diff --git a/src/insets/InsetQuotes.cpp b/src/insets/InsetQuotes.cpp
index 0077bc56cc..35c1358e50 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetQuotes.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetQuotes.cpp
@@ -376,11 +376,4 @@ void InsetQuotes::validate(LaTeXFeatures & features) const
 	}
 }
 
-
-Inset * InsetQuotes::clone() const
-{
-	return new InsetQuotes(language_, side_, times_);
-}
-
-
 } // namespace lyx
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetQuotes.h b/src/insets/InsetQuotes.h
index 93ed979cb5..55bd794f18 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetQuotes.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetQuotes.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	///
-	Inset * clone() const;
+	Inset * clone() const { return new InsetQuotes(*this); }
 
 	///
 	quote_language language_;