diff --git a/addons/backtracebrowser/btparser.h b/addons/backtracebrowser/btparser.h
--- a/addons/backtracebrowser/btparser.h
+++ b/addons/backtracebrowser/btparser.h
@@ -35,21 +35,17 @@
     /**
      * Default constructor => invalid element
      */
-    BtInfo()
-        : step(-1)
-        , line(-1)
-        , type(Invalid) {
-    }
+    BtInfo() = default;
 
 public:
     QString original;
     QString filename;
     QString function;
     QString address;
-    int step;
-    int line;
+    int step = -1;
+    int line = -1;
 
-    Type type;
+    Type type = Invalid;
 };
 
 namespace KateBtParser
diff --git a/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.h b/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.h
--- a/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.h
+++ b/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     KateFileBrowser *fileBrowser;
     KActionSelector *acSel;
 
-    bool m_changed;
+    bool m_changed = false;
 };
 
 #endif //KATE_FILEBROWSER_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.cpp b/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.cpp
--- a/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.cpp
+++ b/addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowserconfig.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
 //BEGIN KateFileBrowserConfigPage
 KateFileBrowserConfigPage::KateFileBrowserConfigPage( QWidget *parent, KateFileBrowser *kfb )
     : KTextEditor::ConfigPage( parent ),
-    fileBrowser( kfb ),
-    m_changed( false )
+    fileBrowser( kfb )
 {
   QVBoxLayout *lo = new QVBoxLayout( this );
   int spacing =  QApplication::style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_DefaultLayoutSpacing);
diff --git a/addons/filetree/autotests/filetree_model_test.cpp b/addons/filetree/autotests/filetree_model_test.cpp
--- a/addons/filetree/autotests/filetree_model_test.cpp
+++ b/addons/filetree/autotests/filetree_model_test.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 class ResultNode
 {
   public:
-    ResultNode() : name(), dir(true), children() {} // root node
+    ResultNode() = default; // root node
     ResultNode(const ResultNode &other) : name(other.name), dir(other.dir), children(other.children) {}
     ResultNode(const char *_name, const bool _dir = false) : ResultNode(QString::fromLatin1(_name), _dir) {}
     ResultNode(const QString &_name, const bool _dir = false) : name(_name), dir(_dir), children() {}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     }
 
     QString name;
-    bool dir;
+    bool dir = true;
     QList<ResultNode> children;
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.h b/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.h
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.h
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     class QCheckBox *cbShowFullPath;
     KateFileTreePlugin *m_plug;
 
-    bool m_changed;
+    bool m_changed = false;
 };
 
 #endif /* KATE_FILETREE_CONFIGPAGE_H */
diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.cpp b/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.cpp
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.cpp
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletreeconfigpage.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
 
 KateFileTreeConfigPage::KateFileTreeConfigPage(QWidget *parent, KateFileTreePlugin *fl)
     :  KTextEditor::ConfigPage(parent),
-       m_plug(fl),
-       m_changed(false)
+       m_plug(fl)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
diff --git a/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp b/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp
--- a/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp
+++ b/addons/filetree/katefiletreemodel.cpp
@@ -842,10 +842,9 @@
 class EditViewCount
 {
 public:
-    EditViewCount(): edit(0), view(0)
-    {}
-    int edit;
-    int view;
+    EditViewCount() = default;
+    int edit = 0;
+    int view = 0;
 };
 
 void KateFileTreeModel::updateBackgrounds(bool force)
diff --git a/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.h b/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.h
--- a/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.h
+++ b/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 private:
     void createWrappedItem(QTreeWidgetItem *parent, const QString &name, const QString &value);
     void createWrappedItem(QTreeWidget *parent, const QString &name, const QString &value);
-    bool    m_allAdded;
+    bool    m_allAdded = true;
     QString m_local;
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.cpp b/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.cpp
--- a/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.cpp
+++ b/addons/gdbplugin/localsview.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 LocalsView::LocalsView(QWidget *parent)
-:   QTreeWidget(parent), m_allAdded(true)
+:   QTreeWidget(parent)
 {
     QStringList headers;
     headers << i18n("Symbol");
diff --git a/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.h b/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.h
--- a/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.h
+++ b/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.h
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 
         QObject *createView(KTextEditor::MainWindow *mainWindow) override;
    
