diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
index 544d5af463..85cb372072 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ EditorRoutes::EditorRoutes (Editor* e)
 
 	_display.set_headers_visible (true);
 	_display.get_selection()->set_mode (SELECTION_MULTIPLE);
-	_display.get_selection()->set_select_function (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditorRoutes::selection_filter));
 	_display.get_selection()->signal_changed().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &EditorRoutes::selection_changed));
 	_display.set_reorderable (true);
 	_display.set_name (X_("EditGroupList"));
@@ -1470,17 +1469,6 @@ EditorRoutes::selection_changed ()
 	_editor->commit_reversible_selection_op ();
 }
 
-bool
-EditorRoutes::selection_filter (Glib::RefPtr<TreeModel> const& model, TreeModel::Path const& path, bool /*selected*/)
-{
-	TreeModel::iterator iter = model->get_iter (path);
-	if (iter) {
-		boost::shared_ptr<Stripable> stripable = (*iter)[_columns.stripable];
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 void
 EditorRoutes::initial_display ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h
index 985f9c8754..52af34643d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ private:
 
 	int plugin_setup (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Route>, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::PluginInsert>, ARDOUR::Route::PluginSetupOptions);
 
-	bool selection_filter (Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TreeModel> const &, Gtk::TreeModel::Path const &, bool);
 	void name_edit (std::string const &, std::string const &);
 	void solo_changed_so_update_mute ();