diff --git a/dcop/KDE-ICE/iceauth.c b/dcop/KDE-ICE/iceauth.c
index 74db91367..609615643 100644
--- a/dcop/KDE-ICE/iceauth.c
+++ b/dcop/KDE-ICE/iceauth.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern Time_t time ();
 #define Time_t time_t
 #endif
 
-static int binaryEqual (register const char *a, const char *b, unsigned len);
+static int binaryEqual (const char *a, const char *b, unsigned len);
 
 static int was_called_state;
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ char    	**errorStringRet;
  * local routines
  */
 
-static int binaryEqual (register const char *a, const char *b, unsigned len)
+static int binaryEqual (const char *a, const char *b, unsigned len)
 {
     while (len--)
 	if (*a++ != *b++)
diff --git a/tdecore/kentities.c b/tdecore/kentities.c
index 070ee7689..8610b49e7 100644
--- a/tdecore/kentities.c
+++ b/tdecore/kentities.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 static unsigned int
-hash_Entity (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+hash_Entity (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   static const unsigned short asso_values[] =
     {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ hash_Entity (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
 __inline
 #endif
 const struct entity *
-kde_findEntity (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+kde_findEntity (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   enum
     {
diff --git a/tdecore/kmdcodec.cpp b/tdecore/kmdcodec.cpp
index 9b74c53b0..b5d540f53 100644
--- a/tdecore/kmdcodec.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/kmdcodec.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const unsigned int KCodecs::maxQPLineLength = 70;
 
 /******************************** KCodecs ********************************/
 // strchr(3) for broken systems.
-static int rikFindChar(register const char * _s, const char c)
+static int rikFindChar(const char * _s, const char c)
 {
   const char * s = _s;
 
diff --git a/tdehtml/css/cssproperties.c b/tdehtml/css/cssproperties.c
index 1f4ba882b..3e6341ab7 100644
--- a/tdehtml/css/cssproperties.c
+++ b/tdehtml/css/cssproperties.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct props {
     int id;
 };
 
-static const struct props * findProp (register const char *str, unsigned int len);
+static const struct props * findProp (const char *str, unsigned int len);
 /* maximum key range = 469, duplicates = 0 */
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 static unsigned int
-hash_prop (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+hash_prop (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   static const unsigned short asso_values[] =
     {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ hash_prop (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
 __inline
 #endif
 const struct props *
-findProp (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+findProp (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   enum
     {
diff --git a/tdehtml/css/cssvalues.c b/tdehtml/css/cssvalues.c
index 9114aa513..af175349e 100644
--- a/tdehtml/css/cssvalues.c
+++ b/tdehtml/css/cssvalues.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct css_value {
     int id;
 };
 
-static const css_value* findValue (register const char *str, unsigned int len);
+static const css_value* findValue (const char *str, unsigned int len);
 /* maximum key range = 2876, duplicates = 0 */
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 static unsigned int
-hash_val (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+hash_val (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   static const unsigned short asso_values[] =
     {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ hash_val (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
 __inline
 #endif
 const struct css_value *
-findValue (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+findValue (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   enum
     {
diff --git a/tdehtml/css/makeprop b/tdehtml/css/makeprop
index a23f0b54f..b01ed7319 100644
--- a/tdehtml/css/makeprop
+++ b/tdehtml/css/makeprop
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 grep "^[^\#]" cssproperties.in > cssproperties.strip
 
-echo -e '%{\n/* This file is automatically generated from cssproperties.in by makeprop, do not edit */\n/* Copyright 1999 W. Bastian */\n#include "cssproperties.h"\n%}\nstruct props {\n    const char *name;\n    int id;\n};\n\nstatic const struct props * findProp (register const char *str, unsigned int len);\n\n%%' > cssproperties.gperf
+echo -e '%{\n/* This file is automatically generated from cssproperties.in by makeprop, do not edit */\n/* Copyright 1999 W. Bastian */\n#include "cssproperties.h"\n%}\nstruct props {\n    const char *name;\n    int id;\n};\n\nstatic const struct props * findProp (const char *str, unsigned int len);\n\n%%' > cssproperties.gperf
 cat cssproperties.strip | awk '{ do { prop = $0; gsub("-", "_"); print prop ", CSS_PROP_" toupper($0) } while (getline) }' >> cssproperties.gperf
 echo '%%' >> cssproperties.gperf
 echo -e '/* This file is automatically generated from cssproperties.in by makeprop, do not edit */\n/* Copyright 1998 W. Bastian */\n\n#ifndef CSSPROPERTIES_H\n#define CSSPROPERTIES_H\n\nDOM::DOMString getPropertyName(unsigned short id) KDE_NO_EXPORT;\n' > cssproperties.h
diff --git a/tdehtml/css/makevalues b/tdehtml/css/makevalues
index eb496a563..3ca0a82ea 100755
--- a/tdehtml/css/makevalues
+++ b/tdehtml/css/makevalues
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #
 grep "^[^\#]" cssvalues.in > cssvalues.strip
 
-echo -e '%{\n/* This file is automatically generated from cssvalues.in by makevalues, do not edit */\n/* Copyright 1999 W. Bastian */\n#include "cssvalues.h"\n%}\nstruct css_value {\n    const char *name;\n    int id;\n};\n\nstatic const css_value* findValue (register const char *str, unsigned int len);\n\n%%' > cssvalues.gperf
+echo -e '%{\n/* This file is automatically generated from cssvalues.in by makevalues, do not edit */\n/* Copyright 1999 W. Bastian */\n#include "cssvalues.h"\n%}\nstruct css_value {\n    const char *name;\n    int id;\n};\n\nstatic const css_value* findValue (const char *str, unsigned int len);\n\n%%' > cssvalues.gperf
 cat cssvalues.strip | awk '{ do { prop = $0; gsub("-", "_"); print prop ", CSS_VAL_" toupper($0) } while (getline) }' >> cssvalues.gperf
 echo '%%' >> cssvalues.gperf
 echo -e '/* This file is automatically generated from cssvalues.in by
diff --git a/tdehtml/html/doctypes.cpp b/tdehtml/html/doctypes.cpp
index 4c456dc71..adbefab87 100644
--- a/tdehtml/html/doctypes.cpp
+++ b/tdehtml/html/doctypes.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 static unsigned int
-hash (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+hash (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   static const unsigned short asso_values[] =
     {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ hash (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
 __inline
 #endif
 const struct PubIDInfo *
-findDoctypeEntry (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+findDoctypeEntry (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   enum
     {
diff --git a/tdehtml/misc/htmlattrs.c b/tdehtml/misc/htmlattrs.c
index 9bee3309a..e37f4c5c9 100644
--- a/tdehtml/misc/htmlattrs.c
+++ b/tdehtml/misc/htmlattrs.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 static unsigned int
-hash_attr (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+hash_attr (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   static const unsigned short asso_values[] =
     {
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 const struct attrs *
-findAttr (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+findAttr (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   if (len <= MAX_WORD_LENGTH && len >= MIN_WORD_LENGTH)
     {
diff --git a/tdehtml/misc/htmltags.c b/tdehtml/misc/htmltags.c
index be6fade5f..fa701fe69 100644
--- a/tdehtml/misc/htmltags.c
+++ b/tdehtml/misc/htmltags.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ inline
 #endif
 #endif
 static unsigned int
-hash_tag (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+hash_tag (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   static const unsigned short asso_values[] =
     {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static const struct spool_Tag_t spool_Tag_contents =
 __inline
 #endif
 const struct tags *
-findTag (register const char *str, unsigned int len)
+findTag (const char *str, unsigned int len)
 {
   enum
     {