diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c
index d85b87b891..27a05a61d6 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c
@@ -3143,17 +3143,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_EAP,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_EAP,
-							   "EAP",
-							   "The allowed EAP method to be used when "
-							   "authenticating to the network with 802.1x. "
-							   "Valid methods are: 'leap', 'md5', 'tls', 'peap', "
-							   "'ttls', 'pwd', and 'fast'. Each method requires "
-							   "different configuration using the properties of "
-							   "this setting; refer to wpa_supplicant "
-							   "documentation for the allowed combinations.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_EAP, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:identity:
@@ -3163,12 +3156,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_IDENTITY,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_IDENTITY,
-						  "Identity",
-						  "Identity string for EAP authentication methods.  "
-						  "Often the user's user or login name.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_IDENTITY, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:anonymous-identity:
@@ -3179,14 +3170,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY,
-						  "Anonymous identity",
-						  "Anonymous identity string for EAP authentication "
-						  "methods.  Used as the unencrypted identity with EAP "
-						  "types that support different tunneled identity like "
-						  "EAP-TTLS.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:pac-file:
@@ -3195,11 +3182,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PAC_FILE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PAC_FILE,
-						  "PAC file",
-						  "UTF-8 encoded file path containing PAC for EAP-FAST.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PAC_FILE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:ca-cert:
@@ -3221,24 +3207,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CA_CERT,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_CA_CERT,
-							   "CA certificate",
-							   "Contains the CA certificate if used by the EAP "
-							   "method specified in the 'eap' property.  "
-							   "Certificate data is specified using a 'scheme'; "
-							   "two are currently supported: blob and path.  "
-							   "When using the blob scheme (which is backwards "
-							   "compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should "
-							   "be set to the certificate's DER encoded data.  "
-							   "When using the path scheme, this property should "
-							   "be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the "
-							   "certificate, prefixed with the string 'file://' "
-							   "and ending with a terminating NULL byte.  This "
-							   "property can be unset even if the EAP method "
-							   "supports CA certificates, but this allows "
-							   "man-in-the-middle attacks and is NOT recommended.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_CA_CERT, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:ca-path:
@@ -3249,14 +3221,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CA_PATH,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_CA_PATH,
-						  "CA path",
-						  "UTF-8 encoded path to a directory containing PEM or "
-						  "DER formatted certificates to be added to the "
-						  "verification chain in addition to the certificate "
-						  "specified in the 'ca-cert' property.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_CA_PATH, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:subject-match:
@@ -3267,15 +3235,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SUBJECT_MATCH,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_SUBJECT_MATCH,
-							  "Subject match",
-							  "Substring to be matched against the subject of "
-							  "the certificate presented by the authentication "
-							  "server. When unset, no verification of the "
-							  "authentication server certificate's subject is "
-							  "performed.",
-							  NULL,
-							  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_SUBJECT_MATCH, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:altsubject-matches:
@@ -3284,18 +3247,12 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 * certificate presented by the authentication server. If the list is empty,
 	 * no verification of the server certificate's altSubjectName is performed.
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES,
-		  _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES,
-									  "altSubjectName matches",
-									  "List of strings to be matched against "
-									  "the altSubjectName of the certificate "
-									  "presented by the authentication server. "
-									  "If the list is empty, no verification "
-									  "of the server certificate's "
-									  "altSubjectName is performed.",
-									  DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-									  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES,
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:client-cert:
@@ -3315,21 +3272,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CLIENT_CERT,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_CLIENT_CERT,
-							   "Client certificate",
-							   "Contains the client certificate if used by the "
-							   "EAP method specified in the 'eap' property.  "
-							   "Certificate data is specified using a 'scheme'; "
-							   "two are currently supported: blob and path.  "
-							   "When using the blob scheme (which is backwards "
-							   "compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should "
-							   "be set to the certificate's DER encoded data.  "
-							   "When using the path scheme, this property should "
-							   "be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the "
-							   "certificate, prefixed with the string 'file://' "
-							   "and ending with a terminating NULL byte.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_CLIENT_CERT, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase1-peapver:
@@ -3343,17 +3289,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE1_PEAPVER,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_PEAPVER,
-						  "Phase1 PEAPVER",
-						  "Forces which PEAP version is used when PEAP is set "
-						  "as the EAP method in 'eap' property.  When unset, "
-						  "the version reported by the server will be used.  "
-						  "Sometimes when using older RADIUS servers, it is "
-						  "necessary to force the client to use a particular "
-						  "PEAP version.  To do so, this property may be set to "
-						  "'0' or '1' to force that specific PEAP version.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_PEAPVER, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase1-peaplabel:
@@ -3365,15 +3304,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE1_PEAPLABEL,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_PEAPLABEL,
-						  "Phase1 PEAP label",
-						  "Forces use of the new PEAP label during key "
-						  "derivation.  Some RADIUS servers may require forcing "
-						  "the new PEAP label to interoperate with PEAPv1.  "
-						  "Set to '1' to force use of the new PEAP label.  See "
-						  "the wpa_supplicant documentation for more details.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_PEAPLABEL, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase1-fast-provisioning:
@@ -3387,18 +3321,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE1_FAST_PROVISIONING,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_FAST_PROVISIONING,
-						  "Phase1 fast provisioning",
-						  "Enables or disables in-line provisioning of EAP-FAST "
-						  "credentials when FAST is specified as the EAP method "
-						  "in the #NMSetting8021x:eap property. Allowed values "
-						  "are '0' (disabled), '1' (allow unauthenticated "
-						  "provisioning), '2' (allow authenticated provisioning), "
-						  "and '3' (allow both authenticated and unauthenticated "
-						  "provisioning).  See the wpa_supplicant documentation "
-						  "for more details.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_FAST_PROVISIONING, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-auth:
@@ -3412,18 +3338,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_AUTH,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_AUTH,
-						  "Phase2 auth",
-						  "Specifies the allowed 'phase 2' inner non-EAP "
-						  "authentication methods when an EAP method that uses "
-						  "an inner TLS tunnel is specified in the 'eap' "
-						  "property. Recognized non-EAP phase2 methods are 'pap', "
-						  "'chap', 'mschap', 'mschapv2', 'gtc', 'otp', 'md5', "
-						  "and 'tls'.  Each 'phase 2' inner method requires "
-						  "specific parameters for successful authentication; "
-						  "see the wpa_supplicant documentation for more details.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_AUTH, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-autheap:
@@ -3437,18 +3355,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_AUTHEAP,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_AUTHEAP,
-						  "Phase2 autheap",
-						  "Specifies the allowed 'phase 2' inner EAP-based "
-						  "authentication methods when an EAP method that uses "
-						  "an inner TLS tunnel is specified in the 'eap' "
-						  "property. Recognized EAP-based 'phase 2' methods are "
-						  "'md5', 'mschapv2', 'otp', 'gtc', and 'tls'. Each "
-						  "'phase 2' inner method requires specific parameters "
-						  "for successful authentication; see the wpa_supplicant "
-						  "documentation for more details.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_AUTHEAP, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-ca-cert:
@@ -3471,25 +3381,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_CA_CERT,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_CA_CERT,
-							   "Phase2 CA certificate",
-							   "Contains the 'phase 2' CA certificate if used by "
-							   "the EAP method specified in the 'phase2-auth' or "
-							   "'phase2-autheap' properties.  Certificate data "
-							   "is specified using a 'scheme'; two are currently"
-							   "supported: blob and path. When using the blob "
-							   "scheme (which is backwards compatible with NM "
-							   "0.7.x) this property should be set to the "
-							   "certificate's DER encoded data. When using the "
-							   "path scheme, this property should be set to the "
-							   "full UTF-8 encoded path of the certificate, "
-							   "prefixed with the string 'file://' and ending "
-							   "with a terminating NULL byte.  This property can "
-							   "be unset even if the EAP method supports CA "
-							   "certificates, but this allows man-in-the-middle "
-							   "attacks and is NOT recommended.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_CA_CERT, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-ca-path:
@@ -3500,14 +3395,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_CA_PATH,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_CA_PATH,
-						  "Phase2 auth CA path",
-						  "UTF-8 encoded path to a directory containing PEM or "
-						  "DER formatted certificates to be added to the "
-						  "verification chain in addition to the certificate "
-						  "specified in the 'phase2-ca-cert' property.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_CA_PATH, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-subject-match:
@@ -3519,16 +3410,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_SUBJECT_MATCH,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_SUBJECT_MATCH,
-							  "Phase2 subject match",
-							  "Substring to be matched against the subject of "
-							  "the certificate presented by the authentication "
-							  "server during the inner 'phase2' "
-							  "authentication. When unset, no verification of "
-							  "the authentication server certificate's subject "
-							  "is performed.",
-							  NULL,
-							  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_SUBJECT_MATCH, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-altsubject-matches:
@@ -3538,20 +3423,12 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 * "phase 2" authentication. If the list is empty, no verification of the
 	 * server certificate's altSubjectName is performed.
