diff --git a/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp b/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp
--- a/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp
+++ b/src/common/KReportItemLine.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 }
 
 KReportItemLine::KReportItemLine(const QDomNode & element)
+    : KReportItemLine()
 {
-    createProperties();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
diff --git a/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp b/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp
--- a/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/items/check/KReportItemCheck.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 }
 
 KReportItemCheckBox::KReportItemCheckBox(const QDomNode &element)
+    : KReportItemCheckBox()
 {
-    createProperties();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
diff --git a/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp b/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp
--- a/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp
+++ b/src/items/field/KReportItemField.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 }
 
 KReportItemField::KReportItemField(const QDomNode & element)
+    : KReportItemField()
 {
-    createProperties();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
diff --git a/src/items/image/KReportItemImage.cpp b/src/items/image/KReportItemImage.cpp
--- a/src/items/image/KReportItemImage.cpp
+++ b/src/items/image/KReportItemImage.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 }
 
 KReportItemImage::KReportItemImage(const QDomNode & element)
+    : KReportItemImage()
 {
-    createProperties();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
diff --git a/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp b/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp
--- a/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/items/label/KReportItemLabel.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 }
 
 KReportItemLabel::KReportItemLabel(const QDomNode & element)
+    : KReportItemLabel()
 {
-    createProperties();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
diff --git a/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp b/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp
--- a/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp
+++ b/src/items/text/KReportItemText.cpp
@@ -28,17 +28,18 @@
 #include <QDomNodeList>
 
 KReportItemText::KReportItemText()
-    : KReportItemText(QDomNode())
+    : m_bottomPadding(0.0)
 {
+    createProperties();
 }
 
-KReportItemText::KReportItemText(const QDomNode & element) : m_bottomPadding(0.0)
+KReportItemText::KReportItemText(const QDomNode & element)
+  : KReportItemText()
 {
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
 
-    createProperties();
     m_name->setValue(element.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:name")));
     m_controlSource->setValue(element.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:item-data-source")));
     m_itemValue->setValue(element.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:value")));
diff --git a/src/plugins/barcode/KReportItemBarcode.cpp b/src/plugins/barcode/KReportItemBarcode.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/barcode/KReportItemBarcode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/barcode/KReportItemBarcode.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 #include "barcodes.h"
 
 KReportItemBarcode::KReportItemBarcode()
-    : KReportItemBarcode(QDomNode())
+    : m_minWidthData(0), m_minWidthTotal(0), m_minHeight(0)
 {
+    createProperties();
 }
 
 KReportItemBarcode::KReportItemBarcode(const QDomNode & element)
-    : m_minWidthData(0), m_minWidthTotal(0), m_minHeight(0)
+    : KReportItemBarcode()
 {
-    createProperties();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
diff --git a/src/plugins/chart/KReportItemChart.cpp b/src/plugins/chart/KReportItemChart.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/chart/KReportItemChart.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/chart/KReportItemChart.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,14 @@
 typedef QVector<double> datalist;
 
 KReportItemChart::KReportItemChart()
+    : m_reportData(nullptr)
 {
-    m_reportData = 0;
     createProperties();
 }
 
 KReportItemChart::KReportItemChart(QDomNode *element)
+    : KReportItemChart()
 {
-    m_reportData = 0;
-    createProperties();
-
     QDomNodeList nl = element->childNodes();
 
     QString n;
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp b/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/maps/KReportItemMaps.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 
 //! @todo replace with ReportItemMaps(const QDomNode &element = QDomNode())
 KReportItemMaps::KReportItemMaps()
-    : KReportItemMaps(QDomNode())
-{
-}
-
-KReportItemMaps::KReportItemMaps(const QDomNode &element)
     : m_longtitude(0)
     , m_latitude(0)
     , m_zoom(1200)
@@ -45,7 +40,11 @@
     , m_zoomDataSetFromScript(false)
 {
     createProperties();
+}
 
+KReportItemMaps::KReportItemMaps(const QDomNode &element)
+    : KReportItemMaps()
+{
     m_name->setValue(element.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:name")));
     m_controlSource->setValue(element.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:item-data-source")));
     Z = element.toElement().attribute(QLatin1String("report:z-index")).toDouble();
diff --git a/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.h b/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.h
--- a/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.h
+++ b/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
     void loadFinished(bool);
 
 private:
-    void init();
-
     bool m_rendering;
     OROPage *m_targetPage;
     OROSection *m_targetSection;
diff --git a/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.cpp b/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/web/KReportItemWeb.cpp
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@
 
 #include "kreportplugin_debug.h"
 
-KReportItemWeb::KReportItemWeb(): m_rendering(false)
+KReportItemWeb::KReportItemWeb() : m_rendering(false)
 {
     createProperties();
-    init();
+    m_webPage = new QWebPage();
+    connect(m_webPage, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this, SLOT(loadFinished(bool)));
 }
 
 KReportItemWeb::KReportItemWeb(const QDomNode &element)
+    : KReportItemWeb()
 {
-    createProperties();
-    init();
     QDomNodeList nl = element.childNodes();
     QString n;
     QDomNode node;
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-void KReportItemWeb::init()
-{
-    m_webPage = new QWebPage();
-
-    connect(m_webPage, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this, SLOT(loadFinished(bool)));
-}
-
 void KReportItemWeb::createProperties()
 {
     m_set = new KPropertySet;