diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.cpp
index 85b814ce1c..8eea1e654e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ QString qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(int type)
 QPlatformMenuItem::MenuRole detectMenuRole(const QString &caption)
 {
     QString captionNoAmpersand(caption);
-    captionNoAmpersand.remove(QChar('&'));
+    captionNoAmpersand.remove(QLatin1Char('&'));
     const QString aboutString = QCoreApplication::translate("QCocoaMenuItem", "About");
     if (captionNoAmpersand.startsWith(aboutString, Qt::CaseInsensitive) || caption.endsWith(aboutString, Qt::CaseInsensitive))
         return QPlatformMenuItem::AboutRole;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.h
index a9c9cc42e5..e41898fe59 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/messages.h
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+enum {
+    ServicesAppMenuItem = 0,
+    HideAppMenuItem,
+    HideOthersAppMenuItem,
+    ShowAllAppMenuItem,
+    PreferencesAppMenuItem,
+    QuitAppMenuItem,
+    AboutAppMenuItem
+};
+
+
 QString msgAboutQt();
 
 QString qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(int type);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
index 21f2b4de85..ecbab38a83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
@@ -370,24 +370,20 @@ NSMenuItem *QCocoaMenuItem::sync()
     return m_native;
 }
 
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-extern QString qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(int type);
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
-
 QString QCocoaMenuItem::mergeText()
 {
     QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = [QCocoaMenuLoader sharedMenuLoader];
     if (m_native == [loader aboutMenuItem]) {
-        return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(6).arg(qt_mac_applicationName());
+        return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(AboutAppMenuItem).arg(qt_mac_applicationName());
     } else if (m_native== [loader aboutQtMenuItem]) {
         if (m_text == QString("About Qt"))
             return msgAboutQt();
         else
             return m_text;
     } else if (m_native == [loader preferencesMenuItem]) {
-        return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(4);
+        return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(PreferencesAppMenuItem);
     } else if (m_native == [loader quitMenuItem]) {
-        return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(5).arg(qt_mac_applicationName());
+        return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(QuitAppMenuItem).arg(qt_mac_applicationName());
     } else if (m_text.contains('\t')) {
         return m_text.left(m_text.indexOf('\t'));
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
index 01a3c04afb..0d9bb5009d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuloader.mm
@@ -47,14 +47,8 @@
 #include <QtCore/private/qcore_mac_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qthread_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/qcoreapplication.h>
-#include <QtCore/qdir.h>
-#include <QtCore/qstring.h>
-#include <QtCore/qdebug.h>
 #include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 
-QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QCFString)
-QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QString)
-
 @implementation QCocoaMenuLoader
 
 + (instancetype)sharedMenuLoader
@@ -314,13 +308,13 @@ QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QString)
 {
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_TRANSLATION
-    [servicesItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(0).toNSString()];
-    [hideItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(1).arg(qt_mac_applicationName()).toNSString()];
-    [hideAllOthersItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(2).toNSString()];
-    [showAllItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(3).toNSString()];
-    [preferencesItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(4).toNSString()];
-    [quitItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(5).arg(qt_mac_applicationName()).toNSString()];
-    [aboutItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(6).arg(qt_mac_applicationName()).toNSString()];
+    [servicesItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(ServicesAppMenuItem).toNSString()];
+    [hideItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(HideAppMenuItem).arg(qt_mac_applicationName()).toNSString()];
+    [hideAllOthersItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(HideOthersAppMenuItem).toNSString()];
+    [showAllItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(ShowAllAppMenuItem).toNSString()];
+    [preferencesItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(PreferencesAppMenuItem).toNSString()];
+    [quitItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(QuitAppMenuItem).arg(qt_mac_applicationName()).toNSString()];
+    [aboutItem setTitle:qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(AboutAppMenuItem).arg(qt_mac_applicationName()).toNSString()];
 #endif
 }