diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/nicknamedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/nicknamedialog.cpp
index 40d77dee545..39791dc7472 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/nicknamedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/nicknamedialog.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ QString NickNameDialog::nickName() const
         if (const QStandardItem *item = m_model->itemFromIndex(sourceIndex))
             return NickNameEntry::nickNameOf(item);
     }
-    return QString();
+    return {};
 }
 
 QStandardItemModel *NickNameDialog::createModel(QObject *parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submitfilemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submitfilemodel.cpp
index 4ee4b35f3cf..02a9b6e359e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submitfilemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submitfilemodel.cpp
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ QList<QStandardItem *> SubmitFileModel::addFile(const QString &fileName, const Q
 QString SubmitFileModel::state(int row) const
 {
     if (row < 0 || row >= rowCount())
-        return QString();
+        return {};
     return item(row)->text();
 }
 
 QString SubmitFileModel::file(int row) const
 {
     if (row < 0 || row >= rowCount())
-        return QString();
+        return {};
     return item(row, FileColumn)->text();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index 93374712dd1..7460024e225 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ QString VcsBaseClient::vcsCommandString(VcsCommandTag cmd) const
     case LogCommand: return QLatin1String("log");
     case StatusCommand: return QLatin1String("status");
     }
-    return QString();
+    return {};
 }
 
 ExitCodeInterpreter VcsBaseClient::exitCodeInterpreter(VcsCommandTag cmd) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
index 036ddf12239..0df7b928ee7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ bool VcsBaseEditorWidget::isValidRevision(const QString &revision) const
 QString VcsBaseEditorWidget::revisionSubject(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(inBlock)
-    return QString();
+    return {};
 }
 
 bool VcsBaseEditorWidget::hasDiff() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
index b73f97dd79c..6880e42e5a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ QString StateListener::windowTitleVcsTopic(const FilePath &filePath)
             searchPath = projects.first()->projectDirectory();
     }
     if (searchPath.isEmpty())
-        return QString();
+        return {};
     FilePath topLevelPath;
     IVersionControl *vc = VcsManager::findVersionControlForDirectory(
                 searchPath, &topLevelPath);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static inline QString displayNameOfEditor(const FilePath &fileName)
     IDocument *document = DocumentModel::documentForFilePath(fileName);
     if (document)
         return document->displayName();
-    return QString();
+    return {};
 }
 
 void StateListener::slotStateChanged()
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
index c6d8653ec23..3b78546526e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ QString VcsBaseSubmitEditor::promptForNickName()
         d->m_nickNameDialog = new NickNameDialog(VcsPlugin::instance()->nickNameModel(), d->m_widget);
     if (d->m_nickNameDialog->exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
        return d->m_nickNameDialog->nickName();
-    return QString();
+    return {};
 }
 
 void VcsBaseSubmitEditor::slotInsertNickName()
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp
index 816aa79f022..d02ad28abc7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsoutputwindow.cpp
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ QString OutputWindowPlainTextEdit::identifierUnderCursor(const QPoint &widgetPos
     const int cursorDocumentPos = cursor.position();
     cursor.select(QTextCursor::BlockUnderCursor);
     if (!cursor.hasSelection())
-        return QString();
+        return {};
     const QString block = cursor.selectedText();
     // Determine cursor position within line and find blank-delimited word
     const int cursorPos = cursorDocumentPos - cursor.block().position();
     const int blockSize = block.size();
     if (cursorPos < 0 || cursorPos >= blockSize || block.at(cursorPos).isSpace())
-        return QString();
+        return {};
     // Retrieve repository if desired
     if (repository)
         if (QTextBlockUserData *data = cursor.block().userData())
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp
index c622fbf45ef..62619b18d86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsplugin.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ void VcsPlugin::initialize()
 
     MacroExpander *expander = globalMacroExpander();
     expander->registerVariable(Constants::VAR_VCS_NAME,
-        Tr::tr("Name of the version control system in use by the current project."),
-        []() -> QString {
+        Tr::tr("Name of the version control system in use by the current project."), [] {
             IVersionControl *vc = nullptr;
             if (Project *project = ProjectTree::currentProject())
                 vc = VcsManager::findVersionControlForDirectory(project->projectDirectory());
@@ -116,8 +115,8 @@ void VcsPlugin::initialize()
         });
 
     expander->registerVariable(Constants::VAR_VCS_TOPIC,
-        Tr::tr("The current version control topic (branch or tag) identification of the current project."),
-        []() -> QString {
+        Tr::tr("The current version control topic (branch or tag) identification "
+               "of the current project."), [] {
             IVersionControl *vc = nullptr;
             FilePath topLevel;
             if (Project *project = ProjectTree::currentProject())
@@ -126,8 +125,7 @@ void VcsPlugin::initialize()
         });
 
     expander->registerVariable(Constants::VAR_VCS_TOPLEVELPATH,
-        Tr::tr("The top level path to the repository the current project is in."),
-        []() -> QString {
+        Tr::tr("The top level path to the repository the current project is in."), [] {
             if (Project *project = ProjectTree::currentProject())
                 return VcsManager::findTopLevelForDirectory(project->projectDirectory()).toString();
             return QString();