diff --git a/sheets/FunctionModuleRegistry.cpp b/sheets/FunctionModuleRegistry.cpp
--- a/sheets/FunctionModuleRegistry.cpp
+++ b/sheets/FunctionModuleRegistry.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "Function.h"
 #include "FunctionRepository.h"
 
-#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <QGlobalStatic>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 
 #ifndef SHEETS_NO_PLUGINMODULES
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "functions/TrigonometryModule.h"
 #endif
 
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(Calligra::Sheets::FunctionModuleRegistry, s_instance)
+
 using namespace Calligra::Sheets;
 
 class Q_DECL_HIDDEN FunctionModuleRegistry::Private
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@
 
 FunctionModuleRegistry* FunctionModuleRegistry::instance()
 {
-    K_GLOBAL_STATIC(FunctionModuleRegistry, s_instance)
     return s_instance;
 }
 
diff --git a/sheets/FunctionRepository.cpp b/sheets/FunctionRepository.cpp
--- a/sheets/FunctionRepository.cpp
+++ b/sheets/FunctionRepository.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QHash>
 
-#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <QGlobalStatic>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(Calligra::Sheets::FunctionRepository, s_instance)
+
 using namespace Calligra::Sheets;
 
 class Q_DECL_HIDDEN FunctionRepository::Private
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@
 
 FunctionRepository* FunctionRepository::self()
 {
-    K_GLOBAL_STATIC(FunctionRepository, s_instance)
     if (!s_instance.exists()) {
         *s_instance; // creates the global instance
 
diff --git a/sheets/dialogs/AutoFormatDialog.cpp b/sheets/dialogs/AutoFormatDialog.cpp
--- a/sheets/dialogs/AutoFormatDialog.cpp
+++ b/sheets/dialogs/AutoFormatDialog.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include <kcombobox.h>
-#include <kglobal.h>
 #include <kconfig.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
 
diff --git a/sheets/part/ToolRegistry.cpp b/sheets/part/ToolRegistry.cpp
--- a/sheets/part/ToolRegistry.cpp
+++ b/sheets/part/ToolRegistry.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <QGlobalStatic>
 
 #include <KoPluginLoader.h>
 #include <KoToolRegistry.h>
 
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(Calligra::Sheets::ToolRegistry, s_instance)
+
 using namespace Calligra::Sheets;
 
 
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@
 
 ToolRegistry* ToolRegistry::instance()
 {
-    K_GLOBAL_STATIC(ToolRegistry, s_instance)
     return s_instance;
 }