diff --git a/ui/drivers/qt/qt_dialogs.cpp b/ui/drivers/qt/qt_dialogs.cpp
index 8231d2bdb9..db2f96b1a9 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/qt/qt_dialogs.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/qt/qt_dialogs.cpp
@@ -1197,12 +1197,7 @@ void CoreOptionsDialog::buildLayout()
             }
 
             for (k = 0; k < option->vals->size; k++)
-#if (QT_VERSION > QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
-               combo_box->addItem(option->vals->elems[k].data, QVariant::fromValue(option->key));
-#else
-               combo_box->addItem(option->vals->elems[k].data, option->key);
-#endif
-
+               combo_box->addItem(option->vals->elems[k].data, QVariant::fromValue(QString(option->key)));
 
             combo_box->setCurrentText(val);
             combo_box->setProperty("default_index",
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
index 46ed069f70..0a67fec8db 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
@@ -3111,13 +3111,8 @@ void MainWindow::setCoreActions()
                   if (!found_existing)
                   {
                      QVariantMap comboBoxMap;
-#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
-                     comboBoxMap["core_name"] = QVariant::fromValue(coreInfo->core_name);
-                     comboBoxMap["core_path"] = QVariant::fromValue(coreInfo->path);
-#else
-                     comboBoxMap["core_name"] = coreInfo->core_name;
-                     comboBoxMap["core_path"] = coreInfo->path;
-#endif
+                     comboBoxMap["core_name"] = QVariant::fromValue(QString(coreInfo->core_name));
+                     comboBoxMap["core_path"] = QVariant::fromValue(QString(coreInfo->path));
                      comboBoxMap["core_selection"] = CORE_SELECTION_PLAYLIST_DEFAULT;
                      m_launchWithComboBox->addItem(coreInfo->core_name, QVariant::fromValue(comboBoxMap));
                   }