diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 403aada9c..b7d2810e9 100755
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from anki.stdmodels import BasicModel
 from anki.hooks import runHook, addHook, removeHook, _hooks, wrap
 from anki.deck import newCardOrderLabels, newCardSchedulingLabels
 from anki.deck import revCardOrderLabels, failedCardOptionLabels
-import anki.latex
 import anki.lang
 import anki.deck
 import ankiqt
@@ -2696,8 +2695,7 @@ support plugin supports this now. Please download the latest version."""))
         if path is None:
             path = self.pluginsFolder()
         if sys.platform == "win32":
-            # reuse our process handling code from latex
-            anki.latex.call(["explorer", path.encode(
+            anki.utils.call(["explorer", path.encode(
                 sys.getfilesystemencoding())],
                             wait=False)
         else:
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py b/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
index 7327f52f6..af2902b4c 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/preferences.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
     def onOpenBackup(self):
         path = os.path.join(self.config.configPath, "backups")
         if sys.platform == "win32":
-            anki.latex.call(["explorer", path.encode(
+            anki.utils.call(["explorer", path.encode(
                 sys.getfilesystemencoding())],
                             wait=False)
         else:
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/utils.py b/ankiqt/ui/utils.py
index 199d2ddd7..97742eb2b 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/utils.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 
 from anki.sound import playFromText, stripSounds
-from anki.latex import renderLatex, stripLatex
 from ankiqt import ui
 
 import re, os, sys, urllib, time
@@ -237,7 +236,6 @@ def restoreHeader(widget, key):
         widget.restoreState(ankiqt.mw.config[key])
 
 def mungeQA(deck, txt):
-    txt = renderLatex(deck, txt)
     txt = stripSounds(txt)
     # osx webkit doesn't understand font weight 600
     txt = re.sub("font-weight:.+?;", "font-weight: bold;", txt)
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/view.py b/ankiqt/ui/view.py
index 629d93909..b7afd2fa0 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/view.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/view.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 import anki, anki.utils
 from anki.sound import playFromText
-from anki.latex import renderLatex, stripLatex
 from anki.utils import stripHTML
 from anki.hooks import runHook, runFilter
 from anki.media import stripMedia
diff --git a/designer/cardlist.ui b/designer/cardlist.ui
index cb75886e3..5d9551fe8 100644
--- a/designer/cardlist.ui
+++ b/designer/cardlist.ui
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
     <string>Card List</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Ctrl+L</string>
+    <string>Ctrl+Shift+L</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionFindDuplicates">