diff --git a/src/browsers/BrowserMessageArea.cpp b/src/browsers/BrowserMessageArea.cpp
index 97e75f3e79..04afeaa595 100644
--- a/src/browsers/BrowserMessageArea.cpp
+++ b/src/browsers/BrowserMessageArea.cpp
@@ -1,167 +1,165 @@
 /****************************************************************************************
  * Copyright (c) 2011 Bart Cerneels <bart.cerneels@kde.org                              *
  *                                                                                      *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under        *
  * the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software        *
  * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later           *
  * version.                                                                             *
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  * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A      *
  * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.             *
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  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with         *
  * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.                           *
  ****************************************************************************************/
 
 #include "BrowserMessageArea.h"
 
 #include "statusbar/LongMessageWidget.h"
 
 #define SHORT_MESSAGE_DURATION 5000
 #define POPUP_MESSAGE_DURATION 5000
 
 BrowserMessageArea::BrowserMessageArea( QWidget *parent )
     : BoxWidget( true, parent )
     , m_busy( false )
 {
     setObjectName( "BrowserMessageArea" );
 
     m_progressBar = new CompoundProgressBar( this );
     connect( m_progressBar, &CompoundProgressBar::allDone, this, &BrowserMessageArea::hideProgress );
     layout()->addWidget( m_progressBar );
 
     m_progressBar->hide();
 
     m_messageLabel = new QLabel( this );
     m_messageLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
     m_messageLabel->setWordWrap( true );
     m_messageLabel->hide();
 
     m_shortMessageTimer = new QTimer( this );
     m_shortMessageTimer->setSingleShot( true );
     connect( m_shortMessageTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &BrowserMessageArea::nextShortMessage );
 
     //register to carry MessageType across threads
     qRegisterMetaType<Amarok::Logger::MessageType>( "MessageType" );
     connect( this, &BrowserMessageArea::signalLongMessage,
              this, &BrowserMessageArea::slotLongMessage,
              Qt::QueuedConnection );
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::shortMessage( const QString &text )
 {
     if( !m_busy )
     {
         m_busy = true;
         m_messageLabel->setText( text );
         m_messageLabel->show();
         m_shortMessageTimer->start( SHORT_MESSAGE_DURATION );
     }
     else
     {
         m_shortMessageQueue.append( text );
     }
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::longMessage( const QString &text, MessageType type )
 {
     // The purpose of this emit is to make the operation thread safe. If this
     // method is called from a non-GUI thread, the "emit" relays it over the
     // event loop to the GUI thread, so that we can safely create widgets.
     emit signalLongMessage( text, type );
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::newProgressOperationImpl( KJob *job, const QString &text, QObject *context,
                                               const std::function<void ()> &function, Qt::ConnectionType type )
 {
     KJobProgressBar *newBar = new KJobProgressBar( 0, job );
     newBar->setDescription( text );
     connect( job, &KJob::destroyed, m_progressBar,
              &CompoundProgressBar::endProgressOperation );
     newBar->setAbortSlot( context, function, type );
     m_progressBar->addProgressBar( newBar, job );
     m_progressBar->show();
 
     m_busy = true;
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::newProgressOperationImpl( QNetworkReply *reply, const QString &text, QObject *obj,
                                               const std::function<void ()> &function, Qt::ConnectionType type )
 {
     NetworkProgressBar *newBar = new NetworkProgressBar( 0, reply );
     newBar->setDescription( text );
     newBar->setAbortSlot( reply, &QNetworkReply::deleteLater );
     connect( reply, &QNetworkReply::destroyed, m_progressBar,
              &CompoundProgressBar::endProgressOperation );
     newBar->setAbortSlot( obj, function, type );
     m_progressBar->addProgressBar( newBar, reply );
     m_progressBar->show();
 
     m_busy = true;
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::newProgressOperationImpl( QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &increment, const QMetaMethod &end, const QString &text,
                                               int maximum, QObject *obj, const std::function<void ()> &function, Qt::ConnectionType type )
 {
     ProgressBar *newBar = new ProgressBar( 0 );
     newBar->setDescription( text );
     newBar->setMaximum( maximum );
     connect( sender, &QObject::destroyed, m_progressBar,
              &CompoundProgressBar::endProgressOperation, Qt::QueuedConnection );
-    int endIndex = m_progressBar->staticMetaObject.indexOfMethod( SLOT(endProgressOperation(QObject*)) );
-    auto endSlot = m_progressBar->staticMetaObject.method( endIndex );
-    connect( sender, end, m_progressBar,
-             endSlot, Qt::QueuedConnection );
-    int incrementIndex = m_progressBar->staticMetaObject.indexOfMethod( SLOT(slotIncrementProgress()) );
-    auto incrementSlot = m_progressBar->staticMetaObject.method( incrementIndex );
-    connect( sender, increment, m_progressBar,
-             incrementSlot, Qt::QueuedConnection );
-    if( sender->staticMetaObject.indexOfSignal( SIGNAL(totalSteps(int)) ) != -1 )
+    int endIndex = m_progressBar->metaObject()->indexOfSlot( "endProgressOperation(QObject*)" );
+    auto endSlot = m_progressBar->metaObject()->method( endIndex );
+    connect( sender, end, m_progressBar, endSlot, Qt::QueuedConnection );
+    int incrementIndex = m_progressBar->metaObject()->indexOfSlot( "slotIncrementProgress()" );
+    auto incrementSlot = m_progressBar->metaObject()->method( incrementIndex );
+    connect( sender, increment, m_progressBar, incrementSlot, Qt::QueuedConnection );
+    if( sender->metaObject()->indexOfSignal( "totalSteps(int)" ) != -1 )
         connect( sender, SIGNAL(totalSteps(int)), newBar, SLOT(slotTotalSteps(int)) );
     newBar->setAbortSlot( obj, function, type );
     m_progressBar->addProgressBar( newBar, sender );
     m_progressBar->show();
 
     m_busy = true;
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::hideProgress() //SLOT
 {
     m_progressBar->hide();
     m_busy = false;
 
     nextShortMessage();
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::nextShortMessage()
 {
     if( m_shortMessageQueue.count() > 0 )
     {
         m_busy = true;
         m_messageLabel->setText( m_shortMessageQueue.takeFirst() );
         m_messageLabel->show();
         m_shortMessageTimer->start( SHORT_MESSAGE_DURATION );
     }
     else
     {
         m_messageLabel->hide();
         m_busy = false;
     }
 }
 
 void
 BrowserMessageArea::slotLongMessage( const QString &text, MessageType type )
 {
     Q_UNUSED(type)
 
     LongMessageWidget *message = new LongMessageWidget( text );
     connect( message, &LongMessageWidget::closed, message, &QObject::deleteLater );
 }