diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryFragmentProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryFragmentProgram.cpp
index f0896065dd..b7d6c3ca46 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryFragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryFragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 void CgBinaryDisasm::AddCodeAsm(const std::string& code)
 {
 	verify(HERE), (m_opcode < 70);
-	std::string op_name = "";
+	std::string op_name;
 
 	if (dst.dest_reg == 63)
 	{
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ template<typename T> std::string CgBinaryDisasm::GetSrcDisAsm(T src)
 
 	static const char f[4] = { 'x', 'y', 'z', 'w' };
 
-	std::string swizzle = "";
+	std::string swizzle;
 	swizzle += f[src.swizzle_x];
 	swizzle += f[src.swizzle_y];
 	swizzle += f[src.swizzle_z];
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryProgram.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryProgram.h
index 6184667769..92e040c2c0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryProgram.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/CgBinaryProgram.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public:
 	std::string GetCgParamName(u32 offset) const
 	{
 		std::stringstream str_stream;
-		std::string name = "";
+		std::string name;
 		while (m_buffer[offset] != 0)
 		{
 			str_stream << m_buffer[offset];
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public:
 	std::string GetCgParamSemantic(u32 offset) const
 	{
 		std::stringstream str_stream;
-		std::string semantic = "";
+		std::string semantic;
 		while (m_buffer[offset] != 0)
 		{
 			str_stream << m_buffer[offset];
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/FragmentProgramDecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/FragmentProgramDecompiler.cpp
index 4325bde663..7263002c53 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/FragmentProgramDecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/FragmentProgramDecompiler.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ template<typename T> std::string FragmentProgramDecompiler::GetSRC(T src)
 
 	static const char f[4] = { 'x', 'y', 'z', 'w' };
 
-	std::string swizzle = "";
+	std::string swizzle;
 	swizzle += f[src.swizzle_x];
 	swizzle += f[src.swizzle_y];
 	swizzle += f[src.swizzle_z];
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp
index 6aa4f62f93..3ac82a7e36 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void GLFragmentDecompilerThread::insertMainStart(std::stringstream & OS)
 		"h0", "h2", "h4", "h6", "h8"
 	};
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 	const auto half4 = getHalfTypeName(4);
 	for (auto &reg_name : output_values)
 	{
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void GLFragmentDecompilerThread::insertMainEnd(std::stringstream & OS)
 	OS << "void main()\n";
 	OS << "{\n";
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 	const auto half4 = getHalfTypeName(4);
 
 	for (auto &reg_name : output_values)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
index d6bc2df573..a61436cf0f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLVertexProgram.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void GLVertexDecompilerThread::insertMainStart(std::stringstream & OS)
 	insert_glsl_legacy_function(OS, properties2);
 	glsl::insert_vertex_input_fetch(OS, glsl::glsl_rules_opengl4, dev_caps.vendor_INTEL == false);
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
 	{
 		std::string reg_name = "dst_reg" + std::to_string(i);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void GLVertexDecompilerThread::insertMainEnd(std::stringstream & OS)
 	OS << "void main ()\n";
 	OS << "{\n";
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 
 	if (ParamType *vec4Types = m_parr.SearchParam(PF_PARAM_OUT, "vec4"))
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
index 7682193d7a..2513828a03 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void VKFragmentDecompilerThread::insertMainStart(std::stringstream & OS)
 		"h0", "h2", "h4", "h6", "h8"
 	};
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 	const auto half4 = getHalfTypeName(4);
 	for (auto &reg_name : output_values)
 	{
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void VKFragmentDecompilerThread::insertMainEnd(std::stringstream & OS)
 	OS << "void main()\n";
 	OS << "{\n";
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 	const auto half4 = getHalfTypeName(4);
 
 	for (auto &reg_name : output_values)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp
index b1730c4ad3..5cb2de88e5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void VKVertexDecompilerThread::insertMainStart(std::stringstream & OS)
 	glsl::insert_glsl_legacy_function(OS, properties2);
 	glsl::insert_vertex_input_fetch(OS, glsl::glsl_rules_spirv);
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
 	{
 		std::string reg_name = "dst_reg" + std::to_string(i);
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void VKVertexDecompilerThread::insertMainEnd(std::stringstream & OS)
 	OS << "void main ()\n";
 	OS << "{\n";
 
-	std::string parameters = "";
+	std::string parameters;
 
 	if (ParamType *vec4Types = m_parr.SearchParam(PF_PARAM_OUT, "vec4"))
 	{