diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
index 0cb90030af..fef06c6449 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-09-18  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
+
+	* ControlCommand.C (clearParams): simplify.
+
 2003-09-18  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
 
 	* ControlCharacter.C:
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommand.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommand.C
index 8290fda9ce..8647f70a6a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommand.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlCommand.C
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ bool ControlCommand::initialiseParams(string const & data)
 
 void ControlCommand::clearParams()
 {
-	params_.setCmdName(string());
-	params_.setOptions(string());
-	params_.setContents(string());
+	params_ = InsetCommandParams();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/insets/ChangeLog b/src/insets/ChangeLog
index 1d19d84766..d45a274683 100644
--- a/src/insets/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/insets/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-09-18  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
+
+	* insetcommand.C (setParams): use the params' copy constructor.
+
 2003-09-18  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
 
 	* insetinsetbase.h (getLabelList):
diff --git a/src/insets/insetcommand.C b/src/insets/insetcommand.C
index d22818b62a..ffb0babd2e 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetcommand.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetcommand.C
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ void InsetCommand::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
 
 void InsetCommand::setParams(InsetCommandParams const & p)
 {
-	p_.setCmdName(p.getCmdName());
-	p_.setContents(p.getContents());
-	p_.setOptions(p.getOptions());
+	p_ = p;
 	set_label_ = false;
 }