) {
                     verifiedRepository = true;
@@ -444,11 +439,11 @@ void GerritPlugin::fetch(const QSharedPointer<GerritChange> &change, int mode)
                 SubmoduleDataMap submodules = GitPlugin::client()->submoduleList(repository);
                 foreach (const SubmoduleData &submoduleData, submodules) {
                     QString remote = submoduleData.url;
-                    if (remote.endsWith(QLatin1String(".git")))
+                    if (remote.endsWith(".git"))
                         remote.chop(4);
                     if (remote.contains(m_parameters->host) && remote.endsWith(change->project)
-                            && QFile::exists(repository + QLatin1Char('/') + submoduleData.dir)) {
-                        repository = QDir::cleanPath(repository + QLatin1Char('/')
+                            && QFile::exists(repository + '/' + submoduleData.dir)) {
+                        repository = QDir::cleanPath(repository + '/'
                                                      + submoduleData.dir);
                         verifiedRepository = true;
                         break;
@@ -504,18 +499,18 @@ QString GerritPlugin::findLocalRepository(QString project, const QString &branch
 {
     const QStringList gitRepositories = VcsManager::repositories(GitPlugin::instance()->gitVersionControl());
     // Determine key (file name) to look for (qt/qtbase->'qtbase').
-    const int slashPos = project.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
+    const int slashPos = project.lastIndexOf('/');
     if (slashPos != -1)
         project.remove(0, slashPos + 1);
     // When looking at branch 1.7, try to check folders
     // "qtbase_17", 'qtbase1.7' with a semi-smart regular expression.
     QScopedPointer<QRegExp> branchRegexp;
-    if (!branch.isEmpty() && branch != QLatin1String("master")) {
+    if (!branch.isEmpty() && branch != "master") {
         QString branchPattern = branch;
-        branchPattern.replace(QLatin1Char('.'), QLatin1String("[\\.-_]?"));
-        const QString pattern = QLatin1Char('^') + project
-                                + QLatin1String("[-_]?")
-                                + branchPattern + QLatin1Char('$');
+        branchPattern.replace('.', "[\\.-_]?");
+        const QString pattern = '^' + project
+                                + "[-_]?"
+                                + branchPattern + '$';
         branchRegexp.reset(new QRegExp(pattern));
         if (!branchRegexp->isValid())
             branchRegexp.reset(); // Oops.
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp
index c33bf231b77..1c42c67b88d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/gerritpushdialog.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class PushItemDelegate : public IconItemDelegate
 {
 public:
     PushItemDelegate(LogChangeWidget *widget)
-        : IconItemDelegate(widget, QLatin1String(":/git/images/arrowup.png"))
+        : IconItemDelegate(widget, ":/git/images/arrowup.png")
     {
     }
 
@@ -62,17 +62,16 @@ QString GerritPushDialog::determineRemoteBranch(const QString &localBranch)
 
     QString output;
     QString error;
-    QStringList args;
-    args << QLatin1String("-r") << QLatin1String("--contains")
-         << earliestCommit + QLatin1Char('^');
 
-    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousBranchCmd(m_workingDir, args, &output, &error))
+    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousBranchCmd(
+                m_workingDir, { "-r", "--contains", earliestCommit + '^' }, &output, &error)) {
         return QString();
-    const QString head = QLatin1String("/HEAD");
-    QStringList refs = output.split(QLatin1Char('\n'));
+    }
+    const QString head = "/HEAD";
+    QStringList refs = output.split('\n');
 
     QString remoteTrackingBranch;
-    if (localBranch != QLatin1String("HEAD"))
+    if (localBranch != "HEAD")
         remoteTrackingBranch = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousTrackingBranch(m_workingDir, localBranch);
 
     QString remoteBranch;
@@ -94,31 +93,30 @@ QString GerritPushDialog::determineRemoteBranch(const QString &localBranch)
 void GerritPushDialog::initRemoteBranches()
 {
     QString output;
-    QStringList args;
-    const QString head = QLatin1String("/HEAD");
+    const QString head = "/HEAD";
 
-    QString remotesPrefix(QLatin1String("refs/remotes/"));
-    args << QLatin1String("--format=%(refname)\t%(committerdate:raw)")
-         << remotesPrefix;
-    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousForEachRefCmd(m_workingDir, args, &output))
+    QString remotesPrefix("refs/remotes/");
+    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousForEachRefCmd(
+                m_workingDir, { "--format=%(refname)\t%(committerdate:raw)", remotesPrefix }, &output)) {
         return;
+    }
 
-    const QStringList refs = output.split(QLatin1String("\n"));
+    const QStringList refs = output.split("\n");
     foreach (const QString &reference, refs) {
-        QStringList entries = reference.split(QLatin1Char('\t'));
+        QStringList entries = reference.split('\t');
         if (entries.count() < 2 || entries.first().endsWith(head))
             continue;
         const QString ref = entries.at(0).mid(remotesPrefix.size());
-        int refBranchIndex = ref.indexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
-        int timeT = entries.at(1).leftRef(entries.at(1).indexOf(QLatin1Char(' '))).toInt();
+        int refBranchIndex = ref.indexOf('/');
+        int timeT = entries.at(1).leftRef(entries.at(1).indexOf(' ')).toInt();
         BranchDate bd(ref.mid(refBranchIndex + 1), QDateTime::fromTime_t(timeT).date());
         m_remoteBranches.insertMulti(ref.left(refBranchIndex), bd);
     }
     QStringList remotes = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemotesList(m_workingDir).keys();
     remotes.removeDuplicates();
     {
-        const QString origin = QLatin1String("origin");
-        const QString gerrit = QLatin1String("gerrit");
+        const QString origin = "origin";
+        const QString gerrit = "gerrit";
         if (remotes.removeOne(origin))
             remotes.prepend(origin);
         if (remotes.removeOne(gerrit))
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ GerritPushDialog::GerritPushDialog(const QString &workingDir, const QString &rev
     updateCommits(m_ui->localBranchComboBox->currentIndex());
     setRemoteBranches();
 
