diff --git a/test/auto/qchart/tst_qchart.cpp b/test/auto/qchart/tst_qchart.cpp
index fe5ca33..a91bac5 100644
--- a/test/auto/qchart/tst_qchart.cpp
+++ b/test/auto/qchart/tst_qchart.cpp
@@ -164,9 +164,16 @@ void tst_QChart::addSeries_data()
     QAbstractSeries* series2 = new QScatterSeries(this);
     QAbstractSeries* series3 = new QSplineSeries(this);
     QAbstractSeries* series4 = new QPieSeries(this);
-    QAbstractSeries* series5 = new QBarSeries(QBarCategories(),this);
-    QAbstractSeries* series6 = new QPercentBarSeries(QBarCategories(),this);
-    QAbstractSeries* series7 = new QStackedBarSeries(QBarCategories(),this);
+    QAbstractSeries* series5 = new QBarSeries(this);
+    QAbstractSeries* series6 = new QPercentBarSeries(this);
+    QAbstractSeries* series7 = new QStackedBarSeries(this);
+
+    QBarSeries* s5 = static_cast<QBarSeries*> (series5);
+    s5->setCategories(QBarCategories());
+    QPercentBarSeries* s6 = static_cast<QPercentBarSeries*> (series6);
+    s6->setCategories(QBarCategories());
+    QStackedBarSeries* s7 = static_cast<QStackedBarSeries*> (series7);
+    s7->setCategories(QBarCategories());
 
     QAxis* axis = new QAxis(this);
 
diff --git a/test/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp b/test/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp
index 4e136b2..f9c7099 100644
--- a/test/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/test/chartwidgettest/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -272,12 +272,16 @@ void MainWidget::addSeries(QString seriesName, int columnCount, int rowCount, QS
         foreach(QString label, labels)
             category << label;
         QBarSeries* series = 0;
-        if (seriesName == "Bar")
-            series = new QBarSeries(category, this);
-        else if (seriesName == "Stacked bar")
-            series = new QStackedBarSeries(category, this);
-        else
-            series = new QPercentBarSeries(category, this);
+        if (seriesName == "Bar") {
+            series = new QBarSeries(this);
+            series->setCategories(category);
+        } else if (seriesName == "Stacked bar") {
+            series = new QStackedBarSeries(this);
+            series->setCategories(category);
+        } else {
+            series = new QPercentBarSeries(this);
+            series->setCategories(category);
+        }
 
         for (int j(0); j < data.count(); j++) {
             QList<qreal> column = data.at(j);
diff --git a/test/gdpbarchart/widget.cpp b/test/gdpbarchart/widget.cpp
index dfd6673..0cd68ba 100644
--- a/test/gdpbarchart/widget.cpp
+++ b/test/gdpbarchart/widget.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ void Widget::refreshChart()
         QStringList category;
         for (int i = 0; i < selectedCountriesStrings.size(); i++)
             category << selectedCountriesStrings[i];
-        QBarSeries* series0 = new QBarSeries(category);
-        series0 = new QBarSeries(category);
+        QBarSeries* series0 = new QBarSeries();
+        series0->setCategories(category);
+//        series0 = new QBarSeries(category);
 
         // prepare the selected counries SQL query
         QString countriesQuery = "country IN (";
diff --git a/test/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp b/test/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp
index af81e48..0821ca3 100644
--- a/test/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp
+++ b/test/tablemodelchart/tablewidget.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ void TableWidget::updateChartType(bool toggle)
         {
             m_chart->setAnimationOptions(QChart::SeriesAnimations);
 
-            QBarSeries* barSeries = new QBarSeries(QStringList());
+            QBarSeries* barSeries = new QBarSeries();
+            barSeries->setCategories(QStringList());
             barSeries->setModel(m_model);
             //            barSeries->setModelMappingRange(2, 5);
             barSeries->setModelMapping(5, 2, 4, Qt::Vertical);