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_PHASE2_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES,
-		  _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES,
-									  "altSubjectName matches",
-									  "List of strings to be matched against "
-									  "List of strings to be matched against "
-									  "the altSubjectName of the certificate "
-									  "presented by the authentication server "
-									  "during the inner 'phase 2' "
-									  "authentication. If the list is empty, no "
-									  "verification of the server certificate's "
-									  "altSubjectName is performed.",
-									  DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-									  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES,
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-client-cert:
@@ -3574,22 +3451,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_CLIENT_CERT,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_CLIENT_CERT,
-							   "Phase2 client certificate",
-							   "Contains the 'phase 2' client certificate if "
-							   "used by the EAP method specified in the "
-							   "'phase2-auth' or 'phase2-autheap' properties. "
-							   "Certificate data is specified using a 'scheme'; "
-							   "two are currently supported: blob and path.  "
-							   "When using the blob scheme (which is backwards "
-							   "compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should "
-							   "be set to the certificate's DER encoded data.  "
-							   "When using the path scheme, this property should "
-							   "be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the "
-							   "certificate, prefixed with the string 'file://' "
-							   "and ending with a terminating NULL byte.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_CLIENT_CERT, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:password:
@@ -3600,25 +3465,24 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD,
-						  "Password",
-						  "UTF-8 encoded password used for EAP authentication methods.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:password-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSetting8021x:password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:password-raw:
@@ -3630,30 +3494,24 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_RAW,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD_RAW,
-		                             "Password byte array",
-		                             "Password used for EAP authentication "
-		                             "methods, given as a byte array to allow "
-		                             "passwords in other encodings than UTF-8 "
-		                             "to be used.  If both 'password' and "
-		                             "'password-raw' are given, 'password' is "
-		                             "preferred.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD_RAW, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:password-raw-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSetting8021x:password-raw property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_RAW_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD_RAW_FLAGS,
-		                    "Password byte array Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x password byte array.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_RAW_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD_RAW_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:private-key:
@@ -3687,33 +3545,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIVATE_KEY,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PRIVATE_KEY,
-							   "Private key",
-							   "Contains the private key when the 'eap' property "
-							   "is set to 'tls'.  Key data is specified using a "
-							   "'scheme'; two are currently supported: blob and "
-							   "path. When using the blob scheme and private "
-							   "keys, this property should be set to the key's "
-							   "encrypted PEM encoded data. When using private "
-							   "keys with the path scheme, this property should "
-							   "be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the key, "
-							   "prefixed with the string 'file://' and ending "
-							   "with a terminating NULL byte.  When using "
-							   "PKCS#12 format private keys and the blob "
-							   "scheme, this property should be set to the "
-							   "PKCS#12 data and the 'private-key-password' "
-							   "property must be set to password used to "
-							   "decrypt the PKCS#12 certificate and key.  When "
-							   "using PKCS#12 files and the path scheme, this "
-							   "property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded "
-							   "path of the key, prefixed with the string "
-							   "'file://' and and ending with a terminating NULL "
-							   "byte, and as with the blob scheme the "
-							   "'private-key-password' property must be set to "
-							   "the password used to decode the PKCS#12 private "
-							   "key and certificate.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PRIVATE_KEY, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:private-key-password:
@@ -3727,14 +3562,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD,
-						  "Private key password",
-						  "The password used to decrypt the private key "
-						  "specified in the 'private-key' property when the "
-						  "private key either uses the path scheme, or if the "
-						  "private key is a PKCS#12 format key.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:private-key-password-flags:
@@ -3742,15 +3573,14 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSetting8021x:private-key-password
 	 * property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Private Key Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x private "
-		                    "key password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-private-key:
@@ -3779,34 +3609,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY,
-							   "Phase2 private key",
-							   "Contains the 'phase 2' inner private key when "
-							   "the 'phase2-auth' or 'phase2-autheap' property "
-							   "is set to 'tls'.  Key data is specified using a "
-							   "'scheme'; two are currently supported: blob and "
-							   "path. When using the blob scheme and private "
-							   "keys, this property should be set to the key's "
-							   "encrypted PEM encoded data. When using private "
-							   "keys with the path scheme, this property should "
-							   "be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the key, "
-							   "prefixed with the string 'file://' and ending "
-							   "with a terminating NULL byte.  When using "
-							   "PKCS#12 format private keys and the blob "
-							   "scheme, this property should be set to the "
-							   "PKCS#12 data and the 'phase2-private-key-password' "
-							   "property must be set to password used to "
-							   "decrypt the PKCS#12 certificate and key.  When "
-							   "using PKCS#12 files and the path scheme, this "
-							   "property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded "
-							   "path of the key, prefixed with the string "
-							   "'file://' and and ending with a terminating NULL "
-							   "byte, and as with the blob scheme the "
-							   "'phase2-private-key-password' property must be "
-							   "set to the password used to decode the PKCS#12 "
-							   "private key and certificate.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-private-key-password:
@@ -3820,14 +3626,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD,
-						  "Phase2 private key password",
-						  "The password used to decrypt the 'phase 2' private "
-						  "key specified in the 'private-key' property when the "
-						  "phase2 private key either uses the path scheme, or "
-						  "if the phase2 private key is a PKCS#12 format key.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:phase2-private-key-password-flags:
@@ -3835,15 +3637,14 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the
 	 * #NMSetting8021x:phase2-private-key-password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Phase2 Private Key Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x phase2 "
-		                    "private key password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE2_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:pin:
@@ -3852,25 +3653,24 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PIN,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PIN,
-		                      "PIN",
-		                      "PIN used for EAP authentication methods.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PIN, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:pin-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSetting8021x:pin property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PIN_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PIN_FLAGS,
-		                    "PIN Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x PIN.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PIN_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_802_1X_PIN_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSetting8021x:system-ca-certs:
@@ -3884,17 +3684,10 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SYSTEM_CA_CERTS,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_802_1X_SYSTEM_CA_CERTS,
-							   "Use system CA certificates",
-							   "When TRUE, overrides 'ca-path' and 'phase2-ca-path' "
-							   "properties using the system CA directory "
-							   "specified at configure time with the "
-							   "--system-ca-path switch.  The certificates in "
-							   "this directory are added to the verification "
-							   "chain in addition to any certificates specified "
-							   "by the 'ca-cert' and 'phase2-ca-cert' properties.",
-							   FALSE,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_802_1X_SYSTEM_CA_CERTS, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/* Initialize crypto lbrary. */
 	if (!nm_utils_init (&error)) {
@@ -3902,5 +3695,4 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 		           error->code, error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-adsl.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-adsl.c
index 00cbb4aff1..d1629166d7 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-adsl.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-adsl.c
@@ -387,11 +387,10 @@ nm_setting_adsl_class_init (NMSettingAdslClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_USERNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_USERNAME,
-						  "Username",
-						  "Username used to authenticate with the pppoa service.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_USERNAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingAdsl:password:
@@ -400,25 +399,24 @@ nm_setting_adsl_class_init (NMSettingAdslClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_PASSWORD,
-						  "Password",
-						  "Password used to authenticate with the pppoa service.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingAdsl:password-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSettingAdsl:password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_ADSL_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the ADSL password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_ADSL_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingAdsl:protocol:
@@ -427,11 +425,10 @@ nm_setting_adsl_class_init (NMSettingAdslClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PROTOCOL,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_PROTOCOL,
-						  "Protocol",
-						  "ADSL connection protocol.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_PROTOCOL, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingAdsl:encapsulation:
@@ -440,11 +437,10 @@ nm_setting_adsl_class_init (NMSettingAdslClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ENCAPSULATION,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_ENCAPSULATION,
-						  "Encapsulation",
-						  "Encapsulation of ADSL connection",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_ADSL_ENCAPSULATION, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingAdsl:vpi:
@@ -453,11 +449,10 @@ nm_setting_adsl_class_init (NMSettingAdslClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_VPI,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_ADSL_VPI,
-						  "VPI",
-						  "VPI of ADSL connection",
-						  0, 65536, 0,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_ADSL_VPI, "", "",
+		                    0, 65536, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingAdsl:vci:
@@ -466,9 +461,8 @@ nm_setting_adsl_class_init (NMSettingAdslClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_VCI,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_ADSL_VCI,
-						  "VCI",
-						  "VCI of ADSL connection",
-						  0, 65536, 0,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_ADSL_VCI, "", "",
+		                    0, 65536, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bluetooth.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bluetooth.c
index 5c13257c43..7c2566cad4 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bluetooth.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bluetooth.c
@@ -279,11 +279,10 @@ nm_setting_bluetooth_class_init (NMSettingBluetoothClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_BDADDR,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_BDADDR,
-		                             "Bluetooth address",
-		                             "The Bluetooth address of the device",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_BDADDR, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBluetooth:type:
@@ -293,12 +292,8 @@ nm_setting_bluetooth_class_init (NMSettingBluetoothClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_TYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_TYPE,
-						  "Connection type",
-						  "Either '" NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_TYPE_DUN "' for "
-						  "Dial-Up Networking connections or "
-						  "'" NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_TYPE_PANU "' for "
-						  "Personal Area Networking connections.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_TYPE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c
index 5f919027d0..86e8bcff43 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bond.c
@@ -795,11 +795,10 @@ nm_setting_bond_class_init (NMSettingBondClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_BOND_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		                      "InterfaceName",
-		                      "The name of the virtual in-kernel bonding network interface",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_BOND_INTERFACE_NAME, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBond:options:
@@ -810,12 +809,8 @@ nm_setting_bond_class_init (NMSettingBondClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	 g_object_class_install_property
 		 (object_class, PROP_OPTIONS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS,
-		                             "Options",
-		                             "Dictionary of key/value pairs of bonding "
-		                             "options.  Both keys and values must be "
-		                             "strings.  Option names must contain only "
-		                             "alphanumeric characters (ie, [a-zA-Z0-9]).",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_BOND_OPTIONS, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge-port.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge-port.c
index 64be566276..7430f36c2f 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge-port.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge-port.c
@@ -264,11 +264,10 @@ nm_setting_bridge_port_class_init (NMSettingBridgePortClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PORT_PRIORITY,
-		                    "Priority",
-		                    "The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) priority of this bridge port",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PORT_PRIORITY, "", "",
 		                    0, BR_MAX_PORT_PRIORITY, BR_DEF_PRIORITY,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridgePort:path-cost:
@@ -278,14 +277,12 @@ nm_setting_bridge_port_class_init (NMSettingBridgePortClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_PATH_COST,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PORT_PATH_COST,
-		                    "Path Cost",
-		                    "The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) port cost for "
-		                    "destinations via this port.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PATH_COST,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PORT_PATH_COST, "", "",
 		                    0, BR_MAX_PATH_COST, 100,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridgePort:hairpin-mode:
@@ -295,13 +292,10 @@ nm_setting_bridge_port_class_init (NMSettingBridgePortClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_HAIRPIN_MODE,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PORT_HAIRPIN_MODE,
-		                       "Hairpin Mode",
-		                       "Enables or disabled 'hairpin mode' for the "
-		                       "port, which allows frames to be sent back out "
-		                       "through the port the frame was received on.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_HAIRPIN_MODE,
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PORT_HAIRPIN_MODE, "", "",
 		                       FALSE,
-		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge.c
index 0908573d25..99951bc1a5 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-bridge.c
@@ -468,11 +468,10 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		                      "InterfaceName",
-		                      "The name of the virtual in-kernel bridging network interface",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_INTERFACE_NAME, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:mac-address:
@@ -484,12 +483,11 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 * Since: 0.9.10
