diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Ledger.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Ledger.cpp
index adc33b2e3..812053763 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Ledger.cpp
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ Json::Value doLedger (RPC::Context& context)
     }
 
 
-    Json::Value ret (Json::objectValue);
-    lpLedger->addJson (ret, iOptions);
+    lpLedger->addJson (jvResult, iOptions);
 
-    return ret;
+    return jvResult;
 }
 
 } // ripple
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/LedgerData.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/LedgerData.cpp
index ff1716d15..f9de34e9e 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/LedgerData.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/LedgerData.cpp
@@ -77,12 +77,10 @@ Json::Value doLedgerData (RPC::Context& context)
     if ((limit < 0) || ((limit > maxLimit) && (context.role != Role::ADMIN)))
         limit = maxLimit;
 
-    Json::Value jvReply = Json::objectValue;
+    jvResult["ledger_hash"] = to_string (lpLedger->getHash());
+    jvResult["ledger_index"] = std::to_string( lpLedger->getLedgerSeq ());
 
-    jvReply["ledger_hash"] = to_string (lpLedger->getHash());
-    jvReply["ledger_index"] = std::to_string( lpLedger->getLedgerSeq ());
-
-    Json::Value& nodes = (jvReply["state"] = Json::arrayValue);
+    Json::Value& nodes = (jvResult["state"] = Json::arrayValue);
     SHAMap& map = *(lpLedger->peekAccountStateMap ());
 
     for (;;)
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ Json::Value doLedgerData (RPC::Context& context)
        if (limit-- <= 0)
        {
            --resumePoint;
-           jvReply["marker"] = to_string (resumePoint);
+           jvResult["marker"] = to_string (resumePoint);
            break;
        }
 
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ Json::Value doLedgerData (RPC::Context& context)
        }
     }
 
-    return jvReply;
+    return jvResult;
 }
 
 } // ripple