-        int configPages() const override { return 1; };
+        int configPages() const override { return 1; }
         KTextEditor::ConfigPage *configPage (int number = 0, QWidget *parent = nullptr) override;
         void readConfig();
         
-        KateCTagsView *m_view;
+        KateCTagsView *m_view = nullptr;
 };
 
 //******************************************************************/
diff --git a/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.cpp b/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.cpp
--- a/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.cpp
+++ b/addons/kate-ctags/kate_ctags_plugin.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /******************************************************************/
 KateCTagsPlugin::KateCTagsPlugin(QObject* parent, const QList<QVariant>&):
-KTextEditor::Plugin (parent), m_view(nullptr)
+KTextEditor::Plugin (parent)
 {
     // FIXME KF5
     //KGlobal::locale()->insertCatalog("kate-ctags-plugin");
diff --git a/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.h b/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.h
--- a/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.h
+++ b/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
   private:
     ConnectionModel *m_model;
-    KWallet::Wallet *m_wallet;
+    KWallet::Wallet *m_wallet = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif // SQLMANAGER_H
diff --git a/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.cpp b/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.cpp
--- a/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.cpp
+++ b/addons/katesql/sqlmanager.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 SQLManager::SQLManager(QObject *parent)
 : QObject(parent)
 , m_model(new ConnectionModel(this))
-, m_wallet(nullptr)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/addons/lspclient/lspclientservermanager.cpp b/addons/lspclient/lspclientservermanager.cpp
--- a/addons/lspclient/lspclientservermanager.cpp
+++ b/addons/lspclient/lspclientservermanager.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@
 
     RevisionGuard(KTextEditor::Document *doc = nullptr)
         : m_doc(doc),
-          m_movingInterface(qobject_cast<KTextEditor::MovingInterface *>(doc)),
-          m_revision(-1)
+          m_movingInterface(qobject_cast<KTextEditor::MovingInterface *>(doc))
     {
         if (m_movingInterface) {
             m_revision = m_movingInterface->revision();
diff --git a/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.h b/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.h
--- a/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.h
+++ b/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     /**
      * Current project
      */
-    KateProject *m_project;
+    KateProject *m_project = nullptr;
 
 public:
     virtual ~KateProjectCodeAnalysisTool();
diff --git a/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.cpp b/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.cpp
--- a/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.cpp
+++ b/addons/project/kateprojectcodeanalysistool.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 KateProjectCodeAnalysisTool::KateProjectCodeAnalysisTool(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
-    , m_project(nullptr)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.h b/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.h
--- a/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.h
+++ b/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     QCheckBox *m_cbAutoSubversion;
     QCheckBox *m_cbAutoMercurial;
     KateProjectPlugin *m_plugin;
-    bool m_changed;
+    bool m_changed = false;
 };
 
 #endif /* KATE_PROJECT_CONFIGPAGE_H */
diff --git a/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.cpp b/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.cpp
--- a/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.cpp
+++ b/addons/project/kateprojectconfigpage.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 KateProjectConfigPage::KateProjectConfigPage(QWidget *parent, KateProjectPlugin *plugin)
     :  KTextEditor::ConfigPage(parent)
     , m_plugin(plugin)
-    , m_changed(false)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
diff --git a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletion.h b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletion.h
--- a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletion.h
+++ b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletion.h
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 }
 
 struct CompletionMatch {
-    CompletionMatch() : type(KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModel::NoProperty), depth(0), line(-1), col(-1) {}
+    CompletionMatch() = default;
     QString text;
     QIcon icon;
-    KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModel::CompletionProperty type;
-    int depth;
+    KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModel::CompletionProperty type = KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModel::NoProperty;
+    int depth = 0;
     QUrl url;
-    int line;
-    int col;
+    int line = -1;
+    int col = -1;
 };
 
 class KTERustCompletion : public KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModel, public KTextEditor::CodeCompletionModelControllerInterface
diff --git a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.h b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.h
--- a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.h
+++ b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         QLineEdit *m_racerCmd;
         KUrlRequester *m_rustSrcPath;
 
