diff --git a/kpacman/referee.cpp b/kpacman/referee.cpp
index af5c566..1f4e2bc 100644
--- a/kpacman/referee.cpp
+++ b/kpacman/referee.cpp
@@ -409,19 +409,19 @@ void Referee::initKeys()
 {
     TQString up("Up");
     up = kapp->config()->readEntry("upKey", up);
-    UpKey    = TDEAccel::stringToKey(up);
+    UpKey = TDEShortcut(up);
 
     TQString down("Down");
     down = kapp->config()->readEntry("downKey", down);
-    DownKey  = TDEAccel::stringToKey(down);
+    DownKey = TDEShortcut(down);
 
     TQString left("Left");
     left = kapp->config()->readEntry("leftKey", left);
-    LeftKey  = TDEAccel::stringToKey(left);
+    LeftKey = TDEShortcut(left);
 
     TQString right("Right");
     right = kapp->config()->readEntry("rightKey", right);
-    RightKey = TDEAccel::stringToKey(right);
+    RightKey = TDEShortcut(right);
 }
 
 void Referee::fillArray(TQMemArray<int> &array, TQString values, int max)
diff --git a/kpacman/score.cpp b/kpacman/score.cpp
index fa52583..c87bb96 100644
--- a/kpacman/score.cpp
+++ b/kpacman/score.cpp
@@ -251,19 +251,19 @@ void Score::initKeys()
 {
     TQString up("Up");
     up = kapp->config()->readEntry("upKey", up);
-    UpKey    = TDEAccel::stringToKey(up);
+    UpKey = TDEShortcut(up);
 
     TQString down("Down");
     down = kapp->config()->readEntry("downKey", down);
-    DownKey  = TDEAccel::stringToKey(down);
+    DownKey = TDEShortcut(down);
 
     TQString left("Left");
     left = kapp->config()->readEntry("leftKey", left);
-    LeftKey  = TDEAccel::stringToKey(left);
+    LeftKey = TDEShortcut(left);
 
     TQString right("Right");
     right = kapp->config()->readEntry("rightKey", right);
-    RightKey = TDEAccel::stringToKey(right);
+    RightKey = TDEShortcut(right);
 }
 
 void Score::confTiming(bool defGroup)