diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index 4fc27685f8..2583cf406f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-09-15  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
+
+	* QAbout.C (build_dialog): 
+	* QPrefs.C (apply): remove STRCONV.
+
 2003-09-09  Lars Gullik Bjønnes  <larsbj@lyx.org>
 
 	* BulletsModule.C: change Assert to BOOST_ASSERT
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QAbout.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QAbout.C
index 17800ccd04..77e407ae4f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QAbout.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QAbout.C
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void QAbout::build_dialog()
 	}
 #endif
 
-	dialog_->creditsTV->setText(toqstr(STRCONV(out.str())));
+	dialog_->creditsTV->setText(toqstr(out.str()));
 
 	// try to resize to a good size
 	dialog_->copyright->hide();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C
index a6fadcdcea..46f447f56b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefs.C
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void QPrefs::apply()
 			     << setw(2) << ci->color().green()
 			     << setw(2) << ci->color().blue();
 
-			string newhex(STRCONV(ostr.str()));
+			string newhex(ostr.str());
 			controller().setColor(col, newhex);
 		}
 	}