diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
index b581cb9a9d..c213b3feeb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_region_view.cc
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@ AutomationRegionView::add_automation_event (GdkEvent* event, nframes_t when, dou
 
 	_line->the_list()->add (when, y);
 
-	boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::MidiRegion> mr = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<ARDOUR::MidiRegion>(_region);
-	if (mr) {
-		cout << "ADD TO LIST: " << _line->the_list().get() << " ON " << _region
-			<< " (model " << mr->midi_source(0)->model() << ")" << endl;
-	}
-
 	XMLNode& after = _line->the_list()->get_state();
 	view->session().commit_reversible_command (new MementoCommand<ARDOUR::AutomationList>(
 			*_line->the_list(), &before, &after));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/automation_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/automation_streamview.cc
index 024d235c7d..d3419e8bb8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/automation_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/automation_streamview.cc
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ AutomationStreamView::add_region_view_internal (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region
 			/* great. we already have an AutomationRegionView for this Region. use it again. */
 			AutomationRegionView* arv = dynamic_cast<AutomationRegionView*>(*i);;
 
-			arv->line()->set_list (list);
+			if (arv->line())
+				arv->line()->set_list (list);
 			(*i)->set_valid (true);
 			(*i)->enable_display(wfd);
 			display_region(arv);