diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
index aec5e993dd..f1d991d5cb 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
@@ -210,5 +210,5 @@ void BillboardOverlay::writeToClone(BillboardOverlay* clone) {
     clone->setIsFacingAvatar(_isFacingAvatar);
     clone->setClipFromSource(_fromImage);
     clone->_url = _url;
-    clone->_billboard = QByteArray::QByteArray(_billboard);
+    clone->_billboard = _billboard;
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
index 6c2b09018e..04038834c2 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ ImageOverlay* ImageOverlay::createClone() {
 void ImageOverlay::writeToClone(ImageOverlay* clone) {
     Overlay2D::writeToClone(clone);
     clone->_imageURL = _imageURL;
-    clone->_textureImage = QImage::QImage(_textureImage);
+    clone->_textureImage = _textureImage;
     clone->_renderImage = _renderImage;
 }