diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
 private:
     /**
-     * Remove bookmarks created by the previous version of dolphin that is
+     * Remove bookmarks created by the previous version of dolphin that are
      * not valid anymore
      */
     void cleanupBookmarks();
diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     // Hence a prefix to the application-name of the stored bookmarks is
     // added, which is only read by PlacesItemModel.
     const char AppNamePrefix[] = "-places-panel";
-    static QList<QUrl> baloonUrls = {
+    static QList<QUrl> balooURLs = {
         QUrl(QStringLiteral("timeline:/today")),
         QUrl(QStringLiteral("timeline:/yesterday")),
         QUrl(QStringLiteral("timeline:/thismonth")),
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     m_hiddenItemsShown(false),
     m_deviceToTearDown(nullptr),
     m_storageSetupInProgress(),
-    m_sourceModel(new KFilePlacesModel(this, KAboutData::applicationData().componentName() + AppNamePrefix))
+    m_sourceModel(new KFilePlacesModel(KAboutData::applicationData().componentName() + AppNamePrefix, this))
 {
     cleanupBookmarks();
     loadBookmarks();
@@ -617,18 +617,18 @@
 
 void PlacesItemModel::cleanupBookmarks()
 {
-    // KIO model now provides support for ballon urls, and because of that we
-    // need to remove old ulrs that was visibile only on dolphin to avoid duplication
+    // KIO model now provides support for baloo urls, and because of that we
+    // need to remove old URLs that were visible only in Dolphin to avoid duplication
     int row = 0;
     do {
         const QModelIndex sourceIndex = m_sourceModel->index(row, 0);
         const KBookmark bookmark = m_sourceModel->bookmarkForIndex(sourceIndex);
         const QUrl url = bookmark.url();
         const QString appName = bookmark.metaDataItem(QStringLiteral("OnlyInApp"));
 
         if ((appName == KAboutData::applicationData().componentName() ||
-             appName == KAboutData::applicationData().componentName() + AppNamePrefix) && baloonUrls.contains(url)) {
-            qCDebug(DolphinDebug) << "Removing old ballon url:" << url;
+             appName == KAboutData::applicationData().componentName() + AppNamePrefix) && balooURLs.contains(url)) {
+            qCDebug(DolphinDebug) << "Removing old baloo url:" << url;
             m_sourceModel->removePlace(sourceIndex);
         } else {
             row++;