diff --git a/src/app/qgsmaptoolmovefeature.cpp b/src/app/qgsmaptoolmovefeature.cpp
index 309ec7055907..cac6b5f6ac5e 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsmaptoolmovefeature.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsmaptoolmovefeature.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ void QgsMapToolMoveFeature::cadCanvasReleaseEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
     }
 
     mStartPointMapCoords = e->mapPoint();
-    mRubberBand->setColor( QColor( 255, 0, 0, 65 ) );
-    mRubberBand->setWidth( 2 );
     mRubberBand->show();
   }
   else
diff --git a/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatefeature.cpp b/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatefeature.cpp
index 4e16f7be6553..e5debf19d523 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatefeature.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsmaptoolrotatefeature.cpp
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ void QgsMapToolRotateFeature::canvasReleaseEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
       }
     }
 
-    mRubberBand->setColor( QColor( 255, 0, 0, 65 ) );
-    mRubberBand->setWidth( 2 );
     mRubberBand->show();
 
     double XDistance = mInitialPos.x() - mAnchorPoint->x();
diff --git a/src/app/qgsmaptoolsimplify.cpp b/src/app/qgsmaptoolsimplify.cpp
index cc1d8ee9512e..1154ffca44ba 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsmaptoolsimplify.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsmaptoolsimplify.cpp
@@ -399,9 +399,7 @@ void QgsMapToolSimplify::canvasReleaseEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
     if ( f.hasGeometry() )
       mOriginalVertexCount += f.geometry().constGet()->nCoordinates();
 
-    QgsRubberBand *rb = new QgsRubberBand( mCanvas );
-    rb->setColor( QColor( 255, 0, 0, 65 ) );
-    rb->setWidth( 2 );
+    QgsRubberBand *rb = createRubberBand();
     rb->show();
     mRubberBands << rb;
   }