diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index 8fac6a27f..7f5c3d0c6 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ class SlideController(DisplayController):
             self.toolbar.set_widget_visible(self.loop_list, False)
             self.toolbar.set_widget_visible(self.wide_menu, False)
         else:
-            QtCore.QObject.connect(self.preview_list_widget,
-                QtCore.SIGNAL(u'doubleClicked(QModelIndex)'), self.onGoLiveClick)
+            self.preview_list_widget.doubleClicked.connect(self.onGoLiveClick)
             self.toolbar.set_widget_visible([u'editSong'], False)
         if self.is_live:
             self.setLiveHotkeys(self)
@@ -764,7 +763,7 @@ class SlideController(DisplayController):
                 for counter in range(len(self.service_item.background_audio)):
                     action = self.trackMenu.addAction(os.path.basename(self.service_item.background_audio[counter]))
                     action.setData(counter)
-                    QtCore.QObject.connect(action, QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered(bool)'), self.onTrackTriggered)
+                    action.triggered.connect(self.onTrackTriggered)
                 self.display.audio_player.repeat = Settings().value(
                     self.main_window.generalSettingsSection + u'/audio repeat list')
                 if Settings().value(self.main_window.generalSettingsSection + u'/audio start paused'):
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/authorsform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/authorsform.py
index 42d61f6fa..a128e28f2 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/authorsform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/authorsform.py
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ class AuthorsForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_AuthorsDialog):
         QtGui.QDialog.__init__(self, parent)
         self.setupUi(self)
         self._autoDisplayName = False
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.firstNameEdit, QtCore.SIGNAL(u'textEdited(QString)'),
-            self.onFirstNameEditTextEdited)
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.lastNameEdit, QtCore.SIGNAL(u'textEdited(QString)'),
-            self.onLastNameEditTextEdited)
+        self.firstNameEdit.textEdited.connect(self.onFirstNameEditTextEdited)
+        self.lastNameEdit.textEdited.connect(self.onLastNameEditTextEdited)
 
     def exec_(self, clear=True):
         if clear:
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenancedialog.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenancedialog.py
index 2f7ad7915..8d9ce28ab 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenancedialog.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenancedialog.py
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ class Ui_SongMaintenanceDialog(object):
         self.dialogLayout.addWidget(self.button_box, 1, 0, 1, 2)
         self.retranslateUi(songMaintenanceDialog)
         self.stackedLayout.setCurrentIndex(0)
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.typeListWidget, QtCore.SIGNAL(u'currentRowChanged(int)'),
-            self.stackedLayout.setCurrentIndex)
+        self.typeListWidget.currentRowChanged.connect(self.stackedLayout.setCurrentIndex)
 
     def retranslateUi(self, songMaintenanceDialog):
         songMaintenanceDialog.setWindowTitle(SongStrings.SongMaintenance)