-        bool m_changed;
+        bool m_changed = false;
 
         KTERustCompletionPlugin *m_plugin;
 };
diff --git a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.cpp b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.cpp
--- a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.cpp
+++ b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionconfigpage.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 KTERustCompletionConfigPage::KTERustCompletionConfigPage(QWidget *parent, KTERustCompletionPlugin *plugin)
     :  KTextEditor::ConfigPage(parent)
-    , m_changed(false)
     , m_plugin(plugin)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
diff --git a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.h b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.h
--- a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.h
+++ b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.h
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 
         QString m_racerCmd;
         QUrl m_rustSrcPath;
-        KDirWatch *m_rustSrcWatch;
+        KDirWatch *m_rustSrcWatch{nullptr};
 
-        bool m_configOk;
+        bool m_configOk{false};
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.cpp b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.cpp
--- a/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.cpp
+++ b/addons/rustcompletion/kterustcompletionplugin.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 
 KTERustCompletionPlugin::KTERustCompletionPlugin(QObject *parent, const QList<QVariant> &)
     : KTextEditor::Plugin(parent),
-    m_completion(this),
-    m_rustSrcWatch(nullptr),
-    m_configOk(false)
+    m_completion(this)
 {
     readConfig();
 }
diff --git a/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.h b/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.h
--- a/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.h
+++ b/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 private:
     QRegularExpression m_regExp;
     QStringList        m_files;
-    bool               m_cancelSearch;
-    int                m_matchCount;
+    bool               m_cancelSearch = true;
+    int                m_matchCount = 0;
     QTime              m_statusTime;
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.cpp b/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.cpp
--- a/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.cpp
+++ b/addons/search/SearchDiskFiles.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 
 
 SearchDiskFiles::SearchDiskFiles(QObject *parent) : QThread(parent)
-,m_cancelSearch(true)
-,m_matchCount(0)
 {}
 
 SearchDiskFiles::~SearchDiskFiles()
diff --git a/addons/search/plugin_search.h b/addons/search/plugin_search.h
--- a/addons/search/plugin_search.h
+++ b/addons/search/plugin_search.h
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     Results(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
-    int     matches;
+    int     matches = 0;
     QRegularExpression regExp;
-    bool    useRegExp;
+    bool    useRegExp = false;
     bool    matchCase;
     QString replaceStr;
-    int     searchPlaceIndex;
+    int     searchPlaceIndex = 0;
     QString treeRootText;
 };
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     QObject *createView(KTextEditor::MainWindow *mainWindow) override;
 
 private:
-    KateSearchCommand* m_searchCommand;
+    KateSearchCommand* m_searchCommand = nullptr;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp b/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp
--- a/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp
+++ b/addons/search/plugin_search.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     }
 };
 
-Results::Results(QWidget *parent): QWidget(parent), matches(0), useRegExp(false), searchPlaceIndex(0)
+Results::Results(QWidget *parent): QWidget(parent)
 {
     setupUi(this);
 
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@
 K_PLUGIN_FACTORY_WITH_JSON (KatePluginSearchFactory, "katesearch.json", registerPlugin<KatePluginSearch>();)
 
 KatePluginSearch::KatePluginSearch(QObject* parent, const QList<QVariant>&)
-    : KTextEditor::Plugin (parent),
-    m_searchCommand(nullptr)
+    : KTextEditor::Plugin (parent)
 {
     m_searchCommand = new KateSearchCommand(this);
 }
diff --git a/addons/search/search_open_files.h b/addons/search/search_open_files.h
--- a/addons/search/search_open_files.h
+++ b/addons/search/search_open_files.h
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
 
 private:
     QList<KTextEditor::Document*> m_docList;
-    int                           m_nextIndex;
+    int                           m_nextIndex = -1;
     QRegularExpression            m_regExp;
-    bool                          m_cancelSearch;
+    bool                          m_cancelSearch = true;
     QString                       m_fullDoc;
     QVector<int>                  m_lineStart;
     QTime                         m_statusTime;
diff --git a/addons/search/search_open_files.cpp b/addons/search/search_open_files.cpp
--- a/addons/search/search_open_files.cpp
+++ b/addons/search/search_open_files.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <QTime>
 
-SearchOpenFiles::SearchOpenFiles(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), m_nextIndex(-1), m_cancelSearch(true)
+SearchOpenFiles::SearchOpenFiles(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
     connect(this, &SearchOpenFiles::searchNextFile, this, &SearchOpenFiles::doSearchNextFile, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
diff --git a/addons/snippets/snippet.h b/addons/snippets/snippet.h
--- a/addons/snippets/snippet.h
+++ b/addons/snippets/snippet.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     /// the actual snippet contents aka \code<fillin>\endcode
     QString m_snippet;
     /// the insertion action for this snippet.
-    QAction* m_action;
+    QAction* m_action = nullptr;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE ( Snippet* )
diff --git a/addons/snippets/snippet.cpp b/addons/snippets/snippet.cpp
--- a/addons/snippets/snippet.cpp
+++ b/addons/snippets/snippet.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <QAction>
 
 Snippet::Snippet()
-    : QStandardItem(i18n("<empty snippet>")), m_action(nullptr)
+    : QStandardItem(i18n("<empty snippet>"))
 {
     setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("text-plain")));
 }
diff --git a/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.h b/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.h
--- a/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.h
+++ b/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.h
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
     QString  m_strFilterOutput;
     QString  m_stderrOutput;
     QString  m_last_command;
-    KProcess * m_pFilterProcess;
+    KProcess * m_pFilterProcess = nullptr;
     QStringList completionList;
-    bool copyResult;
-    bool mergeOutput;
+    bool copyResult = false;
+    bool mergeOutput = false;
   public Q_SLOTS:
     void slotEditFilter ();
     void slotFilterReceivedStdout();
diff --git a/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.cpp b/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.cpp
--- a/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.cpp
+++ b/addons/textfilter/plugin_katetextfilter.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 
 PluginKateTextFilter::PluginKateTextFilter(QObject *parent, const QList<QVariant> &):
     KTextEditor::Plugin(parent)
-    , m_pFilterProcess(Q_NULLPTR)
-    , copyResult(false)
-    , mergeOutput(false)
 {
     // register command
     new PluginKateTextFilterCommand(this);
diff --git a/kate/katedocmanager.h b/kate/katedocmanager.h
--- a/kate/katedocmanager.h
+++ b/kate/katedocmanager.h
@@ -42,18 +42,13 @@
     enum CustomRoles {RestoreOpeningFailedRole };
 
 public:
-    KateDocumentInfo()
-        : modifiedOnDisc(false)
-        , modifiedOnDiscReason(KTextEditor::ModificationInterface::OnDiskUnmodified)
-        , openedByUser(false)
-        , openSuccess(true)
-    {}
-
-    bool modifiedOnDisc;
-    KTextEditor::ModificationInterface::ModifiedOnDiskReason modifiedOnDiscReason;
-
-    bool openedByUser;
-    bool openSuccess;
+    KateDocumentInfo() = default;
+
+    bool modifiedOnDisc = false;
+    KTextEditor::ModificationInterface::ModifiedOnDiskReason modifiedOnDiscReason = KTextEditor::ModificationInterface::OnDiskUnmodified;
+
+    bool openedByUser = false;
+    bool openSuccess = true;
 };
 