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
-	    (object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS,
-	     _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_MAC_ADDRESS,
-	                          "MAC Address",
-	                          "The MAC address of the bridge",
-	                          DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-	                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS,
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:stp:
@@ -498,14 +496,12 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_STP,
-		  g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_STP,
-		                        "STP",
-		                        "Controls whether Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) "
-		                        "is enabled for this bridge.",
-		                        TRUE,
-		                        G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_STP,
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_STP, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:priority:
@@ -516,16 +512,12 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_PRIORITY,
-		  g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PRIORITY,
-		                     "Priority",
-		                     "Sets the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) priority "
-		                     "for this bridge.  Lower values are 'better'; the "
-		                     "lowest priority bridge will be elected the root "
-		                     "bridge.",
-		                     0, G_MAXUINT16, 0x8000,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_PRIORITY, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT16, 0x8000,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:forward-delay:
@@ -534,14 +526,12 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_FORWARD_DELAY,
-		  g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_FORWARD_DELAY,
-		                     "ForwardDelay",
-		                     "The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) forwarding "
-		                     "delay, in seconds.",
-		                     0, BR_MAX_FORWARD_DELAY, 15,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_FORWARD_DELAY,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_FORWARD_DELAY, "", "",
+		                    0, BR_MAX_FORWARD_DELAY, 15,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:hello-time:
@@ -550,14 +540,12 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_HELLO_TIME,
-		  g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_HELLO_TIME,
-		                     "HelloTime",
-		                     "The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) hello time, in "
-		                     "seconds.",
-		                     0, BR_MAX_HELLO_TIME, 2,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_HELLO_TIME,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_HELLO_TIME, "", "",
+		                    0, BR_MAX_HELLO_TIME, 2,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:max-age:
@@ -566,14 +554,12 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_MAX_AGE,
-		  g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_MAX_AGE,
-		                     "MaxAge",
-		                     "The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) maximum message "
-		                     "age, in seconds.",
-		                     0, BR_MAX_MAX_AGE, 20,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_MAX_AGE,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_MAX_AGE, "", "",
+		                    0, BR_MAX_MAX_AGE, 20,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingBridge:ageing-time:
@@ -582,12 +568,11 @@ nm_setting_bridge_class_init (NMSettingBridgeClass *setting_class)
 	 *
 	 * Since: 0.9.8
 	 **/
-	 g_object_class_install_property
-		 (object_class, PROP_AGEING_TIME,
-		  g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME,
-		                     "AgeingTime",
-		                     "The Ethernet MAC address aging time, in seconds.",
-		                     0, BR_MAX_AGEING_TIME, 300,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_AGEING_TIME,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME, "", "",
+		                    0, BR_MAX_AGEING_TIME, 300,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-cdma.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-cdma.c
index 7acfe85201..ab62d1fc96 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-cdma.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-cdma.c
@@ -308,14 +308,10 @@ nm_setting_cdma_class_init (NMSettingCdmaClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NUMBER,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CDMA_NUMBER,
-						  "Number",
-						  "Number to dial when establishing a PPP data session "
-						  "with the CDMA-based mobile broadband network.  If not "
-						  "specified, the default number (#777) is used when "
-						  "required.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CDMA_NUMBER, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingCdma:username:
@@ -326,13 +322,10 @@ nm_setting_cdma_class_init (NMSettingCdmaClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_USERNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CDMA_USERNAME,
-						  "Username",
-						  "Username used to authenticate with the network, if "
-						  "required.  Note that many providers do not require "
-						  "a username or accept any username.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CDMA_USERNAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingCdma:password:
@@ -343,25 +336,22 @@ nm_setting_cdma_class_init (NMSettingCdmaClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CDMA_PASSWORD,
-						  "Password",
-						  "Password used to authenticate with the network, if "
-						  "required.  Note that many providers do not require "
-						  "a password or accept any password.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CDMA_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingCdma:password-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSettingCdma:password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_CDMA_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the CDMA password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_CDMA_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c
index 56e87a4dff..b35b0fca10 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c
@@ -1103,13 +1103,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ID,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID,
-						  "ID",
-						  "User-readable connection identifier/name.  Must be "
-						  "one or more characters and may change over the lifetime "
-						  "of the connection if the user decides to rename it.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:uuid:
@@ -1129,20 +1126,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_UUID,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID,
-						  "UUID",
-						  "Universally unique connection identifier.  Must be "
-						  "in the format '2815492f-7e56-435e-b2e9-246bd7cdc664' "
-						  "(ie, contains only hexadecimal characters and '-'). "
-						  "The UUID should be assigned when the connection is "
-						  "created and never changed as long as the connection "
-						  "still applies to the same network.  For example, "
-						  "it should not be changed when the user changes the "
-						  "connection's 'id', but should be recreated when the "
-						  "Wi-Fi SSID, mobile broadband network provider, or the "
-						  "connection type changes.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_UUID, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:interface-name:
@@ -1161,21 +1148,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		                      "Interface name",
-		                      "Interface name this connection is bound to. "
-		                      "If not set, then the connection can be attached "
-		                      "to any interface of the appropriate type (subject "
-		                      "to restrictions imposed by other settings). For "
-		                      "connection types where interface names cannot easily "
-		                      "be made persistent (e.g. mobile broadband or USB "
-		                      "Ethernet), this property should not be used. Setting "
-		                      "this property restricts the interfaces a connection can "
-		                      "be used with, and if interface names change or are "
-		                      "reordered the connection may be applied to the wrong "
-		                      "interface.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_NAME, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:type:
@@ -1188,17 +1164,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_TYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TYPE,
-						  "Type",
-						  "Base type of the connection.  For hardware-dependent "
-						  "connections, should contain the setting name of the "
-						  "hardware-type specific setting (ie, '802-3-ethernet' "
-						  "or '802-11-wireless' or 'bluetooth', etc), and for "
-						  "non-hardware dependent connections like VPN or "
-						  "otherwise, should contain the setting name of that "
-						  "setting type (ie, 'vpn' or 'bridge', etc).",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TYPE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:permissions:
@@ -1217,25 +1186,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 */
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PERMISSIONS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_PERMISSIONS,
-		                  "Permissions",
-		                  "An array of strings defining what access a given "
-		                  "user has to this connection.  If this is NULL or "
-		                  "empty, all users are allowed to access this "
-		                  "connection.  Otherwise a user is allowed to access "
-		                  "this connection if and only if they are in this "
-		                  "array. Each entry is of the form "
-		                  "\"[type]:[id]:[reserved]\", for example: "
-		                  "\"user:dcbw:blah\"  At this time only the 'user' "
-		                  "[type] is allowed.  Any other values are ignored and "
-		                  "reserved for future use.  [id] is the username that "
-		                  "this permission refers to, which may not contain the "
-		                  "':' character.  Any [reserved] information (if "
-		                  "present) must be ignored and is reserved for future "
-		                  "use.  All of [type], [id], and [reserved] must be "
-		                  "valid UTF-8.",
-		                  DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_PERMISSIONS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:autoconnect:
@@ -1247,14 +1201,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_AUTOCONNECT,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
-						   "Autoconnect",
-						   "If TRUE, NetworkManager will activate this connection "
-						   "when its network resources are available.  If FALSE, "
-						   "the connection must be manually activated by the user "
-						   "or some other mechanism.",
-						   TRUE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:timestamp:
@@ -1269,16 +1219,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_TIMESTAMP,
-		 g_param_spec_uint64 (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TIMESTAMP,
-		                      "Timestamp",
-		                      "Timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch) that the "
-		                      "connection was last successfully activated.  NetworkManager "
-		                      "updates the connection timestamp periodically when the "
-		                      "connection is active to ensure that an active connection "
-		                      "has the latest timestamp. The property is only meant for "
-		                      "reading (changes to this property will not be preserved).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint64 (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TIMESTAMP, "", "",
 		                      0, G_MAXUINT64, 0,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:read-only:
@@ -1288,15 +1232,11 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 * connection is read-only and cannot be modified.
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
-	    (object_class, PROP_READ_ONLY,
-	     g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_READ_ONLY,
-	                      "Read-Only",
-	                      "If TRUE, the connection is read-only and cannot be "
-	                      "changed by the user or any other mechanism.  This is "
-	                      "normally set for system connections whose plugin "
-	                      "cannot yet write updated connections back out.",
-	                      FALSE,
-	                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		(object_class, PROP_READ_ONLY,
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_READ_ONLY, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:zone:
@@ -1308,16 +1248,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ZONE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ZONE,
-						  "Zone",
-						  "The trust level of a the connection."
-						  "Free form case-insensitive string (for example "
-						  "\"Home\", \"Work\", \"Public\").  NULL or "
-						  "unspecified zone means the connection will be "
-						  "placed in the default zone as defined by the "
-						  "firewall.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ZONE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:master:
@@ -1326,12 +1260,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MASTER,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MASTER,
-		                      "Master",
-		                      "Interface name of the master device or UUID of "
-		                      "the master connection",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MASTER, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:slave-type:
@@ -1342,13 +1274,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SLAVE_TYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SLAVE_TYPE,
-		                      "Slave-Type",
-		                      "Setting name describing the type of slave "
-		                      "this connection is (ie, 'bond') or NULL if this "
-		                      "connection is not a slave.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SLAVE_TYPE, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:secondaries:
@@ -1361,13 +1290,10 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SECONDARIES,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SECONDARIES,
-		                             "Secondaries",
-		                             "List of connection UUIDs that should be activated "
-		                             "when the base connection itself is activated.  "
-		                             "Currently only VPN connections are supported.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_SECONDARIES, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingConnection:gateway-ping-timeout:
@@ -1379,11 +1305,8 @@ nm_setting_connection_class_init (NMSettingConnectionClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_GATEWAY_PING_TIMEOUT,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_GATEWAY_PING_TIMEOUT,
-		                    "Gateway Ping Timeout",
-		                    "If greater than zero, delay success of IP "
-		                    "addressing until either the timeout is reached, or "
-		                    "an IP gateway replies to a ping.",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_GATEWAY_PING_TIMEOUT, "", "",
 		                    0, 30, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-dcb.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-dcb.c
index 54b115dd4b..f9c9d39f13 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-dcb.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-dcb.c
@@ -969,13 +969,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_FCOE_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FCOE_FLAGS,
-		                    "App FCoE Flags",
-		                    "Specifies the flags for the DCB FCoE application. "
-		                    "Flags may be any combination of 0x1 (enable), 0x2 "
-		                    "(advertise), and 0x4 (willing).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FCOE_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    0, DCB_FLAGS_ALL, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:app-fcoe-priority:
@@ -988,14 +985,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_FCOE_PRIORITY,
-		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FCOE_PRIORITY,
-		                   "App FCoE Priority",
-		                   "The highest User Priority (0 - 7) which FCoE "
-		                   "frames should use, or -1 for default priority. Only "
-		                   "used when the 'app-fcoe-flags' property includes "
-		                   "the 'enabled' flag.",
+		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FCOE_PRIORITY, "", "",
 		                   -1, 7, -1,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                   G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:app-fcoe-mode:
@@ -1007,12 +1000,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_FCOE_MODE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FCOE_MODE,
-		                      "App FCoE Mode",
-		                      "The FCoe controller mode; either 'fabric' (default) "
-		                      "or 'vn2vn'.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FCOE_MODE, "", "",
 		                      NM_SETTING_DCB_FCOE_MODE_FABRIC,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:app-iscsi-flags:
@@ -1025,13 +1016,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_ISCSI_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_ISCSI_FLAGS,
-		                    "App iSCSI Flags",
