diff --git a/src/LyXAction.cpp b/src/LyXAction.cpp
index 58736abb8f..6acbdb47c2 100644
--- a/src/LyXAction.cpp
+++ b/src/LyXAction.cpp
@@ -302,9 +302,8 @@ void LyXAction::init()
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_ARGUMENT_INSERT
  * \li Action: Inserts an argument (short title) inset.
- * \li Syntax: argument-insert <argument nr> [force]
+ * \li Syntax: argument-insert <argument nr>
  * \li Params: <argument nr>: see layout declarations
- *             force: Insert argument even if already there.
  * \li Origin: vermeer, 12 Aug 2002
  * \endvar
  */
diff --git a/src/Text3.cpp b/src/Text3.cpp
index 2f94de5f2e..8d37e790b3 100644
--- a/src/Text3.cpp
+++ b/src/Text3.cpp
@@ -1505,7 +1505,6 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		bool const outer = cmd.argument() == "outer";
 		bool const previous = cmd.argument() == "previous";
 		bool const before = cmd.argument() == "before";
-		bool const normal = cmd.argument().empty();
 		Paragraph const & para = cur.paragraph();
 		docstring layout;
 		if (para.layout().isEnvironment())
@@ -1536,20 +1535,6 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		}
 		if (before)
 			cur.top().setPitPos(cur.pit(), 0);
-		DocumentClass const & tc = bv->buffer().params().documentClass();
-		if (normal && cur.pos() == 0 && isFirstInSequence(cur.pit())) {
-			Layout::LaTeXArgMap args = tc[layout].args();
-			Layout::LaTeXArgMap::const_iterator lait = args.begin();
-			Layout::LaTeXArgMap::const_iterator const laend = args.end();
-			for (; lait != laend; ++lait) {
-				Layout::latexarg arg = (*lait).second;
-				if (arg.autoinsert) {
-					FuncRequest cmd(LFUN_ARGUMENT_INSERT, (*lait).first + " force");
-					lyx::dispatch(cmd);
-				}
-			}
-			cur.forwardPos();
-		}
 		if (before || cur.pos() > 0)
 			lyx::dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_PARAGRAPH_BREAK));
 		else if (previous && cur.nextInset() && cur.nextInset()->lyxCode() == SEPARATOR_CODE)
@@ -1558,6 +1543,7 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 			while (cur.paragraph().params().depth() > split_depth)
 				lyx::dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_DEPTH_DECREMENT));
 		}
+		DocumentClass const & tc = bv->buffer().params().documentClass();
 		lyx::dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_LAYOUT, from_ascii("\"") + tc.plainLayout().name()
 					  + from_ascii("\" ignoreautonests")));
 		lyx::dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_SEPARATOR_INSERT, "plain"));
@@ -2874,7 +2860,6 @@ bool Text::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 		code = ARG_CODE;
 		allow_in_passthru = true;
 		string const arg = cmd.getArg(0);
-		bool const force = cmd.getArg(1) == "force";
 		if (arg.empty()) {
 			enable = false;
 			break;
@@ -2908,7 +2893,7 @@ bool Text::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 					break;
 				for (auto const & table : pars_[pit].insetList())
 					if (InsetArgument const * ins = table.inset->asInsetArgument())
-						if (ins->name() == arg && !force) {
+						if (ins->name() == arg) {
 							// we have this already
 							enable = false;
 							break;
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetText.cpp b/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
index a733588ef2..b19b3841ae 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetText.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ bool InsetText::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 
 	case LFUN_ARGUMENT_INSERT: {
 		string const arg = cmd.getArg(0);
-		bool const force = cmd.getArg(1) == "force";
 		if (arg.empty()) {
 			status.setEnabled(false);
 			return true;
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ bool InsetText::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 			for (Paragraph const & par : paragraphs())
 				for (auto const & table : par.insetList())
 					if (InsetArgument const * ins = table.inset->asInsetArgument())
-						if (ins->name() == arg && !force) {
+						if (ins->name() == arg) {
 							// we have this already
 							status.setEnabled(false);
 							return true;