diff --git a/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp b/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp
index 5bae2ee121..e8baded410 100644
--- a/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp
+++ b/clients/keramik/keramik.cpp
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ namespace Keramik
 	const int buttonSpacing    =  4;  // Spacing between the titlebar buttons
 	const int iconSpacing      =  5;  // Spacing between the icon and the text label
 
-	// Default button layout
-	const char default_left[]  = "M";
-	const char default_right[] = "HIAX";
-
 	// Titlebar button bitmaps
 	const unsigned char menu_bits[] = {
 	   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
@@ -929,7 +925,7 @@ void KeramikClient::createLayout()
 
 	titleLayout->addSpacing( buttonMargin );      // Left button margin
 	addButtons( titleLayout, options()->customButtonPositions() ?
-			options()->titleButtonsLeft() : QString(default_left) );
+			options()->titleButtonsLeft() : KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsLeft() );
 
 	titlebar = new QSpacerItem( 10, clientHandler->titleBarHeight(largeTitlebar)
 			- topSpacing, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Minimum );
@@ -937,7 +933,7 @@ void KeramikClient::createLayout()
 
 	titleLayout->addSpacing( buttonSpacing );
 	addButtons( titleLayout, options()->customButtonPositions() ?
-				options()->titleButtonsRight() : QString(default_right) );
+				options()->titleButtonsRight() : KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsRight() );
 	titleLayout->addSpacing( buttonMargin - 1 );  // Right button margin
 
 	windowLayout->addSpacing( leftBorderWidth );                // Left border
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index a21ad05bb9..d696f4f078 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ QString OxygenClient::visibleName() const
     return i18n("Oxygen");
 }
 
-QString OxygenClient::defaultButtonsLeft() const
-{
-    return "M";
-}
-
-QString OxygenClient::defaultButtonsRight() const
-{
-    return "HIAX";
-}
-
 void OxygenClient::init()
 {
     KCommonDecoration::init();
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
index 2c7feeb555..f7b2f9cb80 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public:
     virtual ~OxygenClient();
 
     virtual QString visibleName() const;
-    virtual QString defaultButtonsLeft() const;
-    virtual QString defaultButtonsRight() const;
     virtual KCommonDecorationButton *createButton(::ButtonType type);
     virtual bool decorationBehaviour(DecorationBehaviour behaviour) const;
     virtual int layoutMetric(LayoutMetric lm, bool respectWindowState = true, const KCommonDecorationButton * = 0) const;
diff --git a/clients/plastik/plastikclient.cpp b/clients/plastik/plastikclient.cpp
index fa06f7bca3..3a45c450aa 100644
--- a/clients/plastik/plastikclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/plastik/plastikclient.cpp
@@ -56,16 +56,6 @@ QString PlastikClient::visibleName() const
     return i18n("Plastik");
 }
 
-QString PlastikClient::defaultButtonsLeft() const
-{
-    return "M";
-}
-
-QString PlastikClient::defaultButtonsRight() const
-{
-    return "HIAX";
-}
-
 bool PlastikClient::decorationBehaviour(DecorationBehaviour behaviour) const
 {
     switch (behaviour) {
diff --git a/clients/plastik/plastikclient.h b/clients/plastik/plastikclient.h
index 46b194866b..4c5b0d9586 100644
--- a/clients/plastik/plastikclient.h
+++ b/clients/plastik/plastikclient.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ public:
     ~PlastikClient();
 
     virtual QString visibleName() const;
-    virtual QString defaultButtonsLeft() const;
-    virtual QString defaultButtonsRight() const;
     virtual bool decorationBehaviour(DecorationBehaviour behaviour) const;
     virtual int layoutMetric(LayoutMetric lm, bool respectWindowState = true, const KCommonDecorationButton * = 0) const;
     virtual QRegion cornerShape(WindowCorner corner);
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp
index b306f85170..3794157837 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/kwindecoration.cpp
@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ void KWinDecorationModule::readConfig( const KConfigGroup & conf )
 	cbUseCustomButtonPositions->setChecked( customPositions );
 	buttonPositionWidget->setEnabled( customPositions );
 	// Menu and onAllDesktops buttons are default on LHS
-	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsLeft( conf.readEntry("ButtonsOnLeft", "MS") );
+	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsLeft( conf.readEntry("ButtonsOnLeft", KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsLeft()) );
 	// Help, Minimize, Maximize and Close are default on RHS
-	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsRight( conf.readEntry("ButtonsOnRight", "HIAX") );
+	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsRight( conf.readEntry("ButtonsOnRight", KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsRight()) );
 
         int bsize = conf.readEntry( "BorderSize", (int)BorderNormal );
         if( bsize >= BorderTiny && bsize < BordersCount )
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ void KWinDecorationModule::defaults()
 //	decorationList->setSelected(
 //		decorationList->findItem( i18n("KDE 2") ), true );  // KDE classic client
 
-	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsLeft("MS");
-	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsRight("HIAX");
+	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsLeft(KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsLeft());
+	buttonPositionWidget->setButtonsRight(KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsRight());
 
         border_size = BorderNormal;
         checkSupportedBorderSizes();
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/preview.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/preview.cpp
index e79ba32bda..422ee850c9 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/preview.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwindecoration/preview.cpp
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ unsigned long KDecorationPreviewOptions::updateSettings()
         if (!customTitleButtonsRight.isNull() )
             d->title_buttons_right = customTitleButtonsRight;
     } else {
-        d->title_buttons_left = "MS";
-        d->title_buttons_right = "HIAX";
+        d->title_buttons_left = KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsLeft();
+        d->title_buttons_right = KDecorationOptions::defaultTitleButtonsRight();
     }
 
     return changed;