-    QRegExpValidator *noSpaceValidator = new QRegExpValidator(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^\\S+$")), this);
+    QRegExpValidator *noSpaceValidator = new QRegExpValidator(QRegExp("^\\S+$"), this);
     m_ui->reviewersLineEdit->setText(reviewerList);
     m_ui->reviewersLineEdit->setValidator(noSpaceValidator);
     m_ui->topicLineEdit->setValidator(noSpaceValidator);
@@ -179,16 +177,14 @@ QString GerritPushDialog::selectedCommit() const
 QString GerritPushDialog::calculateChangeRange(const QString &branch)
 {
     QString remote = selectedRemoteName();
-    remote += QLatin1Char('/');
+    remote += '/';
     remote += selectedRemoteBranchName();
 
-    QStringList args(remote + QLatin1String("..") + branch);
-    args << QLatin1String("--count");
-
     QString number;
     QString error;
 
-    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRevListCmd(m_workingDir, args, &number, &error);
+    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRevListCmd(m_workingDir, { remote + ".." + branch, "--count" },
+                                               &number, &error);
 
     number.chop(1);
     return number;
@@ -210,7 +206,7 @@ void GerritPushDialog::setChangeRange()
         return;
     }
     m_ui->infoLabel->show();
-    const QString remote = selectedRemoteName() + QLatin1Char('/') + remoteBranchName;
+    const QString remote = selectedRemoteName() + '/' + remoteBranchName;
     m_ui->infoLabel->setText(
                 tr("Number of commits between %1 and %2: %3").arg(branch, remote, range));
 }
@@ -259,7 +255,7 @@ void GerritPushDialog::updateCommits(int index)
 
     const QString remoteBranch = determineRemoteBranch(branch);
     if (!remoteBranch.isEmpty()) {
-        const int slash = remoteBranch.indexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
+        const int slash = remoteBranch.indexOf('/');
 
         m_suggestedRemoteBranch = remoteBranch.mid(slash + 1);
         const QString remote = remoteBranch.left(slash);
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@ QString GerritPushDialog::selectedRemoteBranchName() const
 
 QString GerritPushDialog::selectedPushType() const
 {
-    return m_ui->draftCheckBox->isChecked() ? QLatin1String("drafts") : QLatin1String("for");
+    return QLatin1String(m_ui->draftCheckBox->isChecked() ? "drafts" : "for");
 }
 
 QString GerritPushDialog::selectedTopic() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 6d82b8969c8..91d58e775dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const char GIT_DIRECTORY[] = ".git";
 const char graphLogFormatC[] = "%h %d %an %s %ci";
 const char HEAD[] = "HEAD";
 const char CHERRY_PICK_HEAD[] = "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD";
+const char stashNamePrefix[] = "stash@{";
 const char noColorOption[] = "--no-color";
 const char decorateOption[] = "--decorate";
 const char showFormatC[] =
@@ -200,14 +201,13 @@ void BaseController::processOutput(const QString &output)
 
 QStringList BaseController::addHeadWhenCommandInProgress() const
 {
-    QStringList args;
     // This is workaround for lack of support for merge commits and resolving conflicts,
     // we compare the current state of working tree to the HEAD of current branch
     // instead of showing unsupported combined diff format.
     GitClient::CommandInProgress commandInProgress = GitPlugin::client()->checkCommandInProgress(m_directory);
     if (commandInProgress != GitClient::NoCommand)
-        args << HEAD;
-    return args;
+        return { HEAD };
+    return QStringList();
 }
 
 class RepositoryDiffController : public BaseController
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public:
         m_ignoreWSButton->setVisible(diffButton->isChecked());
         const QStringList graphArguments = {
             "--graph", "--oneline", "--topo-order",
-            (QLatin1String("--pretty=format:") + graphLogFormatC)
+            QLatin1String("--pretty=format:") + graphLogFormatC
         };
         QToolButton *graphButton = addToggleButton(graphArguments, tr("Graph"),
                                                    tr("Show textual graph log."));
@@ -581,8 +581,6 @@ static inline void msgCannotRun(const QStringList &args, const QString &workingD
 
 // ---------------- GitClient
 
-const char *GitClient::stashNamePrefix = "stash@{";
-
 GitClient::GitClient() : VcsBase::VcsBaseClientImpl(new GitSettings),
     m_cachedGitVersion(0),
     m_disableEditor(false)
@@ -741,7 +739,7 @@ void GitClient::diffFiles(const QString &workingDirectory,
                           const QStringList &unstagedFileNames,
                           const QStringList &stagedFileNames) const
 {
-    requestReload(QLatin1String("Files:") + workingDirectory,
+    requestReload("Files:" + workingDirectory,
                   workingDirectory, tr("Git Diff Files"),
                   [this, workingDirectory, stagedFileNames, unstagedFileNames]
                   (IDocument *doc) -> DiffEditorController* {
@@ -752,7 +750,7 @@ void GitClient::diffFiles(const QString &workingDirectory,
 
 void GitClient::diffProject(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &projectDirectory) const
 {
-    requestReload(QLatin1String("Project:") + workingDirectory,
+    requestReload("Project:" + workingDirectory,
                   workingDirectory, tr("Git Diff Project"),
                   [this, workingDirectory, projectDirectory]
                   (IDocument *doc) -> DiffEditorController* {
@@ -763,7 +761,7 @@ void GitClient::diffProject(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &proj
 
