diff --git a/src/ShuttleGui.cpp b/src/ShuttleGui.cpp
index 5ae98700a..4e996d401 100644
--- a/src/ShuttleGui.cpp
+++ b/src/ShuttleGui.cpp
@@ -1463,7 +1463,13 @@ wxRadioButton * ShuttleGuiBase::TieRadioButton(const wxString &Prompt, WrappedTy
          mpWind = pRadioButton = safenew wxRadioButton(GetParent(), miId, Prompt,
             wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
             (mRadioCount==1)?wxRB_GROUP:0);
-         pRadioButton->SetValue(WrappedRef.ValuesMatch( *mRadioValue ));
+
+         wxASSERT( WrappedRef.IsString() );
+         wxASSERT( mRadioValue->IsString() );
+         const bool value =
+            (WrappedRef.ReadAsString() == mRadioValue->ReadAsString() );
+         pRadioButton->SetValue( value );
+
          pRadioButton->SetName(wxStripMenuCodes(Prompt));
          UpdateSizers();
       }
@@ -1476,9 +1482,7 @@ wxRadioButton * ShuttleGuiBase::TieRadioButton(const wxString &Prompt, WrappedTy
          pRadioButton = wxDynamicCast(pWnd, wxRadioButton);
          wxASSERT( pRadioButton );
          if( pRadioButton->GetValue() )
-         {
-            mRadioValue->WriteToAsWrappedType( WrappedRef );
-         }
+            mRadioValue->WriteToAsString( WrappedRef.ReadAsString() );
       }
       break;
    default:
diff --git a/src/WrappedType.cpp b/src/WrappedType.cpp
index c4f5c969b..e44b3460a 100644
--- a/src/WrappedType.cpp
+++ b/src/WrappedType.cpp
@@ -37,62 +37,6 @@ bool WrappedType::IsString()
    return eWrappedType == eWrappedString;
 }
 
-/// @param W Wrapped type to compare
-/// @return true iff types and values are the same.
-bool WrappedType::ValuesMatch( const WrappedType & W )
-{
-   if( W.eWrappedType != eWrappedType )
-      return false;
-   switch( eWrappedType )
-   {
-   case eWrappedString:
-      return *W.mpStr == *mpStr;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedInt:
-      return *W.mpInt == *mpInt;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedDouble:
-      return *W.mpDouble == *mpDouble;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedBool:
-      return *W.mpBool == *mpBool;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedEnum:
-      wxASSERT( false );
-      break;
-   default:
-      wxASSERT( false );
-      break;
-   }
-   return false;
-}
-
-void WrappedType::WriteToAsWrappedType( const WrappedType & W )
-{
-   wxASSERT( W.eWrappedType == eWrappedType );
-   switch( eWrappedType )
-   {
-   case eWrappedString:
-      *mpStr = *W.mpStr;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedInt:
-      *mpInt = *W.mpInt;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedDouble:
-      *mpDouble = *W.mpDouble;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedBool:
-      *mpBool = *W.mpBool;
-      break;
-   case eWrappedEnum:
-      wxASSERT( false );
-      break;
-   default:
-      wxASSERT( false );
-      break;
-   }
-}
-
 
 
 wxString WrappedType::ReadAsString()
diff --git a/src/WrappedType.h b/src/WrappedType.h
index a64f6c1cf..9d407bff8 100644
--- a/src/WrappedType.h
+++ b/src/WrappedType.h
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ public:
    void WriteToAsDouble( const double InDouble);
    void WriteToAsBool( const bool InBool);
 
-   bool ValuesMatch( const WrappedType & W );
-   void WriteToAsWrappedType( const WrappedType & W );
-
 public :
 
    const teWrappedType eWrappedType;