diff --git a/sources/diagramcommands.cpp b/sources/diagramcommands.cpp
index 09c5609b5..f83c7a62c 100644
--- a/sources/diagramcommands.cpp
+++ b/sources/diagramcommands.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ void PasteDiagramCommand::redo()
 			if (settings.value("diagramcommands/erase-label-on-copy", true).toBool())
 			{
 					//Reset the information about the label, the comment and location
-				e -> rElementInformations().addValue("formula", "");
-				e -> rElementInformations().addValue("label", "");
-				e -> rElementInformations().addValue("comment", "");
-				e -> rElementInformations().addValue("location", "");
+				DiagramContext dc = e->elementInformations();
+				dc.addValue("formula", "");
+				dc.addValue("label", "");
+				dc.addValue("comment", "");
+				dc.addValue("location", "");
+				e->setElementInformations(dc);
 				
 					//Reset the text of conductors
 				const QList <Conductor *> conductors_list = content.m_conductors_to_move;
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
index bdee3c300..1413a73b3 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+/*
 	Copyright 2006-2017 The QElectroTech Team
 	This file is part of QElectroTech.
 	
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ class Element : public QetGraphicsItem
 		//METHODS related to information
 	public:
 		DiagramContext  elementInformations    ()const              {return m_element_informations;}
-		DiagramContext& rElementInformations   ()                   {return m_element_informations;}
 		virtual void    setElementInformations (DiagramContext dc);
 		DiagramContext  kindInformations       () const             {return m_kind_informations;}	//@kind_information_ is used to store more information
 																									//about the herited class like contactelement for know