diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/Text.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/Text.java
index c527d8d3..dfb4e62d 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/Text.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/renderinstruction/Text.java
@@ -50,13 +50,7 @@ public final class Text extends RenderInstruction {
 	public static Text createText(float fontSize, float strokeWidth, int fill, int outline,
 			boolean billboard) {
 
-		Text t = new Text("", "", FontFamily.DEFAULT, FontStyle.NORMAL,
-				fontSize, fill, outline, strokeWidth, 0, billboard, null, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
-
-		t.fontHeight = t.paint.getFontHeight();
-		t.fontDescent = t.paint.getFontDescent();
-
-		return t;
+		return createText("", fontSize, strokeWidth, fill, outline, billboard);
 	}