diff --git a/src/commands/AudacityCommand.cpp b/src/commands/AudacityCommand.cpp
index 7ed08d232..89e6dbfcf 100644
--- a/src/commands/AudacityCommand.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/AudacityCommand.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ ShuttleGui.
 
 #include "audacity/ConfigInterface.h"
 
-#include "../Project.h"
 #include "../Shuttle.h"
 #include "../ShuttleGui.h"
 #include "../widgets/ProgressDialog.h"
@@ -87,12 +86,6 @@ VendorSymbol AudacityCommand::GetVendor(){      return XO("Audacity");}
 wxString AudacityCommand::GetVersion(){     return AUDACITY_VERSION_STRING;}
 
 
-bool AudacityCommand::Apply() { 
-   AudacityProject * pProj = GetActiveProject();
-   const CommandContext context( *pProj );
-   return Apply( context );
-};
-
 bool AudacityCommand::Init(){
    if( !mNeedsInit )
       return true;
diff --git a/src/commands/AudacityCommand.h b/src/commands/AudacityCommand.h
index d454c337d..e26c0fb06 100644
--- a/src/commands/AudacityCommand.h
+++ b/src/commands/AudacityCommand.h
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ class AUDACITY_DLL_API AudacityCommand /* not final */ : public wxEvtHandler,
    virtual bool IsBatchProcessing(){ return mIsBatch;}
    virtual void SetBatchProcessing(bool start){ mIsBatch = start;};
    
-   virtual bool Apply(const CommandContext & WXUNUSED(context) ) {return false;}; 
-   virtual bool Apply(); // redirects to the command context version.
+   virtual bool Apply(const CommandContext & WXUNUSED(context) ) {return false;};
 
    bool ShowInterface(wxWindow *parent, bool forceModal = false);
    virtual void SetHostUI(EffectUIHostInterface * WXUNUSED(host)){;};
diff --git a/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.cpp b/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.cpp
index 70aaca13c..c3502b85b 100644
--- a/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ bool CompareAudioCommand::DefineParams( ShuttleParams & S ){
    return true;
 }
 
-bool CompareAudioCommand::Apply(){
-   return true;
-}
-
 void CompareAudioCommand::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
 {
    S.AddSpace(0, 5);
diff --git a/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.h b/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.h
index 01a350181..de51d88fd 100644
--- a/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.h
+++ b/src/commands/CompareAudioCommand.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public:
    wxString GetDescription() override {return _("Compares a range on two tracks.");};
    bool DefineParams( ShuttleParams & S ) override;
    void PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S) override;
-   bool Apply() override;
 
    // AudacityCommand overrides
    wxString ManualPage() override {return wxT("Extra_Menu:_Scriptables_II#compare_Audio");};
diff --git a/src/effects/Effect.cpp b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
index 7d70cf45b..bd322748f 100644
--- a/src/effects/Effect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
@@ -3322,7 +3322,9 @@ void EffectUIHost::OnApply(wxCommandEvent & evt)
    if( mEffect )
       mEffect->Apply();
    if( mCommand )
-      mCommand->Apply();
+      // PRL:  I don't like the global and would rather pass *mProject!
+      // But I am preserving old behavior
+      mCommand->Apply( CommandContext{ *GetActiveProject() } );
 }
 
 void EffectUIHost::DoCancel()