diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/OperationsUsingObjReferences/RicPasteEclipseCasesFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/OperationsUsingObjReferences/RicPasteEclipseCasesFeature.cpp
index 80ed8ac56f..1ef1447676 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/OperationsUsingObjReferences/RicPasteEclipseCasesFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/OperationsUsingObjReferences/RicPasteEclipseCasesFeature.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ void RicPasteEclipseCasesFeature::addCasesToGridCaseGroup(PdmObjectGroup& object
         RimEclipseResultCase* eclCase = dynamic_cast<RimEclipseResultCase*>(objectGroup.objects[i]);
         if (eclCase)
         {
-            RimEclipseResultCase* eclCaseCopy = dynamic_cast<RimEclipseResultCase*>(eclCase->copyByXmlSerialization(PdmDefaultObjectFactory::instance()));
+            RimEclipseResultCase* eclCaseCopy = new RimEclipseResultCase();
+            eclCaseCopy->setCaseInfo(eclCase->caseUserDescription(), eclCase->gridFileName());
             resultCases.push_back(eclCaseCopy);
         }
     }