-		                    "Specifies the flags for the DCB iSCSI application. "
-		                    "Flags may be any combination of 0x1 (enable), 0x2 "
-		                    "(advertise), and 0x4 (willing).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_ISCSI_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    0, DCB_FLAGS_ALL, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:app-iscsi-priority:
@@ -1044,14 +1032,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_ISCSI_PRIORITY,
-		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_ISCSI_PRIORITY,
-		                   "App iSCSI Priority",
-		                   "The highest User Priority (0 - 7) which iSCSI "
-		                   "frames should use, or -1 for default priority. Only "
-		                   "used when the 'app-iscsi-flags' property includes "
-		                   "the 'enabled' flag.",
+		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_ISCSI_PRIORITY, "", "",
 		                   -1, 7, -1,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                   G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:app-fip-flags:
@@ -1064,13 +1048,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_FIP_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FIP_FLAGS,
-		                    "App FIP Flags",
-		                    "Specifies the flags for the DCB FIP application. "
-		                    "Flags may be any combination of 0x1 (enable), 0x2 "
-		                    "(advertise), and 0x4 (willing).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FIP_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    0, DCB_FLAGS_ALL, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:app-fip-priority:
@@ -1083,14 +1064,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APP_FIP_PRIORITY,
-		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FIP_PRIORITY,
-		                   "App FIP Priority",
-		                   "The highest User Priority (0 - 7) which FIP "
-		                   "frames should use, or -1 for default priority. Only "
-		                   "used when the 'app-fip-flags' property includes "
-		                   "the 'enabled' flag.",
+		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_DCB_APP_FIP_PRIORITY, "", "",
 		                   -1, 7, -1,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                   G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-flow-control-flags:
@@ -1103,13 +1080,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PFC_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_FLOW_CONTROL_FLAGS,
-		                    "Priority Flow Control Flags",
-		                    "Specifies the flags for DCB Priority Flow Control. "
-		                    "Flags may be any combination of 0x1 (enable), 0x2 "
-		                    "(advertise), and 0x4 (willing).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_FLOW_CONTROL_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    0, DCB_FLAGS_ALL, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-flow-control:
@@ -1123,16 +1097,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PFC,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_FLOW_CONTROL,
-		                             "Priority Flow Control",
-		                             "An array of 8 uint values, where the array index "
-		                             "corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the "
-		                             "value indicates whether or not the corresponding "
-		                             "priority should transmit priority pause.  Allowed "
-		                             "values are 0 (do not transmit pause) and 1 "
-		                             "(transmit pause).",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_FLOW_CONTROL, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-group-flags:
@@ -1145,13 +1113,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY_GROUP_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_GROUP_FLAGS,
-		                    "Priority Group Flags",
-		                    "Specifies the flags for DCB Priority Groups. "
-		                    "Flags may be any combination of 0x1 (enable), 0x2 "
-		                    "(advertise), and 0x4 (willing).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_GROUP_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    0, DCB_FLAGS_ALL, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-group-id:
@@ -1164,15 +1129,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY_GROUP_ID,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_GROUP_ID,
-		                             "Priority Group ID",
-		                             "An array of 8 uint values, where the array "
-		                             "index corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) "
-		                             "and the value indicates the Priority Group ID. "
-		                             "Allowed Priority Group ID values are 0 - 7 or "
-		                             "15 for the unrestricted group.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_GROUP_ID, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-group-bandwidth:
@@ -1186,15 +1146,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY_GROUP_BANDWIDTH,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_GROUP_BANDWIDTH,
-		                             "Priority Group Bandwidth",
-		                             "An array of 8 uint values, where the array index "
-		                             "corresponds to the Priority Group ID (0 - 7) and "
-		                             "the value indicates the percentage of link bandwidth "
-		                             "allocated to that group.  Allowed values are 0 - 100, "
-		                             "and the sum of all values must total 100 percent.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_GROUP_BANDWIDTH, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-bandwidth:
@@ -1209,16 +1164,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY_BANDWIDTH,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_BANDWIDTH,
-		                             "Priority Bandwidth",
-		                             "An array of 8 uint values, where the array index "
-		                             "corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the "
-		                             "value indicates the percentage of bandwidth of "
-		                             "the priority's assigned group that the priority may "
-		                             "use.  The sum of all percentages for priorities which "
-		                             "belong to the same group must total 100 percent.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_BANDWIDTH, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-strict-bandwidth:
@@ -1233,17 +1182,10 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY_STRICT,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_STRICT_BANDWIDTH,
-		                             "Priority Strict Bandwidth",
-		                             "An array of 8 uint values, where the array index "
-		                             "corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the "
-		                             "value indicates whether or not the priority may "
-		                             "use all of the bandwidth allocated to its assigned "
-		                             "group. Allowed values are 0 (the priority may not "
-		                             "utilize all bandwidth) or 1 (the priority may "
-		                             "utilize all bandwidth).",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_STRICT_BANDWIDTH, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingDcb:priority-traffic-class:
@@ -1256,13 +1198,9 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PRIORITY_TRAFFIC_CLASS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_TRAFFIC_CLASS,
-		                             "Priority Traffic Class",
-		                             "An array of 8 uint values, where the array index "
-		                             "corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the "
-		                             "value indicates the traffic class (0 - 7) to which "
-		                             "the priority is mapped.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_DCB_PRIORITY_TRAFFIC_CLASS, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c
index f96a997b8b..3b814cd7c1 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c
@@ -554,16 +554,10 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NUMBER,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_NUMBER,
-						  "Number",
-		                  "Number to dial when establishing a PPP data session "
-		                  "with the GSM-based mobile broadband network.  Many "
-		                  "modems do not require PPP for connections to the "
-		                  "mobile network and thus this property should be left "
-		                  "blank, which allows NetworkManager to select the "
-		                  "appropriate settings automatically.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_NUMBER, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:username:
@@ -574,13 +568,10 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_USERNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_USERNAME,
-						  "Username",
-						  "Username used to authenticate with the network, if "
-						  "required.  Note that many providers do not require "
-						  "a username or accept any username.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_USERNAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:password:
@@ -591,27 +582,24 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_PASSWORD,
-						  "Password",
-						  "Password used to authenticate with the network, if "
-						  "required.  Note that many providers do not require "
-						  "a password or accept any password.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:password-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSettingGsm:password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_GSM_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the GSM password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_GSM_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:apn:
@@ -626,19 +614,10 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_APN,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_APN,
-						  "APN",
-						  "The GPRS Access Point Name specifying the APN used "
-						  "when establishing a data session with the GSM-based "
-						  "network.  The APN often determines how the user will "
-						  "be billed for their network usage and whether the "
-						  "user has access to the Internet or just a provider-"
-						  "specific walled-garden, so it is important to use "
-						  "the correct APN for the user's mobile broadband "
-						  "plan.  The APN may only be composed of the characters "
-						  "a-z, 0-9, ., and - per GSM 03.60 Section 14.9.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_APN, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:network-id:
@@ -651,17 +630,10 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NETWORK_ID,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_ID,
-						  "Network ID",
-						  "The Network ID (GSM LAI format, ie MCC-MNC) to force "
-						  "specific network registration.  If the Network ID is "
-						  "specified, NetworkManager will attempt to force the "
-						  "device to register only on the specified network.  "
-						  "This can be used to ensure that the device does not "
-						  "roam when direct roaming control of the device is "
-						  "not otherwise possible.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_ID, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:network-type:
@@ -681,19 +653,12 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NETWORK_TYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_TYPE,
-		                   "Network type",
-		                   "Network preference to force the device to only use "
-		                   "specific network technologies.  The permitted values "
-		                   "are: -1: any, 0: 3G only, 1: GPRS/EDGE only, "
-		                   "2: prefer 3G, 3: prefer 2G, 4: prefer 4G/LTE, 5: 4G/LTE only. "
-		                   "Notes: This property is deprecated and NetworkManager from 0.9.10 "
-		                   "onwards doesn't use this property when talking to ModemManager."
-		                   "Also, not all devices allow network preference control.",
+		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_TYPE, "", "",
 		                   NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_TYPE_ANY,
 		                   NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_TYPE_4G,
 		                   NM_SETTING_GSM_NETWORK_TYPE_ANY,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                   G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:allowed-bands:
@@ -707,16 +672,12 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ALLOWED_BANDS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_GSM_ALLOWED_BANDS,
-		                    "Allowed Bands",
-		                    "Bitfield of allowed frequency bands."
-		                    "Notes: This property is deprecated and NetworkManager from 0.9.10 "
-		                    "onwards doesn't use this property when talking to ModemManager."
-		                    "Also, not all devices allow frequency band control.",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_GSM_ALLOWED_BANDS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_GSM_BAND_UNKNOWN,
 		                    NM_SETTING_GSM_BANDS_MAX,
 		                    NM_SETTING_GSM_BAND_ANY,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:pin:
@@ -727,27 +688,24 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PIN,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_PIN,
-						  "PIN",
-						  "If the SIM is locked with a PIN it must be unlocked "
-						  "before any other operations are requested.  Specify "
-						  "the PIN here to allow operation of the device.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_GSM_PIN, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:pin-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSettingGsm:pin property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PIN_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_GSM_PIN_FLAGS,
-		                    "PIN Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the GSM SIM PIN.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PIN_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_GSM_PIN_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingGsm:home-only:
@@ -757,11 +715,8 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_HOME_ONLY,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_GSM_HOME_ONLY,
-						  "Home Only",
-						  "When TRUE, only connections to the home network will "
-						  "be allowed.  Connections to roaming networks will "
-						  "not be made.",
-						  FALSE,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_GSM_HOME_ONLY, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-infiniband.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-infiniband.c
index 5af5044836..2552cd9c46 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-infiniband.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-infiniband.c
@@ -359,14 +359,10 @@ nm_setting_infiniband_class_init (NMSettingInfinibandClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		                             "Device MAC Address",
-		                             "If specified, this connection will only apply to "
-		                             "the IPoIB device whose permanent MAC address matches.  "
-		                             "This property does not change the MAC address "
-		                             "of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingInfiniband:mtu:
@@ -376,13 +372,10 @@ nm_setting_infiniband_class_init (NMSettingInfinibandClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MTU,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_MTU,
-		                    "MTU",
-		                    "If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified "
-		                    "size or smaller, breaking larger packets up into "
-		                    "multiple frames.",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_MTU, "", "",
 		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingInfiniband:transport-mode:
@@ -392,11 +385,10 @@ nm_setting_infiniband_class_init (NMSettingInfinibandClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_TRANSPORT_MODE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_TRANSPORT_MODE,
-		                      "Transport Mode",
-		                      "The IPoIB transport mode. Either 'datagram' or 'connected'.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_TRANSPORT_MODE, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingInfiniband:p-key:
@@ -408,12 +400,10 @@ nm_setting_infiniband_class_init (NMSettingInfinibandClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_P_KEY,
-		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_P_KEY,
-		                   "P_Key",
-		                   "The InfiniBand P_Key. Either -1 for the "
-		                   "default, or a 16-bit unsigned integer.",
+		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_P_KEY, "", "",
 		                   -1, 0xFFFF, -1,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                   G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingInfiniband:parent:
@@ -425,10 +415,9 @@ nm_setting_infiniband_class_init (NMSettingInfinibandClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PARENT,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_PARENT,
-		                      "Parent",
-		                      "The interface name of the parent device, or NULL",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_PARENT, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip4-config.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip4-config.c
index 863696912a..81bd481688 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip4-config.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip4-config.c
@@ -1236,27 +1236,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_METHOD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD,
-						      "Method",
-						      "IPv4 configuration method.  If 'auto' is specified "
-						      "then the appropriate automatic method (DHCP, PPP, "
-						      "etc) is used for the interface and most other "
-						      "properties can be left unset.  If 'link-local' "
-						      "is specified, then a link-local address in the "
-						      "169.254/16 range will be assigned to the "
-						      "interface.  If 'manual' is specified, static IP "
-						      "addressing is used and at least one IP address "
-						      "must be given in the 'addresses' property.  If "
-						      "'shared' is specified (indicating that this "
-						      "connection will provide network access to other "
-						      "computers) then the interface is assigned an "
-						      "address in the 10.42.x.1/24 range and a DHCP and "
-						      "forwarding DNS server are started, and the "
-						      "interface is NAT-ed to the current default network "
-						      "connection.  'disabled' means IPv4 will not be "
-						      "used on this connection.  This property must be set.",
-						      NULL,
-						      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_METHOD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:dns:
@@ -1270,18 +1253,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DNS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS,
-							   "DNS",
-							   "List of DNS servers (network byte order). For "
-							   "the 'auto' method, these DNS servers are "
-							   "appended to those (if any) returned by automatic "
-							   "configuration.  DNS servers cannot be used with "
-							   "the 'shared', 'link-local', or 'disabled' "
-							   "methods as there is no upstream network.  In all "
-							   "other methods, these DNS servers are used as the "
-							   "only DNS servers for this connection.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:dns-search:
@@ -1294,18 +1269,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DNS_SEARCH,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS_SEARCH,
-							   "DNS search",
-							   "List of DNS search domains.  For the 'auto' "
-							   "method, these search domains are appended to "
-							   "those returned by automatic configuration. "
-							   "Search domains cannot be used with the 'shared', "
-							   "'link-local', or 'disabled' methods as there is "
-							   "no upstream network.  In all other methods, these "
-							   "search domains are used as the only search domains "
-							   "for this connection.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS_SEARCH, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:addresses:
@@ -1321,30 +1288,17 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ADDRESSES,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_ADDRESSES,
-							   "Addresses",
-							   "Array of IPv4 address structures.  Each IPv4 "
-							   "address structure is composed of 3 32-bit values; "
-							   "the first being the IPv4 address (network byte "
-							   "order), the second the prefix (1 - 32), and "
-							   "last the IPv4 gateway (network byte order). The "
-							   "gateway may be left as 0 if no gateway exists "
-							   "for that subnet.  For the 'auto' method, given "
-							   "IP addresses are appended to those returned by "
-							   "automatic configuration.  Addresses cannot be "
-							   "used with the 'shared', 'link-local', or "
-							   "'disabled' methods as addressing is either "
-							   "automatic or disabled with these methods.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UINT,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_ADDRESSES, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UINT,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ADDRESS_LABELS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized ("address-labels",
-		                             "Address labels",
-		                             "Internal use only",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized ("address-labels", "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:routes:
@@ -1360,22 +1314,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ROUTES,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_ROUTES,
-							   "Routes",
-							   "Array of IPv4 route structures.  Each IPv4 route "
-							   "structure is composed of 4 32-bit values; the "
-							   "first being the destination IPv4 network or "
-							   "address (network byte order), the second the "
-							   "destination network or address prefix (1 - 32), "
-							   "the third being the next-hop (network byte order) "
-							   "if any, and the fourth being the route metric. "
-							   "For the 'auto' method, given IP routes are "
-							   "appended to those returned by automatic "
-							   "configuration.  Routes cannot be used with the "
-							   "'shared', 'link-local', or 'disabled', methods "
-							   "as there is no upstream network.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UINT,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_ROUTES, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UINT,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:ignore-auto-routes:
@@ -1386,14 +1328,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_IGNORE_AUTO_ROUTES,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_ROUTES,
-						   "Ignore automatic routes",
-						   "When the method is set to 'auto' and this property "
-						   "to TRUE, automatically configured routes are "
-						   "ignored and only routes specified in the 'routes' "
-						   "property, if any, are used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_ROUTES, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:ignore-auto-dns:
@@ -1406,15 +1344,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_IGNORE_AUTO_DNS,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_DNS,
-						   "Ignore automatic DNS",
-						   "When the method is set to 'auto' and this property "
-						   "to TRUE, automatically configured nameservers and "
-						   "search domains are ignored and only nameservers and "
-						   "search domains specified in the 'dns' and 'dns-search' "
-						   "properties, if any, are used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_DNS, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:dhcp-client-id:
@@ -1424,13 +1357,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DHCP_CLIENT_ID,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_CLIENT_ID,
-						   "DHCP Client ID",
-						   "A string sent to the DHCP server to identify the "
-						   "local machine which the DHCP server may use to "
-						   "customize the DHCP lease and options.",
-						   NULL,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_CLIENT_ID, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:dhcp-send-hostname:
@@ -1443,17 +1373,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DHCP_SEND_HOSTNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_SEND_HOSTNAME,
-						   "Send DHCP hostname",
-						   "If TRUE, a hostname is sent to the DHCP server when "
-						   "acquiring a lease.  Some DHCP servers use this "
-						   "hostname to update DNS databases, essentially "
-						   "providing a static hostname for the computer.  If "
-						   "the 'dhcp-hostname' property is empty and this "
-						   "property is TRUE, the current persistent hostname "
-						   "of the computer is sent.",
-						   TRUE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_SEND_HOSTNAME, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:dhcp-hostname:
@@ -1463,13 +1386,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DHCP_HOSTNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME,
-						   "DHCP Hostname",
-						   "If the 'dhcp-send-hostname' property is TRUE, then "
-						   "the specified name will be sent to the DHCP server "
-						   "when acquiring a lease.",
-						   NULL,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:never-default:
@@ -1479,13 +1399,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NEVER_DEFAULT,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_NEVER_DEFAULT,
-						   "Never default",
-						   "If TRUE, this connection will never be the default "
-						   "IPv4 connection, meaning it will never be assigned "
-						   "the default route by NetworkManager.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_NEVER_DEFAULT, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP4Config:may-fail:
@@ -1499,18 +1416,10 @@ nm_setting_ip4_config_class_init (NMSettingIP4ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAY_FAIL,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_MAY_FAIL,
-						   "May Fail",
-						   "If TRUE, allow overall network configuration to "
-						   "proceed even if IPv4 configuration times out. "
-						   "Note that at least one IP configuration must "
-						   "succeed or overall network configuration will still "
-						   "fail.  For example, in IPv6-only networks, setting "
-						   "this property to TRUE allows the overall network "
-						   "configuration to succeed if IPv4 configuration "
-						   "fails but IPv6 configuration completes successfully.",
-						   TRUE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_MAY_FAIL, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip6-config.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip6-config.c
index b027ee96a9..708e7b857d 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip6-config.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-ip6-config.c
@@ -1032,24 +1032,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_METHOD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD,
-						      "Method",
-						      "IPv6 configuration method.  If 'auto' is specified "
-						      "then the appropriate automatic method (PPP, router "
-						      "advertisement, etc) is used for the device and "
-						      "most other properties can be left unset.  To force "
-						      "the use of DHCP only, specify 'dhcp'; this method "
-						      "is only valid for Ethernet-based hardware.  If "
-						      "'link-local' is specified, then an IPv6 link-local "
-						      "address will be assigned to the interface.  If "
-						      "'manual' is specified, static IP addressing is "
-						      "used and at least one IP address must be given in "
-						      " the 'addresses' property.  If 'ignore' is "
-						      "specified, IPv6 configuration is not done. This "
-						      "property must be set.  Note: the 'shared' method "
-						      "is not yet supported.",
-						      NULL,
-						      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:dhcp-hostname:
@@ -1061,12 +1047,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DHCP_HOSTNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME,
-		                      "DHCP Hostname",
-		                      "The specified name will be sent to the DHCP server "
-		                      "when acquiring a lease.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DHCP_HOSTNAME, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:dns:
@@ -1081,20 +1065,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DNS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS,
-							   "DNS",
-							   "Array of DNS servers, where each member of the "
-							   "array is a byte array containing the IPv6 address "
-							   "of the DNS server (in network byte order). For "
-							   "the 'auto' method, these DNS servers are "
-							   "appended to those (if any) returned by automatic "
-							   "configuration.  DNS servers cannot be used with "
-							   "the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods as there is "
-							   "no usptream network.  In all other methods, "
-							   "these DNS servers are used as the only DNS "
-							   "servers for this connection.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UCHAR,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UCHAR,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:dns-search:
@@ -1107,18 +1081,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DNS_SEARCH,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS_SEARCH,
-							   "DNS search",
-							   "List of DNS search domains.  For the 'auto' "
-							   "method, these search domains are appended to "
-							   "those returned by automatic configuration. "
-							   "Search domains cannot be used with the 'shared' "
-							   "or 'link-local' methods as there is no upstream "
-							   "network.  In all other methods, these search "
-							   "domains are used as the only search domains for "
-							   "this connection.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS_SEARCH, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:addresses:
@@ -1136,25 +1102,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ADDRESSES,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ADDRESSES,
-							   "Addresses",
-							   "Array of IPv6 address structures.  Each IPv6 "
-							   "address structure is composed of 3 members, the "
-							   "first being a byte array containing the IPv6 "
-							   "address (network byte order), the second a "
-							   "32-bit integer containing the IPv6 address "
-							   "prefix, and the third a byte array containing "
-							   "the IPv6 address (network byte order) of the "
-							   "gateway associated with this address, if any. "
-							   "If no gateway is given, the third element should "
-							   "be given as all zeros.  For the 'auto' method, "
-							   "given IP addresses are appended to those returned "
-							   "by automatic configuration.  Addresses cannot be "
-							   "used with the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods "
-							   "as the interface is automatically assigned an "
-							   "address with these methods.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_IP6_ADDRESS,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ADDRESSES, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_IP6_ADDRESS,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:routes:
@@ -1170,22 +1121,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ROUTES,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ROUTES,
-							   "Routes",
-							   "Array of IPv6 route structures.  Each IPv6 route "
-							   "structure is composed of 4 members; the first "
-							   "being the destination IPv6 network or address "
-							   "(network byte order) as a byte array, the second "
-							   "the destination network or address IPv6 prefix, "
-							   "the third being the next-hop IPv6 address "
-							   "(network byte order) if any, and the fourth "
-							   "being the route metric. For the 'auto' method, "
-							   "given IP routes are appended to those returned "
-							   "by automatic configuration.  Routes cannot be "
-							   "used with the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods "
-							   "because there is no upstream network.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_IP6_ROUTE,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ROUTES, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_IP6_ROUTE,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:ignore-auto-routes:
@@ -1196,14 +1135,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_IGNORE_AUTO_ROUTES,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_ROUTES,
-						   "Ignore automatic routes",
-						   "When the method is set to 'auto' or 'dhcp' and this "
-						   "property is set to TRUE, automatically configured "
-						   "routes are ignored and only routes specified in the "
-						   "'routes' property, if any, are used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_ROUTES, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:ignore-auto-dns:
@@ -1216,15 +1151,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_IGNORE_AUTO_DNS,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_DNS,
-						   "Ignore DHCPv6/RDNSS DNS",
-						   "When the method is set to 'auto' or 'dhcp' and this "
-						   "property is set to TRUE, automatically configured "
-						   "nameservers and search domains are ignored and only "
-						   "nameservers and search domains specified in the 'dns' "
-						   "and 'dns-search' properties, if any, are used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_IGNORE_AUTO_DNS, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:never-default:
@@ -1235,13 +1165,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NEVER_DEFAULT,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_NEVER_DEFAULT,
-						   "Never default",
-						   "If TRUE, this connection will never be the default "
-						   "IPv6 connection, meaning it will never be assigned "
-						   "the default IPv6 route by NetworkManager.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_NEVER_DEFAULT, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:may-fail:
@@ -1255,18 +1182,10 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAY_FAIL,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_MAY_FAIL,
-						   "May Fail",
-						   "If TRUE, allow overall network configuration to "
-						   "proceed even if IPv6 configuration times out. "
-						   "Note that at least one IP configuration must "
-						   "succeed or overall network configuration will still "
-						   "fail.  For example, in IPv4-only networks, setting "
-						   "this property to TRUE allows the overall network "
-						   "configuration to succeed if IPv6 configuration "
-						   "fails but IPv4 configuration completes successfully.",
-						   TRUE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_MAY_FAIL, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingIP6Config:ip6-privacy:
@@ -1281,20 +1200,12 @@ nm_setting_ip6_config_class_init (NMSettingIP6ConfigClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_IP6_PRIVACY,
