diff --git a/src/ui/Component.js b/src/ui/Component.js
index 575dfc67..ee2bc574 100644
--- a/src/ui/Component.js
+++ b/src/ui/Component.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ var Component = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Component# */{
         // setLabel() requires this._labelCell).
         // Exclude name because it's already set, and value since we want to set
         // it after range.
-        Base.set(this, props, { name: true, value: true });
+        this._set(props, { name: true, value: true });
         this.setValue(value);
         // Start firing change events after we have initialized.
         this._dontFire = false;
diff --git a/src/ui/Palette.js b/src/ui/Palette.js
index e7814cbc..dac546d6 100644
--- a/src/ui/Palette.js
+++ b/src/ui/Palette.js
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@
         this._element = parent.appendChild(
                 DomElement.create('div', { class: 'palettejs-palette' },
                     [this._table]));
-        if (props) {
-            Base.set(this, props,
-                    { title: true, components: true, values: true });
-        }
+        if (props)
+            this._set(props, { title: true, components: true, values: true });
         // Link to the current scope's palettes list.
         // TODO: This is the only paper dependency in Palette.js
         // Find a way to make it independent.