diff --git a/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc b/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
index c5bf68df38..06ab62c498 100644
--- a/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
+++ b/lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ InsetLayout Note:Comment
 	LabelString           Comment
 	LatexType             environment
 	LatexName             comment
+	Requires	      verbatim
 	BgColor               commentbg
 	LabelFont
 	  Color               comment
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ InsetLayout Note:Greyedout
 	LabelString           Greyedout
 	LatexType             environment
 	LatexName             lyxgreyedout
+	Requires	      color,lyxgreyedout
 	BgColor               greyedoutbg
 	Font
 	  Color               greyedouttext
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetNote.cpp b/src/insets/InsetNote.cpp
index a2916fd921..d5e7fb324c 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetNote.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetNote.cpp
@@ -328,15 +328,15 @@ void InsetNote::validate(LaTeXFeatures & features) const
 {
 	switch (params_.type) {
 	case InsetNoteParams::Comment:
-		features.require("verbatim");
 		if (features.runparams().flavor == OutputParams::HTML)
 			// we do output this but set display to "none" by default,
 			// but people might want to use it.
 			InsetCollapsable::validate(features);
+		else
+			// Only do the requires
+			features.useInsetLayout(getLayout());
 		break;
 	case InsetNoteParams::Greyedout:
-		features.require("color");
-		features.require("lyxgreyedout");
 		InsetCollapsable::validate(features);
 		break;
 	case InsetNoteParams::Note: