diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.cc
index 62d82bd32b..d8887d6614 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.cc
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ ComboStringOption::add_to_page (OptionEditorPage* p)
  */
 void
 ComboStringOption::set_popdown_strings (const std::vector<std::string>& strings) {
-	_combo->clear_items ();
+	_combo->remove_all ();
 	for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = strings.begin(); i != strings.end(); ++i) {
 		_combo->append (*i);
 	}
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ ComboStringOption::set_popdown_strings (const std::vector<std::string>& strings)
 
 void
 ComboStringOption::clear () {
-	_combo->clear_items();
+	_combo->remove_all();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.h b/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.h
index 45217bf1d7..eb18255440 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/option_editor.h
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public:
 
 	void clear ()
 	{
-		_combo->clear_items();
+		_combo->remove_all();
 		_options.clear ();
 	}