diff --git a/src/gui/tray/usermodel.cpp b/src/gui/tray/usermodel.cpp
index 86100b823053b..f55e1fefc7a37 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/usermodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tray/usermodel.cpp
@@ -493,24 +493,24 @@ void User::slotProgressInfo(const QString &folder, const ProgressInfo &progress)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (activity._syncFileItemStatus == SyncFileItem::Conflict && !QFileInfo(f->path() + activity._file).exists()) {
+            if (activity._syncFileItemStatus == SyncFileItem::Conflict && !QFileInfo::exists(f->path() + activity._file)) {
                 _activityModel->removeActivityFromActivityList(activity);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (activity._syncFileItemStatus == SyncFileItem::FileLocked && !QFileInfo(f->path() + activity._file).exists()) {
+            if (activity._syncFileItemStatus == SyncFileItem::FileLocked && !QFileInfo::exists(f->path() + activity._file)) {
                 _activityModel->removeActivityFromActivityList(activity);
                 continue;
             }
 
 
-            if (activity._syncFileItemStatus == SyncFileItem::FileIgnored && !QFileInfo(f->path() + activity._file).exists()) {
+            if (activity._syncFileItemStatus == SyncFileItem::FileIgnored && !QFileInfo::exists(f->path() + activity._file)) {
                 _activityModel->removeActivityFromActivityList(activity);
                 continue;
             }
 
 
-            if (!QFileInfo(f->path() + activity._file).exists()) {
+            if (!QFileInfo::exists(f->path() + activity._file)) {
                 _activityModel->removeActivityFromActivityList(activity);
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp b/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
index 0e72b761dbeb3..716dbabf63849 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/syncengine.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void SyncEngine::conflictRecordMaintenance()
     const auto conflictRecordPaths = _journal->conflictRecordPaths();
     for (const auto &path : conflictRecordPaths) {
         auto fsPath = _propagator->fullLocalPath(QString::fromUtf8(path));
-        if (!QFileInfo(fsPath).exists()) {
+        if (!QFileInfo::exists(fsPath)) {
             _journal->deleteConflictRecord(path);
         }
     }