diff --git a/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp b/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp
index 9bd5928803..5ac51393f7 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/utils/profilescombobox.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void ProfilesComboBox::slotEditingFinished()
         return;
 
     setItemText(currentIndex(), current);
-    emit(profileRenamed(previous, current));
+    emit profileRenamed(previous, current);
 }
 
 void ProfilesComboBox::slotIndexChangedByUser(int index)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void ProfilesComboBox::slotIndexChangedByUser(int index)
     if (index == -1)
         return;
 
-    emit (signalProfileChanged(mOldProfile, currentText()));
+    emit signalProfileChanged(mOldProfile, currentText());
     mOldProfile = currentText();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/prefs/state.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/prefs/state.cpp
index e5a1ef71a5..bce4130c94 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/prefs/state.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/prefs/state.cpp
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ CSMPrefs::Category& CSMPrefs::State::operator[] (const std::string& key)
 
 void CSMPrefs::State::update (const Setting& setting)
 {
-    emit (settingChanged (&setting));
+    emit settingChanged(&setting);
 }
 
 CSMPrefs::State& CSMPrefs::State::get()