diff --git a/src/DataViews/FamilyList.py b/src/DataViews/FamilyList.py
index 1416abd96..f783b051f 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/FamilyList.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/FamilyList.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class FamilyListView(PageView.ListView):
                                  self.filter_toggle)
 
     def column_ord_setfunc(self, clist):
-        self.dbstate.db.self.dbstate.db.set_family_list_column_order(clist)
+        self.dbstate.db.set_family_list_column_order(clist)
 
     def column_order(self):
         return self.dbstate.db.get_family_list_column_order()
diff --git a/src/DataViews/NoteView.py b/src/DataViews/NoteView.py
index b67470e72..78ffc6996 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/NoteView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/NoteView.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class NoteView(PageView.ListView):
                                  self.filter_toggle)
 
     def column_ord_setfunc(self, clist):
-        self.dbstate.db.self.dbstate.db.set_note_column_order(clist)
+        self.dbstate.db.set_note_column_order(clist)
 
     def get_bookmarks(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/DataViews/RepositoryView.py b/src/DataViews/RepositoryView.py
index d1b9b275a..07ade8ac3 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/RepositoryView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/RepositoryView.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class RepositoryView(PageView.ListView):
                                  self.filter_toggle)
 
     def column_ord_setfunc(self, clist):
-        self.dbstate.db.self.dbstate.db.set_repository_column_order(clist)
+        self.dbstate.db.set_repository_column_order(clist)
 
     def get_bookmarks(self):
         return self.dbstate.db.get_repo_bookmarks()