diff --git a/src/SerializedObject.cpp b/src/SerializedObject.cpp
index d7f360b962..ef700db52e 100644
--- a/src/SerializedObject.cpp
+++ b/src/SerializedObject.cpp
@@ -169,10 +169,8 @@ bool STObject::isFieldAllowed(SField::ref field)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool STObject::set(SOElement::ptrList elem, SerializerIterator& sit, int depth)
+bool STObject::set(SerializerIterator& sit, int depth)
 { // return true = terminated with end-of-object
-	setType(elem);
-
 	mData.empty();
 	while (!sit.empty())
 	{
diff --git a/src/SerializedObject.h b/src/SerializedObject.h
index 58914bfb78..fdc9030e92 100644
--- a/src/SerializedObject.h
+++ b/src/SerializedObject.h
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ public:
 	{ set(type); }
 
 	STObject(SOElement::ptrList type, SerializerIterator& sit, SField::ref name) : SerializedType(name)
-	{ set(type, sit); }
+	{ set(sit); setType(type); }
 
 	virtual ~STObject() { ; }
 
 	static std::auto_ptr<SerializedType> deserialize(SerializerIterator& sit, SField::ref name)
 		{ return std::auto_ptr<SerializedType>(construct(sit, name)); }
 
-	void setType(SOElement const * t);
+	void setType(SOElement::ptrList);
 	bool isValidForType();
 	bool isFieldAllowed(SField::ref);
 
 	void set(SOElement::ptrList);
-	bool set(SOElement::ptrList, SerializerIterator& u, int depth = 0);
+	bool set(SerializerIterator& u, int depth = 0);
 
 	virtual SerializedTypeID getSType() const { return STI_OBJECT; }
 	virtual bool isEquivalent(const SerializedType& t) const;