diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
index 3f75870827..23b22fb1b6 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-control.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ gnc_split_register_auto_completion (SplitRegister *reg,
                                         gnc_get_current_book ());
         g_assert(pending_trans == trans);
 
-        xaccTransCopyOnto (auto_trans, trans);
+        gnc_copy_trans_onto_trans (auto_trans, trans, FALSE, FALSE);
         blank_split = NULL;
 
         if (gnc_split_register_get_default_account (reg) != NULL)
diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
index 115ab17ca0..a5929754b2 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register.c
@@ -630,9 +630,10 @@ gnc_split_register_duplicate_current (SplitRegister *reg)
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        new_trans = xaccTransClone (trans);
+        new_trans = xaccMallocTransaction (gnc_get_current_book ());
 
         xaccTransBeginEdit (new_trans);
+        gnc_copy_trans_onto_trans (trans, new_trans, FALSE, FALSE);
         xaccTransSetDatePostedSecsNormalized (new_trans, date);
         /* We also must set a new DateEntered on the new entry
          * because otherwise the ordering is not deterministic */