 void GitClient::diffRepository(const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
-    requestReload(QLatin1String("Repository:") + workingDirectory,
+    requestReload("Repository:" + workingDirectory,
                   workingDirectory, tr("Git Diff Repository"),
                   [this, workingDirectory](IDocument *doc) -> DiffEditorController* {
                       return new RepositoryDiffController(doc, workingDirectory);
@@ -774,7 +772,7 @@ void GitClient::diffFile(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &fileNam
 {
     const QString title = tr("Git Diff \"%1\"").arg(fileName);
     const QString sourceFile = VcsBaseEditor::getSource(workingDirectory, fileName);
-    const QString documentId = QLatin1String("File:") + sourceFile;
+    const QString documentId = "File:" + sourceFile;
     requestReload(documentId, sourceFile, title,
                   [this, workingDirectory, fileName]
                   (IDocument *doc) -> DiffEditorController* {
@@ -786,7 +784,7 @@ void GitClient::diffBranch(const QString &workingDirectory,
                            const QString &branchName) const
 {
     const QString title = tr("Git Diff Branch \"%1\"").arg(branchName);
-    const QString documentId = QLatin1String("Branch:") + branchName;
+    const QString documentId = "Branch:" + branchName;
     requestReload(documentId, workingDirectory, title,
                                [this, workingDirectory, branchName]
                                (IDocument *doc) -> DiffEditorController* {
@@ -894,7 +892,7 @@ void GitClient::show(const QString &source, const QString &id, const QString &na
     const QString repoDirectory = VcsManager::findTopLevelForDirectory(workingDirectory);
     if (!repoDirectory.isEmpty())
         workingDirectory = repoDirectory;
-    const QString documentId = QLatin1String("Show:") + id;
+    const QString documentId = "Show:" + id;
     requestReload(documentId, source, title,
                                [this, workingDirectory, id]
                                (IDocument *doc) -> DiffEditorController* {
@@ -1531,7 +1529,7 @@ bool GitClient::stashNameFromMessage(const QString &workingDirectory,
                                      QString *errorMessage) const
 {
     // All happy
-    if (message.startsWith(QLatin1String(stashNamePrefix))) {
+    if (message.startsWith(stashNamePrefix)) {
         *name = message;
         return true;
     }
@@ -2645,7 +2643,7 @@ void GitClient::revert(const QStringList &files, bool revertStaging)
 
 void GitClient::fetch(const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &remote)
 {
-    QStringList const arguments = { "fetch", (remote.isEmpty() ? QLatin1String("--all") : remote) };
+    QStringList const arguments = { "fetch", (remote.isEmpty() ? "--all" : remote) };
     VcsCommand *command = vcsExec(workingDirectory, arguments, nullptr, true,
                                   VcsCommand::ShowSuccessMessage);
     connect(command, &VcsCommand::success,
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
index 19398f1a869..869ed366226 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.h
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ public:
         PushAction m_pushAction = NoPush;
     };
 
-    static const char *stashNamePrefix;
-
     explicit GitClient();
 
     Utils::FileName vcsBinary() const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
index 9c8dd78676a..b69b8d0f894 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Git {
 namespace Internal {
 
 GitEditorWidget::GitEditorWidget() :
-    m_changeNumberPattern(QLatin1String(CHANGE_PATTERN))
+    m_changeNumberPattern(CHANGE_PATTERN)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_changeNumberPattern.isValid(), return);
     /* Diff format:
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ GitEditorWidget::GitEditorWidget() :
         --- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
         +++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
     */
-    setDiffFilePattern(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^(?:diff --git a/|index |[+-]{3} (?:/dev/null|[ab]/(.+$)))")));
-    setLogEntryPattern(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^commit ([0-9a-f]{8})[0-9a-f]{32}")));
+    setDiffFilePattern(QRegExp("^(?:diff --git a/|index |[+-]{3} (?:/dev/null|[ab]/(.+$)))"));
+    setLogEntryPattern(QRegExp("^commit ([0-9a-f]{8})[0-9a-f]{32}"));
     setAnnotateRevisionTextFormat(tr("&Blame %1"));
     setAnnotatePreviousRevisionTextFormat(tr("Blame &Parent Revision %1"));
 }
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ QSet<QString> GitEditorWidget::annotationChanges() const
     if (txt.isEmpty())
         return changes;
     // Hunt for first change number in annotation: "<change>:"
-    QRegExp r(QLatin1String("^(" CHANGE_PATTERN ") "));
+    QRegExp r("^(" CHANGE_PATTERN ") ");
     QTC_ASSERT(r.isValid(), return changes);
     if (r.indexIn(txt) != -1) {
         changes.insert(r.cap(1));
-        r.setPattern(QLatin1String("\n(" CHANGE_PATTERN ") "));
+        r.setPattern("\n(" CHANGE_PATTERN ") ");
         QTC_ASSERT(r.isValid(), return changes);
         int pos = 0;
         while ((pos = r.indexIn(txt, pos)) != -1) {
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ static QString sanitizeBlameOutput(const QString &b)
 
     const bool omitDate = GitPlugin::client()->settings().boolValue(
                 GitSettings::omitAnnotationDateKey);
-    const QChar space(QLatin1Char(' '));
-    const int parenPos = b.indexOf(QLatin1Char(')'));
+    const QChar space(' ');
+    const int parenPos = b.indexOf(')');
     if (parenPos == -1)
         return b;
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static QString sanitizeBlameOutput(const QString &b)
     // Copy over the parts that have not changed into a new byte array
     QString result;
     int prevPos = 0;
-    int pos = b.indexOf(QLatin1Char('\n'), 0) + 1;
+    int pos = b.indexOf('\n', 0) + 1;
     forever {
         QTC_CHECK(prevPos < pos);
         int afterParen = prevPos + parenPos;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static QString sanitizeBlameOutput(const QString &b)
         if (pos == b.size())
             break;
 
