diff --git a/partitionmanager/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/partitionmanager/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 2931abed..bfe8d043 100644
--- a/partitionmanager/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/partitionmanager/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
 			i18ncp("@info", "<p>Do you really want to quit the application?</p><p>There is still an operation pending.</p>",
     		"<p>Do you really want to quit the application?</p><p>There are still %1 operations pending.</p>", operationStack().size()),
 			i18nc("@title:window", "Discard Pending Operations and Quit?"),
-			KGuiItem(i18nc("@action:button", "Quit <application>%1</application>", KGlobal::mainComponent().aboutData()->programName()), "arrow-right"),
+			KGuiItem(i18nc("@action:button", "Quit %1", KGlobal::mainComponent().aboutData()->programName()), "arrow-right"),
 			KStandardGuiItem::cancel(), "reallyQuit") == KMessageBox::Cancel)
 		{
 			event->ignore();
diff --git a/partitionmanager/src/util/helpers.cpp b/partitionmanager/src/util/helpers.cpp
index a746dfd7..159a8379 100644
--- a/partitionmanager/src/util/helpers.cpp
+++ b/partitionmanager/src/util/helpers.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ bool checkPermissions()
 
 		return KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel(NULL, i18nc("@info",
 				"<p><warning>You do not have administrative privileges.</warning></p>"
-				"<p>It is possible to run <application>%1</application> without these privileges. "
+				"<p>It is possible to run %1 without these privileges. "
 				"You will, however, <emphasis>not</emphasis> be allowed to apply operations.</p>"
-				"<p>Do you want to continue running <application>%1</application>?</p>",
+				"<p>Do you want to continue running %1?</p>",
 				KGlobal::mainComponent().aboutData()->programName()),
 	 		i18nc("@title:window", "No administrative privileges"),
 			KGuiItem(i18nc("@action:button", "Run without administrative privileges"), "arrow-right"),