diff --git a/examples/buttons/TestButton.qml b/examples/buttons/TestButton.qml
index 33e083cb..e2489044 100644
--- a/examples/buttons/TestButton.qml
+++ b/examples/buttons/TestButton.qml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Qsk.PushButton
     sizePolicy
     {
         // avoid the effect of long texts
-        horizontalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.Ignored
-        verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.Ignored
+        horizontal: Qsk.SizePolicy.Ignored
+        vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.Ignored
     }
 
     minimumSize
diff --git a/examples/messageboxQml/messagebox.qml b/examples/messageboxQml/messagebox.qml
index 5aa0cc45..6be1eccc 100644
--- a/examples/messageboxQml/messagebox.qml
+++ b/examples/messageboxQml/messagebox.qml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Qsk.Window
 
             focus: true
 
-            sizePolicy.verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
+            sizePolicy.vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
 
             onClicked:
             {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Qsk.Window
             id: informationButton
             text: "Information"
 
-            sizePolicy.verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
+            sizePolicy.vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
 
             onClicked:
             {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Qsk.Window
             id: questionButton
             text: "Question"
 
-            sizePolicy.verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
+            sizePolicy.vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
 
             onClicked:
             {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Qsk.Window
             id: warningButton
             text: "Warning"
 
-            sizePolicy.verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
+            sizePolicy.vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
 
             onClicked:
             {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Qsk.Window
             id: criticalButton
             text: "Critical"
 
-            sizePolicy.verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
+            sizePolicy.vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
 
             onClicked:
             {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Qsk.Window
             id: selectionButton
             text: "Selection"
             
-            sizePolicy.verticalPolicy: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
+            sizePolicy.vertical: Qsk.SizePolicy.MinimumExpanding
             
             onClicked:
             {   
diff --git a/src/common/QskSizePolicy.h b/src/common/QskSizePolicy.h
index c348d589..a3322288 100644
--- a/src/common/QskSizePolicy.h
+++ b/src/common/QskSizePolicy.h
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSizePolicy
 {
     Q_GADGET
 
-    Q_PROPERTY( Policy horizontalPolicy
-        READ horizontalPolicy WRITE setHorizontalPolicy )
-
-    Q_PROPERTY( Policy verticalPolicy
-        READ verticalPolicy WRITE setVerticalPolicy )
+    Q_PROPERTY( Policy horizontal READ horizontalPolicy WRITE setHorizontalPolicy )
+    Q_PROPERTY( Policy vertical READ verticalPolicy WRITE setVerticalPolicy )
 
   public:
     enum Flag
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSizePolicy
     Q_ENUM( Policy )
     Q_ENUM( ConstraintType )
 
-    constexpr QskSizePolicy() noexcept;
+    constexpr QskSizePolicy() noexcept = default;
     constexpr QskSizePolicy( Policy horizontalPolicy, Policy verticalPolicy ) noexcept;
 
     constexpr bool operator==( const QskSizePolicy& ) const noexcept;
@@ -88,16 +85,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSizePolicy
     void transpose() noexcept;
 
   private:
-    unsigned char m_horizontalPolicy;
-    unsigned char m_verticalPolicy;
+    unsigned char m_horizontalPolicy = Ignored;
+    unsigned char m_verticalPolicy = Ignored;
 };
 
-inline constexpr QskSizePolicy::QskSizePolicy() noexcept
-    : m_horizontalPolicy( Ignored )
-    , m_verticalPolicy( Ignored )
-{
-}
-
 inline constexpr QskSizePolicy::QskSizePolicy(
         Policy horizontalPolicy, Policy verticalPolicy ) noexcept
     : m_horizontalPolicy( horizontalPolicy )