-        pos = b.indexOf(QLatin1Char('\n'), pos) + 1;
+        pos = b.indexOf('\n', pos) + 1;
         if (pos == 0) // indexOf returned -1
             pos = b.size();
     }
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ void GitEditorWidget::setPlainText(const QString &text)
 
 void GitEditorWidget::checkoutChange()
 {
-    GitPlugin::client()->stashAndCheckout(
-                sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
+    GitPlugin::client()->stashAndCheckout(sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
 }
 
 void GitEditorWidget::resetChange(const QByteArray &resetType)
@@ -202,14 +201,12 @@ void GitEditorWidget::resetChange(const QByteArray &resetType)
 
 void GitEditorWidget::cherryPickChange()
 {
-    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousCherryPick(
-                sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
+    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousCherryPick(sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
 }
 
 void GitEditorWidget::revertChange()
 {
-    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRevert(
-                sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
+    GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRevert(sourceWorkingDirectory(), m_currentChange);
 }
 
 void GitEditorWidget::logChange()
@@ -229,9 +226,9 @@ void GitEditorWidget::applyDiffChunk(const DiffChunk& chunk, bool revert)
     patchFile.write(chunk.chunk);
     patchFile.close();
 
-    QStringList args = QStringList() << QLatin1String("--cached");
+    QStringList args = { "--cached" };
     if (revert)
-        args << QLatin1String("--reverse");
+        args << "--reverse";
     QString errorMessage;
     if (GitPlugin::client()->synchronousApplyPatch(baseDir, patchFile.fileName(), &errorMessage, args)) {
         if (errorMessage.isEmpty())
@@ -362,7 +359,7 @@ QString GitEditorWidget::fileNameForLine(int line) const
     // 7971b6e7 share/qtcreator/dumper/dumper.py   (hjk
     QTextBlock block = document()->findBlockByLineNumber(line - 1);
     QTC_ASSERT(block.isValid(), return source());
-    static QRegExp renameExp(QLatin1String("^" CHANGE_PATTERN "\\s+([^(]+)"));
+    static QRegExp renameExp("^" CHANGE_PATTERN "\\s+([^(]+)");
     if (renameExp.indexIn(block.text()) != -1) {
         const QString fileName = renameExp.cap(1).trimmed();
         if (!fileName.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
index 599b9170b4f..496e6c3490c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitgrep.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
         QString filePath = line.left(lineSeparator);
         if (!m_ref.isEmpty() && filePath.startsWith(m_ref))
             filePath.remove(0, m_ref.length());
-        single.fileName = m_directory + QLatin1Char('/') + filePath;
+        single.fileName = m_directory + '/' + filePath;
         const int textSeparator = line.indexOf(QChar::Null, lineSeparator + 1);
         single.lineNumber = line.mid(lineSeparator + 1, textSeparator - lineSeparator - 1).toInt();
         QString text = line.mid(textSeparator + 1);
@@ -133,25 +133,25 @@ public:
     void exec()
     {
         QStringList arguments;
-        arguments << QLatin1String("-c") << QLatin1String("color.grep.match=bold red")
-                  << QLatin1String("grep") << QLatin1String("-zn")
-                  << QLatin1String("--no-full-name")
-                  << QLatin1String("--color=always");
+        arguments << "-c" << "color.grep.match=bold red"
+                  << "grep" << "-zn"
+                  << "--no-full-name"
+                  << "--color=always";
         if (!(m_parameters.flags & FindCaseSensitively))
-            arguments << QLatin1String("-i");
+            arguments << "-i";
         if (m_parameters.flags & FindWholeWords)
-            arguments << QLatin1String("-w");
+            arguments << "-w";
         if (m_parameters.flags & FindRegularExpression)
-            arguments << QLatin1String("-P");
+            arguments << "-P";
         else
-            arguments << QLatin1String("-F");
+            arguments << "-F";
         arguments << m_parameters.text;
         GitGrepParameters params = m_parameters.extensionParameters.value<GitGrepParameters>();
         if (!params.ref.isEmpty()) {
             arguments << params.ref;
-            m_ref = params.ref + QLatin1Char(':');
+            m_ref = params.ref + ':';
         }
-        arguments << QLatin1String("--") << m_parameters.nameFilters;
+        arguments << "--" << m_parameters.nameFilters;
         QScopedPointer<VcsCommand> command(GitPlugin::client()->createCommand(m_directory));
         command->addFlags(VcsCommand::SilentOutput | VcsCommand::SuppressFailMessage);
         command->setProgressiveOutput(true);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ GitGrep::GitGrep()
     m_treeLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Tree (optional)"));
     m_treeLineEdit->setToolTip(tr("Can be HEAD, tag, local or remote branch, or a commit hash.\n"
                                   "Leave empty to search through the file system."));
-    const QRegularExpression refExpression(QLatin1String("[\\S]*"));
+    const QRegularExpression refExpression("[\\S]*");
     m_treeLineEdit->setValidator(new QRegularExpressionValidator(refExpression, this));
     layout->addWidget(m_treeLineEdit);
     TextEditor::FindInFiles *findInFiles = TextEditor::FindInFiles::instance();
@@ -267,14 +267,14 @@ QVariant GitGrep::parameters() const
 
 void GitGrep::readSettings(QSettings *settings)
 {
-    m_enabledCheckBox->setChecked(settings->value(QLatin1String(EnableGitGrep), false).toBool());
-    m_treeLineEdit->setText(settings->value(QLatin1String(GitGrepRef)).toString());
+    m_enabledCheckBox->setChecked(settings->value(EnableGitGrep, false).toBool());
+    m_treeLineEdit->setText(settings->value(GitGrepRef).toString());
 }
 
 void GitGrep::writeSettings(QSettings *settings) const
 {
-    settings->setValue(QLatin1String(EnableGitGrep), m_enabledCheckBox->isChecked());
-    settings->setValue(QLatin1String(GitGrepRef), m_treeLineEdit->text());
+    settings->setValue(EnableGitGrep, m_enabledCheckBox->isChecked());
+    settings->setValue(GitGrepRef, m_treeLineEdit->text());
 }
 
