diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index a5d458dc1..fa8861fa1 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ void Application::loadOldLedger()
 		std::cout << "No Ledger found?" << std::endl;
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-
 	lastLedger->setClosed();
+
 	Ledger::pointer openLedger = boost::make_shared<Ledger>(false, boost::ref(*lastLedger));
 	mMasterLedger.switchLedgers(lastLedger, openLedger);
 	mNetOps.setLastCloseTime(lastLedger->getCloseTimeNC());
diff --git a/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp b/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp
index d9056fdad..1eac7dc3f 100644
--- a/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerAcquire.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void LedgerAcquire::done()
 	setComplete();
 	mLock.lock();
 	triggers = mOnComplete;
-	mOnComplete.empty();
+	mOnComplete.clear();
 	mLock.unlock();
 
 	if (mLedger)
diff --git a/src/PubKeyCache.cpp b/src/PubKeyCache.cpp
index 503fefc3d..4ca514039 100644
--- a/src/PubKeyCache.cpp
+++ b/src/PubKeyCache.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ CKey::pointer PubKeyCache::store(const NewcoinAddress& id, const CKey::pointer&
 void PubKeyCache::clear()
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
-	mCache.empty();
+	mCache.clear();
 }
 // vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/SerializedObject.cpp b/src/SerializedObject.cpp
index fb30248f6..8e6e9df60 100644
--- a/src/SerializedObject.cpp
+++ b/src/SerializedObject.cpp
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ std::auto_ptr<SerializedType> STObject::makeDeserializedObject(SerializedTypeID
 
 void STObject::set(const std::vector<SOElement::ptr>& type)
 {
-	mData.empty();
-	mType.empty();
+	mData.clear();
+	mType.clear();
 
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const SOElement::ptr& elem, type)
 	{
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool STObject::setType(const std::vector<SOElement::ptr> &type)
 	boost::ptr_vector<SerializedType> newData;
 	bool valid = true;
 
-	mType.empty();
+	mType.clear();
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const SOElement::ptr& elem, type)
 	{
 		bool match = false;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ bool STObject::isFieldAllowed(SField::ref field)
 
 bool STObject::set(SerializerIterator& sit, int depth)
 { // return true = terminated with end-of-object
-	mData.empty();
+	mData.clear();
 	while (!sit.empty())
 	{
 		int type, field;