diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdcounters.inc b/lib/layouts/stdcounters.inc
index 662706fadc..dbebe25b03 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdcounters.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdcounters.inc
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ End
 
 Counter footnote
 	GuiName Footnote
-	LabelString          "\superarabic{footnote}"
 	PrettyFormat         "Footnote \arabic{footnote}"
 End
 
diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc b/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
index 3caa5b3c31..865b5ecce6 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ InsetLayout Marginal
 End
 
 InsetLayout Foot
-	LabelString           ""
+	LabelString           Foot
 	LatexType             Command
 	LatexName             footnote
 	Counter               footnote
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ InsetLayout Foot
 	EndFont
 	LabelFont
 	  Color               footlabel
-	  Size                Normal
+	  Size                Small
 	EndFont
 	MultiPar              true
 	RefPrefix             fn