-		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_IP6_PRIVACY,
-		                   "Configure IPv6 Privacy",
-		                   "Configure IPv6 Privacy Extensions for SLAAC, described "
-		                   "in RFC4941.  If enabled, it makes the kernel generate "
-		                   "a temporary IPv6 address in addition to the public one "
-		                   "generated from MAC address via modified EUI-64.  This "
-		                   "enhances privacy, but could cause problems in some "
-		                   "applications, on the other hand.  The permitted values "
-		                   "are: 0: disabled, 1: enabled (prefer public address), "
-		                   "2: enabled (prefer temporary addresses).",
+		 g_param_spec_int (NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_IP6_PRIVACY, "", "",
 		                   NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN,
 		                   NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_PREFER_TEMP_ADDR,
 		                   NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_PRIVACY_UNKNOWN,
-		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		                   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                   G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c
index d344fa0432..462b80b958 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-olpc-mesh.c
@@ -243,11 +243,10 @@ nm_setting_olpc_mesh_class_init (NMSettingOlpcMeshClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SSID,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_OLPC_MESH_SSID,
-		                             "SSID",
-		                             "SSID of the mesh network to join.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_OLPC_MESH_SSID, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingOlpcMesh:channel:
@@ -256,11 +255,10 @@ nm_setting_olpc_mesh_class_init (NMSettingOlpcMeshClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CHANNEL,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_OLPC_MESH_CHANNEL,
-		                    "Channel",
-		                    "Channel on which the mesh network to join is located.",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_OLPC_MESH_CHANNEL, "", "",
 		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingOlpcMesh:dhcp-anycast-address:
@@ -271,13 +269,8 @@ nm_setting_olpc_mesh_class_init (NMSettingOlpcMeshClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DHCP_ANYCAST_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_OLPC_MESH_DHCP_ANYCAST_ADDRESS,
-		                             "Anycast DHCP MAC address",
-		                             "Anycast DHCP MAC address used when "
-		                             "requesting an IP address via DHCP.  The "
-		                             "specific anycast address used determines "
-		                             "which DHCP server class answers the "
-		                             "the request.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_OLPC_MESH_DHCP_ANYCAST_ADDRESS, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-ppp.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-ppp.c
index 237af9c89d..f7c3317550 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-ppp.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-ppp.c
@@ -572,14 +572,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NOAUTH,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NOAUTH,
-						   "NoAuth",
-						   "If TRUE, do not require the other side (usually the "
-						   "PPP server) to authenticate itself to the client.  "
-						   "If FALSE, require authentication from the remote "
-						   "side.  In almost all cases, this should be TRUE.",
-						   TRUE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NOAUTH, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:refuse-eap:
@@ -588,11 +584,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REFUSE_EAP,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_EAP,
-						   "Refuse EAP",
-						   "If TRUE, the EAP authentication method will not be used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_EAP, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:refuse-pap:
@@ -601,11 +596,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REFUSE_PAP,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_PAP,
-						   "Refuse PAP",
-						   "If TRUE, the PAP authentication method will not be used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_PAP, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:refuse-chap:
@@ -614,11 +608,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REFUSE_CHAP,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_CHAP,
-						   "Refuse CHAP",
-						   "If TRUE, the CHAP authentication method will not be used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_CHAP, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:refuse-mschap:
@@ -627,11 +620,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REFUSE_MSCHAP,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_MSCHAP,
-						   "Refuse MSCHAP",
-						   "If TRUE, the MSCHAP authentication method will not be used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_MSCHAP, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:refuse-mschapv2:
@@ -640,11 +632,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REFUSE_MSCHAPV2,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_MSCHAPV2,
-						   "Refuse MSCHAPv2",
-						   "If TRUE, the MSCHAPv2 authentication method will not be used.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REFUSE_MSCHAPV2, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:nobsdcomp:
@@ -653,11 +644,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NOBSDCOMP,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NOBSDCOMP,
-						   "No BSD compression",
-						   "If TRUE, BSD compression will not be requested.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NOBSDCOMP, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:nodeflate:
@@ -666,11 +656,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NODEFLATE,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NODEFLATE,
-						   "No deflate",
-						   "If TRUE, 'deflate' compression will not be requested.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NODEFLATE, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:no-vj-comp:
@@ -679,11 +668,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NO_VJ_COMP,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NO_VJ_COMP,
-						   "No VJ compression",
-						   "If TRUE, Van Jacobsen TCP header compression will not be requested.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_NO_VJ_COMP, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:require-mppe:
@@ -695,15 +683,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REQUIRE_MPPE,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REQUIRE_MPPE,
-						   "Require MPPE",
-						   "If TRUE, MPPE (Microsoft Point-to-Point Encrpytion) "
-						   "will be required for the PPP session.  If either "
-						   "64-bit or 128-bit MPPE is not available the session "
-						   "will fail.  Note that MPPE is not used on mobile "
-						   "broadband connections.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REQUIRE_MPPE, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:require-mppe-128:
@@ -714,15 +697,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_REQUIRE_MPPE_128,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REQUIRE_MPPE_128,
-						   "Require MPPE 128",
-						   "If TRUE, 128-bit MPPE (Microsoft Point-to-Point "
-						   "Encrpytion) will be required for the PPP session, "
-						   "and the '" NM_SETTING_PPP_REQUIRE_MPPE "' property "
-						   "must also be set to TRUE.  If 128-bit MPPE is not "
-						   "available the session will fail.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE  | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_REQUIRE_MPPE_128, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE  | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:mppe-stateful:
@@ -732,12 +710,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MPPE_STATEFUL,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_MPPE_STATEFUL,
-						   "MPPE stateful",
-						   "If TRUE, stateful MPPE is used.  See pppd documentation "
-						   "for more information on stateful MPPE.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_MPPE_STATEFUL, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:crtscts:
@@ -748,14 +724,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CRTSCTS,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_CRTSCTS,
-						   "CRTSCTS",
-						   "If TRUE, specify that pppd should set the serial "
-						   "port to use hardware flow control with RTS and CTS "
-						   "signals.  This value should normally be set to "
-						   "FALSE.",
-						   FALSE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_PPP_CRTSCTS, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:baud:
@@ -766,13 +738,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_BAUD,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_BAUD,
-						"Baud",
-						"If non-zero, instruct pppd to set the serial port to "
-						"the specified baudrate.  This value should normally be "
-						"left as 0 to automatically choose the speed.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_BAUD, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:mru:
@@ -783,13 +752,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 */
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MRU,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_MRU,
-						"MRU",
-						"If non-zero, instruct pppd to request that the peer "
-						"send packets no larger than the specified size.  If "
-						"non-zero, the MRU should be between 128 and 16384.",
-						0, 16384, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_MRU, "", "",
+		                    0, 16384, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:mtu:
@@ -799,12 +765,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MTU,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_MTU,
-						"MTU",
-						"If non-zero, instruct pppd to send packets no larger "
-						"than the specified size.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_MTU, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:lcp-echo-failure:
@@ -816,16 +780,10 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_LCP_ECHO_FAILURE,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_LCP_ECHO_FAILURE,
-						"LCP echo failure",
-						"If non-zero, instruct pppd to presume the connection to "
-						"the peer has failed if the specified number of LCP "
-						"echo-requests go unanswered by the peer.  The "
-						"'" NM_SETTING_PPP_LCP_ECHO_INTERVAL "' property must "
-						"also be set to a non-zero value if this property is "
-						"used.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_LCP_ECHO_FAILURE, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPP:lcp-echo-interval:
@@ -837,13 +795,8 @@ nm_setting_ppp_class_init (NMSettingPPPClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_LCP_ECHO_INTERVAL,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_LCP_ECHO_INTERVAL,
-						"LCP echo interval",
-						"If non-zero, instruct pppd to send an LCP echo-request "
-						"frame to the peer every n seconds (where n is the "
-						"specified value).  Note that some PPP peers will respond "
-						"to echo requests and some will not, and it is not "
-						"possible to autodetect this.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPP_LCP_ECHO_INTERVAL, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-pppoe.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-pppoe.c
index fdae691b28..6e57e987b0 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-pppoe.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-pppoe.c
@@ -299,16 +299,10 @@ nm_setting_pppoe_class_init (NMSettingPPPOEClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SERVICE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_SERVICE,
-						  "Service",
-						  "If specified, instruct PPPoE to only initiate sessions "
-						  "with access concentrators that provide the specified "
-						  "service.  For most providers, this should be left "
-						  "blank.  It is only required if there are multiple "
-						  "access concentrators or a specific service is known "
-						  "to be required.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_SERVICE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPPOE:username:
@@ -317,11 +311,10 @@ nm_setting_pppoe_class_init (NMSettingPPPOEClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_USERNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_USERNAME,
-						  "Username",
-						  "Username used to authenticate with the PPPoE service.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_USERNAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPPOE:password:
@@ -330,23 +323,22 @@ nm_setting_pppoe_class_init (NMSettingPPPOEClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_PASSWORD,
-						  "Password",
-						  "Password used to authenticate with the PPPoE service.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingPPPOE:password-flags:
 	 *
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSettingPPPOE:password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the PPPoE password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_PPPOE_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-serial.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-serial.c
index 70152bb3ce..f0d26fad9f 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-serial.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-serial.c
@@ -261,14 +261,10 @@ nm_setting_serial_class_init (NMSettingSerialClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_BAUD,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_BAUD,
-						"Baud",
-						"Speed to use for communication over the serial port.  "
-						"Note that this value usually has no effect for mobile "
-						"broadband modems as they generally ignore speed "
-						"settings and use the highest available speed.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT, 57600,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_BAUD, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT, 57600,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingSerial:bits:
@@ -277,12 +273,10 @@ nm_setting_serial_class_init (NMSettingSerialClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_BITS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_BITS,
-						"Bits",
-						"Byte-width of the serial communication.  The 8 in "
-						"'8n1' for example.",
-						5, 8, 8,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_BITS, "", "",
+		                    5, 8, 8,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingSerial:parity:
@@ -292,12 +286,10 @@ nm_setting_serial_class_init (NMSettingSerialClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PARITY,
-		 g_param_spec_char (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_PARITY,
-						"Parity",
-						"Parity setting of the serial port.  Either 'E' for even "
-						"parity, 'o' for odd parity, or 'n' for no parity.",
-						'E', 'o', 'n',
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_char (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_PARITY, "", "",
+		                    'E', 'o', 'n',
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingSerial:stopbits:
@@ -307,12 +299,10 @@ nm_setting_serial_class_init (NMSettingSerialClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_STOPBITS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_STOPBITS,
-						"Stopbits",
-						"Number of stop bits for communication on the serial "
-						"port.  Either 1 or 2.  The 1 in '8n1' for example.",
-						1, 2, 1,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_STOPBITS, "", "",
+		                    1, 2, 1,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingSerial:send-delay:
@@ -321,10 +311,8 @@ nm_setting_serial_class_init (NMSettingSerialClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SEND_DELAY,
-		 g_param_spec_uint64 (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_SEND_DELAY,
-						  "SendDelay",
-						  "Time to delay between each byte sent to the modem, "
-						  "in microseconds.",
-						  0, G_MAXUINT64, 0,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint64 (NM_SETTING_SERIAL_SEND_DELAY, "", "",
+		                      0, G_MAXUINT64, 0,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-team-port.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-team-port.c
index c0b7748bd2..a14b0f099e 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-team-port.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-team-port.c
@@ -176,13 +176,8 @@ nm_setting_team_port_class_init (NMSettingTeamPortClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CONFIG,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_TEAM_PORT_CONFIG,
-		                      "Config",
-		                      "JSON configuration for the team port. "
-		                      "The property should contain raw JSON configuration data "
-		                      "suitable for teamd, because the value is passed directly to "
-		                      "teamd. If not specified, the dafault configuration is used. "
-		                      "See man teamd.conf for the format details.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_TEAM_PORT_CONFIG, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-team.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-team.c
index af9da62c03..4cfec4c9e3 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-team.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-team.c
@@ -242,11 +242,10 @@ nm_setting_team_class_init (NMSettingTeamClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_TEAM_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		                      "InterfaceName",
-		                      "The name of the virtual in-kernel team network interface",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_TEAM_INTERFACE_NAME, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingTeam:config:
