diff --git a/clone.pages.inc b/clone.pages.inc
index d0104f2..235ed76 100644
--- a/clone.pages.inc
+++ b/clone.pages.inc
@@ -145,10 +145,8 @@ function clone_node_clone_menu_link($node) {
  */
 function clone_node_prepopulate($original_node) {
   if (isset($original_node->nid)) {
-    global $user;
-
     if (clone_is_permitted($original_node->type)) {
-      $node = _clone_node_prepare($original_node, TRUE, $user->uid);
+      $node = _clone_node_prepare($original_node, TRUE);
       drupal_set_title($node->title);
       // Let other modules do special fixing up.
       $context = array('method' => 'prepopulate', 'original_node' => $original_node);
@@ -167,11 +165,9 @@ function clone_node_prepopulate($original_node) {
  */
 function clone_node_save($nid) {
   if (is_numeric($nid)) {
-    global $user;
-
     $original_node = node_load($nid);
     if (isset($node->nid) && clone_is_permitted($original_node->type)) {
-      $node = _clone_node_prepare($original_node, TRUE, $user->uid);
+      $node = _clone_node_prepare($original_node, TRUE);
       // Let other modules do special fixing up.
       $context = array('method' => 'save-edit', 'original_node' => $original_node);
       drupal_alter('clone_node', $node, $context);
@@ -188,7 +184,9 @@ function clone_node_save($nid) {
 /**
  *  Prepares a node to be cloned.
  */
-function _clone_node_prepare($original_node, $prefix_title = FALSE, $uid = NULL) {
+function _clone_node_prepare($original_node, $prefix_title = FALSE) {
+  global $user;
+
   $node = clone $original_node;
 
   $node->nid = NULL;
@@ -202,9 +200,7 @@ function _clone_node_prepare($original_node, $prefix_title = FALSE, $uid = NULL)
   // Anyonmymous users don't have a name.
   // @see: drupal_anonymous_user().
   $node->name = isset($user->name) ? $user->name : NULL;
-  if ($uid) {
-    $node->uid = $uid;
-  }
+  $node->uid = $user->uid;
   $node->created = NULL;
   $node->menu = clone_node_clone_menu_link($original_node);
   if (isset($node->book['mlid'])) {