diff --git a/src/ioslaves/trash/ktrash.cpp b/src/ioslaves/trash/ktrash.cpp
index 87fbe5ac..383cad1a 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/trash/ktrash.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/trash/ktrash.cpp
@@ -1,81 +1,80 @@
 /* This file is part of the KDE project
    Copyright (C) 2004 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
 
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Library General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCommandLineOption>
 #include <QDataStream>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KIO/EmptyTrashJob>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("ktrash"));
     app.setApplicationVersion(QStringLiteral(PROJECT_VERSION));
     app.setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("kde.org"));
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.setApplicationDescription(i18n("Helper program to handle the KDE trash can\n"
                                           "Note: to move files to the trash, do not use ktrash, but \"kioclient move 'url' trash:/\""));
 
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("empty"), i18n("Empty the contents of the trash")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("restore"), i18n("Restore a trashed file to its original location"), QStringLiteral("file")));
 
     parser.process(app);
 
     if (parser.isSet(QStringLiteral("empty"))) {
         // We use a kio job instead of linking to TrashImpl, for a smaller binary
         // (and the possibility of a central service at some point)
         KIO::Job *job = KIO::emptyTrash();
         job->exec();
         return 0;
     }
 
     QString restoreArg = parser.value(QStringLiteral("restore"));
     if (!restoreArg.isEmpty()) {
 
         if (restoreArg.indexOf(QLatin1String("system:/trash")) == 0) {
-            restoreArg.remove(0, 13);
-            restoreArg.prepend(QStringLiteral("trash:"));
+            restoreArg.replace(0, 13, QStringLiteral("trash:"));
         }
 
         QUrl trashURL(restoreArg);
         if (!trashURL.isValid() || trashURL.scheme() != QLatin1String("trash")) {
             qCritical() << "Invalid URL for restoring a trashed file, trash:// URL expected:" << trashURL;
             return 1;
         }
 
         QByteArray packedArgs;
         QDataStream stream(&packedArgs, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
         stream << (int)3 << trashURL;
         KIO::Job *job = KIO::special(trashURL, packedArgs);
         bool ok = job->exec() ? true : false;
         if (!ok) {
             qCritical() << job->errorString();
         }
         return 0;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }