diff --git a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
index e54688a597..54dabd3ef9 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
@@ -401,11 +401,8 @@ QStringList Launcher::DataFilesPage::selectedFilePaths() const
     ContentSelectorModel::ContentFileList items = mSelector->selectedFiles();
     QStringList filePaths;
     for (const ContentSelectorModel::EsmFile* item : items)
-    {
-        QFile file(item->filePath());
-        if (file.exists())
+        if (QFile::exists(item->filePath()))
             filePaths.append(item->filePath());
-    }
     return filePaths;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/wizard/existinginstallationpage.cpp b/apps/wizard/existinginstallationpage.cpp
index 1f97ad88e0..71ae331a61 100644
--- a/apps/wizard/existinginstallationpage.cpp
+++ b/apps/wizard/existinginstallationpage.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ bool Wizard::ExistingInstallationPage::validatePage()
     // Or failed to be detected due to the target being a symlink
 
     QString path(field(QLatin1String("installation.path")).toString());
-    QFile file(mWizard->mInstallations[path].iniPath);
 
-    if (!file.exists())
+    if (!QFile::exists(mWizard->mInstallations[path].iniPath))
     {
         QMessageBox msgBox;
         msgBox.setWindowTitle(tr("Error detecting Morrowind configuration"));