2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx
index 3c30a250228a..de38a3b2a00a 100644
--- a/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ SvtDefaultOptions_Impl::SvtDefaultOptions_Impl() : ConfigItem( "Office.Common/Pa
                     case ::com::sun::star::uno::TypeClass_SEQUENCE :
                     {
                         // single paths
-                        aFullPath = OUString();
+                        aFullPath.clear();
                         Sequence < OUString > aList;
                         if ( pValues[nProp] >>= aList )
                         {
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx
index 732d17084ffb..ff45cfb77cc6 100644
--- a/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ OUString SvtViewOptionsBase_Impl::GetWindowState( const OUString& sName )
     }
     catch(const css::uno::Exception& ex)
         {
-            sWindowState = OUString();
+            sWindowState.clear();
             SVTVIEWOPTIONS_LOG_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION(ex)
         }