diff --git a/src/SerializedTypes.h b/src/SerializedTypes.h
index d7df1d1b71..fadc452e07 100644
--- a/src/SerializedTypes.h
+++ b/src/SerializedTypes.h
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ protected:
 	SField::ptr	fName;
 
 	virtual SerializedType* duplicate() const { return new SerializedType(*fName); }
-	SerializedType(SField::ptr n) : fName(n) { assert(fName); }
 
 public:
 
 	SerializedType() : fName(&sfGeneric) { ; }
 	SerializedType(SField::ref n) : fName(&n) { assert(fName); }
-	SerializedType(const SerializedType& n) : fName(n.fName) { ; }
 	virtual ~SerializedType() { ; }
 
 	static std::auto_ptr<SerializedType> deserialize(SField::ref name)
diff --git a/src/TransactionMeta.cpp b/src/TransactionMeta.cpp
index 30117e1e7f..068329b8e9 100644
--- a/src/TransactionMeta.cpp
+++ b/src/TransactionMeta.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bool TransactionMetaSet::isNodeAffected(const uint256& node) const
 
 STObject& TransactionMetaSet::getAffectedNode(const uint256& node, SField::ref type, bool overrideType)
 {
+	assert(&type);
 	for (STArray::iterator it = mNodes.begin(); it != mNodes.end(); ++it)
 	{
 		if (it->getFieldH256(sfLedgerIndex) == node)
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ STObject& TransactionMetaSet::getAffectedNode(const uint256& node, SField::ref t
 	assert(obj.getFName() == type);
 	obj.setFieldH256(sfLedgerIndex, node);
 
-	return mNodes.back();
+	return obj;
 }
 
 const STObject& TransactionMetaSet::peekAffectedNode(const uint256& node) const