 QFuture<FileSearchResultList> GitGrep::executeSearch(
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ IEditor *GitGrep::openEditor(const SearchResultItem &item,
     QByteArray content;
     const QString topLevel = parameters.additionalParameters.toString();
     const QString relativePath = QDir(topLevel).relativeFilePath(path);
-    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousShow(topLevel, params.ref + QLatin1String(":./") + relativePath,
+    if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousShow(topLevel, params.ref + ":./" + relativePath,
                                               &content, nullptr)) {
         return nullptr;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/githighlighters.cpp b/src/plugins/git/githighlighters.cpp
index cae1618b5ff..b86efdc6e4e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/githighlighters.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/githighlighters.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ GitSubmitHighlighter::GitSubmitHighlighter(QTextEdit * parent) :
         categories << TextEditor::C_COMMENT;
 
     setTextFormatCategories(categories);
-    m_keywordPattern.setPattern(QLatin1String("^[\\w-]+:"));
-    m_hashChar = QLatin1Char('#');
+    m_keywordPattern.setPattern("^[\\w-]+:");
+    m_hashChar = '#';
     QTC_CHECK(m_keywordPattern.isValid());
 }
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ GitRebaseHighlighter::RebaseAction::RebaseAction(const QString &regexp,
 
 GitRebaseHighlighter::GitRebaseHighlighter(QTextDocument *parent) :
     TextEditor::SyntaxHighlighter(parent),
-    m_hashChar(QLatin1Char('#')),
-    m_changeNumberPattern(QLatin1String(CHANGE_PATTERN))
+    m_hashChar('#'),
+    m_changeNumberPattern(CHANGE_PATTERN)
 {
     static QVector<TextEditor::TextStyle> categories;
     if (categories.isEmpty()) {
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ GitRebaseHighlighter::GitRebaseHighlighter(QTextDocument *parent) :
     }
     setTextFormatCategories(categories);
 
-    m_actions << RebaseAction(QLatin1String("^(p|pick)\\b"), Format_Pick);
-    m_actions << RebaseAction(QLatin1String("^(r|reword)\\b"), Format_Reword);
-    m_actions << RebaseAction(QLatin1String("^(e|edit)\\b"), Format_Edit);
-    m_actions << RebaseAction(QLatin1String("^(s|squash)\\b"), Format_Squash);
-    m_actions << RebaseAction(QLatin1String("^(f|fixup)\\b"), Format_Fixup);
-    m_actions << RebaseAction(QLatin1String("^(x|exec)\\b"), Format_Exec);
+    m_actions << RebaseAction("^(p|pick)\\b", Format_Pick);
+    m_actions << RebaseAction("^(r|reword)\\b", Format_Reword);
+    m_actions << RebaseAction("^(e|edit)\\b", Format_Edit);
+    m_actions << RebaseAction("^(s|squash)\\b", Format_Squash);
+    m_actions << RebaseAction("^(f|fixup)\\b", Format_Fixup);
+    m_actions << RebaseAction("^(x|exec)\\b", Format_Exec);
 }
 
 void GitRebaseHighlighter::highlightBlock(const QString &text)
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index fde78bcdd63..2f35380f583 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bool GitPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
     addAutoReleasedObject(new VcsSubmitEditorFactory(&submitParameters,
         []() { return new GitSubmitEditor(&submitParameters); }));
 
-    const QString prefix = QLatin1String("git");
+    const QString prefix = "git";
     m_commandLocator = new CommandLocator("Git", prefix, prefix);
     addAutoReleasedObject(m_commandLocator);
 
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ bool GitPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
     connect(VcsManager::instance(), &VcsManager::repositoryChanged,
             this, &GitPlugin::updateBranches, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
-    Utils::MimeDatabase::addMimeTypes(QLatin1String(RC_GIT_MIME_XML));
+    Utils::MimeDatabase::addMimeTypes(RC_GIT_MIME_XML);
 
     /* "Gerrit" */
     m_gerritPlugin = new Gerrit::Internal::GerritPlugin(this);
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void GitPlugin::startRebase()
     dialog.setWindowTitle(tr("Interactive Rebase"));
     if (!dialog.runDialog(topLevel))
         return;
-    if (m_gitClient->beginStashScope(topLevel, QLatin1String("Rebase-i")))
+    if (m_gitClient->beginStashScope(topLevel, "Rebase-i"))
         m_gitClient->interactiveRebase(topLevel, dialog.commit(), false);
 }
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ void GitPlugin::gitkForCurrentFolder()
     /*
      *  entire lower part of the code can be easily replaced with one line:
      *
-     *  m_gitClient->launchGitK(dir.currentFileDirectory(), QLatin1String("."));
+     *  m_gitClient->launchGitK(dir.currentFileDirectory(), ".");
      *
      *  However, there is a bug in gitk in version 1.7.9.5, and if you run above
      *  command, there will be no documents listed in lower right section.
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ void GitPlugin::gitkForCurrentFolder()
      *
      */
     QDir dir(state.currentFileDirectory());
-    if (QFileInfo(dir,QLatin1String(".git")).exists() || dir.cd(QLatin1String(".git"))) {
+    if (QFileInfo(dir,".git").exists() || dir.cd(".git")) {
         m_gitClient->launchGitK(state.currentFileDirectory());
     } else {
         QString folderName = dir.absolutePath();
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ bool GitPlugin::submitEditorAboutToClose()
         return false;
     cleanCommitMessageFile();
     if (commitType == FixupCommit) {
-        if (!m_gitClient->beginStashScope(m_submitRepository, QLatin1String("Rebase-fixup"),
+        if (!m_gitClient->beginStashScope(m_submitRepository, "Rebase-fixup",
                                           NoPrompt, editor->panelData().pushAction)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -1077,13 +1077,13 @@ void GitPlugin::pull()
     if (!rebase) {
         QString currentBranch = m_gitClient->synchronousCurrentLocalBranch(topLevel);
         if (!currentBranch.isEmpty()) {
-            currentBranch.prepend(QLatin1String("branch."));
-            currentBranch.append(QLatin1String(".rebase"));
-            rebase = (m_gitClient->readConfigValue(topLevel, currentBranch) == QLatin1String("true"));
+            currentBranch.prepend("branch.");
+            currentBranch.append(".rebase");
+            rebase = (m_gitClient->readConfigValue(topLevel, currentBranch) == "true");
         }
     }
 
-    if (!m_gitClient->beginStashScope(topLevel, QLatin1String("Pull"), rebase ? Default : AllowUnstashed))
+    if (!m_gitClient->beginStashScope(topLevel, "Pull", rebase ? Default : AllowUnstashed))
         return;
     m_gitClient->synchronousPull(topLevel, rebase);
 }
@@ -1111,19 +1111,19 @@ void GitPlugin::continueOrAbortCommand()
     QObject *action = QObject::sender();
 
     if (action == m_abortMergeAction)
-        m_gitClient->synchronousMerge(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--abort"));
+        m_gitClient->synchronousMerge(state.topLevel(), "--abort");
     else if (action == m_abortRebaseAction)
-        m_gitClient->rebase(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--abort"));
+        m_gitClient->rebase(state.topLevel(), "--abort");
     else if (action == m_abortCherryPickAction)
-        m_gitClient->synchronousCherryPick(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--abort"));
+        m_gitClient->synchronousCherryPick(state.topLevel(), "--abort");
     else if (action == m_abortRevertAction)
-        m_gitClient->synchronousRevert(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--abort"));
+        m_gitClient->synchronousRevert(state.topLevel(), "--abort");
     else if (action == m_continueRebaseAction)
-        m_gitClient->rebase(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--continue"));
+        m_gitClient->rebase(state.topLevel(), "--continue");
     else if (action == m_continueCherryPickAction)
-        m_gitClient->cherryPick(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--continue"));
+        m_gitClient->cherryPick(state.topLevel(), "--continue");
     else if (action == m_continueRevertAction)
-        m_gitClient->revert(state.topLevel(), QLatin1String("--continue"));
+        m_gitClient->revert(state.topLevel(), "--continue");
 
     updateContinueAndAbortCommands();
 }
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ void GitPlugin::promptApplyPatch()
 void GitPlugin::applyPatch(const QString &workingDirectory, QString file)
 {
     // Ensure user has been notified about pending changes
-    if (!m_gitClient->beginStashScope(workingDirectory, QLatin1String("Apply-Patch"), AllowUnstashed))
+    if (!m_gitClient->beginStashScope(workingDirectory, "Apply-Patch", AllowUnstashed))
         return;
     // Prompt for file
     if (file.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1427,8 +1427,8 @@ void GitPlugin::testStatusParsing()
     CommitData data;
     QFETCH(FileStates, first);
     QFETCH(FileStates, second);
-    QString output = QLatin1String("## master...origin/master [ahead 1]\n");
-    output += QString::fromLatin1(QTest::currentDataTag()) + QLatin1String(" main.cpp\n");
+    QString output = "## master...origin/master [ahead 1]\n";
+    output += QString::fromLatin1(QTest::currentDataTag()) + " main.cpp\n";
     data.parseFilesFromStatus(output);
     QCOMPARE(data.files.at(0).first, first);
     if (second == UnknownFileState)
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index 5d682ca8456..337db126273 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ const QLatin1String GitSettings::lastResetIndexKey("LastResetIndex");
 
 GitSettings::GitSettings()
 {
-    setSettingsGroup(QLatin1String("Git"));
+    setSettingsGroup("Git");
 
-    declareKey(binaryPathKey, QLatin1String("git"));
+    declareKey(binaryPathKey, "git");
     declareKey(timeoutKey, Utils::HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() ? 60 : 30);
     declareKey(pullRebaseKey, false);
     declareKey(showTagsKey, false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditor.cpp
index 7dfafa9ba0b..c43065e24bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditor::slotDiffSelected(const QList<int> &rows)
             unmergedFiles.push_back(fileName);
         } else if (state & StagedFile) {
             if (state & (RenamedFile | CopiedFile)) {
-                const int arrow = fileName.indexOf(QLatin1String(" -> "));
+                const int arrow = fileName.indexOf(" -> ");
                 if (arrow != -1) {
                     stagedFiles.push_back(fileName.left(arrow));
                     stagedFiles.push_back(fileName.mid(arrow + 4));
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditor::slotDiffSelected(const QList<int> &rows)
             }
             stagedFiles.push_back(fileName);
         } else if (state == UntrackedFile) {
-            Core::EditorManager::openEditor(m_workingDirectory + QLatin1Char('/') + fileName);
+            Core::EditorManager::openEditor(m_workingDirectory + '/' + fileName);
         } else {
             unstagedFiles.push_back(fileName);
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
index 6a7fab23bef..196903e342d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ GitSubmitEditorWidget::GitSubmitEditorWidget() :
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.setupUi(m_gitSubmitPanel);
     new GitSubmitHighlighter(descriptionEdit());
 
