diff --git a/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp b/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp
index 5df5e27359..aec5d2827e 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetCaption.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ void InsetCaption::updateLabels(Buffer const & buf, ParIterator const & it)
 	TextClass const & tclass = buf.params().getTextClass();
 	Counters & cnts = tclass.counters();
 	string const & type = cnts.current_float();
+	// Memorize type for addToToc().
+	type_ = type;
 	if (type.empty())
 		full_label_ = buf.B_("Senseless!!! ");
 	else {
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetCaption.h b/src/insets/InsetCaption.h
index b2fbac5395..f98c6b26e5 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetCaption.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetCaption.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ public:
 	///
 	std::string const & type() const { return type_; }
 	///
-	void setType(std::string const & type) { type_ = type; }
-	///
 	void setCustomLabel(docstring const & label);
 	///
 	void addToToc(TocList &, Buffer const &, ParConstIterator const &) const;