diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdegenericdevice.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdegenericdevice.cpp
index 1a3a24e7b..4db292f7c 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdegenericdevice.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdegenericdevice.cpp
@@ -227,12 +227,7 @@ TQString TDEGenericDevice::busID() {
 TQString TDEGenericDevice::friendlyName() {
 	if (m_friendlyName.isNull()) {
 		if (type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::RootSystem) {
-#ifdef __linux__
-			m_friendlyName = i18n("Linux System");
-#else  // __linux__
-            // Just in case this somehow can be supported on a non-linux system
 			m_friendlyName = i18n("Local System");
-#endif // __linux__
 		}
 		else if (type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Root) {
 			TQString friendlyDriverName = systemPath();
diff --git a/tdeutils/kdeglobals.kcfg b/tdeutils/kdeglobals.kcfg
index a79cdf041..e10f7a539 100644
--- a/tdeutils/kdeglobals.kcfg
+++ b/tdeutils/kdeglobals.kcfg
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@
   <entry key="Width 1024" type="String" name="Width 1024" />
 
   <entry key="Recent URLs" type="Path" name="Recent URLs" >
-   <label>The recent URLs</label>
-   <whatsthis>Recently visited URLs. Used for auto completion in file dialogs for example.</whatsthis>
+   <label>Recently visited URLs</label>
+   <whatsthis>Used for auto completion in file dialogs for example.</whatsthis>
   </entry>
 
   <entry key="Show Preview" type="Bool" name="Show Preview" >