diff --git a/src/dict/programs.cc b/src/dict/programs.cc
index 1591135a..eebd903a 100644
--- a/src/dict/programs.cc
+++ b/src/dict/programs.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "htmlescape.hh"
 #include "utf8.hh"
 #include "wstring_qt.hh"
-#include "parsecmdline.hh"
 #include "iconv.hh"
 #include "utils.hh"
 #include "globalbroadcaster.hh"
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ RunInstance::RunInstance():
 
 bool RunInstance::start( Config::Program const & prg, QString const & word, QString & error )
 {
-  QStringList args = parseCommandLine( prg.commandLine );
+  QStringList args = QProcess::splitCommand( prg.commandLine );
 
   if ( !args.empty() ) {
     QString programName = args.first();
diff --git a/src/externalviewer.cc b/src/externalviewer.cc
index e623ac4b..eb85934e 100644
--- a/src/externalviewer.cc
+++ b/src/externalviewer.cc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include "externalviewer.hh"
-#include "parsecmdline.hh"
 #include "gddebug.hh"
 
 ExternalViewer::ExternalViewer(
@@ -34,18 +33,18 @@ void ExternalViewer::start()
   connect( &viewer, &QProcess::finished, this, &QObject::deleteLater );
   connect( &viewer, &QProcess::errorOccurred, this, &QObject::deleteLater );
 
-  QStringList args = parseCommandLine( viewerCmdLine );
-
+  QStringList args = QProcess::splitCommand( viewerCmdLine );
   if ( !args.isEmpty() ) {
-    QString program = args.first();
-    args.pop_front();
+    const QString program = args.takeFirst();
     args.push_back( tempFileName );
     viewer.start( program, args, QIODevice::NotOpen );
-    if ( !viewer.waitForStarted() )
+    if ( !viewer.waitForStarted() ) {
       throw exCantRunViewer( viewerCmdLine.toUtf8().data() );
+    }
   }
-  else
+  else {
     throw exCantRunViewer( tr( "the viewer program name is empty" ).toUtf8().data() );
+  }
 }
 
 bool ExternalViewer::stop()
diff --git a/src/parsecmdline.cc b/src/parsecmdline.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index b2d7b064..00000000
--- a/src/parsecmdline.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#include "parsecmdline.hh"
-
-QStringList parseCommandLine( QString const & commandLine )
-{
-  // Parse arguments. Handle quotes correctly.
-  QStringList args;
-  bool openQuote           = false;
-  bool possibleDoubleQuote = false;
-  bool startNew            = true;
-  for ( QString::const_iterator c = commandLine.begin(), e = commandLine.end(); c != e; ) {
-    if ( *c == '"' && !possibleDoubleQuote ) {
-      ++c;
-      if ( !openQuote ) {
-        openQuote = true;
-        if ( startNew ) {
-          args.push_back( QString() );
-          startNew = false;
-        }
-      }
-      else
-        possibleDoubleQuote = true;
-    }
-    else if ( possibleDoubleQuote && *c != '"' ) {
-      openQuote           = false;
-      possibleDoubleQuote = false;
-    }
-    else if ( *c == ' ' && !openQuote ) {
-      ++c;
-      startNew = true;
-    }
-    else {
-      if ( startNew ) {
-        args.push_back( QString() );
-        startNew = false;
-      }
-      args.last().push_back( *c++ );
-      possibleDoubleQuote = false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return args;
-}
diff --git a/src/parsecmdline.hh b/src/parsecmdline.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index eda250fb..00000000
--- a/src/parsecmdline.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef PARSECMDLINE_HH
-#define PARSECMDLINE_HH
-
-#include <QStringList>
-
-/// Given a command line (name of the executable with optional arguments),
-/// separates-out the name and all the arguments into a list. Supports quotes
-/// and double-quotes.
-QStringList parseCommandLine( QString const & );
-
-#endif // PARSECMDLINE_HH