diff --git a/src/definitions/definitions.h b/src/definitions/definitions.h
index a83287e90..25da22181 100755
--- a/src/definitions/definitions.h
+++ b/src/definitions/definitions.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #define RESELECT_MESSAGE_THRESSHOLD           500
 #define ICON_SIZE_SETTINGS                    16
 #define NO_PARENT_CATEGORY                    -1
-#define NO_PARENT_CATEGORY_STR                ""
 #define ID_RECYCLE_BIN                        -2
 #define TRAY_ICON_BUBBLE_TIMEOUT              20000
 #define CLOSE_LOCK_TIMEOUT                    500
diff --git a/src/services/abstract/rootitem.cpp b/src/services/abstract/rootitem.cpp
index 5718ef2ad..bae6d5aa2 100755
--- a/src/services/abstract/rootitem.cpp
+++ b/src/services/abstract/rootitem.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RootItem::RootItem(RootItem* parent_item)
   : QObject(nullptr),
   m_kind(RootItemKind::Root),
   m_id(NO_PARENT_CATEGORY),
-  m_customId(QSL(NO_PARENT_CATEGORY_STR)),
+  m_customId(QSL("")),
   m_title(QString()),
   m_description(QString()),
   m_icon(QIcon()),
diff --git a/src/services/inoreader/network/inoreadernetworkfactory.cpp b/src/services/inoreader/network/inoreadernetworkfactory.cpp
index 0d1118877..81eaebba3 100755
--- a/src/services/inoreader/network/inoreadernetworkfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/services/inoreader/network/inoreadernetworkfactory.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ RootItem* InoreaderNetworkFactory::feedsCategories(bool obtain_icons) {
   RootItem* parent = new RootItem();
 
   QMap<QString, RootItem*> cats;
-  cats.insert(NO_PARENT_CATEGORY_STR, parent);
+  cats.insert(QSL(""), parent);
 
   QNetworkReply* reply = m_oauth2->get(QUrl(INOREADER_API_LIST_LABELS));
   QEventLoop loop;