 class KateDocManager : public QObject
diff --git a/kate/katemainwindow.h b/kate/katemainwindow.h
--- a/kate/katemainwindow.h
+++ b/kate/katemainwindow.h
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
     class BarState
     {
     public:
-        BarState(): m_bar(nullptr), m_state(false) {}
+        BarState() = default;
         BarState(QWidget *bar): m_bar(bar), m_state(false) {}
         ~BarState() {}
         QWidget *bar() {
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@
             m_state = state;
         }
     private:
-        QWidget *m_bar;
-        bool m_state;
+        QWidget *m_bar = nullptr;
+        bool m_state = false;
     };
     QHash<KTextEditor::View *, BarState> m_bottomViewBarMapping;
 
diff --git a/kate/katemdi.h b/kate/katemdi.h
--- a/kate/katemdi.h
+++ b/kate/katemdi.h
@@ -432,13 +432,13 @@
     /**
      * sidebars state.
      */
-    bool m_sidebarsVisible;
+    bool m_sidebarsVisible = true;
 
     /**
      * config object for session restore, only valid between
      * start and finish restore calls
      */
-    KConfigBase *m_restoreConfig;
+    KConfigBase *m_restoreConfig = nullptr;
 
     /**
      * restore group
diff --git a/kate/katemdi.cpp b/kate/katemdi.cpp
--- a/kate/katemdi.cpp
+++ b/kate/katemdi.cpp
@@ -716,8 +716,6 @@
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parentWidget)
     : KParts::MainWindow(parentWidget, Qt::Window)
-    , m_sidebarsVisible(true)
-    , m_restoreConfig(nullptr)
     , m_guiClient(new GUIClient(this))
 {
     // init the internal widgets
diff --git a/kate/kateviewmanager.h b/kate/kateviewmanager.h
--- a/kate/kateviewmanager.h
+++ b/kate/kateviewmanager.h
@@ -300,28 +300,23 @@
             /**
              * Default constructor
              */
-            ViewData()
-                : active(false)
-                , lruAge(0)
-                , activityResource(Q_NULLPTR)
-            {
-            }
+            ViewData() = default;
 
             /**
              * view active?
              */
-            bool active;
+            bool active = false;
 
             /**
              * lru age of the view
              * important: smallest age ==> latest used view
              */
-            qint64 lruAge;
+            qint64 lruAge = 0;
 
             /**
              * activity resource for the view
              */
-            KActivities::ResourceInstance *activityResource;
+            KActivities::ResourceInstance *activityResource = nullptr;
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/kwrite/kwrite.h b/kwrite/kwrite.h
--- a/kwrite/kwrite.h
+++ b/kwrite/kwrite.h
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@
     void saveGlobalProperties(KConfig *) override;
 
 private:
-    KTextEditor::View *m_view;
+    KTextEditor::View *m_view = nullptr;
 
-    KRecentFilesAction *m_recentFiles;
-    KToggleAction *m_paShowPath;
-    KToggleAction *m_paShowMenuBar;
-    KToggleAction *m_paShowStatusBar;
+    KRecentFilesAction *m_recentFiles = nullptr;
+    KToggleAction *m_paShowPath = nullptr;
+    KToggleAction *m_paShowMenuBar = nullptr;
+    KToggleAction *m_paShowStatusBar = nullptr;
     QAction *m_closeAction;
-    KActivities::ResourceInstance *m_activityResource;
+    KActivities::ResourceInstance *m_activityResource = nullptr;
     KWriteApplication *m_app;
     KTextEditor::MainWindow m_mainWindow;
 
diff --git a/kwrite/kwrite.cpp b/kwrite/kwrite.cpp
--- a/kwrite/kwrite.cpp
+++ b/kwrite/kwrite.cpp
@@ -59,13 +59,7 @@
 #include <QFileOpenEvent>
 
 KWrite::KWrite(KTextEditor::Document *doc, KWriteApplication *app)
-    : m_view(nullptr)
-    , m_recentFiles(nullptr)
-    , m_paShowPath(nullptr)
-    , m_paShowMenuBar(nullptr)
-    , m_paShowStatusBar(nullptr)
-    , m_activityResource(nullptr)
-    , m_app(app)
+    : m_app(app)
     , m_mainWindow(this)
 {
     if (!doc) {