diff --git a/dist/bundle.js b/dist/bundle.js
index d7528d565..afe1fb2db 100644
--- a/dist/bundle.js
+++ b/dist/bundle.js
@@ -111708,8 +111708,7 @@ BI.ValueChooserPane = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractValueChooser, {
             self.fireEvent(BI.ValueChooserPane.EVENT_CHANGE);
         });
         if (BI.isNotNull(o.items)) {
-            this.items = o.items;
-            this.populate();
+            this.populate(o.items);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/dist/fineui.js b/dist/fineui.js
index 524fa395b..cfd76eece 100644
--- a/dist/fineui.js
+++ b/dist/fineui.js
@@ -111951,8 +111951,7 @@ BI.ValueChooserPane = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractValueChooser, {
             self.fireEvent(BI.ValueChooserPane.EVENT_CHANGE);
         });
         if (BI.isNotNull(o.items)) {
-            this.items = o.items;
-            this.populate();
+            this.populate(o.items);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/dist/widget.js b/dist/widget.js
index eb574f36d..65e26070a 100644
--- a/dist/widget.js
+++ b/dist/widget.js
@@ -24192,8 +24192,7 @@ BI.ValueChooserPane = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractValueChooser, {
             self.fireEvent(BI.ValueChooserPane.EVENT_CHANGE);
         });
         if (BI.isNotNull(o.items)) {
-            this.items = o.items;
-            this.populate();
+            this.populate(o.items);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/src/component/valuechooser/pane.valuechooser.js b/src/component/valuechooser/pane.valuechooser.js
index 2e5b51e56..cd610fcfa 100644
--- a/src/component/valuechooser/pane.valuechooser.js
+++ b/src/component/valuechooser/pane.valuechooser.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ BI.ValueChooserPane = BI.inherit(BI.AbstractValueChooser, {
             self.fireEvent(BI.ValueChooserPane.EVENT_CHANGE);
         });
         if (BI.isNotNull(o.items)) {
-            this.items = o.items;
-            this.populate();
+            this.populate(o.items);
         }
     },