diff --git a/knode/kncleanup.h b/knode/kncleanup.h
index d765dc15..5019b207 100644
--- a/knode/kncleanup.h
+++ b/knode/kncleanup.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #ifndef KNCLEANUP_H
 #define KNCLEANUP_H
 
-#include <tqsemimodal.h>
-
 class TQProgressBar;
 class TQLabel;
 
diff --git a/knode/kngroupbrowser.cpp b/knode/kngroupbrowser.cpp
index f2379f51..e77f7687 100644
--- a/knode/kngroupbrowser.cpp
+++ b/knode/kngroupbrowser.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ KNGroupBrowser::KNGroupBrowser(TQWidget *parent, const TQString &caption, KNNntp
 {
   refilterTimer = new TQTimer();
 
-  allList=new TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>;
+  allList=new TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>;
   allList->setAutoDelete(true);
-  matchList=new TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>;
+  matchList=new TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>;
   matchList->setAutoDelete(false);
 
   //create Widgets
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void KNGroupBrowser::slotFilter(const TQString &txt)
   bool doIncrementalUpdate = (!isRegexp && incrementalFilter && (filtertxt.left(lastFilter.length())==lastFilter));
 
   if (doIncrementalUpdate) {
-    TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> *tempList = new TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>();
+    TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> *tempList = new TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>();
     tempList->setAutoDelete(false);
 
     for(KNGroupInfo *g=matchList->first(); g; g=matchList->next()) {
diff --git a/knode/kngroupbrowser.h b/knode/kngroupbrowser.h
index a3df9a76..c7391b3a 100644
--- a/knode/kngroupbrowser.h
+++ b/knode/kngroupbrowser.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class KNGroupBrowser : public KDialogBase {
     bool incrementalFilter;
 
     KNNntpAccount *a_ccount;
-    TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> *allList, *matchList;
+    TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> *allList, *matchList;
 
   protected slots:
     void slotLoadList();
diff --git a/knode/kngroupdialog.cpp b/knode/kngroupdialog.cpp
index 8c9a1746..f8922e07 100644
--- a/knode/kngroupdialog.cpp
+++ b/knode/kngroupdialog.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void KNGroupDialog::updateItemState(CheckItem *it)
 
 
 
-void KNGroupDialog::toSubscribe(TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> *l)
+void KNGroupDialog::toSubscribe(TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> *l)
 {
   KNGroupInfo *info;
   l->clear();
diff --git a/knode/kngroupdialog.h b/knode/kngroupdialog.h
index f9b5a523..49a3971d 100644
--- a/knode/kngroupdialog.h
+++ b/knode/kngroupdialog.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class KNGroupDialog : public KNGroupBrowser {
     KNGroupDialog(TQWidget *parent, KNNntpAccount *a);
     ~KNGroupDialog();
 
-    void toSubscribe(TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> *l);
+    void toSubscribe(TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> *l);
     void toUnsubscribe(TQStringList *l);
 
   protected:
diff --git a/knode/kngroupmanager.cpp b/knode/kngroupmanager.cpp
index b429bd6c..188a8e1b 100644
--- a/knode/kngroupmanager.cpp
+++ b/knode/kngroupmanager.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool KNGroupInfo::operator< (const KNGroupInfo &gi2)
 KNGroupListData::KNGroupListData()
   : codecForDescriptions(0)
 {
-  groups = new TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>;
+  groups = new TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>;
   groups->setAutoDelete(true);
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ bool KNGroupListData::writeOut()
 
 // merge in new groups, we want to preserve the "subscribed"-flag
 // of the loaded groups and the "new"-flag of the new groups.
-void KNGroupListData::merge(TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>* newGroups)
+void KNGroupListData::merge(TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>* newGroups)
 {
   bool subscribed;
 
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ void KNGroupListData::merge(TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>* newGroups)
 }
 
 
-TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>* KNGroupListData::extractList()
+TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>* KNGroupListData::extractList()
 {
-  TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>* temp = groups;
+  TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>* temp = groups;
   groups = 0;
   return temp;
 }
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void KNGroupManager::showGroupDialog(KNNntpAccount *a, TQWidget *parent)
       }
     }
 
-    TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> lst2;
+    TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> lst2;
     gDialog->toSubscribe(&lst2);
     for(KNGroupInfo *var=lst2.first(); var; var=lst2.next()) {
       subscribeGroup(var, a);
diff --git a/knode/kngroupmanager.h b/knode/kngroupmanager.h
index e3573830..f713a90b 100644
--- a/knode/kngroupmanager.h
+++ b/knode/kngroupmanager.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #define KNGROUPMANAGER_H
 
 #include <tqobject.h>
-#include <tqsortedlist.h>
+#include <tqptrlist.h>
 
 #include "knjobdata.h"
 #include "kngroup.h"
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ class KNGroupListData : public KNJobItem {
 
     bool readIn(KNProtocolClient *client=0);
     bool writeOut();
-    void merge(TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>* newGroups);
+    void merge(TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>* newGroups);
 
-    TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo>* extractList();
+    TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo>* extractList();
 
     TQStringList subscribed;
     TQString path;
-    TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> *groups;
+    TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> *groups;
     TQDate fetchSince;
     bool getDescriptions;
     TQTextCodec *codecForDescriptions;
diff --git a/knode/knnntpclient.cpp b/knode/knnntpclient.cpp
index 2ba465be..ceaeafe0 100644
--- a/knode/knnntpclient.cpp
+++ b/knode/knnntpclient.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void KNNntpClient::doFetchGroups()
   if (!job->success() || job->canceled())
     return;     // stopped...
 
-  TQSortedVector<KNGroupInfo> tempVector;
+  TQPtrVector<KNGroupInfo> tempVector;
   target->groups->toVector(&tempVector);
   tempVector.sort();
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void KNNntpClient::doCheckNewGroups()
   char *s, *line;
   TQString name;
   KNGroup::Status status;
-  TQSortedList<KNGroupInfo> tmpList;
+  TQPtrList<KNGroupInfo> tmpList;
   tmpList.setAutoDelete(true);
 
   while (getNextLine()) {
diff --git a/knode/utilities.h b/knode/utilities.h
index e88ca695..98938875 100644
--- a/knode/utilities.h
+++ b/knode/utilities.h
@@ -36,25 +36,6 @@ class KTempFile;
 // utility classes
 //*****************************************************************************
 
-/** clone of TQSortedList... */
-template<class type> class TQ_EXPORT TQSortedVector : public TQPtrVector<type>
-{
-public:
-    TQSortedVector() {}
-    TQSortedVector ( uint size ) : TQPtrVector<type>(size) {}
-    TQSortedVector( const TQSortedVector<type> &l ) : TQPtrVector<type>(l) {}
-    ~TQSortedVector() { TQPtrVector<type>::clear(); }
-    TQSortedVector<type> &operator=(const TQSortedVector<type> &l)
-      { return (TQSortedVector<type>&)TQPtrList<type>::operator=(l); }
-
-    virtual int compareItems( TQPtrCollection::Item s1, TQPtrCollection::Item s2 )
-      { if ( *((type*)s1) == *((type*)s2) ) return 0; return ( *((type*)s1) < *((type*)s2) ? -1 : 1 ); }
-};
-
-
-//==============================================================================
-
-
 class KNFile : public TQFile {
 
   public: