diff --git a/applets/batt/battery.vala b/applets/batt/battery.vala
index b164c6f..fe9b7f9 100644
--- a/applets/batt/battery.vala
+++ b/applets/batt/battery.vala
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ private class DeviceData
 [DBus (name = "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem")]
 public class BatteryIconExporter : ItemExporter
 {
-    private static const string UPOWER_PATH = "/org/freedesktop/UPower";
-    internal static const string UPOWER_NAME = "org.freedesktop.UPower";
-    private static const string NOTIFY = "use-notifications";
-    private static const string PERCENT = "show-percentage";
-    private static const string TIME = "show-time-remaining";
-    private static const string COMMAND = "pm-command";
-    private static const string PATH = "display-device-path";
+    private const string UPOWER_PATH = "/org/freedesktop/UPower";
+    internal const string UPOWER_NAME = "org.freedesktop.UPower";
+    private const string NOTIFY = "use-notifications";
+    private const string PERCENT = "show-percentage";
+    private const string TIME = "show-time-remaining";
+    private const string COMMAND = "pm-command";
+    private const string PATH = "display-device-path";
     public bool use_notifications {get; internal set;}
     public bool show_percentage {get; internal set;}
     public bool show_time_remaining {get; internal set;}
diff --git a/applets/gtop/gtop.vala b/applets/gtop/gtop.vala
index 3a6cf52..c25d7fc 100644
--- a/applets/gtop/gtop.vala
+++ b/applets/gtop/gtop.vala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public static int main(string[] args)
 [DBus (name = "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem")]
 public class NetloadIconExporter : ItemExporter
 {
-    private static const string IFACE = "network-interface";
+    private const string IFACE = "network-interface";
     public string network_interface {get; internal set;}
     public bool reload {get; internal set;}
     private uint64 bytes_in_old;
diff --git a/applets/volume/volume.vala b/applets/volume/volume.vala
index 6256c37..3523e38 100644
--- a/applets/volume/volume.vala
+++ b/applets/volume/volume.vala
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ public static int main(string[] args)
 [DBus (name = "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem")]
 public class VolumeIconExporter : ItemExporter
 {
-    private static const string KEY_CHANNEL = "channel-id";
-    private static const string KEY_CARD_ID = "card-id";
-    private static const string KEY_MIXER = "mixer";
+    private const string KEY_CHANNEL = "channel-id";
+    private const string KEY_CARD_ID = "card-id";
+    private const string KEY_MIXER = "mixer";
     bool asound_find_element(string ename)
     {
         for (
diff --git a/applets/weather/weather.vala b/applets/weather/weather.vala
index 3e62737..614cd31 100644
--- a/applets/weather/weather.vala
+++ b/applets/weather/weather.vala
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ namespace Weather
     [DBus (name = "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem")]
     public class WeatherIconExporter : ItemExporter
     {
-        internal static const string LOCATIONS = "locations";
-        internal static const string CURRENT_LOC = "current-location";
-        internal static const string UPDATE = "update-interval";
-        internal static const string SHOW_LABEL = "show-temperature";
+        internal const string LOCATIONS = "locations";
+        internal const string CURRENT_LOC = "current-location";
+        internal const string UPDATE = "update-interval";
+        internal const string SHOW_LABEL = "show-temperature";
         private uint update_source;
         internal GWeather.Location[] locations {get; set;}
         internal bool show_temperature {get; set;}
diff --git a/lib/application.vala b/lib/application.vala
index 9d04a44..c536a9b 100644
--- a/lib/application.vala
+++ b/lib/application.vala
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ namespace StatusNotifier
 {
     public class App: GLib.Application
     {
-        protected static const OptionEntry[] options =
+        protected const OptionEntry[] options =
         {
             { "version", 'v', 0, OptionArg.NONE, null, N_("Print version and exit"), null },
             { null }
         };
         [CCode (has_target = true)]
         public delegate Gtk.Dialog CreatePreferencesDialog();
-        private static const string NAME = "options";
-        private static const string PATH = "/org/vala-panel/";
+        private const string NAME = "options";
+        private const string PATH = "/org/vala-panel/";
         public ItemExporter icon {get; construct;}
         public unowned CreatePreferencesDialog preferences {get; set;}
         public Gtk.AboutDialog? about {get; private set;}