@@ -258,13 +257,8 @@ nm_setting_team_class_init (NMSettingTeamClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CONFIG,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_TEAM_CONFIG,
-		                      "Config",
-		                      "JSON configuration for the team network interface. "
-		                      "The property should contain raw JSON configuration data "
-		                      "suitable for teamd, because the value is passed directly to "
-		                      "teamd. If not specified, the default configuration is used. "
-		                      "See man teamd.conf for the format details.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_TEAM_CONFIG, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-vlan.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-vlan.c
index ef91b5f12f..ac9a02a598 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-vlan.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-vlan.c
@@ -758,17 +758,10 @@ nm_setting_vlan_class_init (NMSettingVlanClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VLAN_INTERFACE_NAME,
-		                     "InterfaceName",
-		                     "If given, specifies the kernel name of the VLAN "
-		                     "interface. If not given, a default name will be "
-		                     "constructed from the interface described by the "
-		                     "parent interface and the 'id' property, ex "
-		                     "'eth2.1'. The parent interface may be given by "
-		                     "the 'parent' property or by the 'mac-address' "
-		                     "property of a 'wired' setting.",
-		                     NULL,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VLAN_INTERFACE_NAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVlan:parent:
@@ -780,15 +773,10 @@ nm_setting_vlan_class_init (NMSettingVlanClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PARENT,
-		g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VLAN_PARENT,
-		                     "Parent",
-		                     "If given, specifies the parent interface name or "
-		                     "parent connection UUID from which this VLAN "
-		                     "interface should be created.  If this property is "
-		                     "not specified, the connection must contain a "
-		                     "'wired' setting with a 'mac-address' property.",
-		                     NULL,
-		                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VLAN_PARENT, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVlan:id:
@@ -798,12 +786,10 @@ nm_setting_vlan_class_init (NMSettingVlanClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_ID,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_VLAN_ID,
-		                    "VLAN ID",
-		                    "The VLAN indentifier the interface created by "
-		                    "this connection should be assigned.",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_VLAN_ID, "", "",
 		                    0, 4095, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVlan:flags:
@@ -816,16 +802,10 @@ nm_setting_vlan_class_init (NMSettingVlanClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_VLAN_FLAGS,
-		                    "VLAN flags",
-		                    "One or more flags which control the behavior and "
-		                    "features of the VLAN interface.  Flags include "
-		                    "reordering of output packet headers (0x01), use "
-		                    "of the GVRP protocol (0x02), and loose binding "
-		                    "of the interface to its master device's operating "
-		                    "state (0x04).",
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_VLAN_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVlan:ingress-priority-map:
@@ -836,15 +816,10 @@ nm_setting_vlan_class_init (NMSettingVlanClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_INGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP,
-		_nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VLAN_INGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP,
-		                            "VLAN ingress priority mapping",
-		                            "For incoming packets, a list of mappings "
-		                            "from 802.1p priorities to Linux SKB "
-		                            "priorities.  The mapping is given in the "
-		                            "format 'from:to' where both 'from' and "
-		                            "'to' are unsigned integers, ie '7:3'.",
-		                            DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VLAN_INGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVlan:egress-priority-map:
@@ -855,13 +830,8 @@ nm_setting_vlan_class_init (NMSettingVlanClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_EGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP,
-		_nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VLAN_EGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP,
-		                            "VLAN egress priority mapping",
-		                            "For outgoing packets, a list of mappings "
-		                            "from Linux SKB priorities to 802.1p "
-		                            "priorities.  The mapping is given in the "
-		                            "format 'from:to' where both 'from' and "
-		                            "'to' are unsigned integers, ie '7:3'.",
-		                            DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VLAN_EGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.c
index 4b479b8f3f..5c1c30fe0f 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-vpn.c
@@ -822,14 +822,10 @@ nm_setting_vpn_class_init (NMSettingVPNClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SERVICE_TYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VPN_SERVICE_TYPE,
-						  "Service type",
-						  "D-Bus service name of the VPN plugin that this "
-						  "setting uses to connect to its network.  i.e. "
-						  "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc for the vpnc "
-						  "plugin.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VPN_SERVICE_TYPE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVPN:user-name:
@@ -843,18 +839,10 @@ nm_setting_vpn_class_init (NMSettingVPNClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_USER_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VPN_USER_NAME,
-		                      "User name",
-		                      "If the VPN connection requires a user name for "
-		                      "authentication, that name should be provided here.  "
-		                      "If the connection is available to more than one "
-		                      "user, and the VPN requires each user to supply a "
-		                      "different name, then leave this property empty.  If "
-		                      "this property is empty, NetworkManager will "
-		                      "automatically supply the username of the user which "
-		                      "requested the VPN connection.",
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_VPN_USER_NAME, "", "",
 		                      NULL,
-		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVPN:data:
@@ -864,13 +852,10 @@ nm_setting_vpn_class_init (NMSettingVPNClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DATA,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VPN_DATA,
-							   "Data",
-							   "Dictionary of key/value pairs of VPN plugin "
-							   "specific data.  Both keys and values must be "
-							   "strings.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VPN_DATA, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingVPN:secrets:
@@ -880,12 +865,9 @@ nm_setting_vpn_class_init (NMSettingVPNClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SECRETS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS,
-							   "Secrets",
-							   "Dictionary of key/value pairs of VPN plugin "
-							   "specific secrets like passwords or private keys."
-							   "  Both keys and values must be strings.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wimax.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wimax.c
index 8bf16b3de1..3554724d00 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wimax.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wimax.c
@@ -241,12 +241,10 @@ nm_setting_wimax_class_init (NMSettingWimaxClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NETWORK_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIMAX_NETWORK_NAME,
-							  "NetworkName",
-							  "Network Service Provider (NSP) name of the WiMAX "
-							  "network this connection should use.",
-							  NULL,
-							  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIMAX_NETWORK_NAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWimax:mac-address:
@@ -257,12 +255,8 @@ nm_setting_wimax_class_init (NMSettingWimaxClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIMAX_MAC_ADDRESS,
-							   "MAC Address",
-							   "If specified, this connection will only apply to "
-							   "the WiMAX device whose MAC address matches.  "
-							   "This property does not change the MAC address "
-							   "of the device (known as MAC spoofing).",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIMAX_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wired.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wired.c
index a956a52f07..e10ebeb4e7 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wired.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wired.c
@@ -877,16 +877,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PORT,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRED_PORT,
-						  "Port",
-						  "Specific port type to use if multiple the device "
-						  "supports multiple attachment methods.  One of "
-						  "'tp' (Twisted Pair), 'aui' (Attachment Unit Interface), "
-						  "'bnc' (Thin Ethernet) or 'mii' (Media Independent "
-						  "Interface.  If the device supports only one port "
-						  "type, this setting is ignored.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRED_PORT, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:speed:
@@ -896,12 +890,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SPEED,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRED_SPEED,
-						"Speed",
-						"If non-zero, request that the device use only the "
-						"specified speed.  In Mbit/s, ie 100 == 100Mbit/s.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRED_SPEED, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:duplex:
@@ -911,12 +903,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_DUPLEX,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRED_DUPLEX,
-						  "Duplex",
-						  "If specified, request that the device only use the "
-						  "specified duplex mode.  Either 'half' or 'full'.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRED_DUPLEX, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:auto-negotiate:
@@ -927,14 +917,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_AUTO_NEGOTIATE,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_WIRED_AUTO_NEGOTIATE,
-						   "AutoNegotiate",
-						   "If TRUE, allow auto-negotiation of port speed and "
-						   "duplex mode.  If FALSE, do not allow auto-negotiation,"
-						   "in which case the 'speed' and 'duplex' properties "
-						   "should be set.",
-						   TRUE,
-						   G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_WIRED_AUTO_NEGOTIATE, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:mac-address:
@@ -945,14 +931,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_MAC_ADDRESS,
-							   "Device MAC Address",
-							   "If specified, this connection will only apply to "
-							   "the Ethernet device whose permanent MAC address matches.  "
-							   "This property does not change the MAC address "
-							   "of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:cloned-mac-address:
@@ -962,13 +944,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS,
-	                                     "Cloned MAC Address",
-	                                     "If specified, request that the device use "
-	                                     "this MAC address instead of its permanent MAC address.  "
-	                                     "This is known as MAC cloning or spoofing.",
-	                                     DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-	                                     G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
     
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:mac-address-blacklist:
@@ -980,14 +959,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST,
-		                             "MAC Address Blacklist",
-		                             "If specified, this connection will never apply to "
-		                             "the Ethernet device whose permanent MAC address matches "
-		                             "an address in the list.  Each MAC address is in the "
-		                             "standard hex-digits-and-colons notation (00:11:22:33:44:55).",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:mtu:
@@ -997,13 +972,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MTU,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRED_MTU,
-						"MTU",
-						"If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified "
-						"size or smaller, breaking larger packets up into "
-						"multiple Ethernet frames.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRED_MTU, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:s390-subchannels:
@@ -1018,19 +990,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_S390_SUBCHANNELS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_S390_SUBCHANNELS,
-		                       "z/VM Subchannels",
-		                       "Identifies specific subchannels that this "
-		                       "network device uses for communcation with z/VM "
-		                       "or s390 host.  Like the 'mac-address' property "
-		                       "for non-z/VM devices, this property can be used "
-		                       "to ensure this connection only applies to the "
-		                       "network device that uses these subchannels. The "
-		                       "list should contain exactly 3 strings, and each "
-		                       "string may only be composed of hexadecimal "
-		                       "characters and the period (.) character.",
-		                       DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_STRING,
-		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_S390_SUBCHANNELS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:s390-nettype:
@@ -1040,13 +1003,10 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_S390_NETTYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRED_S390_NETTYPE,
-						  "s390 Net Type",
-						  "s390 network device type; one of 'qeth', 'lcs', or "
-						  "'ctc', representing the different types of virtual "
-						  "network devices available on s390 systems.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRED_S390_NETTYPE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWired:s390-options:
@@ -1058,13 +1018,9 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_S390_OPTIONS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_S390_OPTIONS,
-							   "s390 Options",
-							   "Dictionary of key/value pairs of s390-specific "
-							   "device options.  Both keys and values must be "
-							   "strings.  Allowed keys include 'portno', "
-							   "'layer2', 'portname', 'protocol', among others.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRED_S390_OPTIONS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_INFERRABLE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
index 40c561813f..fad6c8e72b 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
@@ -1355,15 +1355,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_KEY_MGMT,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_KEY_MGMT,
-						  "Key management",
-						  "Key management used for the connection.  One of "
-						  "'none' (WEP), 'ieee8021x' (Dynamic WEP), 'wpa-none' "
-						  "(WPA-PSK Ad-Hoc), 'wpa-psk' (infrastructure WPA-PSK), "
-						  "or 'wpa-eap' (WPA-Enterprise).  This property must "
-						  "be set for any Wi-Fi connection that uses security.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_REQUIRED));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_KEY_MGMT, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_REQUIRED |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-tx-keyidx:
@@ -1375,15 +1370,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_WEP_TX_KEYIDX,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_TX_KEYIDX,
-						"WEP TX key index",
-						"When static WEP is used (ie, key-mgmt = 'none') and a "
-						"non-default WEP key index is used by the AP, put that "
-						"WEP key index here.  Valid values are 0 (default key) "
-						"through 3.  Note that some consumer access points "
-						"(like the Linksys WRT54G) number the keys 1 - 4.",
-						0, 3, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_TX_KEYIDX, "", "",
+		                    0, 3, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:auth-alg:
@@ -1396,17 +1386,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_AUTH_ALG,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_AUTH_ALG,
-						  "AuthAlg",
-						  "When WEP is used (ie, key-mgmt = 'none' or "
-						  "'ieee8021x') indicate the 802.11 authentication "
-						  "algorithm required by the AP here.  One of 'open' for "
-						  "Open System, 'shared' for Shared Key, or 'leap' for "
-						  "Cisco LEAP.  When using Cisco LEAP (ie, key-mgmt = "
-						  "'ieee8021x' and auth-alg = 'leap') the 'leap-username' "
-						  "and 'leap-password' properties must be specified.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_AUTH_ALG, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:proto:
@@ -1417,15 +1400,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PROTO,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PROTO,
