diff --git a/src/columns/ColDepends.cpp b/src/columns/ColDepends.cpp
index f051f1d0e..6ad1372ac 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDepends.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColDepends.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnDepends::ColumnDepends ()
 {
   _name      = "depends";
-  _type      = "string";
   _style     = "list";
   _label     = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_DEP;
   _styles    = {"list",
diff --git a/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp b/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
index 4d4304e47..782846f4b 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnDescription::ColumnDescription ()
 {
   _name  = "description";
-  _type  = "string";
   _style = "combined";
   _label = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_DESC;
 
diff --git a/src/columns/ColMask.cpp b/src/columns/ColMask.cpp
index 53b0dfa77..d44dec485 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColMask.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColMask.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnMask::ColumnMask ()
 {
   _name       = "mask";
-  _type       = "string";
   _style      = "default";
   _label      = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_MASK;
   _modifiable = false;
diff --git a/src/columns/ColProject.cpp b/src/columns/ColProject.cpp
index 12574fdc5..5b8d72231 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColProject.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColProject.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnProject::ColumnProject ()
 {
   _name      = "project";
-  _type      = "string";
   _style     = "full";
   _label     = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_PROJECT;
   _styles    = {"full", "parent", "indented"};
diff --git a/src/columns/ColRecur.cpp b/src/columns/ColRecur.cpp
index b675d835a..777bfcc3f 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColRecur.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColRecur.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnRecur::ColumnRecur ()
 {
   _name     = "recur";
-
-  // This is 'string', and not 'duration' to force the value to be stored as a
-  // raw duration, so that it can be reevaluated every time.
-  _type     = "string";
-
   _style    = "duration";
   _label    = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_RECUR;
   _styles   = {"duration", "indicator"};
diff --git a/src/columns/ColRecur.h b/src/columns/ColRecur.h
index c6c12c687..5d0b6b5ef 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColRecur.h
+++ b/src/columns/ColRecur.h
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDED_COLRECUR
 #define INCLUDED_COLRECUR
 
-#include <ColTypeDuration.h>
+#include <ColTypeString.h>
 
-class ColumnRecur : public ColumnTypeDuration
+// This is 'string', and not 'duration' to force the value to be stored as a
+// raw duration, so that it can be reevaluated every time.
+class ColumnRecur : public ColumnTypeString
 {
 public:
   ColumnRecur ();
diff --git a/src/columns/ColStatus.cpp b/src/columns/ColStatus.cpp
index bceb866f3..d36ef95aa 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColStatus.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColStatus.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnStatus::ColumnStatus ()
 {
   _name     = "status";
-  _type     = "string";
   _style    = "long";
   _label    = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_STATUS;
   _styles   = {"long", "short"};
diff --git a/src/columns/ColTags.cpp b/src/columns/ColTags.cpp
index fe3e1224f..89028b42f 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColTags.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColTags.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnTags::ColumnTags ()
 {
   _name      = "tags";
-  _type      = "string";
   _style     = "list";
   _label     = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_TAGS;
   _styles    = {"list", "indicator", "count"};
diff --git a/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp b/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp
index 4f2b120c4..9c580e62a 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ColumnTypeString::ColumnTypeString ()
 {
+  _type = "string";
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp b/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp
index 9d4aab992..ec71b8885 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ extern Context context;
 ColumnUUID::ColumnUUID ()
 {
   _name       = "uuid";
-  _type       = "string";
   _style      = "long";
   _label      = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_UUID;
   _modifiable = false;