diff --git a/src/editor.cc b/src/editor.cc
index 380c07ba..eeffe41f 100644
--- a/src/editor.cc
+++ b/src/editor.cc
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ bool Editor::undo()
     if (res)
     {
         m_selections.clear();
-        m_selections.push_back(Selection(listener.first(),
-                                         listener.last()));
+        m_selections.emplace_back(listener.first(), listener.last());
     }
     return res;
 }
@@ -319,8 +318,7 @@ bool Editor::redo()
     if (res)
     {
         m_selections.clear();
-        m_selections.push_back(Selection(listener.first(),
-                                         listener.last()));
+        m_selections.emplace_back(listener.first(), listener.last());
     }
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/src/selection.hh b/src/selection.hh
index 3de6937e..a75c9e3c 100644
--- a/src/selection.hh
+++ b/src/selection.hh
@@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ struct SelectionAndCaptures
 
     SelectionAndCaptures(const BufferIterator& first,
                          const BufferIterator& last,
-                         CaptureList captures_list)
+                         CaptureList captures_list = {})
         : selection(first, last), captures(std::move(captures_list)) {}
     SelectionAndCaptures(const Selection& sel,
-                         CaptureList captures_list)
+                         CaptureList captures_list = {})
         : selection(sel), captures(std::move(captures_list)) {}
-    SelectionAndCaptures(const Selection& sel)
-        : selection(sel) {}
 
     // helper to access the selection
     BufferIterator begin() const { return selection.begin(); }