diff --git a/src/strutil.c b/src/strutil.c
index 4dc3a154f..19ce0565a 100644
--- a/src/strutil.c
+++ b/src/strutil.c
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ static char *codeset;
 // function for encoding specific operations
 static struct str_class used_class;
 
-iconv_t str_cnv_to_term;
-iconv_t str_cnv_from_term;
-iconv_t str_cnv_not_convert;
+GIConv str_cnv_to_term;
+GIConv str_cnv_from_term;
+GIConv str_cnv_not_convert;
 
 // if enc is same encoding like on terminal
 static int
@@ -273,17 +273,17 @@ str_insert_replace_char (GString * buffer)
 }
 
 int
-str_translate_char (str_conv_t conv, char *keys, size_t ch_size,
+str_translate_char (GIConv conv, char *keys, size_t ch_size,
 		    char *output, size_t out_size)
 {
     size_t left;
     size_t cnv;
 
-    iconv (conv, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    g_iconv (conv, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
     left = (ch_size == (size_t) (-1)) ? strlen (keys) : ch_size;
 
-    cnv = iconv (conv, &keys, &left, &output, &out_size);
+    cnv = g_iconv (conv, &keys, &left, &output, &out_size);
     if (cnv == (size_t) (-1))
     {
 	if (errno == EINVAL)
@@ -354,21 +354,21 @@ str_init_strings (const char *termenc)
     codeset = g_strdup ((termenc != NULL)
 			? termenc : str_detect_termencoding ());
 
-    str_cnv_not_convert = iconv_open (codeset, codeset);
+    str_cnv_not_convert = g_iconv_open (codeset, codeset);
     if (str_cnv_not_convert == INVALID_CONV)
     {
 	if (termenc != NULL)
 	{
 	    g_free (codeset);
 	    codeset = g_strdup (str_detect_termencoding ());
-	    str_cnv_not_convert = iconv_open (codeset, codeset);
+	    str_cnv_not_convert = g_iconv_open (codeset, codeset);
 	}
 
 	if (str_cnv_not_convert == INVALID_CONV)
 	{
 	    g_free (codeset);
 	    codeset = g_strdup ("ascii");
-	    str_cnv_not_convert = iconv_open (codeset, codeset);
+	    str_cnv_not_convert = g_iconv_open (codeset, codeset);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ str_init_strings (const char *termenc)
 void
 str_uninit_strings ()
 {
-    iconv_close (str_cnv_not_convert);
+    g_iconv_close (str_cnv_not_convert);
 }
 
 const char *
diff --git a/src/strutil.h b/src/strutil.h
index fadb6b5d5..0b569fbfd 100644
--- a/src/strutil.h
+++ b/src/strutil.h
@@ -65,18 +65,17 @@
 #define J_CENTER_LEFT_FIT  0x14
 
 // redefinition of iconv_t, so is not needed include iconv.h in other files.
-typedef iconv_t str_conv_t;
 #define INVALID_CONV ((iconv_t) (-1))
 
 // standard convertors 
-extern str_conv_t str_cnv_to_term;
-extern str_conv_t str_cnv_from_term;
+extern GIConv str_cnv_to_term;
+extern GIConv str_cnv_from_term;
 // from terminal encoding to terminal encoding
-extern str_conv_t str_cnv_not_convert;
+extern GIConv str_cnv_not_convert;
 
 // all functions in str_class must be defined for every encoding
 struct str_class {
-    int (*vfs_convert_to) (str_conv_t coder, const char *string, 
+    int (*vfs_convert_to) (GIConv coder, const char *string, 
                         int size, GString *buffer);           //I
     void (*insert_replace_char) (GString *buffer);
     int (*is_valid_string) (const char *);                              //I
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ void str_uninit_strings ();
  * return 0 if conversion was successfully, ESTR_PROBLEM if ch contains only 
  * part of characters, ESTR_FAILURE if conversion is not possible
  */
-int str_translate_char (str_conv_t conv, char *ch, size_t ch_size, 
+int str_translate_char (GIConv conv, char *ch, size_t ch_size, 
                         char *output, size_t out_size);
 
 /* test, if text is valid in terminal encoding
diff --git a/src/strutil8bit.c b/src/strutil8bit.c
index ec95008eb..46af2b440 100644
--- a/src/strutil8bit.c
+++ b/src/strutil8bit.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ str_8bit_length2 (const char *text, int size)
 }
 
 int
-str_8bit_vfs_convert_to (str_conv_t coder, const char *string,
+str_8bit_vfs_convert_to (GIConv coder, const char *string,
 			 int size, GString * buffer)
 {
     int result;
diff --git a/src/strutilutf8.c b/src/strutilutf8.c
index 32545914a..179c7be22 100644
--- a/src/strutilutf8.c
+++ b/src/strutilutf8.c
@@ -330,71 +330,8 @@ str_utf8_questmark_sustb (char **string, size_t * left, GString * buffer)
     g_string_append_c (buffer, '?');
 }
 
-/*
 static int
-_str_utf8_vfs_convert_to (str_conv_t coder, const char *string,
-			  int size, GString * buffer)
-{
-    int state = 0;
-    size_t left;
-    size_t nconv;
-    char *composed, *c;
-    const char *start, *end;
-
-    errno = 0;
-
-    size = (size >= 0) ? size : strlen (string);
-    if (coder == (iconv_t) (-1))
-	return ESTR_FAILURE;
-    iconv (coder, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-
-    start = string;
-    while (size > 0)
-    {
-	end = strchr (start, PATH_SEP);
-	end = (end == NULL || end >= start + size) ? start + size : end + 1;
-	if (g_utf8_validate (start, end - start, NULL))
-	{
-	    c = composed =
-		g_utf8_normalize (start, end - start,
-				  G_NORMALIZE_DEFAULT_COMPOSE);
-	    left = strlen (composed);
-	    while (((int) left) > 0)
-	    {
-		nconv =
-		    iconv (coder, &c, &left, &(buffer->actual),
-			   &(buffer->remain));
-		if (nconv == (size_t) (-1))
-		{
-		    switch (errno)
-		    {
-		    case EINVAL:
-			g_free (composed);
-			return ESTR_FAILURE;
-		    case EILSEQ:
-			str_utf8_questmark_sustb (&c, &left, buffer);
-			state = ESTR_PROBLEM;
-			break;
-		    case E2BIG:
-			str_incrase_buffer (buffer);
-			break;
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-	    g_free (composed);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-	    g_string_append_len (buffer, start, end - start);
-	}
-	size -= end - start;
-	start = end;
-    }
-    return state;
-}
-*/
-static int
-str_utf8_vfs_convert_to (str_conv_t coder, const char *string,
+str_utf8_vfs_convert_to (GIConv coder, const char *string,
 			 int size, GString * buffer)
 {
     int result;
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 51024c28e..277a18d22 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -3654,7 +3654,7 @@ static void
 view_select_encoding (WView *view) 
 {
     char *enc;
-    iconv_t conv;
+    GIConv conv;
     struct cache_line *line;
 
     enc = input_dialog ("Encoding", "Paste encoding", NULL, "");