diff --git a/src/Gui/Widgets.cpp b/src/Gui/Widgets.cpp
index 9e3e3a7c6..38102478b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Widgets.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Widgets.cpp
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ void LabelEditor::setText(const QString& s)
     this->plainText = s;
 
     QStringList list = this->plainText.split(QString::fromLatin1("\n"));
-    QString text = QString::fromUtf8("[%1]").arg(list.join(QLatin1String(",")));
+    QString text = QString::fromLatin1("[%1]").arg(list.join(QLatin1String(",")));
     lineEdit->setText(text);
 }
 
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ void LabelEditor::changeText()
         this->plainText = inputText;
 
         QStringList list = this->plainText.split(QString::fromLatin1("\n"));
-        QString text = QString::fromUtf8("[%1]").arg(list.join(QLatin1String(",")));
+        QString text = QString::fromLatin1("[%1]").arg(list.join(QLatin1String(",")));
         lineEdit->setText(text);
     }
 }
@@ -1257,8 +1257,8 @@ void LabelEditor::changeText()
  */
 void LabelEditor::validateText(const QString& s)
 {
-    if ( s.startsWith(QString::fromUtf8("[")) && s.endsWith(QString::fromUtf8("]")) )
-        this->plainText = s.mid(1,s.size()-2).replace(QString::fromUtf8(","),QString::fromUtf8("\n"));
+    if ( s.startsWith(QLatin1String("[")) && s.endsWith(QLatin1String("]")) )
+        this->plainText = s.mid(1,s.size()-2).replace(QLatin1String(","),QLatin1String("\n"));
 }
 
 /**