diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index 1d780afd6..58654aa2d 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include <QDirIterator>
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 #include <QReadWriteLock>
-#include <QRegExp>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     #include <QStandardPaths>
 #endif
@@ -90,9 +91,9 @@ QStringList parseArgumentsString(QString tempString)
 {
     bool inside = (!tempString.isEmpty() && tempString.at(0) == QChar('"'));
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0)
-    QStringList tempList = tempString.split(QRegExp("\""), Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+    QStringList tempList = tempString.split(QRegularExpression("\""), Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
 #else
-    QStringList tempList = tempString.split(QRegExp("\""), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+    QStringList tempList = tempString.split(QRegularExpression("\""), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
 #endif
     QStringList finalList = QStringList();
     QStringListIterator iter(tempList);
@@ -105,9 +106,9 @@ QStringList parseArgumentsString(QString tempString)
             finalList.append(temp);
         else
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0)
-            finalList.append(temp.split(QRegExp("\\s+"), Qt::SkipEmptyParts));
+            finalList.append(temp.split(QRegularExpression("\\s+"), Qt::SkipEmptyParts));
 #else
-            finalList.append(temp.split(QRegExp("\\s+"), QString::SkipEmptyParts));
+            finalList.append(temp.split(QRegularExpression("\\s+"), QString::SkipEmptyParts));
 #endif
         inside = !inside;
     }
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ QIcon loadIcon(QString name)
     QDirIterator it(":images/", QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
     QString fallback_location = "";
     // search also for variants with underscore like document_save.png for document-save
-    QRegExp regex = QRegExp(".*" + name.replace(QChar('-'), "[_-]") + "\\.(svg|png)");
+    QRegularExpression regex = QRegularExpression(".*" + name.replace(QChar('-'), "[_-]") + "\\.(svg|png)");
     while (it.hasNext())
     {
         QString value = it.next();
diff --git a/src/gamecontroller/gamecontroller.cpp b/src/gamecontroller/gamecontroller.cpp
index 3cc7877e9..27cebf8de 100644
--- a/src/gamecontroller/gamecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/gamecontroller/gamecontroller.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 
 #include <QDebug>
-#include <QRegExp>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
 #include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ QString GameController::getSerialString() const
     if (controller != nullptr)
     {
         const char *serial = SDL_GameControllerGetSerial(controller);
-        temp = QString(serial).remove(QRegExp("[^A-Za-z0-9]"));
+        temp = QString(serial).remove(QRegularExpression("[^A-Za-z0-9]"));
     }
 #endif
     return temp;
diff --git a/src/globalvariables.cpp b/src/globalvariables.cpp
index 76b7cd9df..fc71f60e3 100644
--- a/src/globalvariables.cpp
+++ b/src/globalvariables.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ const int GlobalVariables::InputDevice::RAISEDDEADZONE = 20000;
 const int GlobalVariables::InputDevice::DEFAULTKEYREPEATDELAY = 660; // 660 ms
 const int GlobalVariables::InputDevice::DEFAULTKEYREPEATRATE = 40;   // 40 ms. 25 times per second
 
-// QRegExp GlobalVariables::InputDevice::emptyGUID("^[0]+$");
-QRegExp GlobalVariables::InputDevice::emptyUniqueID("^[0]+$");
+// QRegularExpression GlobalVariables::InputDevice::emptyGUID("^[0]+$");
+QRegularExpression GlobalVariables::InputDevice::emptyUniqueID("^[0]+$");
 
 // ---- JOYAXIS ---- //
 
diff --git a/src/globalvariables.h b/src/globalvariables.h
index 23cd1779a..722c4dc66 100644
--- a/src/globalvariables.h
+++ b/src/globalvariables.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QRegExp>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 namespace GlobalVariables {
 class JoyButton
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class InputDevice
     static const int DEFAULTKEYREPEATDELAY;
     static const int DEFAULTKEYREPEATRATE;
 
-    // static QRegExp emptyGUID;
-    static QRegExp emptyUniqueID;
+    // static QRegularExpression emptyGUID;
+    static QRegularExpression emptyUniqueID;
 };
 
 class JoyAxis
diff --git a/src/joystick.cpp b/src/joystick.cpp
index d111b3176..32a69d685 100644
--- a/src/joystick.cpp
+++ b/src/joystick.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ QString Joystick::getSerialString() const
     if (m_joyhandle != nullptr)
     {
         const char *serial = SDL_JoystickGetSerial(m_joyhandle);
-        temp = QString(serial).remove(QRegExp("[^A-Za-z0-9]"));
+        temp = QString(serial).remove(QRegularExpression("[^A-Za-z0-9]"));
     }
 #endif