diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp b/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp
index e374f51e60..a09f130a26 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBranch.cpp
@@ -35,24 +35,18 @@ using std::ostream;
 using std::ostringstream;
 
 
-void InsetBranch::init()
-{
-	setButtonLabel();
-}
-
-
 InsetBranch::InsetBranch(BufferParams const & bp,
 			 InsetBranchParams const & params)
 	: InsetCollapsable(bp), params_(params)
 {
-	init();
+	setButtonLabel();
 }
 
 
 InsetBranch::InsetBranch(InsetBranch const & in)
 	: InsetCollapsable(in), params_(in.params_)
 {
-	init();
+	setButtonLabel();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBranch.h b/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
index 206bd64b66..754e788cb6 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBranch.h
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ private:
 
 	virtual Inset * clone() const;
 
-	/// used by the constructors
-	void init();
 	///
 	InsetBranchParams params_;
 };