diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11b06dd..d74c3f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ a major and minor version only.
 
 ### Changed
 
-- unified usage of `section in head/foot` template in headlines (`infolines`, `smoothtree` and `tree`)
+- unified usage of `(sub)section in head/foot` template in headlines
 
 ## [v3.71]
 
diff --git a/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthememiniframes.sty b/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthememiniframes.sty
index 5b05b18..a739ccd 100644
--- a/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthememiniframes.sty
+++ b/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthememiniframes.sty
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     \end{beamercolorbox}
     \begin{beamercolorbox}[ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,%
       leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{subsection in head/foot}
-      \usebeamerfont{subsection in head/foot}\insertsubsectionhead
+      \usebeamerfont{subsection in head/foot}\usebeamertemplate{subsection in head/foot}
     \end{beamercolorbox}%
   \fi%
   \begin{beamercolorbox}[colsep=1.5pt]{lower separation line head}
diff --git a/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthemesmoothbars.sty b/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthemesmoothbars.sty
index 802867b..94cf219 100644
--- a/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthemesmoothbars.sty
+++ b/base/themes/outer/beamerouterthemesmoothbars.sty
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   \ifbeamer@sb@subsection%
     \begin{beamercolorbox}[ignorebg,ht=2.125ex,dp=1.125ex,%
       leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{subsection in head/foot}
-      \usebeamerfont{subsection in head/foot}\insertsubsectionhead
+      \usebeamerfont{subsection in head/foot}\usebeamertemplate{subsection in head/foot}
     \end{beamercolorbox}%
     \vskip-0.1ex%
   \fi%