diff --git a/xcsv.cc b/xcsv.cc
index 02eb1ab9c..a6d04866e 100644
--- a/xcsv.cc
+++ b/xcsv.cc
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const QHash<QString, XcsvStyle::xcsv_token> XcsvStyle::xcsv_tokens {
 };
 
 /* a table of config file constants mapped to chars */
-const XcsvStyle::char_map_t XcsvStyle::xcsv_char_table[] = {
+const QHash<QString, QString> XcsvStyle::xcsv_char_table {
   { "COMMA",		"," 	},
   { "COMMASPACE",		", " 	},
   { "SINGLEQUOTE",	"'"	},
@@ -172,22 +172,15 @@ const XcsvStyle::char_map_t XcsvStyle::xcsv_char_table[] = {
   { "SPACE",  		" "	},
   { "HASH",  		"#"	},
   { "WHITESPACE",		"\\w"	},
-  { "PIPE",		"|"	},
-  { nullptr, 		nullptr	}
+  { "PIPE",		"|"	}
 };
 
 // Given a keyword of "COMMASPACE", return ", ".
 QString
 XcsvStyle::xcsv_get_char_from_constant_table(const QString& key)
 {
-  static QHash<QString, QString> substitutions;
-  if (substitutions.empty()) {
-    for (const char_map_t* cm = xcsv_char_table; !cm->key.isNull(); cm++) {
-      substitutions.insert(cm->key, cm->chars);
-    }
-  }
-  if (substitutions.contains(key)) {
-    return substitutions[key];
+  if (xcsv_char_table.contains(key)) {
+    return xcsv_char_table[key];
   }
   // No substitution found? Just return original.
   return key;
diff --git a/xcsv.h b/xcsv.h
index 85f194c06..56acc4cd2 100644
--- a/xcsv.h
+++ b/xcsv.h
@@ -244,12 +244,6 @@ class XcsvStyle
 private:
   /* Types */
 
-  /* something to map config file constants to chars */
-  struct char_map_t {
-    const QString key;
-    const QString chars;
-  };
-
   /* Member Functions */
 
   static QString dequote(const QString& in);
@@ -264,7 +258,7 @@ class XcsvStyle
   static const QHash<QString, xcsv_token> xcsv_tokens;
 
   /* a table of config file constants mapped to chars */
-  static const char_map_t xcsv_char_table[];
+  static const QHash<QString, QString> xcsv_char_table;
 };
 
 class XcsvFormat : public Format