diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/info/AccountPreferencesInfo.java b/gerrit-gwtui-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/info/AccountPreferencesInfo.java
index 96bdaefaba..4482fd0c50 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/info/AccountPreferencesInfo.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui-common/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/info/AccountPreferencesInfo.java
@@ -31,31 +31,25 @@ public class AccountPreferencesInfo extends JavaScriptObject {
     return createObject().cast();
   }
 
-  public static AccountPreferencesInfo create(AccountGeneralPreferences in,
-      List<TopMenuItem> myMenus) {
-    AccountPreferencesInfo p = createObject().cast();
-    p.changesPerPage(in.getMaximumPageSize());
-    p.showSiteHeader(in.isShowSiteHeader());
-    p.useFlashClipboard(in.isUseFlashClipboard());
-    p.downloadScheme(in.getDownloadUrl());
-    p.downloadCommand(in.getDownloadCommand());
-    p.copySelfOnEmail(in.isCopySelfOnEmails());
-    p.dateFormat(in.getDateFormat());
-    p.timeFormat(in.getTimeFormat());
-    p.relativeDateInChangeTable(in.isRelativeDateInChangeTable());
-    p.sizeBarInChangeTable(in.isSizeBarInChangeTable());
-    p.legacycidInChangeTable(in.isLegacycidInChangeTable());
-    p.muteCommonPathPrefixes(in.isMuteCommonPathPrefixes());
-    p.reviewCategoryStrategy(in.getReviewCategoryStrategy());
-    p.diffView(in.getDiffView());
-    if (myMenus != null) {
-      p.setMyMenus(myMenus);
-    }
-    return p;
-  }
-
   public static AccountPreferencesInfo createDefault() {
-    return create(AccountGeneralPreferences.createDefault(), null);
+    AccountGeneralPreferences defaultPrefs =
+        AccountGeneralPreferences.createDefault();
+    AccountPreferencesInfo p = createObject().cast();
+    p.changesPerPage(defaultPrefs.getMaximumPageSize());
+    p.showSiteHeader(defaultPrefs.isShowSiteHeader());
+    p.useFlashClipboard(defaultPrefs.isUseFlashClipboard());
+    p.downloadScheme(defaultPrefs.getDownloadUrl());
+    p.downloadCommand(defaultPrefs.getDownloadCommand());
+    p.copySelfOnEmail(defaultPrefs.isCopySelfOnEmails());
+    p.dateFormat(defaultPrefs.getDateFormat());
+    p.timeFormat(defaultPrefs.getTimeFormat());
+    p.relativeDateInChangeTable(defaultPrefs.isRelativeDateInChangeTable());
+    p.sizeBarInChangeTable(defaultPrefs.isSizeBarInChangeTable());
+    p.legacycidInChangeTable(defaultPrefs.isLegacycidInChangeTable());
+    p.muteCommonPathPrefixes(defaultPrefs.isMuteCommonPathPrefixes());
+    p.reviewCategoryStrategy(defaultPrefs.getReviewCategoryStrategy());
+    p.diffView(defaultPrefs.getDiffView());
+    return p;
   }
 
   public final short changesPerPage() {
@@ -194,7 +188,7 @@ public class AccountPreferencesInfo extends JavaScriptObject {
   private final native void diffViewRaw(String d)
   /*-{ this.diff_view = d }-*/;
 
-  final void setMyMenus(List<TopMenuItem> myMenus) {
+  public final void setMyMenus(List<TopMenuItem> myMenus) {
     initMy();
     for (TopMenuItem n : myMenus) {
       addMy(n);
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java
index 5c27eecb64..2b20ad67c1 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/account/MyPreferencesScreen.java
@@ -334,39 +334,39 @@ public class MyPreferencesScreen extends SettingsScreen {
   }
 
   private void doSave() {
-    AccountGeneralPreferences p = new AccountGeneralPreferences();
-    p.setShowSiteHeader(showSiteHeader.getValue());
-    p.setUseFlashClipboard(useFlashClipboard.getValue());
-    p.setCopySelfOnEmails(copySelfOnEmails.getValue());
-    p.setMaximumPageSize(getListBox(maximumPageSize, DEFAULT_PAGESIZE));
-    p.setDateFormat(getListBox(dateFormat,
+    AccountPreferencesInfo p = AccountPreferencesInfo.create();
+    p.showSiteHeader(showSiteHeader.getValue());
+    p.useFlashClipboard(useFlashClipboard.getValue());
+    p.copySelfOnEmail(copySelfOnEmails.getValue());
+    p.changesPerPage(getListBox(maximumPageSize, DEFAULT_PAGESIZE));
+    p.dateFormat(getListBox(dateFormat,
         AccountGeneralPreferences.DateFormat.STD,
         AccountGeneralPreferences.DateFormat.values()));
-    p.setTimeFormat(getListBox(timeFormat,
+    p.timeFormat(getListBox(timeFormat,
         AccountGeneralPreferences.TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
         AccountGeneralPreferences.TimeFormat.values()));
-    p.setRelativeDateInChangeTable(relativeDateInChangeTable.getValue());
-    p.setSizeBarInChangeTable(sizeBarInChangeTable.getValue());
-    p.setLegacycidInChangeTable(legacycidInChangeTable.getValue());
-    p.setMuteCommonPathPrefixes(muteCommonPathPrefixes.getValue());
-    p.setReviewCategoryStrategy(getListBox(reviewCategoryStrategy,
+    p.relativeDateInChangeTable(relativeDateInChangeTable.getValue());
+    p.sizeBarInChangeTable(sizeBarInChangeTable.getValue());
+    p.legacycidInChangeTable(legacycidInChangeTable.getValue());
+    p.muteCommonPathPrefixes(muteCommonPathPrefixes.getValue());
+    p.reviewCategoryStrategy(getListBox(reviewCategoryStrategy,
         ReviewCategoryStrategy.NONE,
         ReviewCategoryStrategy.values()));
-    p.setDiffView(getListBox(diffView,
+    p.diffView(getListBox(diffView,
         AccountGeneralPreferences.DiffView.SIDE_BY_SIDE,
         AccountGeneralPreferences.DiffView.values()));
 
-    enable(false);
-    save.setEnabled(false);
-
     List<TopMenuItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
     for (List<String> v : myMenus.getValues()) {
       items.add(TopMenuItem.create(v.get(0), v.get(1)));
     }
+    p.setMyMenus(items);
+
+    enable(false);
+    save.setEnabled(false);
 
     AccountApi.self().view("preferences")
-        .put(AccountPreferencesInfo.create(p, items),
-            new GerritCallback<AccountPreferencesInfo>() {
+        .put(p, new GerritCallback<AccountPreferencesInfo>() {
           @Override
           public void onSuccess(AccountPreferencesInfo prefs) {
             Gerrit.setUserPreferences(prefs);