diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/GameState.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/GameState.cpp
index 227a7af42..30c4eabd1 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void GameState::renderDeckMenu(DeckMenu * _menu, const vector<DeckMetaData *>& d
 // deck sorting routines
 bool sortByName(DeckMetaData * d1, DeckMetaData * d2)
 {
-    return strcmp(d1->getName().c_str(), d2->getName().c_str()) < 0;
+    return d1->getName() < d2->getName();
 
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/mtg/src/MTGPack.cpp b/projects/mtg/src/MTGPack.cpp
index 2aa3ea031..5e8b53d34 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/src/MTGPack.cpp
+++ b/projects/mtg/src/MTGPack.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void MTGPacks::loadAll()
         sprintf(myFilename, "packs/%s",relative.c_str());
         if (relative[0] == '.')
             continue;
-        if (!strcmp(relative.c_str(), "default_booster.txt"))
+        if (relative == "default_booster.txt")
             continue;
         MTGPack * p = NEW MTGPack(myFilename);
         if (!p->isValid())