-    m_emailValidator = new QRegExpValidator(QRegExp(QLatin1String("[^@ ]+@[^@ ]+\\.[a-zA-Z]+")), this);
+    m_emailValidator = new QRegExpValidator(QRegExp("[^@ ]+@[^@ ]+\\.[a-zA-Z]+"), this);
     const QPixmap error = Core::Icons::ERROR.pixmap();
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.invalidAuthorLabel->setPixmap(error);
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.invalidEmailLabel->setToolTip(tr("Provide a valid email to commit."));
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GitSubmitEditorWidget::GitSubmitEditorWidget() :
 void GitSubmitEditorWidget::setPanelInfo(const GitSubmitEditorPanelInfo &info)
 {
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.repositoryLabel->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(info.repository));
-    if (info.branch.contains(QLatin1String("(no branch)")))
+    if (info.branch.contains("(no branch)"))
         m_gitSubmitPanelUi.branchLabel->setText(QString::fromLatin1("<span style=\"color:red\">%1</span>")
                                                 .arg(tr("Detached HEAD")));
     else
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ QString GitSubmitEditorWidget::cleanupDescription(const QString &input) const
 {
     // We need to manually purge out comment lines starting with
     // hash '#' since git does not do that when using -F.
-    const QChar newLine = QLatin1Char('\n');
-    const QChar hash = QLatin1Char('#');
+    const QChar newLine = '\n';
+    const QChar hash = '#';
     QString message = input;
     for (int pos = 0; pos < message.size(); ) {
         const int newLinePos = message.indexOf(newLine, pos);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp
index 8ddfc0072fe..371a00885ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitutils.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stash@{2}: On <branch>: <message>
 
 bool Stash::parseStashLine(const QString &l)
 {
-    const QChar colon = QLatin1Char(':');
+    const QChar colon = ':';
     const int branchPos = l.indexOf(colon);
     if (branchPos < 0)
         return false;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool Stash::parseStashLine(const QString &l)
     if (messagePos < 0)
         return false;
     // Branch spec
-    const int onIndex = l.indexOf(QLatin1String("on "), branchPos + 2, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    const int onIndex = l.indexOf("on ", branchPos + 2, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     if (onIndex == -1 || onIndex >= messagePos)
         return false;
     // Happy!
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
index 95985033422..8575145bb63 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitversioncontrol.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected:
     QString trackFile(const QString &repository) override
     {
         const QString gitDir = m_client->findGitDirForRepository(repository);
-        return gitDir.isEmpty() ? QString() : (gitDir + QLatin1String("/HEAD"));
+        return gitDir.isEmpty() ? QString() : (gitDir + "/HEAD");
     }
 
     QString refreshTopic(const QString &repository) override
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ QString GitVersionControl::vcsTopic(const QString &directory)
     QString topic = Core::IVersionControl::vcsTopic(directory);
     const QString commandInProgress = m_client->commandInProgressDescription(directory);
     if (!commandInProgress.isEmpty())
-        topic += QLatin1String(" (") + commandInProgress + QLatin1Char(')');
+        topic += " (" + commandInProgress + ')';
     return topic;
 }
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ Core::ShellCommand *GitVersionControl::createInitialCheckoutCommand(const QStrin
                                                                     const QString &localName,
                                                                     const QStringList &extraArgs)
 {
-    QStringList args;
-    args << QLatin1String("clone") << QLatin1String("--progress") << extraArgs << url << localName;
+    QStringList args = { "clone", "--progress" };
+    args << extraArgs << url << localName;
 
     auto command = new VcsBase::VcsCommand(baseDirectory.toString(), m_client->processEnvironment());
     command->addFlags(VcsBase::VcsCommand::SuppressStdErr);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
index 24541cfe988..4b5a7b14e1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/logchangedialog.cpp
@@ -153,21 +153,21 @@ bool LogChangeWidget::populateLog(const QString &repository, const QString &comm
 
     // Retrieve log using a custom format "Sha1:Subject [(refs)]"
     QStringList arguments;
-    arguments << QLatin1String("--max-count=1000") << QLatin1String("--format=%h:%s %d");
-    arguments << (commit.isEmpty() ? QLatin1String("HEAD") : commit);
+    arguments << "--max-count=1000" << "--format=%h:%s %d";
+    arguments << (commit.isEmpty() ? "HEAD" : commit);
     if (!(flags & IncludeRemotes))
-        arguments << QLatin1String("--not") << QLatin1String("--remotes");
+        arguments << "--not" << "--remotes";
     QString output;
     if (!GitPlugin::client()->synchronousLog(repository, arguments, &output, 0, VcsCommand::NoOutput))
         return false;
-    foreach (const QString &line, output.split(QLatin1Char('\n'))) {
-        const int colonPos = line.indexOf(QLatin1Char(':'));
+    foreach (const QString &line, output.split('\n')) {
+        const int colonPos = line.indexOf(':');
         if (colonPos != -1) {
             QList<QStandardItem *> row;
             for (int c = 0; c < ColumnCount; ++c) {
                 auto item = new QStandardItem;
                 item->setFlags(Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsSelectable);
-                if (line.endsWith(QLatin1Char(')'))) {
+                if (line.endsWith(')')) {
                     QFont font = item->font();
                     font.setBold(true);
                     item->setFont(font);
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ LogChangeDialog::LogChangeDialog(bool isReset, QWidget *parent) :
     if (isReset) {
         popUpLayout->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("Reset type:"), this));
         m_resetTypeComboBox = new QComboBox(this);
-        m_resetTypeComboBox->addItem(tr("Hard"), QLatin1String("--hard"));
-        m_resetTypeComboBox->addItem(tr("Mixed"), QLatin1String("--mixed"));
-        m_resetTypeComboBox->addItem(tr("Soft"), QLatin1String("--soft"));
+        m_resetTypeComboBox->addItem(tr("Hard"), "--hard");
+        m_resetTypeComboBox->addItem(tr("Mixed"), "--mixed");
+        m_resetTypeComboBox->addItem(tr("Soft"), "--soft");
         m_resetTypeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(GitPlugin::client()->settings().intValue(
                                                  GitSettings::lastResetIndexKey));
         popUpLayout->addWidget(m_resetTypeComboBox);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp b/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
index d62aabfd92c..c5f5117487c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/mergetool.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ MergeTool::~MergeTool()
 bool MergeTool::start(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList &files)
 {
     QStringList arguments;
-    arguments << QLatin1String("mergetool") << QLatin1String("-y") << files;
+    arguments << "mergetool" << "-y" << files;
     m_process = new MergeToolProcess(this);
     m_process->setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
     const Utils::FileName binary = GitPlugin::client()->vcsBinary();
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void MergeTool::chooseAction()
         key = button->property("key");
     // either the message box was closed without clicking anything, or abort was clicked
     if (!key.isValid())
-        key = QVariant(QLatin1Char('a')); // abort
+        key = QVariant('a'); // abort
     ba.append(key.toChar().toLatin1());
     ba.append('\n');
     m_process->write(ba);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/remotedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/remotedialog.cpp
index d15cc250e33..4ed3e5df9b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/remotedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/remotedialog.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ void RemoteDialog::pushToRemote()
 
     const int row = indexList.at(0).row();
     const QString remoteName = m_remoteModel->remoteName(row);
-    GitPlugin::client()->push(m_remoteModel->workingDirectory(),
-                                             QStringList() << remoteName);
+    GitPlugin::client()->push(m_remoteModel->workingDirectory(), { remoteName });
 }
 
 void RemoteDialog::fetchFromRemote()
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/remotemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/git/remotemodel.cpp
index 5983e64dc23..b1bcb3559d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/remotemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/remotemodel.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ bool RemoteModel::removeRemote(int row)
 {
     QString output;
     QString error;
-    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                                             QStringList() << QLatin1String("rm") << remoteName(row),
-                                                             &output, &error);
+    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(
+                m_workingDirectory, { "rm", remoteName(row) }, &output, &error);
     if (success)
         success = refresh(m_workingDirectory, &error);
     return success;
@@ -63,9 +62,8 @@ bool RemoteModel::addRemote(const QString &name, const QString &url)
     if (name.isEmpty() || url.isEmpty())
         return false;
 
-    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                                             QStringList() << QLatin1String("add") << name << url,
-                                                             &output, &error);
+    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(
+                m_workingDirectory, { "add", name, url }, &output, &error);
     if (success)
         success = refresh(m_workingDirectory, &error);
     return success;
@@ -75,9 +73,8 @@ bool RemoteModel::renameRemote(const QString &oldName, const QString &newName)
 {
     QString output;
     QString error;
-    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                                             QStringList() << QLatin1String("rename") << oldName << newName,
-                                                             &output, &error);
+    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(
+                m_workingDirectory, { "rename", oldName, newName }, &output, &error);
     if (success)
         success = refresh(m_workingDirectory, &error);
     return success;
@@ -87,9 +84,8 @@ bool RemoteModel::updateUrl(const QString &name, const QString &newUrl)
 {
     QString output;
     QString error;
-    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(m_workingDirectory,
-                                                             QStringList() << QLatin1String("set-url") << name << newUrl,
-                                                             &output, &error);
+    bool success = GitPlugin::client()->synchronousRemoteCmd(
+                m_workingDirectory, { "set-url", name, newUrl }, &output, &error);
     if (success)
         success = refresh(m_workingDirectory, &error);
     return success;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp
index ccc56dd05a1..e5a1997f284 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/settingspage.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SettingsPageWidget::SettingsPageWidget(QWidget *parent) : VcsClientOptionsPageWi
         m_ui.winHomeCheckBox->setVisible(false);
     }
     m_ui.repBrowserCommandPathChooser->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
-    m_ui.repBrowserCommandPathChooser->setHistoryCompleter(QLatin1String("Git.RepoCommand.History"));
+    m_ui.repBrowserCommandPathChooser->setHistoryCompleter("Git.RepoCommand.History");
     m_ui.repBrowserCommandPathChooser->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Git Repository Browser Command"));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/stashdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/stashdialog.cpp
index 00ee6f56ef0..d6b4960eb9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/stashdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/stashdialog.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void StashDialog::deleteSelection()
             errors.push_back(errorMessage);
     refresh(m_repository, true);
     if (!errors.isEmpty())
-        warning(title, errors.join(QLatin1Char('\n')));
+        warning(title, errors.join('\n'));
 }
 
 void StashDialog::showCurrent()
@@ -219,21 +219,21 @@ void StashDialog::showCurrent()
 // Suggest Branch name to restore 'stash@{0}' -> 'stash0-date'
 static inline QString stashRestoreDefaultBranch(QString stash)
 {
-    stash.remove(QLatin1Char('{'));
-    stash.remove(QLatin1Char('}'));
-    stash.remove(QLatin1Char('@'));
-    stash += QLatin1Char('-');
-    stash += QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(QLatin1String("yyMMddhhmmss"));
+    stash.remove('{');
+    stash.remove('}');
+    stash.remove('@');
+    stash += '-';
+    stash += QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("yyMMddhhmmss");
     return stash;
 }
 
 // Return next stash id 'stash@{0}' -> 'stash@{1}'
 static inline QString nextStash(const QString &stash)
 {
-    const int openingBracePos = stash.indexOf(QLatin1Char('{'));
+    const int openingBracePos = stash.indexOf('{');
     if (openingBracePos == -1)
         return QString();
-    const int closingBracePos = stash.indexOf(QLatin1Char('}'), openingBracePos + 2);
+    const int closingBracePos = stash.indexOf('}', openingBracePos + 2);
     if (closingBracePos == -1)
         return QString();
     bool ok;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static inline QString nextStash(const QString &stash)
         return QString();
     QString rc =  stash.left(openingBracePos + 1);
     rc += QString::number(n + 1);
-    rc += QLatin1Char('}');
+    rc += '}';
     return rc;
 }