diff --git a/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindowbase_impl.cxx b/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindowbase_impl.cxx
index bea04e6aca68..79e0bdf332a3 100644
--- a/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindowbase_impl.cxx
+++ b/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindowbase_impl.cxx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ uno::Reference< media::XPlayer > MediaWindowBaseImpl::createPlayer( const ::rtl:
         {
 
             uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::media::XManager > xManager(
-                xFactory->createInstance( ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( AVMEDIA_MANAGER_SERVICE_NAME )) ),
+                xFactory->createInstance( ::rtl::OUString( AVMEDIA_MANAGER_SERVICE_NAME ) ),
                 uno::UNO_QUERY );
 
             if( xManager.is() )
diff --git a/basic/source/runtime/iosys.cxx b/basic/source/runtime/iosys.cxx
index 07ba8c01f214..44d87cdc0356 100644
--- a/basic/source/runtime/iosys.cxx
+++ b/basic/source/runtime/iosys.cxx
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ sal_Bool hasUno( void )
         }
         else
         {
-            Reference< XContentProviderManager > xManager( xSMgr->createInstance( ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM
-                    ( "com.sun.star.ucb.UniversalContentBroker" )) ), UNO_QUERY );
+            Reference< XContentProviderManager > xManager( xSMgr->createInstance(
+                                                               ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.ucb.UniversalContentBroker" ) ), UNO_QUERY );
 
             if ( !( xManager.is() && xManager->queryContentProvider( ::rtl::OUString("file:///" ) ).is() ) )
             {
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/macabutilities.hxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/macabutilities.hxx
index 97e84c218986..9355cb60ff85 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/macabutilities.hxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/macab/macabutilities.hxx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace connectivity
             /* Get the length, and make sure that there is actually a string
              * here.
              */
-            if(_originalLabel.indexOf(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("_$!<"))) == 0)
+            if(_originalLabel.indexOf(::rtl::OUString("_$!<")) == 0)
             {
                 return _originalLabel.copy(4,_originalLabel.getLength()-8);
             }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
index 89f5bb98b24a..09bad4c9bbb5 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const sal_Char* getSdbcScheme( SdbcScheme _eScheme )
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ::rtl::OUString OConnection::getDriverImplementationName()
 {
-    return rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(MOZAB_DRIVER_IMPL_NAME));
+    return rtl::OUString(MOZAB_DRIVER_IMPL_NAME);
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/connectivity/source/inc/ado/ACollection.hxx b/connectivity/source/inc/ado/ACollection.hxx
index 3dafa36b9b3a..16865b0cad1a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/inc/ado/ACollection.hxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/inc/ado/ACollection.hxx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace connectivity
 
             virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (staruno::RuntimeException)
             {
-                return ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("com.sun.star.sdbcx.ACollection"));
+                return ::rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.sdbcx.ACollection");
             }
             virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& _rServiceName ) throw(staruno::RuntimeException)
             {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace connectivity
             virtual staruno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw(staruno::RuntimeException)
             {
                 staruno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSupported(1);
-                aSupported[0] = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("com.sun.star.sdbcx.Container"));
+                aSupported[0] = ::rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.sdbcx.Container");
                 return aSupported;
             }