-							   "Proto",
-							   "List of strings specifying the allowed WPA "
-							   "protocol versions to use.  Each element may be "
-							   "one 'wpa' (allow WPA) or 'rsn' (allow "
-							   "WPA2/RSN).  If not specified, both WPA and RSN "
-							   "connections are allowed.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PROTO, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:pairwise:
@@ -1437,16 +1415,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PAIRWISE,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PAIRWISE,
-		                       "Pairwise",
-		                       "A list of pairwise encryption algorithms which "
-		                       "prevents connections to Wi-Fi networks that do "
-		                       "not utilize one of the algorithms in the list. "
-		                       "For maximum compatibility leave this property "
-		                       "empty.  Each list element may be one of 'tkip' "
-		                       "or 'ccmp'.",
-		                       DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PAIRWISE, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:group:
@@ -1458,16 +1430,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_GROUP,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_GROUP,
-		                       "Group",
-		                       "A list of group/broadcast encryption algorithms "
-		                       "which prevents connections to Wi-Fi networks "
-		                       "that do not utilize one of the algorithms in "
-		                       "the list.  For maximum compatibility leave this "
-		                       "property empty.  Each list element may be one "
-		                       " of 'wep40', 'wep104', 'tkip', or 'ccmp'.",
-		                       DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_GROUP, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:leap-username:
@@ -1477,12 +1443,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_LEAP_USERNAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_LEAP_USERNAME,
-						  "LEAP Username",
-						  "The login username for legacy LEAP connections "
-						  "(ie, key-mgmt = 'ieee8021x' and auth-alg = 'leap').",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_LEAP_USERNAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key0:
@@ -1492,13 +1456,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY0,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY0,
-						  "WEP key0",
-						  "Index 0 WEP key.  This is the WEP key used in most "
-						  "networks.  See the 'wep-key-type' property for a "
-						  "description of how this key is interpreted.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY0, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key1:
@@ -1508,13 +1469,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY1,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY1,
-						  "WEP key1",
-						  "Index 1 WEP key.  This WEP index is not used by most "
-						  "networks.  See the 'wep-key-type' property for a "
-						  "description of how this key is interpreted.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY1, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key2:
@@ -1524,13 +1482,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY2,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY2,
-						  "WEP key2",
-						  "Index 2 WEP key.  This WEP index is not used by most "
-						  "networks.  See the 'wep-key-type' property for a "
-						  "description of how this key is interpreted.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY2, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key3:
@@ -1540,13 +1495,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY3,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY3,
-						  "WEP key3",
-						  "Index 3 WEP key.  This WEP index is not used by most "
-						  "networks.  See the 'wep-key-type' property for a "
-						  "description of how this key is interpreted.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY3, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key-flags:
@@ -1555,14 +1507,14 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 * #NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key1, #NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key2,
 	 * and #NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key3 properties.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY_FLAGS,
-		                    "WEP Key Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the WEP keys.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:psk:
@@ -1576,18 +1528,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_PSK,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PSK,
-						  "PSK",
-						  "Pre-Shared-Key for WPA networks.  If the key is "
-						  "64-characters long, it must contain only hexadecimal "
-						  "characters and is interpreted as a hexadecimal WPA "
-						  "key.  Otherwise, the key must be between 8 and 63 "
-						  "ASCII characters (as specified in the 802.11i standard) "
-						  "and is interpreted as a WPA passphrase, and is hashed "
-						  "to derive the actual WPA-PSK used when connecting to "
-						  "the Wi-Fi network.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PSK, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:psk-flags:
@@ -1595,14 +1539,14 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the #NMSettingWirelessSecurity:psk
 	 * property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PSK_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PSK_FLAGS,
-		                    "PSK Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the WPA PSK key.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PSK_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_PSK_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:leap-password:
@@ -1612,12 +1556,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_LEAP_PASSWORD,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_LEAP_PASSWORD,
-						  "LEAP Password",
-						  "The login password for legacy LEAP connections "
-						  "(ie, key-mgmt = 'ieee8021x' and auth-alg = 'leap').",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_LEAP_PASSWORD, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:leap-password-flags:
@@ -1625,14 +1567,14 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 * Flags indicating how to handle the
 	 * #NMSettingWirelessSecurity:leap-password property.
 	 **/
-	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_LEAP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_LEAP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
-		                    "LEAP Password Flags",
-		                    "Flags indicating how to handle the LEAP password.",
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_LEAP_PASSWORD_FLAGS,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_LEAP_PASSWORD_FLAGS, "", "",
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAGS_ALL,
 		                    NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NONE,
-		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWirelessSecurity:wep-key-type:
@@ -1646,18 +1588,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_class_init (NMSettingWirelessSecurityClass *setting
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_WEP_KEY_TYPE,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY_TYPE,
-						"WEP Key Type",
-						"Controls the interpretation of WEP keys.  Allowed values "
-						"are 1 (interpret WEP keys as hexadecimal or ASCII keys) "
-						"or 2 (interpret WEP keys as WEP Passphrases).  If set to "
-						"1 and the keys are hexadecimal, they must be either 10 or "
-						"26 characters in length.  If set to 1 and the keys are "
-						"ASCII keys, they must be either 5 or 13 characters in "
-						"length.  If set to 2, the passphrase is hashed using "
-						" the de-facto MD5 method to derive the actual WEP key.",
-						NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
-						NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_LAST,
-						NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_WEP_KEY_TYPE, "", "",
+		                    NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+		                    NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_LAST,
+		                    NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless.c
index ca53d6f95c..1769339d23 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless.c
@@ -1037,11 +1037,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SSID,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SSID,
-							   "SSID",
-							   "SSID of the Wi-Fi network.  Must be specified.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SSID, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:mode:
@@ -1051,12 +1050,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MODE,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MODE,
-						  "Mode",
-						  "Wi-Fi network mode; one of 'infrastructure', "
-						  "'adhoc' or 'ap'.  If blank, infrastructure is assumed.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MODE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:band:
@@ -1070,18 +1067,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_BAND,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BAND,
-						  "Band",
-						  "802.11 frequency band of the network.  One of 'a' "
-						  "for 5GHz 802.11a or 'bg' for 2.4GHz 802.11.  This "
-						  "will lock associations to the Wi-Fi network to the "
-						  "specific band, i.e. if 'a' is specified, the device "
-						  "will not associate with the same network in the "
-						  "2.4GHz band even if the network's settings are "
-						  "compatible.  This setting depends on specific driver "
-						  "capability and may not work with all drivers.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BAND, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:channel:
@@ -1093,15 +1082,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CHANNEL,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CHANNEL,
-						"Channel",
-						"Wireless channel to use for the Wi-Fi connection.  The "
-						"device will only join (or create for Ad-Hoc networks) "
-						"a Wi-Fi network on the specified channel.  Because "
-						"channel numbers overlap between bands, this property "
-						"also requires the 'band' property to be set.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CHANNEL, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:bssid:
@@ -1113,16 +1097,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_BSSID,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BSSID,
-							   "BSSID",
-							   "If specified, directs the device to only associate "
-							   "with the given access point.  This capability is "
-							   "highly driver dependent and not supported by all "
-							   "devices.  Note: this property does not control "
-							   "the BSSID used when creating an Ad-Hoc network "
-							   "and is unlikely to in the future.",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BSSID, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:rate:
@@ -1134,15 +1112,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_RATE,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_RATE,
-						"Rate",
-						"If non-zero, directs the device to only use the "
-						"specified bitrate for communication with the access "
-						"point.  Units are in Kb/s, ie 5500 = 5.5 Mbit/s.  This "
-						"property is highly driver dependent and not all devices "
-						"support setting a static bitrate.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_RATE, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:tx-power:
@@ -1153,14 +1126,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_TX_POWER,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_TX_POWER,
-						"TX Power",
-						"If non-zero, directs the device to use the specified "
-						"transmit power.  Units are dBm.  This property is highly "
-						"driver dependent and not all devices support setting a "
-						"static transmit power.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_TX_POWER, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:mac-address:
@@ -1171,14 +1140,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS,
-							   "Device MAC Address",
-							   "If specified, this connection will only apply to "
-							   "the Wi-Fi device whose permanent MAC address matches.  "
-							   "This property does not change the MAC address "
-							   "of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).",
-							   DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-							   G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:cloned-mac-address:
@@ -1188,13 +1153,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS,
-	                                     "Spoof MAC Address",
-	                                     "If specified, request that the Wi-Fi device use "
-	                                     "this MAC address instead of its permanent MAC address.  "
-	                                     "This is known as MAC cloning or spoofing.",
-	                                     DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
-	                                     G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS, "", "",
+		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY,
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:mac-address-blacklist:
@@ -1205,15 +1167,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST,
-		                             "MAC Address Blacklist",
-		                             "A list of permanent MAC addresses of Wi-Fi "
-		                             "devices to which this connection should "
-		                             "never apply.  Each MAC address should be "
-		                             "given in the standard hex-digits-and-colons "
-		                             "notation (eg '00:11:22:33:44:55').",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS_BLACKLIST, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:seen-bssids:
@@ -1227,18 +1184,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SEEN_BSSIDS,
-		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SEEN_BSSIDS,
-		                             "Seen BSSIDS",
-		                             "A list of BSSIDs (each BSSID formatted as a MAC "
-		                             "address like 00:11:22:33:44:55') that have been "
-		                             "detected as part of the Wi-Fi network. "
-		                             "NetworkManager internally tracks previously seen "
-		                             "BSSIDs. The property is only meant for reading "
-		                             "and reflects the BSSID list of NetworkManager. "
-		                             "The changes you make to this property will not be "
-		                             "preserved.",
+		 _nm_param_spec_specialized (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SEEN_BSSIDS, "", "",
 		                             DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		                             G_PARAM_READWRITE | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:mtu:
@@ -1248,13 +1197,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_MTU,
-		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MTU,
-						"MTU",
-						"If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified "
-						"size or smaller, breaking larger packets up into "
-						"multiple Ethernet frames.",
-						0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
-						G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE));
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MTU, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_FUZZY_IGNORE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:security:
@@ -1270,15 +1216,10 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_SEC,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SEC,
-						  "Security",
-						  "If the wireless connection has any security "
-						  "restrictions, like 802.1x, WEP, or WPA, set this "
-						  "property to '" NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_SETTING_NAME "' "
-						  "and ensure the connection contains a valid "
-						  NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SECURITY_SETTING_NAME " setting.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SEC, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
 	/**
 	 * NMSettingWireless:hidden:
@@ -1291,15 +1232,8 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_HIDDEN,
-		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_HIDDEN,
-		                       "Hidden",
-		                       "If TRUE, indicates this network is a non-broadcasting "
-		                       "network that hides its SSID.  In this case various "
-		                       "workarounds may take place, such as probe-scanning "
-		                       "the SSID for more reliable network discovery.  "
-		                       "However, these workarounds expose inherent "
-		                       "insecurities with hidden SSID networks, and thus "
-		                       "hidden SSID networks should be used with caution.",
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_HIDDEN, "", "",
 		                       FALSE,
-		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
index 0e8a06c4d8..a290fc766b 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
@@ -1348,13 +1348,9 @@ nm_setting_class_init (NMSettingClass *setting_class)
 	 **/
 	g_object_class_install_property
 		(object_class, PROP_NAME,
-		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_NAME,
-						  "Name",
-						  "The setting's name; these names are defined by the "
-						  "specification and cannot be changed after the object "
-						  "has been created.  Each setting class has a name, and "
-						  "all objects of that class share the same name.",
-						  NULL,
-						  G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_SETTING_NAME, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }