diff --git a/include/internal/catch_list.cpp b/include/internal/catch_list.cpp
index c411115b..de58badb 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_list.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_list.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             if( config.verbosity() >= Verbosity::High ) {
                 Catch::cout() << Column( Catch::Detail::stringify( testCaseInfo.lineInfo ) ).indent(4) << std::endl;
                 std::string description = testCaseInfo.description;
-                if( description == "" )
+                if( description.empty() )
                     description = "(NO DESCRIPTION)";
                 Catch::cout() << Column( description ).indent(4) << std::endl;
             }
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         Catch::cout() << "Available reporters:\n";
         IReporterRegistry::FactoryMap const& factories = getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().getFactories();
         std::size_t maxNameLen = 0;
-        for( auto const& factoryKvp : getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().getFactories() )
+        for( auto const& factoryKvp : factories )
             maxNameLen = (std::max)( maxNameLen, factoryKvp.first.size() );
 
-        for( auto const& factoryKvp : getRegistryHub().getReporterRegistry().getFactories() ) {
+        for( auto const& factoryKvp : factories ) {
             Catch::cout()
                     << Column( factoryKvp.first + ":" )
                             .indent(2)
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_result_builder.cpp b/include/internal/catch_result_builder.cpp
index 09a2f53e..838c43da 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_result_builder.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_result_builder.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         std::string actualMessage = Catch::translateActiveException();
         if( !matcher.match( actualMessage ) ) {
             data.resultType = ResultWas::ExpressionFailed;
-            data.reconstructedExpression = actualMessage;
+            data.reconstructedExpression = std::move(actualMessage);
         }
         AssertionResult result( m_assertionInfo, data );
         handleResult( result );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_stringdata.h b/include/internal/catch_stringdata.h
index 5ffafad7..aaa9ec8e 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_stringdata.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_stringdata.h
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         void addRef() const noexcept {
             if( m_refs > 0 )
-                m_refs++;
+                ++m_refs;
         }
         void release() const noexcept {
             unsigned int refs = m_refs;
             if( refs > 1 )
-                m_refs--;
+                --m_refs;
             else if( refs == 1 )
                 delete[] reinterpret_cast<char const*>( this );
         }
diff --git a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
index 85adc18f..45f8bb57 100644
--- a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
+++ b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                     node = *it;
             }
             m_sectionStack.push_back( node );
-            m_deepestSection = node;
+            m_deepestSection = std::move(node);
         }
 
         void assertionStarting(AssertionInfo const&) override {}